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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 course is about food process engineering and its process of preservation, saltation, and other processes to save food from bacteria. The course also makes the students learn how the food is processed and manufactured. It involves a particular means of technology to make the process complete in a proper manner. Therefore, students will also gain industrial applications that can be helpful in the workplace
Food process engineering is helpful to the candidate for using technology in terms of manufacturing foodies and their preservatives. As everyone needs food to survive there is a need to know the processing of food and the manufacturing process. The processing of food technology is laterally known to the candidate in the academy itself. Therefore, the candidate is gaining practical skills with learning the course
The course is introduced by Swayam academy, an online certified learning course initiated by the government to make a favour for the poor candidates who cannot afford to study in the institutes. The course certificate is equivalent to the institute certificate. The course is offered to learn for free of cost without the certificate. The certificate helps the candidate to increase their value during the hiring process
The Highlights
- Course completion certificate on successful completion
- Duration of 12 weeks
- Doubt resolution sessions
- Online discussion forums
- Course study materials with free access and printable
- Enhancement of practical skills and industry knowledge
Programme Offerings
- Online Video Lecture
- Multimedia projections
- Course study materials
- self assessment test
- assignments
- Online discussion forums
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Kharagpur |
Candidate should pay the below mentioned fee to get into the programme fundamentals of food process engineering:
- The total course fee to be paid by the candidate for the certificate is Rs.1000
- No need of paying any fee if the candidate need not want the certificate
Details | Amount to be paid in Rs. |
Non-certificate fee | Free of cost |
Certificate fee | Rs.1000 |
Eligibility Criteria
Certificate qualifying details
The course programme fundamentals of food process engineering conduct qualification exam for 100 marks and the candidate should get minimum qualifying marks to get the certificate. The exam has two sections namely the assignment section and ends semester exam so that candidate should get qualify in both sections separately to get the certificate
What you will learn
As the programme comes to an end, candidates will be able to learn about:
- Mechanical separation techniques for separating the food particles by using technology
- Heat and evaporation are mandatory for the food to get remove of unnecessary water
- Size reduction of food particles to make them lightweight and tastier than before
Who it is for
The programme is best suited for:
- The programme fundamentals of food process engineering are not only intended for particular candidates and any interested candidate can learn the course.
- Food process Engineer
- Dairy Process Engineer
- Agriculture engineer
Application Details
Candidate to get the admission in the programme he/she should follow the below steps:
Step-1: Candidate should visit the website of the programme using the following link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/
Step-2: Candidate will sign up or log in to the programme to find the registration link
Step-3: Registration link will be clicked by the candidate to get the admission
Step-4: Candidate if needs the certificate he/she should pay the fee in online and log in to the website to learn the course
Note: There is no mentioning of registration link in the programme and candidate will be notified after the update
The Syllabus
Evaluation process
The exam details for the qualifying exam are divided into sessions. One is the assignment session where candidates need to get a 25% average (10 marks) in 8 assignments out of 10 assignments. (25 marks) Another session is the end semester exam where the candidate should get 30 marks out of 75 marks. So that candidate will get the certificate. The candidate will be allotted slots to write the exam.
Note: candidates should get above minimum marks in two sessions to write the exam. The candidate will not get a certificate if he/she has qualified in only one session even if they scored 40marks out of 100
Instructors
IIT Kharagpur Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
In the exam there will be questions about the course and no outside questions will be asked in the exam.
No, it is not possible. Candidates should attend the exam mandatorily and no certificate is given without an exam or without qualifying for the exam.
No, currently swayam is not encouraged for international students to learn the course. It takes the Indian phone number of the candidate.
For a batch, there will be only one guide and only one guide manages the entire batch and takes the classes.
The course provides study materials, video lectures that are downloadable in the Swayam mobile application itself. So candidates can learn the course with ease.
There is a guide for a batch and candidates can clear the doubts from that guide from time to time.
No, it is not possible to allot a personal guide to each student as there are 1000+ students. But candidates can clear their doubts in online discussion forums.
Yes, with a candidate's choice, one can stop the course but the amount is not refunded. Also, the candidate can restart the course in the next batch.
No, the exam is allotted in slot wise and every candidate should attend the exam in the slotted time.
No, the candidate will not get any of the asked training but candidates can be made capable to get the job by emphasizing practical skills.