1. Sandalwood: Farming and Management of its Healthg
Course Director: Dr. Narashimamurthy
Date: 21 – 25 April, 2025 (5 days)
Contact: : 080-22190151, 99945897100, murthyn@icfre.org
Fees: Rs. 15,000 /- (With boarding and lodging) + 18% GST, Rs. 10,000 /- (Without boarding and lodging facility) + 18% GST
Course content: Sandalwood nursery technology; Seed/nursery technology and practical: Management of insect pest in sandalwood nursery and plantations; utilization and assessment of oil content and demonstration of oil extraction; Cloning of sandalwood using tissue culture methods; Management of diseases in sandalwood nursery and plantations.
2. Micro propagation of Bamboo (Basic training)
Course Director: Ms. Tresa Hamalton
Contact: 080-22190137, 9360473165, tresa@icfre.org
Date: 21 – 25 April 2025 (5 days))
Fees: s. 15,000 /- (With boarding and lodging) + 18% GST, Rs. 12,000 /- (Without boarding and lodging facility) + 18% GST
Course content:Preparation of media; Aseptic techniques & Instrumentation; Explant collection, processing, surface sterilization and inoculation techniques; In vitro shoot initiation and multiplication; In vitro and ex vitro rooting; Clonal fidelity testing; Potting mixture preparation & hardening of rooted plants.
3. Testing of Formaldehyde Content as per IS: 13745
Course Director : Dr. Sadhu Charan Sahoo
Date : 19 – 23 May, 2025 (5 days)
Contact : 033- 2498 3120, 9007286360, sahoosc@icfre.org, oicfsk@icfre.or
Fees : Rs. 18,000/- + 18% GST
Course content: Sample preparation; Moisture and density determination; Extraction process; Testing of formaldehyde by both perforator and titration method as per IS: 13745.
4. Resin Manufacturing Technology
Course Director : Dr. Sadhu Charan Sahoo
Contact : 033- 2498 3120, 9007286360, sahoosc@icfre.org, oicfsk@icfre.org
Date : 10 – 12 June, 2025 (3 days)
Fees : Rs. 12,000/- + 18% GST
Course content: Manufacturing of resin, UF, PF, MUF and MPF.
Course Director : Mr. Kiran M. C.
Contact : 080-30534012, 9620196858, mckiran@icfre.org
Date : 16 – 20 June, 2025 (5 days))
Fees : Rs. 18,000/- (With boarding and lodging) + 18% GST, Rs. 13,000/- (Without boarding and lodging) + 18% GST
Course content: Testing and evaluation of Plywood and Block board as per relevant Indian Standards IS 1734; General purpose plywood - IS 303; Marine Plywood - IS 710; Shuttering Plywood - IS 4990; Block Board - IS 1659
6. One day training on Sandalwood Nursery Techniques
Course Director : Dr. N. Ravi
Contact : 080-2290155, 9435524070, nravi@icfre.org
Date :: 17 June, 2025 (1 day)
Fees : Rs. 3,000/- + 18% GST
Course content :Collection of sandalwood fruits and processing of seeds; Nursery techniques on raising of sandalwood seedlings and hardening of seedlings; Management of seedlings in the nursery and growing of healthy seedlings for planting.
7. Sandalwood based Agroforestry Models - Establishment and Plantation Management
Course Director : Dr. N. Ravi
Contact : 080-2290155, 9435524070, nravi@icfre.org
Date : 18-20, June, 2025 (3 days)
Fees : Rs. 9,000/- (With boarding and lodging) + 18% GST; Rs. 6,000/- (Without boarding and lodging facility) + 18% GST
Course content: Raising of Sandalwood Plantation; Management of plantation; Agroforestry using Sandalwood, Heartwood formation in Sandalwood; Harvest and marketing; Sandalwood Policy; One day field trip to Sandalwood plantation
8. Saw Doctoring
Course Director : Mr. V. Prakash
Contact : 080-30534009, 9886202680, vijayp@icfre.org
Date : 07 –09 July, 2025 (3 days)
Fees : Rs. 12,000 /- (With boarding and lodging) + 18% GST; Rs. 9,000/- (Without boarding and lodging facility) + 18% GST
Course content: Peeling knife grinding.; Knife dismantling from peeling lathe; Knife mounting; Knife grinding and honing operation; Knife grinder maintenance; Introduction to grinding wheels and grinding wheel specifications; Dressing and cleaning operation.
9. Low Formaldehyde Amino Resin for Panel Products
Course Director : Dr. Mamatha B. S.
Date : 16 – 18 July, 2025 (3 days))
Contact : 080-30534039, 8971160881, sheshagirimb@icfre.org
Fees : Rs. 18,000/- (With boarding and lodging) + 18% GST ; Rs. 15,000/- (Without boarding and lodging facility) + 18% GST
Course Content : Safe and judicious use of formaldehyde for the synthesize of resin manufacturing and process parameters to be applied for panel product.
10. Plywood Manufacturing Technology
Course Director : Dr. Sadhu Charan Sahoo
Date : (i) 05 August – 05 September, 2025 (1 month) (ii) 04 November– 04 December, 2025 (1 month) (iii) 02 March – 02 April, 2026 (1 month)
Contact : 033- 2498 3120, 9007286360, sahoosc@icfre.org, oicfsk@icfre.org
Fees : Rs. 24,000/- + 18% GST
Course content : Wood chemistry; Raw materials for resin manufacturing (UF, MUF and PF); Plywood manufacturing; Testing of plywood, block board and flush door; Preparation of preservative solution; Testing of retention of preservative chemical; Plywood finishing etc.
11. Testing of Formaldehyde Content and Emission by Perforator and Desiccator Method
Course Director : Dr. Mamatha. B.S
Contact : 080-30534039, 8971160881, sheshagirimb@icfre.org
Date : 20 – 22 August, 2025 (3 days)
Fees : Rs. 18,000/- (With boarding and lodging) + 18% GST; Rs. 15,000/- (Without boarding and lodging facility) + 18% GST
Course content: Analytical procedure involved in estimation of formalin purity; Estimation of formaldehyde content by perforator method IS 13745 /EN120; Estimation of formaldehyde emission by desiccator method JIS 1460 A
12. Testing of Plywood, Block Board and Flush Doors
Course Director :Mr. Amitava Sil
Contact : 033- 2498 3120, 9874219758, sila@icfre.org, oicfsk@icfre.orgg
Date : Course I 01 – 05 September, 2025 (5 days) : Course II 05 – 09 January 2026 (5 days)
Fees : Rs. 18,000/- + 18% GST
Course content: Testing as per IS: 303, IS: 1659, IS: 710, IS: 5509, IS: 2202
13. Wood Processing
Course Director : Mr. Ritesh D. Ram and Ms. C. N. Vani
Contact : 080-22190178, 9449056230, riteshkumar.dram@ gov.in 080-22190174, 9448505140, cn.vani66@ gov.in
Date: 10 – 14 November, 2025 (5 days)
Fees : Rs. 15,000/- (With boarding and lodging) + 18% GST Rs. 10,000/- (Without boarding and lodging) + 18% GST
Course content: Introduction to wood - wood properties and uses; Basic concepts of wood seasoning; Methods of wood seasoning; Seasoning kilns; Seasoning schedules; Drying defects and their control. Basics of wood preservation; Biological agents of degradation, natural durability; Need for wood preservation; Types of wood preservatives, Methods of preservative treatment; Treatment of green bamboo & dry bamboo and safety measures in handling wood preservatives. Wood protection via chemical modification; Thermal modification; wood working and finishing.
14. Preliminary Bamboo Processingg
Course Director : Mr. Amitava Sil
Contact : 033- 2498 3120, 9874219758, sila@icfre.orgoicfsk@icfre.org
Date : 10 – 12 November, 2025 (3 days)
Fees : Rs. 12,000/- + 18% GST
Course content: Processing of bamboo.
15. Field Identification of Important Timbers
Course Director : Dr. Anil Kumar Sethy and Ms. S. Shashikala
Contact : 080-22190172, 8971074462 080-22190215, 9964534875, s.shashikala@ gov.in
Date : 02 – 06 February 2026 (5 days)
Fees : Rs. 15,000/- (With boarding and lodging) + 18% GST; Rs. 10,000/- (Without boarding and lodging facility) + 18% GST
Course content: Classifications of wood, physical features of wood, basics of wood structure, important commercial timbers and their adulterants, anatomical features of hardwood and soft wood, methods of identification and description of important timbers.
1. Bamboo Composites
Course Director : Dr. Vipin Chawla
Contact : 080-3054006, 9342890100, vipinkumarchawla@icfre.org;
Date : 11 – 13 August, 2024 (3 days)
Fees : Rs. 12,000 /- (With boarding and lodging) + 18% GST Rs. 7,500/- (Without boarding and lodging) + 18% GST
Course content: Introduction to Bamboo Composites; Laboratory-scale Resin Preparation; Mat Board Moulded Product Development; Bamboo Mat Board and Strip-based Laminates; Bamboo Incense Stick Manufacturing for Quality Production and Residual Utilization
2. Bamboo Housing
Course Director : Mr. Amitava Sil
Contact : 033- 2498 3120, 9874219758, sila@icfre.org, oicfsk@icfre.orgg
Date : 15 – 19 September, 2025 (5 days)
21 – 25 October, 2024 (5 days)
Fees : Rs. 18,000/- + 18% GST
Course content: Low cost bamboo housing system
3. Veneering
Course Director : Mr. Uday D. Nagammanavar
Contact : 080-30534011, 9845616385, udaydn@icfre.org
Date : 24 – 26 February, 2026 (3 days)
Fees :Rs 14,000/- (With boarding and lodging) + 18% GST Rs. 10,800/- (Without boarding and lodging) + 18% GST
Course content:Log storage (Need for storage, dry storage, wet storage, precautions in storage); Preparation of logs for peeling (Cross cutting, debarking and cleaning); Log centering (Purpose and economic importance of centering, centering errors and their influence on veneer yield, methods of centering); Veneer peeling lathe (Machine parts, cutting action, undesirable movement of wood on lathe, play in lathe machine parts, spindle overhanging, dynamic equilibrium and slackness. Peeling lathe settings- setting of knife, setting of pressure bar, setting of the gap); Rotary cutting of veneer (Lathe settings and veneer quality, mechanism of veneer formation, type A and B veneer, effect of pressure bar compression and temperature on veneer yield. Peeling defects, their cause and control - thickness variation, roughness, loose veneer corrugation, raised grain, torn grain, bump formation, wooliness, knife and pressure bar marks); Veneer Clipping (Functions, types, clipping efficiency, clipping allowance, veneer yield, dry clipping); Veneer drying (Purpose, drying variables, moisture movement in veneers during drying, special measures for controlling Final moisture content, drying defects and their control, types of dryers); Knife grinding machine and grinding wheels (Knives, grinding machines, composition, abrasives, grain size, grade, structure, bond, wheel selection, grinding head, grinding bed, coolant, grinding procedures, maintenance. Jointing and splicing of veneers.
Note: The above courses can be customized and scheduled to any mutually convenient period on request based on number of participants.
Registration: The application/nomination letter should be sent to the respective Course Director, Institute of Wood Science and Technology, 18thCross, Malleswaram, Bangalore-560 003 at least 15 days before the commencement of the respective course. The requisite course fee can be paid either in cash or through Demand Draft drawn in favour of “The Director, IWST-Training” payable at Bangalore. The fee can also be remitted by online transfer to the following bank account.
The Director, IWST trainingFacilities: The Institute has well equipped laboratories, wood processing machineries, timber seasoningandpreservationplant,nurseryforraisingseedlingsandmistchamberforclonal propagation, xylarium, woods museum and interpretation centre, library, computer center, woodworking workshops etc .It also has nurseries and experimental field stations for conducting wood science and forestry research as well as training. A Scientists' Hostel and a Guest House within the campus can accommodate the trainees well.
Faculty: The Institute has qualified and trained scientists with national and international exposure. Apart from the scientists of the Institute, renowned experts from other reputed institutions/universities are also engaged as resource persons/guest faculty
About Institute: The Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST), Bengaluru, under Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) was formed in 1988 on reorganization of forestry research in the country. The IWST is mandated to conduct research on Wood Science and Technology as national objective and focuses its research activities to important forestry research needs of the states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Goa at regional level. Taking into consideration the expertise available and contribution made by the Institute, the ICFRE has recognized IWST as Centre of Advanced Studies in the areas of a) Improved utilization of wood, and b) Research on sandal. The Institute maintains three field stations for forestry research in Karnataka state. The thrust areas of research of the Institute are wood properties and uses, wood processing, wood composites, chemistry of forest products, forest protection and silviculture and forest management
For Details, Please contact
Head Extension Division
Institute of Wood Science and Technology,
18th Cross, Malleshwaram,
Bangalore 560 003
Phone : 080-22190198; 080-22190201;
Fax : 080-23340529
E-mail : extension_iwst@icfre.org ; dir_iwst@icfre.org
The Government of Mysore had set up a Forest Research Laboratory (FRL) at Bangalore in 1938. In the initial years, work was carried out mainly on properties and uses of different timber species.!
