Professional Certification in Food Technology (PCFT)

Food technology blends chemistry, biology, and engineering to safely process, preserve, package, and distribute food. Students learn to extend shelf life, scale up recipes for mass production, create new food products, and meet strict global safety and nutritional standards.

Food Technology is a multidisciplinary field consisting of study of selection, packaging, preservation, processing, distribution, and use of safe, nutritious, and wholesome food.

It is about: - Understanding and solving the problems of developing a safe, healthy, and nutritious food. - Testing the quality and safety of food products. - Inventing novel products using new ingredients. - Designing processes.

Our Food Technology programme is designed in such a way that it helps students and professionals explore new food sources, discover new ways to formulate processed foods safe and devise new ways to process, store, preserve and distribute food.

Programme Structure

Module 1: Chemical processes and interactions of Biological Components

Module 2: Microbial Analysis of Food

Module 3: Bioprocess Engineering

Module 4: Food Processing and Preservation technology

Module 5: Unit Operations in Food Processing

Module 6: Food Packaging and Casing

Module 7: Legal framework and Protocols in Food Industry

Module 8: FSMS Implementation approach

Module 9: Analytical measures and Quality Control

Module 10: Product Development and Formulation Techniques

Module 11: Food Distribution network overview

Module 12: Industry Based case study

Eligibility

Graduates in any discipline are eligible for our Post Graduate Diploma, Executive Diploma and Professional Certifications Programmes. 10+2 pass-outs are eligible for our Under Graduate Diploma and Diploma holders of two to three years course duration are also eligible for the PG Diploma.

Programme Duration

The minimum duration to complete the Professional Certification programme is 6 months and maximum is 12 months.

Programme Mode

Registration is currently open for Part-time (Online Live Classes) mode.

Examination & Certification

All the participants are obliged to timely submit completed assessment assignments (during the programme, usually after every module) and appear for an online exam at the end of the programme. After successful completion, the participants will be awarded Post Graduate Diploma/Executive Diploma in Food Science and Technology by Faculty of Food Safety and Quality, IGMPI. For all the above-mentioned modules elaborate programme material, self-assessment assignments and project work details would be provided by the Institute from time to time. Details get updated on the webpage as well.

Discipline in Classes and Examination

Every student is required to observe a disciplined behaviour during her/his classes, assessments & examinations and to follow instructions from the Professors. Any act of indiscipline may result into discredit & it will be mentioned in her/his academic report.

Placement Assistance & Corporate Relations

For the Post Graduate Diploma and Undergraduate Diploma Programmes, we will provide placement assistance after the completion of the programme. The Institute has partnered with many organizations for providing placement assistance to its students. The robust placement cell comprises senior level Human Resources professionals and Talent Acquisition experts which maintains close links with business and industry. The efforts of our placement cell also include helping with professional resume writing, interview skills & conducting mock interviews etc.

In recent months the Institute has witnessed more and more participation from professionals working with global healthcare like , Jhpiego, SELCO Foundation, TATA Foundation, Samarthan NGO, PSI, UNICEF, WHO, HCL Foundation, IPE Global, Optum, PATH, AIIMS, Action against Hunger, Ekta Shakti Foundation, Seva Foundation, India HIV-AIDS Alliance, HLFPPT, Deepak Foundation, Novartis, LalPath Labs Ltd., Fortis Healthcare Ltd., HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd., Indraprastha Medical Corporation Ltd., Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd., Piramal Enterprises Ltd., Wockhardt Ltd., Cactus Communications, Public Health Foundations of India, Cytel, Religare Health Insurance Company Ltd., Deloitte, DuPont Sustainable Solutions, Bain & Company, Alvarez & Marsal, McKinsey & Company, etc. The IGMPI’s Corporate Resource Division actively recommends our students and training participants for various job requirements and specialized roles to Human Resource, Talent Acquisition as well as the heads of various departments in Pharmaceutical, Healthcare industries on regular basis.

Future career prospects

Food Technologist can work in various parts of the economy but most especially agro-allied industries, food processing/production, and research organizations. They can expect to find employment in the food industry (both national and international), Research Institutes and government agencies in areas such as food manufacturing, food safety, food analysis, brewing, cereals and baking, dairy products, minimally processed fruits and vegetables, food additives, product development, sensory evaluation and winemaking.

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Last date for submitting completed Application Form: 20^th Aug 2026.

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