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Program Details

M. Sc. Food Technology (Specialization in Forensic Food Analysis)

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School of Engineering & Technology

Program Code

RDFT

Level

Post Graduate

Duration

2 Year
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Program Overview

Food safety has remained a global priority issue for every country. Food adulteration, Food contamination, Food product con-terfeiting, Food poisoning and Food Crime, Damage to Food product related intellectual property rights are key concerns for the entire food sector and consumers. National Forensic Sciences University has established Food Testing and Research infrastructure to tackle major food safety issues prevailing in today's scenario The specially designed curriculum for this unique program is specific to the investigative approach where basic knowledge of general science and food sciences provides an added advantage to the enrolling candidates. Apart from forensic food analysis, students also get knowledge of advanced technologies, upcoming trends of food and nutraceutical industries. Since inception of this program, every year NFSU is making progress with this program to newer heights, new research, new collaborations and new applications in this upcoming specialized domain.

Semester Sr no CourseCode Course CourseCredit
Sem-1 1 RDFT01 Forensic Science & Law 4
Sem-1 2 RDFT02 Food Microbiology 4
Sem-1 3 RDFT03 Advanced Analytical Methods-I 4
Sem-1 4 RDFT04 Food Chemistry 4
Sem-1 5 RDFT05 Food Product Regulations 4
Sem-1 6 RDFT06 Laboratory Practical - I 4
Sem-2 1 RDFT07 Forensic Food Analysis 4
Sem-2 2 RDFT08 Food Processing Technology 4
Sem-2 3 RDFT09 Food Toxicology 4
Sem-2 4 RDFT10 Advanced Analytical Methods-II 4
Sem-2 5 RDFT11 Elective-I 4
Sem-2 6 RDFT12 Laboratory Practical - II 4
Sem-3 1 RDFT13 Food Packaging and Preservation 4
Sem-3 2 RDFT14 Nutraceuticals and Health Foods 4
Sem-3 3 RDFT15 Food safety and Quality Management 2
Sem-3 4 RDFT16 Elective-II 4
Sem-3 5 RDFT17 Minor Project 4
Sem-4 1 RDFT19 Major Project 20

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CourseType Intake Tution Fees (INR, Per Semester)
Government 30 65000

Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor’s degree in Science / Medicine / Engineering/ Pharmacy/ Dentistry/ Ayush with at least 55% for General/OBC/EWS category candidates and 50% or equivalent for SC/ST and PwD category.