National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management - Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T)

• To serve as a national institution for research, education and training in the area of post harvest processing of crops of wetlands and storm prone regions.
• To undertake basic, applied and adoptive research in post-production sector of cyclone/storm prone areas and wetlands, also including plantation, spices and other important crops.
• To act as a national organization for information on post-production systems of mandated crops.
• To undertake transfer of technology, consultancy and analytical services for raw and processed agricultural commodities.
• To establish linkages with related processing industries and other academic as well as R&D institutions for achieving its goals effectively.

• Gaining an increased understanding of living organisms with a view to increasing its application in the grain industry.
• Developing a strong human resource capacity for the processing industry.
• Providing a sound scientific basis for decision making in food security, safe environment and addressing the concerns of the consumers.
• Generate and upgrade the scientific knowledge in the area of food grains for maximizing, conservation and utilization of food grains.
• Value addition to the food grains and development of food products with safety through the application of newer technologies by R&D work.
• Assist the existing industries for better performance in terms of efficient functioning, by-product utilization and effluent management.
• Promote growth of new food industry, entrepreneurship, upgrading the skill of industrial manpower and management by imparting training programme.
• Storage of grains, insect pest management and safeguarding the quality of food grains and products.
• Shelf-life improvement of food grains/products by packaging and improved technology.
• Environmental protection and work safety measures in food industries

• Gaining an increased understanding of living organisms with a view to increasing its application in the grain industry.
• Basic, applied and adoptive research and development in post harvest processing, preservation and value addition of cereal grains, pulses, millets and oil seeds, and crops of wetlands and storm prone regions, including plantation, spices and other important crops.
• Research and development for creating environment friendly methods of utilizing the vast biomass in the country and food industrial wastes for increased economic returns of the producers and processors.
• Education and training for creating strong human resource capacities for the food processing industry and academic institutions in the country.
• Training for upgrading the skills of academicians, research students and food processing entrepreneurs and manpower for promoting growth of new food industry and entrepreneurship in the country.
• Consultancy to existing food industries or for creation of new food industries for better performance, efficient functioning, and for by-product and waste utilization and effective effluent management.
• Act as a National Institute for the information generation and flow on post harvest processing, preservation and value addition of foods and to create linkages with related industries, academic and R&D Institutions across the country and around the world, and
• Analytical services to food industries and research institutes for testing the food and other organic samples and providing reports on the proximate and ultimate compositions.

Academic Programs of NIFTEM-T

NIFTEM-T Selection Procedure

• Only those candidates who have appeared in JEE (Main) (Paper-1) will be eligible for getting admission at NIFTEM-T. 
• JEE appeared candidates who have passed 12th Examination with aggregate 55% marks for GEN, 50% marks for OBC Candidates and merely passed for reserved category (SC/ST/Pwd) candidates are eligible to get admission at NIFTEM-T. 

• Selection is Purely Based on All India Rank of JEE (Main) through a Institute counselling system.
• Reservation policy based on government norms.

• Candidate Should have passed a 4 years B.E./B.Tech degree in any of the following discipline like Food Technology/Food Process Engineering /Agricultural Engineering/Agricultural and Food Engineering/Food Technology and Management/ Food Processing and Preservation Technology/Dairy Technology/ Food Science and Technology/Food Processing Technology/Post Harvest Technology. 
• A candidate who has undergone course credit system with a minimum OGPA of 3.00 out of 4.00 or 7.00 out of 10 or 70% aggregate alone is eligible to apply. However for SC/ST candidates a pass in the qualifying degree is sufficient. Selection Criteria: 

• Selection is purely based on merit basis only. 
• Ranking will be done based on undergraduate marks (30% weightage) and NIFTEM-T Entrance Examination (70% weightage). 
• NIFTEM-T Entrance Examination will be conducted only at NIFTEM Thanjavur main campus 
• Reservation policy based on government norms

• Candidate should have passed a 4 years Bachelor’s degree in any of the following discipline like Food Technology/Food Process Engineering /Agricultural Engineering/Agricultural and Food Engineering/Food Technology and Management/ Food Processing and Preservation Technology/Dairy Technology/ Food Science and Technology/Food Processing Technology/Post Harvest Technology/Home Science/Food Science and Nutrition/Food Science and Quality Control. 
• A candidate who has undergone course credit system with a minimum OGPA of 3.00 out of 4.00 or 7.00 out of 10 or 70% aggregate alone is eligible to apply. However for SC/ST candidates a pass in the qualifying degree is sufficient. 

• Selection is purely based on merit basis only. l Ranking will be done based on undergraduate marks (30% weightage) and NIFTEM-T Entrance Examination (70% weightage). 
• NIFTEM Entrance Examination will be conducted only at NIFTEM-T Thanjavur main campus. Reservation policy based on government norms.

• Candidate should have passed a 4 years Bachelor’s degree in any of the following discipline like Food Technology/Food Process Engineering /Agricultural Engineering/ Agricultural and Food Engineering/Food Technology and Management/Food Processing and Preservation Technology/Food Science and Technology/Food Processing Technology/Post Harvest Technology/Home Science/Food Science and Nutrition/Food Science and Quality Control/Microbiology, Industrial & Applied Microbiology, Chemistry with the proven knowledge in Food Science. 
• A candidate who has undergone course credit system with a minimum OGPA of 3.00 out of 4.00 or 7.00 out of 10 or 70% aggregate alone is eligible to apply. However for SC/ST candidates a pass in the qualifying degree is sufficient.

• Selection is purely based on merit basis only. 
• Ranking will be done based on undergraduate marks (30% weightage) and NIFTEM-T Entrance Examination (70% weightage). 
• NIFTEM Entrance Examination will be conducted only at Thanjavur main campus l Reservation policy based on government norms.

• Should have passed a 4 years bachelors and a 2 years M.E./M.Tech degree in any of the following discipline like Food Technology/Food Science and Technology/ Food Safety and Quality Assurance/Food Science and Nutrition/Food Science and Quality Control/Food Process Engineering / Food Processing Technology / Process and Food Engineering/Food Technology and Management. 
• A candidate who has undergone course credit system with a minimum OGPA of 3.00 out of 4.00 or 7.00 out of 10 or 70% aggregate alone is eligible to apply. However for SC/ST candidates a pass in the qualifying degree is sufficient. 

• Selection is purely based on merit basis only. l Ranking will be done based on undergraduate & postgraduate marks and short written test followed by Personal interview. 
• Short written test and Personal interview will be conducted only at NIFTEM Thanjavur main campus. Reservation policy based on government norms.