There is a strong demand for Food Technology graduates both locally and abroad. The B.Tech. graduates have ample opportunity to pursue higher studies in the country itself and abroad. In the food industry, graduates work in applied research, plant and food process management, packaging, quality control, product evaluation, product and process development, and technical consultant to manufacturing and marketing. In the government service, graduates work in research, technical, education, advisory inspection, and regulation. In academia, graduates can become academicians, researchers, consultants, and extension workers. Another option for the graduates is to be entrepreneurs of their own food businesses.
Established in the year 2007, under the umbrella of the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST). National College of Food Science and Technology (NCFST) offers the most comprehensive range of high-quality Food Technology programs in the country. With its faculty member comprising renowned food scientists, professors, and professionals of the country, the college is the best place for those who are craving and career in an industry that is continually expanding, developing new products and adopting new technologies and new ways to do better. The challenge for Food Technologists, in the rapidly changing technological scenario of these days, is to acquire sufficient knowledge in the area of food science, chemistry, microbiology, engineering, and nutrient to be able to produce the foods that today’s consumers want.