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One of the oldest food technology departments in the country — established 1971. B.Tech, M.Tech and Ph.D. programmes, pioneering work in soybean processing, and an FSSAI-registered Food Processing Centre.
Department of Food Science and Technology is one of the oldest Food Tech. departments in the country. It was carved out of Animal Science Department in 1971 as Department of Dairy Technology and was later named as Department of Food Science and Technology in 1973. Since then, this department is serving the country by producing excellent human resource, technologies and food products of significance. Former students of this department are serving at very senior positions in government sector, academia as well as in food industries.
It started M.Sc., Ph.D. and B.Sc. (Food Technology) programmes in the year 1975, 1983 and 2006, respectively. This department is well known for its pioneer work in the field of soybean processing and utilization. So far, 46 Ph. D., 278 M. Sc and 67 B. Sc. (Food Technology) students have completed their degree from this department.
To become a leading destination for students pursuing education and research in Food Science and Technology.
Sustenance and prosperity through food science and technology.
To generate best scientific and technical brains in food science and technology for Academia, Industry and Government.
Teaching, research & extension education in the area of Food Science and Technology with major emphasis on field &, horticultural crops & dairy products including their postharvest management, processing, value addition and waste utilization.
| Programme | Year of Start | No. of Students Passed Out | No. of Students on Roll |
|---|---|---|---|
| M.Sc. (Food Tech.) | 1975 | 285 | Prog. discontinued |
| Ph.D. (Food Tech.) | 1983 | 48 | 11 |
| B.Sc. (Food Tech.) | 2006 | 252 | Prog. discontinued |
| B.Tech. (Food Tech.) | 2020 | 29 | 76 |
| M.Tech. (Food Processing Tech.) | 2023 | -- | 05 |
| Ph.D. (Food Processing Tech.) | 2023 | -- | 03 |
The department has following well developed facilities: Faculty Rooms – 09, Office rooms – 01, Store – 01, Computer Facility – 12 Computers with internet facility, Departmental Library – 01, Lecture Rooms – 04.
Facilities i.e. Extruder, Dryer, Oil Expellers, Flour mills, Rice shellers, Rice polisher, Hammer mills, Low temperature spice grinding, Soy milk plant, tofu making facility, Pasteurizer, Steam jacketed kettles, Boiler, Juice extractors, filter press, Shrink wrapping mill, Hydraulic press, Planatary mixer, Double cone mixer, Dough maker, pulper, vacuum sealing packing machine, Crown corking machine, Vacuum filling machine etc.
Each profile carries the faculty member’s qualifications, research interests and publications.
| S.No. | Project Title | Funding Agency | PI & Co-PI | Duration | Total budget (Rs in lakh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bioefficacy Testing of 2% 1- Methyl Cyclo-propene (Smart Fresh Pro Tabs) on apple as Post-Harvest Treatment Under India Conditions (Project Code 2286) | Smart Fresh USA Through Tropical Agrosystems India Pvt Ltd. | SK Sharma - PI Anil Kumar – Co-PI | 10.54 | 2024-25 |
| 2 | Developing Nutrient - Enrichment Technologies & Products of Commercial Value in a Nutraceutical Food Crop, Buckwheat (Fagopyrum spp.) (Project Code 8045) | DBT, Govt. of India | Dr S.K. Sharma - PI Dr Sweta Rai - Co-PI | 99.70 | 2023-26 |
| 3 | Effect of Bovine Milk Exosomes Supplementation on Drug Induced Colitis and Gut Microbiota in Mice | Uttarakhand Council for Biotechnology | Dr Sweta Rai – PI Dr Aman Kamboj – Co PI | 6.30 | 2024-27 |
| 4 | Establishment of Common Incubation facility at GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand of Processing of Fruits, Frozen Vegetables & Desserts, Spices and Extruded Products (Project Code 8020) | Government of India, MoFPI, New Delhi | Dr S.K. Sharma - PI Dr Anil Kumar - Co-PI | 272.12 | 2021-2024 (Concluded) |
| 5 | Undertaking Capacity Building Programme of Prime Ministers Formalization of Micro Food Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme as State Level Technical Institution (SLTI) for Uttarakhand (Project Code 8025) | Government of India, MoFPI, New Delhi, Through SNA | Dr S.K. Sharma -PI Dr Prabhakaran - Co-PI Dr A Kushwaha- Co-PI Dr Vipul Gupta- Co-PI Dr Anil Kumar- Co-PI Dr Sweta Rai- Co-PI Dr Sabbu Sangeeta- Co-PI | 180.34 | 2021-24 (Concluded) |
| 6 | Testing of Bioefficacy of Ethephon 15 % WP on Mango and Banana as Post-Harvest Artificial Ripening Treatment Under Controlled Conditions | M/s J K Enterprises, Nasik, Maharashtra | Dr S.K. Sharma - PI Dr Anil Kumar - Co-PI | 13.63 | 2022-23 (Concluded) |
| 7 | Multilocation Testing of Bioefficacy of 12% 1-MCP (Methylcyclopropane) on Apple as Postharvest Treatment under Indian Conditions Project Code - 2206 | EcoPlants Co. Ltd. Korea through M/s Ecoplants India Private Limited, Haryana | Dr S.K. Sharma - PI Dr Sabbu Sangeeta - Co-PI | 34.692 | 2021-22 (Concluded) |
| 8 | Multilocation Trials for Providing Test Samples to Estimate Residue of 0.014% 1- Methylcyclopropane (Smart Fresh Inbox Sachet) on Apple as Post-harvest Treatment Under Indian Conditions Project Code - 2225 | AgroFresh Ltd., USA through M/s Tropical Agrosystem (India) Pvt. Ltd., Chennai | Dr S.K. Sharma - PI Dr Sweta Rai - Co-PI | 7.05 | 2021-22 (Concluded) |
| 9 | Testing of Bioefficacy of 1- Methylcyclopropene (Smart Fresh 3.3% VP) and 0.014% 1-Methylcyclopropene (Smart Fresh Inbox) on apple as Post-harvest Treatment Under Indian Conditions Project Code - 1928 | AgroFresh Ltd., USA through M/s Tropical Agrosystem (India) Pvt. Ltd., Chennai | Dr S.K. Sharma - PI | 8.03 | 2017-18 (Concluded) |
| 10 | Evaluation of Ice Battery System to be supplied by ITE Co. Ltd. for microbiological quality of raw milk during storage | ITE Co. Delhi | Anil Kumar | 4.95 | 2015-16 (Concluded) |
| 11 | Screening of fruit and vegetables varieties/ germplasm for direct consumption and production of value added processed products | GBPUAT Pantnagar | Dr CS Chopra - PI | 7.05 | 2012-13 (Concluded) |
