Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT) conducted its 2020 placement drive wherein a number of students from B.Tech. as well as M.Tech. got placed under different companies.

Over 40 students got placed under 19 private and government sectors. 32 students went to pursue higher education. Some of the top recruiters were- ITC Foods Ltd., Bangalore, MTR Foods, Bangalore, Britannia Industries Ltd., Bangalore, TATA Smart Foods Pvt. Ltd., CavinKare Ltd., Chennai, and etc.

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IIFPT Placements 2020 Highlights

No. of Students Placed 40
No. of Recruiters  19
No. of Students Opting for Higher Education 32
No. of Students B.Tech. Food Processing Engineering - 40
M.Tech. - Food Processing Engineering + Food Science & Technology - 35
Median CTC B.Tech: INR. 3.20 LPA
M.Tech.: INR. 3.50 LPA

Over 40 students got placed under various private/government sectors, the maximum number of students were recruited under Naga Ltd., Tamil Nadu.

The B.Tech. batch comprised of 40 students, while the M.Tech. batch comprised of a total of 35 students.

Some of the top recruiters who participated in the placement drive were- ITC Foods Ltd., Bangalore, MTR Foods, Bangalore, Britannia Industries Ltd., Bangalore, TATA Smart Foods Pvt. Ltd., CavinKare Ltd., Chennai, and etc.

IIFPT Year-wise Placement Trends

The following graph represents the year-wise placement trends observed at IIFPT:

IIFPT Year-wise Placement Trends

The highest number of placements took place during the academic year of 2016-2017.

IIFPT Course-wise Placements 2019

Since 2020 course-wise placement report hasn’t been released yet, the following table represents the number of students placed under each of the programs provided by IIFPT:

Course No. of Students Placed Students Opting for Higher Education
B.Tech. Food Processing Engineering 28.43% 37.57%
M.Tech. - Food Processing Engineering 33.67% 17.33%
M.Tech. - Food Science & Technology 37.78% 11.22%

IIFPT Recruiter-wise Placements 2019

The following list represents the number of students recruited under different companies-

Industry No. of Students
ITC Foods Ltd., Bangalore 2
MTR Foods, Bangalore 1
Britannia Industries Ltd., Bangalore 1
TATA Smart Foods Pvt. Ltd 2
CavinKare Ltd., Chennai  1
Adani Wilmer Ltd., Ahmedabad  1
Bigbasket Ltd., Bangalore 2
Naga Ltd., Tamil Nadu  4
Aachi Masala Pvt. Ltd. 2
Penver Products Pvt. Ltd., Andhra Pradesh 2
Hunger Box, Bangalore & Hyderabad 2
South India Grain Corporation, Bangalore 1
Nutri Planet Foods, Bangalore 1
Symega Ltd., Cochin  1
Flipkart, Bangalore 1
ID Fresh, Bangalore 1
Parisons Ltd., Calicut 1
BL Enterprise, Moradabad 1
Print Pack Technologies Ltd., Bangalore  1

The following list represents the number of students who opted for higher education-

Institute No. of Students
University of Manitoba, Canada 2
University of Guelph, Canada 1
Kansas State University, US 1
University College of Dublin, Ireland 1
South China University of Technology, China  1
ICT, Mumbai  1
MANAGE, Hyderabad 3
IIFPT 6
NIFTEM 1
NIAM, Jayapur 1
CFTRI, Mysore 1
TNAU, Coimbatore 1
IIT, Delhi 1
IIPM, Bangalore  1
BIMS, Trichy 1
IIM, Lucknow 1
Vaikunta Mehta National Institute of Co-operative Management (VAMNICOM), Pune 1
Coffee Board, Bangalore 1

IIFPT Placements FAQs

Ques. What was the median CTC offered during the 2020 placement drive under the B.Tech. program?

Ans. The median CTC stood at INR. INR. 3.20 LPA during the 2020 placement drive under the B.Tech. program.

Ques. Who are the top recruiters at IIFPT?

Ans. Some of the top recruiters at IIFPT are:

  • ITC Foods Ltd., Bangalore
  • MTR Foods, Bangalore
  • Britannia Industries Ltd., Bangalore
  • TATA Smart Foods Pvt. Ltd
  • CavinKare Ltd., Chennai 
  • Adani Wilmer Ltd., Ahmedabad 
  • Bigbasket Ltd., Bangalore
  • Naga Ltd., Tamil Nadu 
  • Aachi Masala Pvt. Ltd.

Ques. How were the placements during the year 2020?

Ans. Over 40 students got placed under 19 private and government sectors. 32 students went to pursue higher education. Some of the top recruiters were- ITC Foods Ltd., Bangalore, MTR Foods, Bangalore, Britannia Industries Ltd., Bangalore, TATA Smart Foods Pvt. Ltd., CavinKare Ltd., Chennai, and etc.

Ques. What sort of placement trends have been observed at IIFPT?

Ans. The following table represents the placement trends observed during the previous few years:

Year No. of Students Placed Students Opting for Higher Education
2016 24 17
2017 33 23
2018 16 33
2019 28 26
2020 40 32