Dietetics

LPU offers B.Sc. Nutrition and Dietetics will help you in Constructing a strong basic foundation in concepts of nutrition and diet plan, thus crafting skillful and be notion ready nutritional experts for addressing the health challenges. If you have an inborn interest in cooking and exploring various cuisines from different countries, nutrition and dietetics is one subjects that will help you explore how to design controlled diets. Based on the body mass index, you can design your own food charts that would summarize the number of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins which must be consumed every day. LPU gives you all the opportunities to excel in your course and be a perfectionist. In addition to core curricula, the course offers subjects like communication, analytical and soft skills to enhance personality and employability. Visits to Anganwadis and NGOs creating awareness about nutrition among the masses are an important part of the curriculum. Regular interactive sessions with academicians and chief dietitians to update knowledge on the latest technologies are part of this course at LPU. Candidates can also opt for a foreign degree through international collaborations (2 years in India and 2 years abroad or 2 years in India and 1 year abroad). Students are exposed to Community to know about the extension education and community nutrition. Students are also engaged in hospital internships as dietitians to learn about the patient's counseling techniques and report analysis. For a career, initially, you might face low paying job. But once you have picked up and gained experience, there are a lot of scopes and you may earn quite well and travel abroad as hospitals, nursing homes, careers, hotels, cruise lines, and government health departments recruit nutrition and dietetics professionals at very good pay scale. The curriculum at LPU offers a prime focus on fundamental and applied aspects of the preparation and management of nutrition and diet plans for various age groups. Emphasis is given to case studies and inter-personal-based teaching to develop skills in analytical thinking and reflective judgment by reading and discussing complex, real-life scenarios. I hope this helps you in getting a better picture of LPU.

Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics is an undergraduate full-time course in nutrition and dietetics. Duration: 3 years (Full Time)
Minimum Eligibility required is an aggregate of 50% score in higher secondary education from a recognized board or university with PCB
Admission Process: Merit-Based
Top Universities: Chandigarh University, Lovely Professional University, Mount Carmel College, RVS college, Shoolini University, and other popular universities. Common Jobs after B.Sc. Nutrition and Dietetics: Nutrition, Dietitian, Food Quality manager, Administrative Nutritionist, Area Business Manager, Consultant, Food Show Host, Medical Representative, Nutrition Trainer, Nutritional Sales Executive, and many more. Popular Courses after B.Sc. Nutrition and Dietetics: M.Sc. (Food Nutrition and Dietetics)
There are a number of colleges and universities offering this course like Sharda University, Galgotias University, Quantum University, Chandigarh University, and many more. After completing this course, a candidate can go on for an M.Sc. Degree in nutrition and dietetics. If a candidate doesn't want to go for further studies he can take up jobs for the position of nutritionist or dietitian. The average annual fee for completing this course ranges from INR 50,000- to INR 2.5 Lacs per annum. The yearly Annual fees range from as low as INR 10,000 to as high as INR 1,00,000. The average salary earned by candidates after passing B.Sc. Nutrition and Dietetics courses range up to INR 5 Lacs per annum.