Director Profile

Message from the Director Sir
Education  is all about bringing young and bright minds together to discover and learn, creating future leaders. Sikkim Institute of Science and Technology, Chisopani dedicates itself in bringing about such a learning environment and it is a matter of honor and immense pleasure for me to lead the process. In the recent times, higher education is witnessing a significant change. India too has adapted itself to the global demands especially with the introduction of National Education Policy (NEP-2020) with an aim of developing and maximizing our country’s rich talents and resources for good of the individual, society, country and the world.Keeping in line with the emphasis of Government of India towards skill and entrepreneurship development, Government of Sikkim established the first State Engineering College, Sikkim Institute of Science and Technology (SIST) in the year 2018 under the Directorate of Higher and Technical Education. The institute was established under the flagship RUSA project of Ministry of Education, Government of India and is approved by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). Spread across an area of twelve acres Sikkim Institute of Science and Technology currently offers Bachelor of Technology degreeunder two programs namely Civil Engineering and Computer Engineering and is in the process of opening up various other departments in the field of engineering in the near future.

With an aim to provide equal access to quality education SIST offers 100% fee waiver to the studentsof Sikkimese origin and 25% to the students holding residential certificate making it one of the specialpolicy of the state government to benefit the local students. The institute in the recent years has also attracted a number of students from North East region and states like West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar etc. Programs offered in SIST follow the semester system and choice based credit system (CBCS) with outcome based approach, the details of which are available in the prospectus. The curriculum under thevarious programs has been designed with the current industry specific demands and is a result of efforts of a large number of experienced faculty members and industry experts. At Sikkim Institute of Science and Technology research and innovation is given utmost importance. As a result, these highly motivated and self driven faculty members are highly engaged in academic research activities. The institute has alsosigned MOU’s with various industries in the neighboring region providing students with various industrial training, internships, hands on experience, major projects on live industrial problems makingthem industry ready.

With this, I strongly believe SIST is playing a positive role in providing holistic education to the future leaders and contributing in strong nation building. The institute ensures students have a memorable learning experience, have universal access to quality education and excel in the field of education. Lastly,I look forward to welcome the students at SIST and wish them a wonderful learning experience.