IIFPT, Thanjavur Admission 2024: Courses, Eligibility, Dates, Selection Process

Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

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Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology was established in the year 1967 in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The college is affiliated with Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Chennai.

IIFPT Thanjavur offers three courses viz. four-year duration B.Tech course in Food Processing Engineering, M.Tech of two-year duration in two specializations, and Ph.D. program of three-year duration.

The college offers online mode of the application process to the candidates through official website of the college.
Candidates who have passed 10+2 examination in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with minimum 45% marks are considered eligible to join B.Tech Course.
Admission to B.Tech program is done on the basis of JEE Main score.
The minimum eligibility of M.Tech admission is candidates must have completed BE or B.Tech in relevant discipline with at least 70% marks in aggregate.
Those who hold ME or M.Tech degree in any concerned discipline with minimum 70% marks are eligible to apply for admission to the Ph.D. program.
Candidates are selected for admission to M.Tech and the Ph.D. course on the basis of the applicant’s merit in the qualifying examination and marks obtained in the written test and interview round.
The college offers a scholarship to the meritorious students of each course on the basis of the eligibility.

Highlight Table of IIFPT Thanjavur

Name of the Institute	Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Thanjavur
Institute Type	Public
Basic Admission Criteria	Entrance and Merit Based
Application Mode	Online

IIFPT Thanjavur B.Tech Admission 2023

Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology offers full time B.Tech course of four-year duration in Food Processing Engineering with the intake of 60 students.

The minimum eligibility requirement for the course is candidates must have passed 10+2 with minimum 55% marks. Admission to B.Tech is done on the basis of JEE Main score.

Eligibility Table

Course Name	Specializations	Minimum Eligibility	Selection Criteria
B.Tech	Food Processing Engineering	Passed 10+2 with minimum 55% marks and appeared in JEE-Mains (Paper-I)	JEE Main score

Note: Out of 60 seats in the course 29 are reserved for open category candidates, 16 for OBC-NCL, 2 for open category physically handicapped, 9 for SC, and 4 for ST candidates.

IIFPT Thanjavur M.Tech Admission 2023

Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology offers M.Tech program of two-year duration in two disciplines with a minimum intake of 20 students at All India Level.

Candidates who have completed BE or B.Tech degree in either of these disciplines Agricultural Engineering/ Food Process Engineering /Agricultural and Food Engineering / Food Processing and Preservation Technology / Food Technology and Management / Food Technology /Chemical Engineering/ Dairy Engineering with minimum 70% aggregate are considered eligible to join the course.

Admission to the program is given on the basis of the candidate’s merit in the qualifying examination and marks obtained in the written test.

Eligibility Table

Course Name	Specializations	Minimum Eligibility	Selection Criteria
M.Tech	Food Processing Engineering	BE or B.Tech degree in either of these disciplines Agricultural Engineering/ Food Process Engineering /Agricultural and Food Engineering / Food Processing and Preservation Technology / Food Technology and Management / Food Technology /Chemical Engineering/ Dairy Engineering with minimum 70% aggregate marks	On the basis of merit and written test
M.Tech	Food Science and Technology		On the basis of merit and written test

Note: Ranking will be done on the basis of merit 30% weightage and IIFPT Post Graduate Entrance Examination 70% weightage.

IIFPT Thanjavur Ph.D. Admission 2023

Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology offers Ph.D. in Food Processing Engineering and the program is of three-year duration with 10 seats in total for all India level.

Candidates who have completed ME or M.Tech course with minimum 70% marks in disciplines like Post Harvest Technology/ Food Process Engineering/ Agricultural and Food Engineering/ Food Science and Technology/ Dairy and Food Engineering/ Agricultural Process Engineering/ Chemical Engineering.

Admission to the program is given based on the applicant’s merit in Post-Graduation and marks obtained in Written Test and Interview round.

Eligibility Table

Course Name	Specializations	Minimum Eligibility	Selection Criteria
Ph.D.	Food Processing Engineering	ME or M.Tech course with minimum 70% marks in disciplines like Post Harvest Technology/ Food Process Engineering/ Agricultural and Food Engineering/ Food Science and Technology/ Dairy and Food Engineering/ Agricultural Process Engineering/ Chemical Engineering.	On the basis of merit, Written Test and Interview

IIFPT Thanjavur Application Process 2023

The application form is available on the official website of the college. The hard copy of the form should be submitted through the post and payment is done online. Separate application form for each course is provided on the website.

How to Apply?

Visit the website of the college and click on “Admission” tab.
Select the course and click on “Apply Online”.
Read the instructions and hit “Click Here to Apply”.
Fill in the displayed form.
Pay the application fee of INR 600 (INR 300 for the reserved category) through Net Banking, Credit or Debit card.
Complete the form and get the registration number.
Take out the hard copy of the form attach the mandatory documents.
Submit it via the post.

Documents Required:

Mark sheet of HSC, Graduation, or Post-Graduation (as per the course)
Category Certificate
Community Certificate
Transfer Certificate
Domicile Certificate
Photograph

Correspondence Address:

The Director

Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (Formerly Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology)

Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Govt. of India Pudukottai Road,

Thanjavur -613 005 Tamil Nadu

IIFPT Thanjavur Scholarship 2023

The college awards merit scholarships to the meritorious students of each subject.

Course Name	Scholarship Offered
B.Tech	Institute Merit-cum-Means Scholarship: INR 1000 per/ month for 5 top scorers
	Institute Free Scholarship: INR 5000 per semester is awarded to the only top scorer of the batch
	Anil Adlakha Award Scholarship: Student is awarded INR 10000 for his/ her outstanding performance
	Institute Notional Prize: INR 5000 and a certificate of merit for each batch from 2nd to 4th year based on ranking
M.Tech	Institute Merit Scholarship: 2 students from the course are given INR 5000 per month as per their eligibility
MBA	Institute Free Studentship: Any 2 top scorers of the course are awarded INR 5000 per month