The Institute of Home Economics offers three years Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Food
Technology. The course is undertaken by the Department of Food and Nutrition which is the
largest department of the college. Food Technology is one of the important fields because it
has the capability to provide processed, safe, and nutritious food. Food industry plays an
important role in growth and development sector. Food technology course deals with various
subjects which includes Food Chemistry, Food Safety, Food Microbiology, Food
Engineering, Food Packaging, Food Quality & Sensory Evaluation and Technology of Plant
and Animal Food. The course offers educational tours, seminars and industrial training. This
course opens the door to a range of career paths including developing new food products,
improving sensory attributes and nutritional content of foods, and finding new ways to
preserve, process, package and distribute food. Students have excellent job opportunities in
government and private sector, industries and in multinational companies.
The Food Technology course in Choice Based Credit System is of 3-year duration which
comprises of 6 semesters, divided into Core papers, Discipline Specific Elective courses
(DSE), Skill Enhancement Elective Courses (SEC) and Generic Elective (GE) Courses. Each
year consists of 2 semesters. This course has been prepared keeping in view, the unique
requirements of B.Sc. (Hons.) Food Technology students.
The Department was earlier offering the Four Year Undergraduate Programme (B.Tech)
(FYUP) in Food Technology and group of 42 students successfully completed the course
from the college in the academic year 2016-17. Students got selected for higher education in
India and abroad and pursued M.Sc. International Food Business And Consumer Studies,
University Of Kassel, Germany, M.Sc. Food Technology, Central Food Technology Research
Institute, Mysore, M. Tech. Biomedical, Engineering, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, M. Tech. Food
Safety & Quality Management, NIFTEM, Sonepat, M.B.A. (PGDM Marketing), Institute of
Management & Technology, Ghaziabad, Masters in Business Administration (MBA), IITM,
Janakpuri, Delhi etc.
In the academic year 2017-2018, a three year degree course in B.Sc Food Technology
(Honours) was introduced. The laboratory support to the Food Technology course is also
extended by the Biochemistry and Microbiology Departments of the college. The laboratories
are well set up with modern equipment used for testing of food products. The college has
received the DST–FIST and Star Scheme grant to upgrade the existing laboratories which
give an edge to the Food Technology course. A highly motivated team of teachers who are
highly qualified are associated with the teaching of this course