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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The Thermal Processing of Foods certification is a 12 weeks course. This certification course is available online on the provider platform of Swayam by NPTEL and IIT Guwahati. Thermal processing usually means controlling the temperature combination and the precise time for removing the microorganisms from food using the process of heating, and this course teaches the concepts involved in thermal processing to fulfill the projected of feeding 9.1 billion world population in the year 2050.
Thermal Processing of Foods training teaches the participants how safely, and keeping the food nutritious the ready-to-eat foods are thermally processed so that they have a long shelf-life, and cater to the goal of The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The final exam is conducted in the presence of a coordinator and the candidate’s performance in assignments guarantees the certificate for the engineering background students.
The Highlights
- 12 weeks course
- Elective course type
- Free online course
- Certificate of completion
Programme Offerings
- 12 weeks course
- Online Course
- completion certificate
- Credit Points
- free course
- Great Faculty
- assignments
- Final Exam
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Guwahati (IITG) |
The Thermal Processing of Foods certification fee is free, but if certificates are a must then Rs. 1000 has to be submitted on Swayam and attend an offline exam.
Thermal Processing of Foods Fee Structure
Description | Amount |
Programme Fee | Free |
Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualification
Candidates having any of the degrees like BTech, MSc, MTech, or Ph.D. from reputed academic and technical institutions are eligible.
Certification Qualifying Details
A Thermal Processing of Foods certification by NPTEL and IIT Guwahati shall be based on the total score of the candidates in assignments and during the final examination which is 10/25, and 30/75 respectively.
What you will learn
Thermal Processing of Foods certification syllabus introduces students to fundamental concepts like Milk pasteurization, Canning operations, Microwave, and radiofrequency heating, food process engineering, Food biosensors, Probiotics and nutraceuticals, Packaging considerations, and much more.
Who it is for
Below is the list of people eligible for application to this course:
- People who are already chemical engineers, or biotechnologists or even food engineers who can design thermal food processing technologies.
- Executives, researchers, or engineers from service and government organizations, manufacturing, and R&D laboratories who are enrolled for working with thermal food processing.
- Students who are MSc/ BTech/MTech or Ph.D. holders interested in learning thermal food processing technologies.
Admission Details
Here are steps for the Thermal Processing of Foods admission process:
Step 1: Follow the Swayam website: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_ag07/preview.
Step 2: Then the 'Sign-In/Register' button should be clicked.
Step 3: The button requires the students to complete the process of registration, and re-login.
Step 4: If certification is required, the participants shall have to fill an application form, by paying the exam fee.
The Syllabus
- Microbial growth and concerns in various foods
- Blanching
- Pasteurization
- Ultra-pasteurization
- Hot fill and UHT
- Thermal processing equipment
- Milk pasteurization
- Canning operations
- Temperature distribution and heat penetration
- Kinetics of reactions
- F value and process requirements
- Quality considerations and process optimization
- Shelf life studies
- Validation of heat processes
- Fundamentals of aseptic processing
- Aseptic equipment design
- Aseptic process design
- Microwave and radio frequency heating
- Ohmic heating
- Overview of non-thermal processing technologies
- Advanced separation processes
- High pressure
- Dialysis
- Ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis
- Nanofiltration
- Electrodialysis and membrane separation
- Various types of heat exchangers for food process engineering
- Various types of driers for food process engineering
- Importance and applications of extrusion technology in food processing
- Changes of properties and functional components of extruded foods
- Food biosensors
- Types of functional foods: Probiotics and nutraceuticals
- Packaging considerations: Barrier and mechanical properties of different food packaging materials
- Bio-composite/bio-nanocomposite materials for food packaging applications
- Sanitary components and requirements
- Regulatory considerations
Evaluation process
For the free programme, no exams are to be attended, but in the case where certification is required, both assignments, and exams are held. There are 12 kinds of assignments held out of which there are 8 on which the participants will have to secure an average of 25%. Moreover, during the offline final exam, the minimum marks that have to be secured are 75% out of 100. This means the candidates must have secured 10/25, and around 30/75 so that the total equally becomes 40/100. Failing to get the qualifying marks in any of the assignments or exams will result in the certificate getting canceled.
Instructors
IIT Guwahati (IITG) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Yes, this programme is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education.
The certification course’s category is Agricultural and Food Engineering.
3 credit points are awarded for this course.
The exam timings for afternoon sessions are 2 pm to 5 pm.
To date, one will only get electronic completion certificates.
The industry supports are Food Corporation of India, India Central Food Technological Research Institute, Amul and Institute of Food Security, and Central Warehousing Corporation, etc.