Food Science and Technology 

B.Sc. (Hons.) Food Science & Technology

B.Sc. (Hons) in Food Science and Technology is a three-year undergraduate programme streamlined with an aim to help students to understand the process of production right from farm to fork, quality evaluation of food and development of new and nutritious food products considering the regulatory and safety aspect.

The coursework focuses on imparting in-depth knowledge of both scientific and technical methodologies which help in understanding the nature of raw food materials. The students attain knowledge through the practicals performed in the state of art laboratories also maintaining and regulating hygiene and preservation to make food worthy of consumption. Students are trained to conduct experiments and detect the nutritional proportion of elements. They are also taught the fundamentals of food intake helping them gain knowledge about diet and fitness. 

Program Highlights

• Food science and technology is a global endeavor, with the international exchange of information leading to the development of new food knowledge, processes and products.
• The emergence of new pathogens, environmental changes and the developments of modern biotechnology offer both threats and opportunities to world food production. Globalization of food has impacted on lifestyle in most parts of the world both positively and negatively.
• The study of food science and technology aims to develop innovative-minded people in this field whose enhanced understanding of food science and technology can facilitate the development of creative and appropriate solutions.

Future Prospects
Areas where Food Technologist can work:

1. Food and allied Industries
   1. Production department
   2. Quality department
   3. Research and Development department
   4. Marketing department
   5. Regulatory department
2. Food Testing labs
   1. Food analyst (Chemical/ Instrumentation/ Microbiology)
   2. Food chemist
   3. Food technician
3. Food Research institutions
   1. Research Scholar
   2. Scientist
   3. Application manager
4. Government/ Public sector
   1. Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI)
   2. Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI)
      1. Central Food Safety Officer/ Food Inspector
      2. Technical officer

• Food Analysts

Curriculum details

Discipline Electives

Student Achievements

1. Devanshi Rajpurohit, Diksha and Neha Chauhan won 1^st prize in Ideathon, Bharati Vidyapeeth’s Institute of Computers Applications and Management on the occasion of Education day held on 12.04.2021.
2. Devanshi got position in Top 25 finalist in Mission Punjab Roar Innovation Challenge held on 28.01.2022.
3. Vanshika and Surbhi won 1^st Prize in Choco Re Capture, Institute of Home Economics, Delhi University held on 22.03.2022.
4. Devanshi and Neha got North zone Winner position in ANVESHAN 2022, AMET Chennai & AIU held on 27 & 28^th March 2022.
5. Surbhi Yadav won second prize on world food safety day organized by centre for quality and food safety and GGS Indraprastha University in association with Manav Rachna University on 7^th June 2022.
6. Surbhi Yadav and Devanshi won 1^st place in the Manage Agri-Eureka 2022, a National level Agri-Innovation and Business Plan challenges organized by the National Institute of agricultural extension management (MANAGE), Hyderabad held on 7^th November 2022.