Admission to food technology courses is done based on marks scored in the entrance exam, which can be an all India exam or an exam held specifically by the Institute.

Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology conducts entrance examination, called IICPT, to enrol students to undergraduate food technology courses offered by it.

Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) is a common entrance exam conducted at the national level to secure admission into undergraduate food technology courses offered by reputable colleges in India.

Following are the reputable Indian colleges offering food technology courses:

University of Delhi, New Delhi

Central Food Research Technological Research Institute in Mysore, Karnataka

Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University in Aurangabad, Maharashtra

The University of Madras in Chennai, Tamil Nadu

The University of Calcutta in Kolkata, West Bengal

Andhra University in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Jadavpur University in Kolkata, West Bengal

Mahatma Gandhi University in Kottayam, Kerala

The University of Bombay in Mumbai, Maharashtra

Manipur University in Imphal, Manipur