B. Tech. Food Technology

The Department of Food Technology at the Saintgits College of Engineering was established in 2017. The goal of the Department is to create industry-ready professionals with the right set of skills to work in Food Processing, Preservation, Safety, Quality Control and Analysis sectors. The department provides 4-years B. Tech. Degree with a curriculum that is a blend of Food Science, Engineering, Technology and Management caters to the need of the food industry sector. The curricula of the program is intended to offer students a sound theoretical and practical background in each area by offering a wide variety and relevant range of subjects that provide the students with knowledge in food technology and problem-solving skills. In addition, the department offers hands-on laboratory training, design project and well-planned course material that will help you stand out among the rest. In addition, the department offers tailor-made add-on courses to meet industry needs. Faculties of the Department are certified trainers approved by FSSAI for conducting Training and Certification Program on Food Safety (FoSTaC), under FSSAI, Government of India. 

                       The Department is committed to achieving excellence in teaching, research, training, consultancyand outreach activities. In addition to dedicated academic, technical and research staffs, our educational and research programs are supported by excellent facilities including classrooms, and state-of-the-art equipped laboratories. Food Technology faculties are active in different research disciplines  funded by Government agencies as well as Industries. The major research interests include value added, safe and convenience food, food waste management, food microbiology, food packaging, equipment design and development of novel products.

Welcome to the Department of Food Technology at Saintgits College of Engineering. The Department, which was established in the year 2017, envisions continual education and research in the field of Food Technology. 

In spite of our advancement in the field of food research and technology, starvation still prevails in major parts of our country.  On the other hand, the problem of metabolic disorders as well as obesity is common making the new generation lethargic. The challenges from natural disasters and calamities and the need to meet the demands of society are the other major threats that food scientists and engineers are facing globally. Another point to be noted is that our country was always forced to import processed foods which were made out of the raw materials which we exported due to lack of proper technology as well as expertise for processing it in our own country. This situation greatly affected the socio-economic scenario of the country, especially of Kerala, which is rich in various agricultural products, especially cash crops and raw materials for different food products. In recent times, with the help of information technology, awareness and expectations about the quality requirements in the hygiene and safety perspective of whatever we consume, has created many job opportunities in the Food production and Food Handling sectors.  But there is a lack of suitable academic institutions and R&D organizations with appropriate research facilities and academic programs to meet these new requirements. 

Since the last decade, based on all these aforementioned considerations, Government of Kerala as well as India has come forward with great revolutionary acts for empowering the field of Food Processing and Food Technology which is the real need of the century. As a result, the discipline of Food Technology has reached a rapid flourishing phase with immense growth potential and unique contribution to the development of our nation. 

Keeping these in focus, our B. Tech. Food Technology curriculum is explicitly designed with specific courses and laboratory sessions, covering a range of disciplines like Post Harvest Technology, Food Process Engineering, Engineering Properties of Food materials, Food Product Development, Equipment designing, Food Plant Layout, Food Packaging, Food Analysis and Food Safety Management. For managing this, our Department is operational with most modern sophisticated equipments and facilities under the guidance of resource persons from various disciplines under Food Technology. Under the guidance of the University, our course curriculum will be reviewed and customized periodically as per the needs of sector. Other than just training the graduates with knowledge of basic engineering applicable to the food industry, the department as a training partner with FSSAI, offers courses outside the curriculum, making our candidates a perfect fit to the various job opportunities. The research side of the department is also strong with the help of awarded research funding as well as MoU’s made with prime Industrial Sectors and Universities. 

I hope, you all will have a productive and ever cherishing experience at our department. Wishing you all the best.

Dr. Elsa Cherian

Head, Department of Food Technology