Department of Technology, Shivaji University

DoT, Shivaji University, offers BTech in six specialisations. One of the available specialisations is Food Technology. Like all other specialisations, it is a four-year programme. The course curriculum is divided into eight semesters. It includes various theoretical and practical subjects. Some of these subjects are listed below:

• Engineering Mathematics
• Engineering Chemistry
• Engineering Graphics
• Food Microbiology
• Heat Transfer
• Food Chemistry
• Human Nutrition
• Fluid Mechanics
• Dairy Technology
• Food Process Engineering
• Food Quality & Safety Management

Shivaji University's Department of Technology has a total of 360 seats for BTech. These seats are equally divided over the six specialisations offered by the Department. A list of the available specialisations and the respective number of seats available for each one of them is presented in the table below:

NOTE: The mentioned information is sourced from the official website of the university/ sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and hence, is indicative.

The BTech cut-off at Department of Technology, Shivaji University is based on the JEE (Main) and MHT-CET ranks secured by the applicants. It is released in various rounds of the Centralized Admission Process (CAP) conducted by the Maharashtra CET Cell. It fluctuates yearly due to a variety of factors. Some potential factors that lead to the fluctuation of the cut-off required for BTech admission at DoT are listed below:

• Number of applicants applying for the entrance exams
• Difficulty of the entrance exams
• Number of available seats
• Cut-off trends over the years
• Reservation Policies
• Choice of specialisation and its current popularity

DoT, Shivaji University does not conduct an in-house entrance exam for BTech admission. The admission is based on the merit lists released by the MHT-CET cell (DTE), which is based on the applicants' scores in JEE (Mains) and MHT-CET. The exact dates for the two accepted entrance exams vary from year to year. These dates are released by the respective conducting authorities on their official websites. The tentative timelines in which these exams are conducted are given below:

• JEE (Mains) Session 1: January
• JEE (Mains) Session 2: April
• MHT-CET: April

DoT, Shivaji University, accepts the scores/ ranks of two entrance exams for BTech admission. These exams are JEE Main and MHT-CET. Aspirants are required to separately apply for these exams by visiting their respective official websites. The exact exam schedules vary yearly. However, the tentative application cycles for these exams are as follows:

• MHT-CET: Dec-Feb
• JEE Main (Session 1): Oct-Nov
• JEE Main (Session 2): Jan-Feb

Department of Technology (DoT), Shivaji University, offers a full-time BTech in various specialisations. The Shivaji University DoT BTech fee varies across the specialisations selected by the candidates. The total fee payable over the entire course duration ranges between INR 8,100 and INR 2.37 lakh for various specialiations. The fee amount further varies for candidates belonging to different reservation categories, such as Open, EBC, SBC, VJNT, etc. The mentioned fee is sourced from the official website of the university/ sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and hence, is indicative.