Food Technology
B.Tech branch
Food Technology (B.Tech) covers food chemistry and microbiology, unit operations, food processing and preservation, packaging, quality control and food safety law. It leads to work in food and beverage manufacturing, dairy, quality labs and food regulation, and to higher study.
After Food Technology, you can
How you get in
You choose the branch at counselling, after the entrance exam. JEE Advanced rank is used for IITs; JEE Main rank for NITs, IIITs and other centrally funded institutes — all allotted through JoSAA. State colleges use state counselling with a state CET (EAMCET, MHT-CET, KCET, WBJEE and others) or, in Tamil Nadu (TNEA), Class 12 marks. Private universities may run their own tests. Food technology is also offered at state agricultural universities, which admit through state CETs or their own tests, with a share of seats filled through ICAR counselling. Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics is the usual requirement; some colleges also accept Biology.
At a glance
- Food plants follow FSSAI rules and certifications such as HACCP, so quality and documentation are a large part of entry jobs.
- Many first jobs are in plants outside big cities and involve shift work.
- Graduates can be eligible for FSSAI Food Safety Officer and FCI Manager (Technical) posts, subject to each notification.
- Women are close to half of UG students in this discipline.