Dairy Technology

Bachelor of Technology in Dairy or B. Tech. Dairy Technology as it is famously known among the masses is a4 yearlong undergraduate engineering degree course which involves training the admitted students extensively in the production, processing and quality control of dairy related products. The minimum eligibility requisite is 10+2 or an equivalent qualification with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as their subjects.
B. Tech. in Dairy technology is being offered by numerous private and government colleges/universities. During the four long years of the course, the students will have to give theory exams, gain practical related knowledge required for the field and undergo training and submit a report for the same towards the end of the course.
Tuition fee for B. Tech. Dairy Technology ranges from 2 to 5 lakhs INR in various institutes. It may exceed this bracket in some private universities.
A person holding a degree of B.Tech. Dairy Technology can be employed by big companies like Mother Dairy, Amul, Nestle, Reliance and Hindustan Unilever etc. They can expect to earn a starting salary of anywhere between 15000 INR to 65000 INR depending upon ones chosen profile and skills. They can choose to work as Dairy scientists, Dairy equipment repairer, Dairy managers and dairy consultants, etc.

Dairy technology is a structured and organized course wherein the aspirant can enter at various levels like diploma, graduation, post graduation and doctoral ones. For entering into the diploma and graduation courses the aspirant should have cleared higher secondary exams with Physics, Chemistry and Biology subjects. In most of the colleges the minimum passing percentage required is 50%. Degree courses can generally be searched as B.Tech / B.Sc. in Dairy Technology or Dairy Science, which is of 4 years duration and Diploma courses can be availed as Indian Dairy Diploma (IDD) and National Dairy Diploma (NDD), which is of two years duration.
After attaining the Bachelors degree, the aspirant can opt for 2 years post graduation course, either of M.Tech. in Dairy technology or M.Sc. in Dairy Science.