B.Tech Food Engineering and Technology (Lateral Entry)

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Overview

B.Tech Food Technology is a four-year undergraduate course. B.Tech Food Technology is a science branch that deals with the techniques involved in the production, processing, preservation, packaging, labeling, quality management, and distribution of food products. The field also involves techniques and processes that are used to transform raw materials into food.

B.Tech in Food Technology is an undergraduate program which is of a total of 4 years duration, divided into 8 semesters. Through this course, the students are provided with a curriculum of the specialized concept of Food Technology and Engineering with in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge of Food Science concepts. Graduates or postgraduates in the course can seek jobs in different domains such as restaurants, catering establishments, hospitals, food processing companies, etc.

B.Tech in Food Technology Highlights

Course Level	Bachelor of Technology in Food Technology
Duration	4 years
Eligibility	Minimum 50% marks in 10+2 with PCM subjects
Examination type	Either by Entrance Exams or by Merit
Admission Process	Food Engineer, Production Manager, Food Processing Engineer, Nutrition Specialist, Food Storage Manager, Food Executive, Analytical Science, etc.
Course Fee	Up to INR 35,000 - 2 LPA
Average Salary	INR 2 to 6 LPA (Source: PayScale)
Top Recruiting Companies	Govt and Privet sector
Course mode	Full time

Eligibility Criteria for B.Tech Food Engineering and Technology (Lateral Entry)

B.Tech Food Technology eligibility criteria for admission differ from college to college, there are certain minimum eligibility criteria that the candidates must fulfil for admission. The candidates must have passed 12th or an equivalent degree from a recognized institute/board. The candidate must have Mathematics and Physics, optional subjects as Chemistry/ Biology/ Biotechnology.

To pursue a food technology course at the postgraduate level, candidates should possess a BSc (in Physics, Mathematics, Biology, and Chemistry) or BTech/ BE (in food technology) degree with the minimum qualifying marks as prescribed a university/ college.

There were different entrance tests that were conducted for admission in B.tech in Food Technology previously like AIEEE, NIT, IITJEE. All of the national tests have been merged into a single national entrance test that is IITJEE. IITJEE takes place in two steps, that is JEE Main and JEE Advanced.

Some state entrance tests on the basis of which students get admission in the colleges offering B.Tech in Food Technology-

KCET - Karnataka

MHT-CET - Maharashtra

TANCET - Tamil Nadu

UP State Entrance Test - Uttar Pradesh

WB JEE - West Bengal

JEE Main

KIITEE

JEE Advanced

BITSAT

SRMJEEE

VITEEE AP

COMEDK UGET

ICAR

KEE

Admission Process

1. Colleges publish notice of admission on their website from June when most Indian universities would have finished degree exams.

2. Candidate to apply for each college, as each college considers each mark as the cut-off mark.

3. Some private colleges and deemed universities perform their counselling process by conducting their university-level entrance exams.

4. Some colleges require a minimum of 50% aggregate in the qualifying examination.

5. Candidates who qualify for the test are called for an interview before the final seat allotment.

Career after B.Tech Food Engineering and Technology (Lateral Entry)

A career after B.Tech in Food Technology has a plethora of options due to the heavy demand for manpower in companies. After B.Tech in Food Technology, the candidates can opt for various career opportunities and job prospects. Food technology works in the field of development related to packaging materials, storage containers, preservatives, colourants and flavours, long-term storage food, etc. that complies with the standards benchmarked by the government bodies at the national and international platforms.

B.Tech in Food Technology graduates have massive job openings in hospitals, hotels, restaurants, food processing industries, food research and development laboratories, dairy products industries, etc.

The career opportunities available for these people are much more significant when opposed to people who have proficiency in either one of these fields. The course gives you practical knowledge of the training on the basic level. There is a number of job vacancies available after these courses. The course curriculum and courses teach students how to use a variety of chemicals and tools to conduct in-depth research and look for solutions.

Project Manager

Food Quality Controller

Lab Technician

Research Scientist

Organic Chemist

Biochemist

Food Inspector

Planning Engineer

Research Engineer

Food Product Development Director

CEO

Research Analyst