B.Tech Food Technology is a four-year undergraduate course that deals with the study of food science and the technology involved in food processing and preservation. B.Tech Food Technology course educates students about food quality, conservation, solidity, food process cycle from a scientific perspective.

B.Tech Food Technology Course Details

Degree	Bachelors
Full Form	Bachelor of Technology in Food Technology
Duration	Course Duration of Bachelor of Technology [B.Tech] (Food Technology) is 4 Years.
Age	No age limit
Minimum Percentage	50% in 10+2 from a recognised board
Average Fees Incurred	INR 35,000 - 2 LPA
Average Salary Offered	INR 4 LPA (Source: PayScale)
Employment Roles	Food Technologist, Research Scientist, Nutritional Therapist, Scientific Lab Technician, Food Safety Technologist, Application Technologist, Product Development Manager, Quality Food Technologist, Foo

About B.Tech Food Technology

According to Oxford, food technology is defined as, "The application of food science to the development, processing, or preservation of foods."

B.Tech Food Technology program is a division which deals with food-related technologies and specializations. B.Tech in Food Technology course subjects educate students in food biochemistry, food microbiology, food process engineering, fruit and vegetable processing, crop processing technology, etc. The job scope of BTech Food Technology is high as there is a vast opening in many food-related industries and other technology-related sectors such as education department, agriculture and alliance industries, hospital food dietary department, government, canteen, hotels, etc.

Listed below are a few tools and equipment used by B.Tech Food Technology aspirants:

• Electron Spin Resonance Spectrometer
• Food Analyzer
• Fat Analysis
• Hyperspectral Image Analysis
• Magnetic Analyzer
• Moisture Analysers
• Muffle Furnace
• Polarimeters

Eligibility Criteria for B.Tech Food Technology

B.Tech Food Technology eligibility criteria are that students must have completed +2 higher secondary in authorized board exam with a minimum of 45% in maths, biology, physics, and chemistry or must hold a diploma in food technology with a minimum of 45%. Some reputed colleges or universities select aspirants by conducting a university-level entrance exam.

How to Get Admission for B.Tech Food Technology?

B.Tech Food Technology admission process for top universities involves conducting university-level entrance exams or selecting students by their score in board exams or state/national-level entrance exams. Food Technology B.Tech colleges also have a management quota where the management members decide the selection criteria.

Apply For the Course

Aspirants can apply for the course either online or offline. Visit the respective university website to get the application form. Aspirants should log in and register themselves, fill in the mandatory details, submit the form and pay for successful application submission.

Selection Criteria

The majority of the institute’s admission is based on merit scores in final board exams or cut-offs calculated from the main subjects like maths, physics, chemistry, and biology alone. For counseling sessions, the university will release the selected students’ list in merit order. Students can check their score order and seat availability in college and get admission.