About the Course

Bachelor of Science in Food Technology (B.Tech Food Technology) is a four-year degree course (total of 2000 marks). 75% marks is allotted for theory and 25 % marks for practical.

This course is a combination of food science that is coherent and systematic body of knowledge and understanding of the nature and composition of food materials, and their behavior under the various conditions to which they may be subjected; and its application to the practical treatment of food materials so as to convert them into food products of the kind, quality and stability, and its packaging and distribution, so as to meet the needs of consumers for safe, wholesome, nutritious and attractive foods.

It integrates the applications to food of several contributory sciences like the knowledge of the chemical composition of food materials (for all food consists entirely of chemical substances); their physical, biological and biochemical behavior; human nutritional requirements and the nutritional factors in food materials; the nature and behavior of food enzymes; the microbiology of foods; the interaction of food components with each other, with atmospheric oxygen, with additives and contaminants, and with packaging materials; pharmacology and toxicology of food materials, additives and contaminants; the effects of various manufacturing operations, processes and storage conditions; food analysis and quality control; operation research and food plant management and the use of statistics for designing experimental work and evaluating the results.

It further draws on, and integrates the application to food of, other technologies such as those of food handling and packing materials, engineering, instrumentation, electronics, agriculture and biotechnology.

The production and distribution of food, including agriculture, dairy and related services, is the largest and most important economic activity in the country. All these activities, and many others create a demand for well-qualified and experienced food technologists and specialists who can play their part in the complex and increasingly sophisticated food supply system.