Our institute is the same age as the Independence. It was founded under the President Order № 203 of the Republic of Uzbekistan by Karimov I.A. from May, 6, 1991 on the basis of faculties of chemical technology and engineering technology of the Tashkent Polytechnical institute. For the last few years for the chemical, oil-and-gas, food, building industries and other branches of a national economy it has been prepared over 10 thousand highly skilled engineers – technologists, on a direction of education over 1000 bachelors and about 30 masters on specialties. Over 40 doctors of sciences and about 138 candidates of sciences work on chairs and in research laboratories . Many graduates of our institute are active in the life of our Republic and occupy high posts in the state structures, at the enterprises of our Republic and in other states of CIS. Now ТCТI is considered to be one of the leading base of higher educational institutions and an education system of Republic. The institute takes a worthy place among other higher institutions on rating parameters in educational, methodical, research work, in spiritual – educational, and other fields of activity.