College of Food Technology

College of Food Technology, VNMKV, Parbhani offers UG programme B. Tech (Food Technology) which fulfils the ICAR guidelines and other recommendations. The College offering degree programmes as per recommendations of Deans Committees/VCI/BSMA are elig ommendations of Deans Committees/VCI/BSMA are eligible for ICAR accreditation. The course curricular and syllabus of UG programme of B. Tech (Food Technology) is restructured by the Vth Deans Committee of ICAR, New Delhi and to be implemented from the year 2017-18. This degree programme is designed for a period of four years after 12th Science with the credit load of 185 (92+93) to enable the students to acquire need based and refined knowledge and skills in the field of Food Technology. The credit load of 185 proposed to equate the B. Tech. (Food Technology) degree programme. Brief History Food Science and Technology lies in the fact that it has the capability and creditability to provide more food through apt scientific conservation, eliminating avoidable losses and making available more nutritious safe food and high value products from low grade raw materials by processing, preservation, packaging, transport, marketing and also to produce by-products by utilization of waste and using an integral approach. It enables the creation of agro-based industries to produce value added products assuring the greater financial returns and generating employment opportunities, and in turn will provide a greater potential to revival in rural economy. However, it should be born in mind that the technology varies with the commodity and also is location specific. Thus, modernization of post-harvest operations and agro-processing industries through appropriate technology has a vital role to play in national economy in general and rural economy in particular. To materialize this vital and novel idea, Prof. D. K. Salunkhe, an eminent educationalist and researcher and the former Vice-Chancellor of this University had proposed to establish a College of Agricultural Technology. The College of Agricultural Technology was sanctioned by the Government of Maharashtra in 1975 and the full fledge College of Agricultural Technology was established in May 1976 as one of the constituent college, of this University, first of its kind in the country to fulfil the academic and practical aspirations of the people of Maharashtra. It is one of the unique and premier institutions particularly in concern with food technology education, research and extension in the field of Food Science and Technology and also offering B. Tech (Food Science) degree programme of four years duration including In-plant Training of one semester in food and allied industries. ...view more