B.Tech Food Technology

You can definitely get lateral entry admission to the BTech Food Technology course after completing a 3-year Diploma in Food Technology or a related field with at least 50% marks in the final exams. The lateral entry option gives you direct entry to the second year of BTech Food Technology, making the 4-year duration of a BTech degree short for you.

Apart from meeting the eligibility criteria, you also need to clear relevant lateral entry admission tests either conducted by the college or the ones at the state level. You can find all the related information on the websites of the colleges you're targeting. For example, LPU and Chandigarh University offer this BTech Food Technology lateral entry option.

For admission to BTech Food Technology course, most of the popular colleges prefer valid entrance exam scores. You should work very hard and get outstanding marks in the entrance test to grab a seat for the course at top colleges in India as the competition is quite high.
Further, there are some colleges that give admission on the basis of Class 12 merit and usually take extra rounds like the GD or PI after the exam results are out. Having said that, a few colleges may also give 50-50 weightage to both Class 12 marks and entrance test scores.
So, it is always better to read the detailed admission guidelines on the official websites of the colleges you're targeting to get a clear picture.

The average tuition fee for B Tech in Food Technology course is approximately INR 4 Lacs to INR 10 lakh. The tuition fee is not fixed, it rather varies on the basis of the college offering the course, whether it is a private college or falls under government jurisdiction, its location, All India ranking, placement status, and industry reputation.
Other than the tuition fee, you will have to pay extra charges for hostel accommodation facilities, admission application forms, semester exam registration, practical lab work, etc. So, you should always check the course fee structure on the college websites before making the final move for admission.

The time involved in the BTech Food Technology admission process can vary from one college to another because every institution follows a certain set of guidelines when it comes to providing admission to the course. It can easily take up to a few months for you to get the final seat at a college.

There are a lot of formalities that need to be completed like appearing for the entrance exam, filling out the college applications, exam result announcement, college counseling, seat allotment, course fee payment, and seat confirmation from your end. So, you need to be calm and patient during this entire period.

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