SILIGURI TEA TRAINING INSTITUTE (STTI)
Situated in the Terai region of West Bengal India just at the foothill of Himalayas, it is an unique Institute for learning various aspects of Tea Science, Tea Management , Tea Plantation, Tea Manufacturing, Tea Biochemistry, Tea Pharmacology, Tea Tasting, Tea Blending, Marketing Strategies of Tea, Quality upgradation of Tea, Speciality Teas etc. Adorned with very high profile, highly educated and experienced Faculty from the sphere of Tea Research, Tea Education , Tea garden and Tea Factory , the Faculty of STTI is a boasting feature of this institute.
It is situated in a place called Shivmandir, near the University of North Bengal , which is in between Bagdogra Airport and the main city of Siliguri. The Institute at a stone’s throw from the Asian Highway 2.
It is observed with grave concern that now a days Tea Institutes in India are mushrooming everywhere but the quality of the Faculty is not up to the mark in some cases. Before joining any Tea Course, the candidate requires to know about the proficiency, educational qualification and experience of the Faculty members particularly in the field of Tea Plantation , Tea Factories and Tea Research. A candidate must ensure that he or she is being taught by the teachers of Tea, who have adequate experience and qualification to impart training in appropriate manner.There are about 1569 set tea gardens and 210225 small tea gardens in India out of which 451 set tea gardens and 37365 small tea gardens are situated in West Bengal , mostly in North Bengal. STTI is situated in the center of Darjeeling, Dooars, Terai, Uttar Dinajpur, Alipurduar, Coochbehar tea zones. Hence Practical training of Tea in the tea plantations and tea factories becomes easy and effective. Moreover after passing out from this Institute, the students have ample opportunity of placement in the tea gardens, tea factories, agrochemical companies dealing with tea garden products, tea export houses, tea broker houses, tea tasting houses etc.