Food Engineering branch has good scope in the future it offers decent opportunities and career prospects.

Ample amounts of job opportunities are available in front of Graduates in Government as well as Private sectors. Competition for job posts is less, since there are relatively lesser number of Colleges offering this course and thus lesser number of students pursuing it. Thus, landing a good job is relatively easy, when it comes to Food Processing and Technology field.

Talking about Government sector, the Department of Food and Public Distribution is a well known recruiter. Within that Government agency, posts like Food Inspector, Quality Assurance Officers etc are available. State sponsored Food processing plants also are known to hire graduates.

Average starting salary varies, depending upon the nature of the job (Government, Private or own venture). On an average, it is between 2.5-4 Lakh Rupees per year.

Some well known job posts available in front of B.E./B.Tech. Food Processing and Technology graduates are-

Food quality Inspector
Quality Assurance Officer
Plant Manager
Food Processing Equipment Designer
Purchase Manager


Good Luck!!