M.Tech. in Food Processing Technology 

at JNTUK, Kakinada

The eligibility criteria to pursue the MTech course at JNTUK are to complete Class 12 with a 50% aggregate with Physics and Maths as a subject. Candidates willing to be admitted to BTech at JNTUK must have valid eligibility criteria and entrance exam scores. JNTUK BTech admission is based on entrance examination i.e., EAMCET. Further, candidates must participate in the EAMCET counselling rounds for final seat allotment.

MTech course students at School of Food Technology JNTU, Kakinada are taught subjects such as Advances in Food Process
Engineering, Technology of Food Emulsions, Foams & Gels, Plant Design and Economics, and other subjects. 

Candidates can refer to the table below for MTech placements over the past three years. Check below to know the placement trend for the MTech course:

Particulars	MTech Placement Statistics (2021)	MTech Placement Statistics (2022)	MTech Placement Statistics (2023)
Median package	INR 3.53 LPA	INR 5.02 LPA	INR 3.6 LPA
Total students	220	222	226
Students placed	145	96	85
Students opted for higher studies	0	0	5

Note: The above-mentioned data is sourced from NIRF Report 2024 released by the University.

Yes, JNTUK does offer M.Tech courses for a duration of over two-years. The university offers Master in Technology courses through the university and its affiliated colleges. To get admission into JNTUK M.Tech specialisations, candidates are required to qualify for their BTech/ BE and equivalent degrees with a minimum aggregate of 50%. Additionally, the admission process is based on GATE, followed by CCMT counselling, and through PGECET counselling for GATE and PGECET-qualified students.

School of Food Technology JNTU, Kakinada is famous for facilities. The college's M.Tech students enjoy various available facilities such as modern classrooms, labs, library, and others. All the available constituent colleges/units of JNTUK have hostel facilities for girls.

At JNTU, student needs to fulfil one of the following requirements:

As per the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) admission is based  EAMCET (Engg, Agriculture & Medical Common Entrance Test). However, the university other entrance exams for admission to its UG and PG courses. Tabulated below are cousre-wise entracnec exams accepted by JNTUK: 

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Kakinada offers five courses at the undergraduate level, namely B.Tech, B.Pharma B.Arch Pharma. D and integrated MBA. The duration of B.Tech and B.Pharma is four years each, whereas B.Arch and integrated MBA are of five-year duration. Pharma. D is of six-year duration. Admission to all these courses is entrance exam-based. For JNTUK Ph.D. admission, candidates must appear in one of the entrance exams such as UGC NET/ CSIR NET/ GATE/ Andhra Pradesh RCET followed by Interview.

The CGPA provided for a student by JNTUK is the Cumulative grade point for a student’s overall performance throughout all the semesters in a program. The CGPA is calculated by taking into account all the courses undergone by a student in all the semesters of a programme, i.e. CGPA = Σ (Ci X Si) / ΣCi Where Si is the SGPA of the i^th semester and Ci is the total number of credits in that semester.

As per the B.Tech (R16) academic regulations of JNTUK, Kakinada, the following is 
the procedure for the computation of Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). 

SGPA (Si) = Σ (Ci X Gi) / Σ Ci

Where Ci is the number of credits of the ith course and Gi is the grade point 
scored by the student in the ith course.

The CGPA is calculated by taking into account all the courses undergone by
a student in all the semesters of a programme, i.e.

CGPA = Σ (Ci X Si) / Σ Ci

Where Si is the SGPA of the ith semester and Ci is the total number of 
credits in that semester.

The equivalent percentage can be calculated as per the below formula for the 
B.Tech students who obtains their degrees under R16 regulations ie. 2016-17 
admitted batch onwards (2017-18 batch onwards for lateral entry scheme). 

Equivalent Percentage = (CGPA – 0.75) X 10

All eligible specially-able students admitted to the first or second year of the degree-level courses through lateral entry in any of the AICTE-approved Institutions will get the scholarship under the AICTE - Saksham Scholarship Scheme. In addition to this, AICTE - Pragati Scholarship Scheme for Girl Students are disbursed to the first or second year of degree level course through lateral entry in any of the AICTE approved Institution of the respective year.