NIST currently has over 29,200 students, including nearly 21,000 full-time undergraduate students and over 8000 vocational students.

It has 1 Key Provincial-level Discipline, 2 First-class Provincial-level Majors, 3 Superior Provincial-level Majors, 3 Provincial-level Pilot Majors of Comprehensive Reform, 2 Provincial-level Talent-training Experimental Areas, 2 Provincial-level Teaching Teams, 2 First-class National-level Courses, 1 High-quality National-level Online Open Course, 8 Provincial-level First-class Courses, 2 Provincial-level Ideological and Political Demonstration Courses, and 9 High-quality Online Open Courses, 3 Provincial Teaching Achievement Awards.

The Institute closely aligns with the scientific and technological industry and regional economic development in Jiangxi Province. Leveraging provincial first-class majors, the Institute collaborates with renowned enterprises to establish a modern industry academy, proactively promoting the cultivation of high-caliber applied, composite, and innovative talents suitable for modern industry development.Nanchang Institute of Science and Technology has established experimental classes for cultivating top-notch innovative talents, outstanding engineers, and “1+X” talents. These classes are designed for students’ characteristic development through the implementation of plans such as the science and education collaborative training program, industry-academia integration program, and school-enterprise cooperation program.  

 Graduates of the Institute have been recognized for their dedication, solid foundation, and outstanding skills by society and employers.