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Food Technology - A Good Career Option

by Ashwini Kumar Singh
Director - DREDS
(District Rural Education Development Society)
Gopalganj, Bihar.
dredsgopalganj@hotmail.com
October 16, 2004

 

 

Who should pursue it?

If you have analytical mind, keen observation, interest in chemistry and foodstuffs, you will find this field interesting. Interest in flavors, tastes, healthy foods and marketing will be of value.

Where will it take you?

Food technologists work in industries manufacturing mostly all kinds of foodstuff. They work for quality control in the manufacturing sector, supervising the production process. The manufacturing industries use their expertise in monitoring the storage, processing, hygiene, temperatures and experimenting for making new preparations.

Food technologists also work in hotels, hospitals, packaging industries, distilleries, soft drink factories, spices, cereals and rice mills.

Study Routes

Students after Class XII (PCB/ mathematics/agriculture) can pursue graduation in Food Technology.

Graduation in Food technology, chemical technology/chemistry, agricultural sciences, dairy technology/dairy sciences, can be followed by postgraduate in the subject.

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