Post Graduate Diploma Course
Second List for of selected candidates for 35th Batch PGD Course
The Institute is conducting one year Post Graduate Diploma course in Wood and Panel Products Technology for young science and engineering graduates who are selected on all India merit basis. Training is biased in favor of actual transfer of skills through hands on experience at the pilot plant of the Institute simulating the factory conditions. Trainees are also exposed to actual industrial environment through study tours. To develop communication skills amongst the trainees, seminar presentation and project works are also organized.
The main objective of the course is to prepare the trainees to shoulder various responsibilities in the wood based industries. The course aims at imparting professional knowledge and skills with regard to processing technologies for efficient utilization of wood through conversion into engineered wood and a variety of panel materials/products viz. plywood, particle/fiber board, block board, flush door.
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Advanced Wood Working Training
The Advanced Woodworking Training Center (AWTC) is a premier training centre is located in the heart of Bangalore city. It was established by the Institute of Wood Science & Technology (IWST) as the first Training Center in India with an aim to enhance skillset of manpower working in wood-based industries. In this endeavour, AWTC provides trained manpower to the wood based industries for handling advanced machines and tools to work on various wood and wood products that meet the global standards.
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Course Calendar
Various Short term vocational training courses have been conducted for technical personnel from industry to upgrade their skill in the specialized field of interest such as veneer peeling, resin manufacture, panel/sheet manufacture, Sandalwood Nursery Techniques, testing and standardization and others. A few courses have also been conducted to train artisans/rural people engaged in bamboo related activities for mechanized slivering of bamboo required for mat making, NGOs, engineers and architects in bamboo based housing and entrepreneurs for different bamboo based technologies.
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Sandalwood Information System
Santalum album. Linn commonly known as East Indian sandalwood or chandan belongs to the family Santalaceae. It is highly valuable and becoming endangered species. It is distributed all over the country and more than 90% lies in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu covering 8300 sq kms. Sandalwood plays an important role in the religious life of Indians. The essential oil obtained from this wood has occupied significant place in perfumery industries/market. Although it is available in some other countries still the Indian Sandalwood has retained its dominance over other sources because of its quality.
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NABL accredited Testing Lab
IPIRTI test labs viz., Mechanical testing lab and Chemical lab got NABL accreditation as per ISO/IEC 17025. NABL is an independent Government body for the assessment of the technical competence and quality system of testing laboratories. This provides assurance that the results produced by these laboratories are internationally valid. The certificates issued by NABL are furnished below.
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Incubation Guidelines
ICFRE-IWST has full-fledged Incubation Centre with 250 sq.mt. work space with modern wood working machineries to assist the inventors and entrepreneurs. Institute also host IT Cell and library to access the knowledge in the field of wood science and technology. ICFRE-IWST host Wood Properties and Processing (WPP) Division and Plywood and Panel Product Technology Division with experienced wood scientists and technical officers to guide and assist students, faculty, stakeholders and community inventors on their invention ideas into business model.
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Students trainedRECENT ACTIVITIES
28 of August 2024
ICFRE-Regional Research Conference on Forest Research So Far - Way Forward
ICFRE-IWST in association with ICFRE-IFGTB, Coimbatore organized the ICFRE-Regional Research Conference on Forest Research So Far – Way Forward. 250 forest dept. officials, academicians and Wood Industry representatives participated through hydride mode on 28 Aug 2024
22 of August 2024
MoEF&CC sponsored training on National Working Plan Code-2023 for IFS Officers
ICFRE-IWST, Bangalore inaugurated the one week (19 - 23 Aug 2024) MoEF&CC sponsored training on National Working Plan Code-2023 and Indian Forest Management Standard for IFS Officers. Shri Rajesh S.Kallaje, Director addressed 19 participating officers from across the country.
15 of August 2024
78th Independence Day celebration
ICFRE- IWST Bangalore celebrated 78th Independence Day on 15.08.2024. Shri. Rajesh S. kallaje, IFS In-Charge Director IWST unfurled the flag and addressed the gathering. On this occasion all staff, students and family members participated.
09 of August 2024
Three days training workshop (7-9 Aug 2024) on Sandalwood Cultivation and Management
ICFRE-IWST inaugurated the MoEF&CC sponsored three days training workshop (7-9 Aug 2024) on Sandalwood Cultivation and Management at Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel, Mysore for serving IFS officers from across the country
15 of July 2024
Plywood, Panel and Furniture industry Meet - Need for Forward and Backward Linkage
ICFRE-IWST organized Plywood, Panel and Furniture industry Meet - Need for Forward and Backward Linkage through hybrid mode on 15 July 2024 in which Leading Industry Directors participated. Dr. M. P. Singh, IFS, Director, IWST delivered the inaugural address.
10 of July 2024
Training on ‘Wood based packaging materials’
ICFRE-IWST conducted two days customized training on ‘Wood based packaging materials’ for the executives of M/S SIGNODE India Pvt. Ltd from 8th - 9th July 2024. Ten officers participated in the training programme.
05 of July 2024
Training on Wood Science and Technology
ICFRE-IWST conducted a training on Wood Science and Technology for B Sc. (Forestry) Students of SHUATS, Prayagraj from 24th June to 5th July 2024. 14 students attended the training.
19 of June 2024
Training program on “Sandalwood based Agroforestry Models & its Health"
ICFRE-IWST, B'lore organized one day training program on “Sandalwood based Agroforestry Models & its Health" (Pest management) for farmers through KVK, Bagalkote on 19 June 2024 under Campa Extension Funding. More than 80 farmers participated.
5 of June 2024
World Environment Day
On the occasion of "World Environment Day", on 05-06-2024 IWST-ICFRE organised a workshop on "Environmental Sustainability for Wood Based Industries and Products". Various programmes were also organized such as "Run for Environment" , "Planting of Sandalwood saplings" and "Poster competition" for staff and students of the Institute.