The Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology formerly Central Institute of Plastics and Technology (or CIPET) is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (India).

CIPET was established in 1968 at Chennai with a tie-up with United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and International Labor Organization (ILO). It has various campuses across the county. CIPET is having 43 operational centres, and nine more centres are in the process of establishment across the country catering to the needs of polymer and allied industries.^[2] The main objective of setting up of this specialized institute was to develop manpower in different disciplines of Plastics Engineering & Technology as no similar institute was in existence in the country. CIPET is a premier Academic institution for higher & technical education under the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Govt. of India fully devoted in all the domains of plastics.

To offer blend of specialized Academic and Skill Development Training Programs in the field of Polymer Science & Technology in order to provide qualified Human Resources with entrepreneurship qualities for Polymer & Allied Industries;

To provide Technology Support in the form of Consultancy Services in the fields of design, tooling, plastics processing, testing & quality assurance and Inspection Services to the plastics industries through a Quality Management System;

Dedicated R & D wings on Plastic and polymeric Materials & Product development will develop New Polymeric Materials and its Applications from Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property (IP) and Knowledge Base.

Admission to these centers are through the joint entrance examination conducted every year by CIPET.

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v t e Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (India)
Departments	Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals Chemical Division Petrochemicals Division Monitoring and Evaluation Division (M&E Division) Plastic Parks Fertilizers Urea Pricing Policy Division Fertilizer Movement Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) Fertilizer Policy and Projects Fertilizer Subsidy Division Pharmaceuticals National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority Drug Price Control Order
CIPET	Chennai Bhubaneswar Hajipur Khunti Ahmedabad Amritsar Aurangabad Bhopal Guwahati Hyderabad Haldia Jaipur Imphal Lucknow Mysore Panipat Madurai Raipur
Projects	Bulk Drug Parks Medical Devices Parks Tamil Nadu PCPIR Talcher Fertilizer LTD Ramagundam Fertilizers And Chemicals Limited Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan LTD Paradeep Plastic Park
PSUs	Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited (BCPL) Bramhaputra Valley Fertiliser Corporation Limited (BVFCL) FCI Aravali Gypsum and Minerals (India) Limited Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT) Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) Fertilizer Corporation of India (FCIL) Hindustan Antibiotics Limited (HAL) Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL) Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (HOCL) Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL) National Fertilisers Limited (NFL) Projects and Development India Limited (PDIL) Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers Limited (RCF) Bramhaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL) Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (GSFC) Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited (KRIBHCO) Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Secretaries	S Aparna (incumbent)
Ministers	P. V. Narasimha Rao Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav Atal Bihari Vajpayee Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sis Ram Ola M. Arunachalam Surjit Singh Barnala Suresh Prabhu Sunder Lal Patwa Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa Ram Vilas Paswan M. K. Azhagiri Srikant Kumar Jena(MoS, IC) Ananth Kumar D. V. Sadananda Gowda(incumbent)
Ministers of State	Mansukh L. Mandaviya (incumbent)
Other	Plast India 2020