Friday, March 29, 2013

NIFTEM Admission Notice for B. Tech., M. Tech., Ph.D. Programmes 2013


National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management
Deemed to be University (De-novo Category) under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 and
An Autonomous Institution under Ministry of Food Processing Industries, GOI Plot No. 97, Sector- 56, HSIIDC Estate, Kundli, Distt. Sonepat, Haryana- 131028
Website: www.niftem.ac.in.  E-mail: admission@niftem.ac.in.  Telefax: 0130-2219789


Admission Notice for B. Tech., M. Tech., Ph.D. Programmes

FOOD PROCESSING: An Emerging Career Option

ABOUT NIFTEM
NEW INITIATIVES OF NIFTEM

Skill Development Extension and Outreach
SME Upgradation
Technology Enterprise Incubation
National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) was conceptualized by Government of India on persistent demand of the food industry to have an Apex Organisation as a One Stop Solution Provider for the various problems of the sector. Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), Government of India, has set up this institute with an initial investment of about Rs 500 crore (US $100 million). The Institute is spread over an area of 100 acre at a prime location in close proximity of North Delhi - Haryana border on NH-1. The Institute intends to act as an international centre of excellence in the area of Food Technology and Management. NIFTEM has been recognized as a Deemed to be University under De-novo Category by Ministry of Human Resource Development under University Grants Commission Act, 1956.

MANDATE OF NIFTEM
NIFTEM has mandate to work as Sector Promotion Organisation/Business Promotion Organisation of the food processing sector. The major objectives of NIFTEM are:
To work as One Stop Solution Provider to all the problems of the food processing sector.
To work for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Development for the sector.
• To facilitate Business Incubation Services.
To conduct Frontier Area Research and foster Innovation for development of the Sector.
To develop World Class Managerial Talent coupled with advanced knowledge in Food Science and Technology.
To function as a Knowledge Repository.
To work for up-gradation of SME food processing clusters.

ACTIVITY FOCUS OF NIFTEM
• Education and Research
Consultancy

WORLD CLASS EDUCATION IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
State of art infrastructure and equipment.
Teaching labs of international standards encompassing 7223.4 mJ area.
• State-of-the-art research labs under establishment.
Modem classrooms with interactive board, projection system and lecture recording facility.
Acclaimed Faculty with Global Exposure.
Video conferencing facility for interaction with foreign teachers.

NIFTEM KNOWLEDGE CENTRE (NKC)
A multi-level five storey State-of-the-Art Library, Niftem Knowledge Centre (NKC) is set up with a carpet area of 5474 Sqmt. NKC is housed in aesthetically designed boat shaped signature building of the NIFTEM campus. The aim of the NKC is to cater to the needs of industry, all stakeholders, general public, students, research scholars and the faculty members of the university. The highlights of the facilities at NKC are given below:
Equipped with 3M's EM-RFID for security system.
Self issue/return, automatic inventory control
VTLS-Virtua's Integrated Library Management for Library Automation.
Collection of over 10000 print books, 188 print periodicals, 180 CD-ROMs/DVDs, 9000 e-journals, 3000 e-books, 600 ISO standards on Food Technology and allied subjects.
Research and Reference Service, Database Access & Retrieval, Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC),
Online access to over 9000 e-joumals/books.

INNOVATIVE CONCEPTS IN EDUCATION AT NIFTEM      INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS
Village Adoption Programme (VAP):
A unique approach to pervade Food Processing Technologies and NIFTEM's message to the least developed villages of India.
Students are divided into groups of 5 to 7 immediately after joining B. Tech/ M. Tech. programmes at NIFTEM.
Each group adopts a village anywhere in India and nurses it during their entire programme.

Aims of VAP are:
To create a symbiotic learning environmentfor students
Enlighten the students to grass root problems of villages and of food chain
Inculcating the capabilities suiting to emerging job markets in food supply chain and to develop entrepreneurship spirit
Making village community acquainted with advance knowledge on agro food production and processing technology

International Grain Processing Research Centre: The centre has the
mandate of training, teaching, research and technology transfer in the area of: Primary (shelling, milling, dehusking etc.) and Secondary (breakfast cereals, multigrain products, whole grain products etc.) grain processing and to come up with novel uses of grains through grain starch research, modification of starch, extruded specialties, including fermentation technology applied to cereals and development of value added products etc. The centre is going to organize an international short term training programme on 'Extrusion Processing - Technology, Applications and Business Development for the Indian Food and Feed Market'on April 8-10,2013 with Kansas State University, USA& M/s Wenger, USA.

International Bakery Research and Training Centre: The International
Bakery Centre shall facilitate experiential learning and product development for the Baking Industry of India. It would conduct research on the problems of the Baking Industry. The centre would also train the people and upgrade their skills to achieve quality in the bakery units.

International Centre of Excellence on Food Safety and Quality:
Being a public funded institution and in its role of Single Solution Provider, NIFTEM has come forward to take initiatives to establish a state of art Centre of Excellence to work on Food Quality and Safety issues. Functional areas of the centre are as under:
Process development and process validation.
Quality control and quality assurance.
Quality systems and systems certification.
Surveillance and monitoring of food borne outbreaks.
Risk prioritization
Food functionality, toxicity and efficacy
• Analysis and certifications

Other Initiatives
• Setting up of Chair Professors' in Collaboration with FSSAI, NHB and other Industries.
• Centre for Entrepreneurship Development & Centre for Corporate Resource Division

STUDENT'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROGRAMME
• Right from their first year itself, every year ten meritorious students of B. Tech and five of M. Tech programmes of NIFTEM are sent to foreign universities on student exchange programme of Academic learning with 100% fare. Other students in order of merit are paid 50% and 25% fare.
• Each programme is a unique blend of technology and management
• Innovative globally benchmarked curriculum.
• Innovative approach for teaching through e-contents.
• Catering socio-technical issues through a unique Village Adoption Programme.
• Regular Interactive sessions with top professionals and mangers of food industry.
• Experiential learning opportunity through industry internship.

LIFE AT NIFTEM CAMPUS
• Fully residential campus with separate hostel facilities for girls and boys.
• Entire campus is planned to be a High-Tech Wi-Fi campus.
• Upcoming facilities include Auditorium, Amphi Theatre, Recreational Area/Gymnasium, Health Club, Swimming Pool etc.
• Green campus with duly planned walking/jogging/ cycling tracks.
• Medical facility in the campus.
• Self contained campus with facilities like post office, bank, and an upcoming market complex.

CAREER OPPORTUNITY IN FOOD SECTOR
Indian Food industry is growing at a rate of 15.9% p.a. as compared to the total industrial growth of 3.7%, in the country. The food processing sector had attracted a foreign direct investment (FDI) of 188.67 million USS in 2010-11. Food Industry is going to be a major employer in the coming future. Job prospects for graduates and post-graduates of NIFTEM are extremely bright and would be comparable to the best in other economic sectors of the country. Some career opportunities could be:
Food Process Engineer
Food Ingredient Manager
Food Regulatory Specialist
Nutrition Specialist
Food Fermentation Specialist
Retail or Supply Chain Manager
Entrepreneurship
Product Development Scientist
Sensory Scientist
Food Microbiologist
Food Analyst
Quality Control Supervisor
• NIFTEM has entered into Memorandum of Understandings with Wagenigen University, the Netherlands, Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA and University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA for mutual cooperation in the field of faculty/ students exchange programme, research and other subjects of common interest.
• The Institute is likely to sign similar MoUs with about ten more eminent foreign Universities/Institutions.

INNOVATION FUND FOR STDUENTS
• NIFTEM has conceptualized creation of an Innovation Fund for the students
• Innovative projects submitted by the students costing upto Rs. 15.00 lakh are normally funded
• Limit can be exceeded in case of highly deserving projects

NIFTEM INDUSTRY FORUM
• NIFTEM Industry Forum isone of the policy advisory body
• It consists of representatives of Micro, Small, Medium and Large Industries in Food Processing Sector.
• It envisages the NIFTEM's Agenda for the future for Teaching, Research, Entrepreneurship Development, Skill Development, Consultancy to the Industry and also SME Up gradation.

RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Representatives from esteemed academic/ research institutions, Government bodies and professionals from micro, small, medium & large industries dealing in food processing are the member of RDC in an advisory capacity for guiding on research initiative at NIFTEM. Main aims and objectives of RDC are to:
• Lay down a road map research in NIFTEM for next 10 years
• Identify industry problems those need to be taken upas research topics
• Identifying collaborators, approaches, and technologies that may improve research at NIFTEM
• Facilitating in commercialization of intellectual property
• Identify funding sources for research



Admission Notice 2013-14

NIFTEM invites applications from eligible candidates for admission to the following academic programmes at its Kundli campus:

A. UNDER GRADUATE PROGRAMME
Four years regular B. Tech. degree in Food Technology and Management. Eligibility (As per JEE- 2013)
Only those candidates who have passed their Class 12th Exam or any other qualifying examination in 2011 or 2012: or those who are appearing in their Class 12th Exam in 2013. Subject combinations required in the qualifying examination shall be as under: Physics, Mathematics and one of the subjects from Chemistry, Bio-technology, Computer Science, Biology along with 50% marks in total including all subjects. Besides a candidate must be appearing in JEE (Main) - 2013.

Selection Process
The selection of students will be made based on All India Rank of JEE-2013. Counseling for admission will be done by NIFTEM admission cell.

Number of Seats
For Indian Nationals: 180 (reservation as per government norms, please refer brochure for details)
For Foreign Nationals: 27 (Including students from south east countries & Indian worker in Gulf countries)

Scholarships and Financial Support
Merit scholarship and fellowships for up to 10% students in a programme.
Earn while you learn programme

B. FIVE POST GRADUATE PROGRAMMES
Two years regular M. Tech. degree in 1. Food Supply Chain Management 2. Food Safety and Quality Management 3. Food Process Engineering and Management 4. Food Plant Operations Management 5. Food Technology and Management.
Eligibility
Four Years Bachelor's Degree or Master's degree in relevant discipline with minimum 60% marks in aggregate. For additional programme wise requirements, please refer admission brochure to be made available on the website shortly.
Selection process
The admission to all five M. Tech. programmes of NIFTEM will be based on the merit formed through a valid GATE score.
After the admission of eligible GATE qualified candidates, the remaining seats, if any, will be filled by non GATE candidates on the basis of an Entrance Test and Interview to be conducted by NIFTEM.
Number of seats
For Indian Nationals: 18 in each M. Tech. programme (reservation as per government norms, please refer brochure for details)
For Foreign Nationals: 3 in each M. Tech. programme (Including students from south east countries & Indian worker in Gulf countries)
Fellowship Rs. 8000/- Per month (to GATE qualified candidate- Indian Nationals Only)

C. Ph. D. PROGRAMME
NIFTEM offers Ph.D. programmes in following areas.
a. Agriculture and Environment Sciences b. Basic and Applied Sciences c. Engineering d. Food Business Management and Entrepreneurship e. Food Science and Technology Number of seats
For Indian Nationals: 2 in each of the five programmes (reservation as per government norms, please refer brochure for details)
For Foreign Nationals: 3 in total (Including students from south east countries & Indian
workerin Gulf countries)
Eligibility
Master Degree in a relevant discipline with at least 60% marks at Masters. Preference will be given to NET/GATE qualified candidates.
Selection Process: Through an All India Test to be organized by NIFTEM at NIFTEM campus - Kundli, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Gauhati, Allahabad, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Srinagar. For details refer to admission brochure 2013.
Fellowship: The NET/GATE qualified candidates selected through the above process shall be allowed to enroll for Ph.D. degree program at NIFTEM and it shall provide a NIFTEM Ph.D. Fellowship (Rs 16000,18000 and 20000 per month in the first, second and third year). Those without NET/GATE shall be provided with NIFTEM Ph.D. scholarship (Rs 12000 per month).


Knowledge Centre (Library)
Laboratory
Computer Lab

HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates will apply online at www.niftem.ac.in, with effect from 28.03.2013. All applicants are advised to go through the admission brochure before filling the form. The Brochure will be made available online on 27.03.2013. Candidates are required to take printout of application completion of on line application filling process. Printed application should be sent by registered/speed post/ in person to Head, Admission Cell, NIFTEM, Plot No. 97, Sector 56, HSIIDC Industrial Estate, Kundli -131 028, District: Sonepat, Haryana, so as to reach at the destination on or before the due date of respective programme as detailed in brochure. Print copy must carry a duly pasted passport photo along with signature of the candidate and parents/guardian at appropriate place. The application must also carry a non-refundable application fee, if not paid online, in form of DD only of Rs 1000 (General/OBC) and Rs 500 (SC/ST). All DD should be in favour of 'NIFTEM' payable at SBI, Branch -NIFTEM Campus Kundli (Branch Code 15479).

SUSHIL KUMAR
REGISTRAR
Important Dates
Last Date of Receipt of Applications
1. B.Tech
Online  19.06. 2013
Hard Copy 26.06. 2013
2. M.Tech
Online 12.06. 2013
Hard Copy 19.06. 2013
3. Ph. D.
Online  15.05. 2013
Hard Copy 26.05. 2013

Entrance Test - For admission to:
1. M. Tech (Non-GATE) Candidates at NIFTEM Campus  To be notified on institute website after 05.07.2013
2. Ph. D. Entrance Exam (Agency to be identified for the conduct of Entrance Examination Test)  30.06.2013

B. Tech 1st Counselling of Candidates 15.07.2013
Interview for M. Tech (GATE) 02.07.2013
1st Counselling M. Tech (GATE) 03.07.2013
B. Tech 2nd Counselling of Candidates 17.07. 2013
2nd Counselling M. Tech(GATE), , if required 05.07. 2013
B. Tech 3rd Counselling of Candidates, if required 20.07. 2013
3rd Counselling M. Tech(GATE), if required Date will be announced on institute website

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Ali said...

What is the process of taking admission in NIFTEM. i have done my b.tech & i want to do m.tech from here.