IJT with it’s heritage background of more than fifty-seven years is globally acknowledged as an unique place in the history of Jute HRD not only in this country but also in the world quite unchallenged till now. Over the years, this institute has come to mean much that was special as it has stood for the finest, the most consistent, showcasing the best HRD for Jute Industry through imparting all aspects of Jute Technology towards creating the essential skilled manpower resources to reclaim jute once again as a sunrise industry by interfacing IJT and Jute Industry to nurture it to become a seat of excellence. Creation of workers value provides the only basis for sustainable contribution to the super ordinate goal of creating national value as this spirit permeates the nature of it’s partnerships with the various constituents of it’s value chains including farmers, workers and educators. IJT’s governance structures, strategies and organizational processes have been fashioned to create growing and competitively superior value with the help of it’s good infrastructure including land and buildings, a pilot jute mill, laboratories equipped with latest machineries and instruments and a ‘state-of-the-art’ Computer Lab. towards continuous bench marking of quality to international levels.

The Institute offers regular 8-Semester B.Tech. in Jute & Fibre Technology Course and 8-Semester B.Tech. in Jute Technology Course. Degrees are awarded by the University of Calcutta. The admission of both B.Tech.Degree Courses through W.B.J.E.E.

The Institute started the 4-Semester M.Tech. Degree Course in Textile Technology (Technical Textiles) from the academic year 2005-2006. Degree for all the Under-graduate and Post-graduate courses are approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) vide their letter No. F. No. 750-80-106(E)/ET/95 dt. 02-05-2008 for 2008-2011.