NIFTEM offers a full time programme leading to a Bachelor`s degree in Food Science and Technology. This programme includes a rare blend of technology and management courses, whereby the goal is to produce graduates who are techno-managers of tomorrow. The course has been started on the demand of industries, so that NIFTEM graduates can handle both the technical and the managerial issues in food industry. Students are admitted to this programme through IIT JEE (Main) merit list and the programme is very competitive.
Details of B.Tech(Food Technology and Management) Degree Programme:
NIFTEM offers B.Tech. degree programme in Food Technology and Management. The duration of the course is for four years divided into two semesters per year.
| Semester - I |
| Mathematics |
| Chemistry |
| Physics |
| Electrical Engineering |
| Engineering Graphics |
| Communication Skills |
| Village Adoption |
| Semester - II |
| Statistics and Data Analysis |
| Mechanical Engineering |
| Electronic Engineering |
| Energy Generation and Conservation |
| Workshop Practices |
| Biology |
| Village Adoption |
| Semester - III |
| Food Chemistry |
| Foods and Nutrition |
| Principles of Food Processing and Preservation |
| Food Storage and Transport Engineering |
| Fruits and Vegetables Processing Technology |
| Computer Programming & IT Applications |
| Village Adoption |
| Semester - IV |
|
Biochemistry
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| Food Microbiology and Safety |
| Food Engineering - I |
| Technology of Milk and Milk Products Processing |
| Food Industrial Economics |
| Agripractices and Environmental Sciences |
| Village Adoption |
| Semester - V |
| Instrumental Methods of Food Analysis |
| Food Engineering - II |
| Food Packaging Technology |
| Food Biotechnology |
| Cereals, Pulses and Oilseeds Technology |
| Village Adoption |
| Semester - VI |
| Food Additives and Ingredients |
| Instrumentation and Process Control |
| Meat, Fish and Poultry Product Technology |
| Food Laws, Standards and Regulation |
| Food Production Trends and Programmes |
| Business Plan Development |
| Village Adoption |
| Semester - VII |
| Food Plant Design and Process Modelling |
| Food Product Development and Sensory Evaluation |
| Elective - I |
| Elective - II |
| Village Adoption |
| Semester - VIII |
| Food Project Planning and Entrepreneurship |
| Food Business Management |
| Elective - I |
| Elective - II |
| Research Project |
| Village Adoption |