Master of Philosophy in Food Engineering and Technology is a minimum 1 or maximum 2 years advanced postgraduate research degree and generally awarded to graduate candidates after going through several rigorous years of original research. In India, there are a some universities and colleges offering the M.Phil. degree, and typically the duration of the program is two years long. During the study time candidates learn about the essentials needed in food production and its processing, which is the 5th largest industry in the world. Mainly the research degree course syllabus is covered through classroom study wherein subjects which deals with techniques used for cleaning food such as spray drying, juice concentrates, a broader study of preservatives and colorants, etc. A candidates who have M.Phil degree can get the job of a Quality Assurance Manager, Production Manager, Laboratory Supervisor, Food Packaging Manager or as a technician in food processing and packaging manufacturing or even as a research associate in premier institutes, universities and research and development units. M.Phil Food Engineering and Technology course consists of project work as applied to the course along with generating a thesis on the end of the program, the topic of which will be suggested by the faculty of the respective colleges.  

M.Phil (Food Engineering and Technology) Job Position:

• Food Chemist
• Food Technologist
• Food Processing Engineer
• Biomedical Engineer
• Food Inspector
• Product Development Scientist
• Quality Control & Assurance
• Toxicologist
• Food Researcher
• Agro Processing Engineer

M.Phil (Food Engineering and Technology) Employ Zone:

• Academics/University
• Sonai Dairy, Bunge India
• Nestle India, Doehlar India Pvt Ltd.