B.Sc. Food Technology

B.Sc. Food Technology

About the Program

“Leave no one behind” – FAO’s declaration on World Food Day 2022, to address food insecurity.

Food Technology is the science that combines techniques involved in the production, processing, preserving, quality control, and engineering of foodstuffs. It also comprises research, innovation, development, and marketing of new products. Food Technology has revolutionized the food habits of the people in our country by offering cooked and packaged foods in attractive forms. Consumption of processed foods is noticeable across almost all sections of the population. And so, the market for processed foods is growing very fast.

Salient Features

• The program introduces students to the basic principles underlying food processing, unit operations, preservation techniques, packaging methods, and so on.

• Gives candidates a thorough basic understanding of production processes involved in food industries.

• It enables them to design novel processing approaches and undertake product development.

• Exposes students to a gamut of quality control procedures like HACCP, TACCP, VACCP and ISO auditings. 

The uniqueness of the Program

• Project-based learning

• Four-week internship in reputed industries

• Infrastructure and lab facilities

• Hindustan Technology Business Incubator (HTBI) to support innovators and entrepreneurs.

• National and International placement Opportunities

• Semester Exchange program

Career Prospect / Scope

1. Entrepreneurship possibilities

2. Consultant for food industries

3. Jobs in Food industries as

• Food Inspector / Safety Officer

• Food Analyst

• Food Product Developer

• Food Microbiologist

• Food Scientist / Research and Development

• Food Chemist

• Quality Assurance / Control

• Technical Assistant

• Production In-charge / Manager

• Market research analyst