Bachelor in Food Technology

• Four-year program under Tribhuvan University designed to build competence in food science, engineering, processing, quality control, and food plant management through theory, laboratory work, industrial training, and dissertation.

• Integrates food chemistry, microbiology, engineering, preservation, product technology, quality control, sensory analysis, and food plant operations.
• Focus on scientific principles of food behavior, industrial processing, product formulation, safety assurance, packaging, and storage.
• Includes applied physics, chemistry, microbiology, statistics, engineering, biochemistry, nutrition, and industrial management.
• Revised curriculum operates in a semester system with 140 credit hours, industrial tour, 45-day in-plant training, and dissertation.
• Strong industry alignment and demand due to growth in food manufacturing, safety regulations, and processing industries.

Curricular Structure in Table (Semester System)

Overall Structure: 8 Semesters / 140 Credits

Practical Components

Year-wise Curriculum Summary

Year 1 – Foundations

Year 2 – Core Principles

Year 3 – Product Technology

Year 4 – Advanced Applied Work

Features
• Semester system with 43 total subjects
• Strong laboratory and industrial exposure
• 7-day industrial tour and 45-day internship
• 8th-semester dissertation
• Updated curriculum reflecting current food industry needs
• Integration of engineering, microbiology, chemistry, biochemistry, nutrition, and management
• Balanced focus on theory, practical, research, and industry application

Fee (Tentative)
• NPR 518,000

Admission Process
• Eligibility: Minimum second division in +2 Science or Certificate Level in Food/Lab Technology
• Apply for TU B.Tech Food Entrance Examination
• Selection strictly on entrance merit
• Required during admission:
– +2/ISc/Certificate mark sheet & character certificate
– SEE/SLC certificate
– Citizenship copy
– Entrance admit card
– Reservation documents (if applicable)
• Seats allocated campus-wise based on merit ranking

Job Prospects
• Quality assurance officer
• Production supervisor
• Food plant technologist
• Laboratory analyst
• R&D technician
• Packaging and preservation technologist
• Product development assistant
• Food safety and hygiene inspector
• Public health and nutrition projects
• NGOs/INGOs working in food and nutrition
• Dairy, beverage, bakery, cereal, meat, and confectionery industries
• Opportunities for MSc Food Technology, Nutrition, Biotechnology