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Food is the ultimate reason for the very existence of human beings. The Indian food industry is poised for huge growth, increasing its contribution to world food trade every year. In India, the food sector has emerged as a high growth and huge profit sector due to its immense potential for value addition, particularly within the food processing industry.

With emerging new companies in the food industry with their innovative products, it is going to throw immense potential for the graduates of food related courses.

College of Food Technology
The College of Food Technology, Thumburmuzhy, 15 kms from Chalakkudy town, Thrissur was started at 7 September 2015 under the Faculty of Dairy Science and Technology as a constituent college under Kerala Veterinary and Animal Science University offering four year degree programme in B Tech Food Technology.

Mode of Selection
The candidates admitted to this course are selected through the Common Engineering Entrance Examination (KEAM) conducted by the Govt of Kerala. The candidates should have completed plus two or its equivalent examination with Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics as optional subjects and should have secured an aggregate of 50% marks or above in these subjects in the qualifying examination. The candidates can choose their option for this course among other graduate courses in engineering. The number of seats per batch is limited to 20.

Syllabus Followed
The course curriculum for B Tech (Food Technology) is so designed to make students competent in the food industry. The four year degree programme follows the syllabus approved by the IVth Deans Committee recommendations of the ICAR. The course is offered for duration of four years comprising of eight semesters of which the last semester is set apart for experiential learning.  The total credits have been apportioned to Food Engineering, Food Technology, Food Chemistry, Food Microbiology and Food Business Management with due weightage for each.

Work Experience Programme
The students pursuing B Tech (Food Technology) have to undergo two work experience courses- Hands on training-cum-Experiential learning in the experiential food processing plant and In plant training at a large scale commercial Food processing plant for 100 days during their final year as a part of the requirement for the degree programme.