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Graduation (B.Sc.), completed from a recognized university and with a minimum aggregate score of 50% marks is the minimum criterion of eligibility needed to be fulfilled for admission to the course.





ELIGIBILITY FOR M.SC. IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY





Candidates wishing to apply for the course need to fulfil the following eligibility criteria:

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  Graduation completed from a recognized university.
  


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  A minimum aggregate score of 50% (45% for SC/ST/OBC candidates) at the level of graduation.
  


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  Graduation needs to have been completed in any of:
  


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  Chemistry
  


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  Biochemistry
  


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  Botany
  


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  Zoology
  


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  Microbiology
  


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  Biotechnology
  


• 
  Home Science
  


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  Agriculture
  


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  Food Science and Nutrition
  


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  Food Technology
  


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  Candidates awaiting their graduation-level examination’s results are also eligible to apply on provisional basis.
  

M.SC. IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY: ADMISSION PROCESS





Most institutes offering the course admit students based on their performance in a relevant entrance test. Some institutes also admit students based on the candidate’s obtained merit at the level of graduation, while some conduct their own entrance tests for offering admission. Admission process generally varies across colleges.




Some such entrance tests held in the country for admission to the course are:

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  GATE
  
  food technology entrance exam
  


• 
  AIJEE: All India Joint Entrance Exams
  


• 
  IIS: The Indian Institute of Science entrance exams
  


• 
  Indian Institute of Technology Entrance Exam
  


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  Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology IICPT Entrance Exam
  


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  AIJEE: All India Joint Entrance Exams
  


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  JEE: Joint Entrance Exams
  


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  CFTRI: Central Food Technology Research Institute
  


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  Allahabad University entrance exams
  


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  University of Madras entrance test
  


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  University of Calcutta entrance test
  


• 
  Andhra University entrance test
  


• 
  Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology entrance test
  

Syllabus




Food ChemistryUnit Operations in Food ProcessingPrinciples of Food EngineeringDairy TechnologyFood MicrobiologyTechnology of Fruits and VegetablesPrinciples of Food Processing & PreservationLab-III (Dairy Technology)Lab-I (Food Microbiology)Lab-IV (Fruits and Vegetables Analysis)Lab-II (Food Preservation)Program Elective I




Technology of CerealsProgramme Elective ITechnology of Meat, Fish and PoultryPackaging TechnologyLab-V (Chemistry and Technology of Cereals)Pulses & Oilseeds TechnologyProgram Elective IITechnology of BeveragesIn-Plant Training-Program Elective IIProgram Elective IIIFood Standards and Quality AssuranceBioprocess TechnologyFood AdditivesFood BiotechnologyNutrition and Health




In Gate 2019, the qualifying marks for M.Tech in life science (XL) was:




General-29.9




OBC (NCL)-26.9




SC, ST & PwD-19.9




you may expect a cutoff similar to previous years.




To know about cutoffs of previous years for XL check the link below.






Https://www.google.com/amp/s/engineering.careers360.com/articles/gate-cutoff/amp






Hope this helps.

Loyola College, Chennai

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