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Scope of Food Technology in India
Food technology is a branch of food Science which majorly deals with the manufacturing, processing, preserving and packaging of food and its articles. You must have watched the famous show Food Factory at least once. It is the literal essence of food technology. If you enjoy these shows and watching them lights up your mind, then a career in food technology is something to look forward to. So lets understand the scope of food technology. Career in Food Technology
Looking at future for food technology, its obviously very promising. Universities and colleges around the globe are adopting this branch of food Science into their curriculum. Degrading soil, polluted environment and water shortages will rise as major problems to the humankind. These outcomes of rapid growth will bring with them the need to produce high quality food with efficiency. We need people who can use technology to produce optimum quantity of food that meets the daily nutrition needs of human beings. This is where food technology specialists come in. Job Prospects in Food Technology
Lab Technician, Food labs
Food Processing Operator, Machinery inspection
Food Handler
Research Scientists
Organic Chemists
Food Inspector
Managers and Accountants
Hospitals
Restaurants
Food Processing Companies
Catering Establishments and services
Food Research Laboratories
Retailers
Food Wholesalers
Packaging Industries
Consultant
Entrepreneur
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The most prominent difference between these two is that BSc Agriculture is a degree program in the vast subject while BTech Agricultural Engineering is a specialised degree program in an interdisciplinary specialisation of Agriculture and Engineering.
LPU is the only private university that has ICAR approval.
LPU Becomes the First Private University to be Granted ICAR Accreditation.
In addition to the regular course work, especially designed practical courses like Hands on training, Practical crop production, Rural and Agriculture Work Experience (RAWE), Nursery raising for horticulture crops, Crop And Seed Identification Laboratory, Soil And Water Sampling And Analysis, Soil Description And Interpretation Discipline Highlights: Agriculture aboratory, Organic And Chemical Fertilizer, Manure Identification And Application Laboratory, Introductory Nematology, Disease Of Horticultural Crops And Their Management, Practical Floriculture And Vegetable Crop Production Laboratory, Bio-Safety Rules And Intellectual Property Rights are offered to promote practical implication of various courses which train students for industry.
Students are exposed to Commercial farms (100 acres) to know-how that create an opportunity for students to engage and tone up their endurance, confidence and management skills. They were also engaged in complete cultivation practice of seasonal crops for 6 months, wherein land preparation till harvesting and marketing of the final products will be done by student to expose farming experience. Profit earned by selling solely shared by students of a group.
Highest numbers of PhDs as faculties are enrolled in School of Agriculture faculties throughout the LPU university. These experienced faculties mostly engaged in consultancy, research and publication to add immense value to the academic life. Sharing life-based experience and suggesting personality development steps time to time.
Placement Insight
Due to ICAR accreditation large numbers of companies are visiting the campus.
More than 44, 46 and 43 renowned firms and industries are on board for on campus and off campus drive in 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 respectively.
Around 90% of the students getting placed every year.
Among the drive conducted the major associates were with Syngenta pvt. Lmt., Tata Rallis India, Bioseed, Emami,GSR, IFFCO, Dhanuka, ITC, Relience Agr. Retail, Uniborn, HDFC Bank, Intellow lab, WIPRO, ESCORTS Tractor with maximum package offer of 5.68 lakh.
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Hello Adarsh,
I understand and appreciate your interest in pursuing B.Tech in Agricultural Engineering from North India. To assist you in choosing the colleges to pursue the same, kindly refer to the link below for more information on the colleges:
https://goo.gl/McVo3C
Some of the higher studies options for the B.Tech graduates in agriculture are listed below.
Master of Technology in Agricultural Engineering
Master of Technology in Agricultural Process and Food Engineering
Master of Technology in Aqua Cultural Engineering
Master of Technology in Farm Machinery and Power Engineering
Master of Technology in Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Master of Technology in Renewable Energy Engineering and Management
Master of Technology in Renewable Energy
Master of Technology in Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
Master of Technology in Food Engineering and Process Control
Master of Technology in Crop Production
Master of Engineering in Irrigation and Drainage Systems
Master of Engineering in Post Harvest Technology
Master of Science in Rural Technology
Post Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Engineering
Post Graduate Diploma in Renewable Energy
Doctor of Philosophy in Agri-Informatics
Doctor of Philosophy in Rural Technology
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