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Food engineering refers to the process of researching, processing, packaging and storage of food raw materials and products. Food habits of people have changed drastically due to the change in the working style, stress, competition, income level and other lifestyle factors. Food engineering involves the designing and conceptualizing of machinery required to process food for preservation, understanding and implementation of food safety measures during the processing of food, designing of food packaging products appropriate for processed food as well as supervision of quality control measures.
Admission Procedure
The minimum qualification at undergraduate level is 10+2 in science background with minimum 60% in PCM/B. The procedure for admission of engineering in food technology is same as other specializations of engineering.
Career and Job Prospects
There’s a bright career ahead for students opting for Food Engineering course as with the growing demand of processed and packed food Indian Government has decided to take its food processing sector to another level. With Government’s full support public and private food processing companies are all geared up; to specialize and make quality processed food to match international standards. In India only; the demand of processed food has increased manifolds and unique and special packaging are add on’s to the sale of the processed food.
A student completing graduation in food engineering from a recognized university can be absorbed in the industry as a researcher, packaging quality supervisor, food analyst, food quality controller etc. by Food processing Industries, Dairy’s, Meat packaging plants, Vegetable packaging plants etc..Renowned universities now a day’s provide 100% placement to the students.
