Food Technology

Candidate should note that for admission to Masters degree programmes through entrance examination conducted by NTA, only the candidates having passed graduation with four/six (10+6 B.Sc. Ag. )/five years (B. V. Sc. & AH) degree programme from any public funded/government. institution will be eligible. Candidates passed out from private Agricultural Universities/Colleges not accredited by ICAR, even though affiliated to public funded/government. are not eligible for admission through this examination. Only those candidates from Private Agricultural Universities/Colleges (accredited by ICAR) are eligible to appear in the examination who have completed their degree in programmes accredited by ICAR. The eligibility criteria of ICAR PG for Food Technology is given below. Eligibility criteria : B.Sc. Agric. / Horti. / B.Sc. (Hons. ) Agriculture/ Horticulture, / Food Science. & Techno. / B.E. (Agril. )/ B.Tech. (Agrl. engineering. )/ B.Tech. (Food Technology)
While the alternate qualification is B.Tech. /BE (Food Technology), B.Tech. (Dairy Technology), B.Sc. (Food Science/Food Science & Technology), B.Tech. (Food Technology & Management), B.Sc. (Agriculture), B. V. Sc. & AH. So from above B.Sc. Nutrition and dietetics students are not eligible for ICAR's Food and Technology programme.

Hotel management is much better than Food Technology. It has good job prospects. Average Salary per month is from Rs. 20,000- Rs. 50,000. For fresh graduates, it depends on your designation. You may work in great hotels Like Taj Group of Hotels, International hotels etc. , with a post like Duty Manager, General Manager etc. And, later on you may become entrepreneur & open your own hotel or restaurants. But, if you are interested in Food Technology, following are the areas suitable for job:-
Food Microbiologist
Food Standards Officer
Process and product development
Production management
Quality assurance
Food Technologist
Research and development
Technical sales.

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M.Sc. (Food Science and Technology) is a 2 years. (4 Semesters) It requires pass with 60% aggregate marks in Bachelors of Science Degree (Medical Science and Allied Medical or Applied Medical Science or Agriculture or Nanotechnology or Biosciences or Life Sciences or Food Sciences or Nutrition and Dietetics or Home Science or Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology or Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology or Clinical Chemistry or Public Health and Allied Sciences or Plant Science) or equivalent. You need a college with great care to give you the best skill sets. LPUs achievements in all the spheres are loud and clear to the world. Unity in Diversity, LPU has more than 30000 students from about 70 countries, what an experience it would be to study among National and International students. LPU hones the skills of its students and gives the best inputs to bring success to his career. It offers experiential learning in the core field. Center for Professional Enhancement (CPE) is an endeavor of LPU, which aims at imparting new skill sets that are relevant to the current industry demands. The students get the inputs in terms of logical reasoning, aptitude, verbal ability and soft skills. So an all round development would give you a good career. Seats are filling up fast due to online admissions so be fast to grab your seat. All the Best !