Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET), Ranchi

The Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Khunti (CIPET Khunti) is an autonomous public learning and research institution located at Hehal, Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand, India. It functions under the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India, and was established in June 2017 with UNDP assistance, receiving funding support from the administration ministry, OPEC, UNIDO, and the World Bank. It is one of 15 institutes under the Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (India), set up as part of the Government of India's plan to establish 11 CIPET centers across the nation to develop youth skills and generate employment. The institute offers doctoral programs in Polymer Science, Material Science, and Plastics Engineering, along with master's and undergraduate programs, in affiliation with Ranchi University and accredited by the All India Council of Technical Education. Its temporary campus is located at Hehal on Itki Road, near Women ITI and DAV Public School, while a permanent campus is being built over 15 acres at Knowledge City in Khunti, near Ranchi. Academic offerings include diploma programs such as the Diploma in Plastic Mould Technology and Diploma in Plastic Technology, as well as a Post-Graduate Diploma in Plastic Processing and Testing.