Sonepat, 30 June 2021: National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), New Delhi, a deemed university operating under Ministry of Food Processing Industries, has announced admission notification for the academic year 2021-22. The various programmes – BTech, MTech, MBA and PhD are offered for AY 2021-22.
MTech Programmes Details:
MTech programmes are offered in five departments: M.Tech in Food Technology and Management (FTM); M.Tech in Food Process Engineering and Management (FPEM); M.Tech in Food Plant Operations and Management (FPOM); M.Tech in Food Safety and Quality Management (FSQM); and M.Tech in Food Supply Chain Management (FSCM). Each department has 18 seats in MTech programmes. Hence, total seats is 90 under various MTech Programmes.
The Admission to M. Tech programme will be based on valid GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering) score. Merit list will be prepared based on valid GATE score only. The merit list will be displayed on the NIFTEM website. In case two candidates will have same GATE score then the bachelor degree marks will be considered for merit list for those candidates. After the admission of eligible GATE qualified candidates, the remaining seats, if any, will be filled by Non-GATE candidates. The Non-GATE candidates would require to qualify the common entrance exam to be conducted by NIFTEM at NIFTEM Campus Kundli/ or *Online.
Key Dates:
Submission of application form online – 02 July 2021 to 24 July 2021
Announcement of List of eligible/shortlisted M.Tech. (GATE) candidates – 31 July 2021
Announcement of Merit list for M.Tech. (GATE) candidates – 03 Aug 2021
NIFTEM offers two year, full time MBA Degree Programme in Food and Agribusiness Management to fulfill the industry demands. There are 30 seats available for MBA degree. The eligibility criteria for admission to MBA Programme is Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in relevant discipline, with minimum 50% aggregate marks (45% in the case of SC/ST), or equivalent CGPA.
The selection procedure to MBA Programme is based on last two years’ valid score of CAT/MAT and an Internal- Test for Non-CAT/MAT category applicants (including those not shortlisted through CAT/MAT). The final selection of shortlisted candidates will be made on the basis of GD/PI, past academic performance and work experience.
SC/ST – Rs 500
General & Other Categories – Rs 1000
PhD Programmes: NIFTEM offers PhD programmes in the following departments and areas: Agriculture and Environmental Sciences – 7 seats; Basic and Applied Sciences -05; Food Business Management (FBM)- 7; Food Engineering (FE)- 7; Food Science and Technology (FST) -7. Under PhD programmes there are 33 seats available for admission.
Only 03 candidates per department will get NIFTEM Ph.D. fellowship based on merit for the year 2021-22.
Selection Process for PhD: Candidates who have qualified UGC-NET (including JRF)/UGC- CSIR NET (including JRF)/ICAR-NET (including JRF/SRF)/Other JRF holding candidates (barring DST-Inspire) shall be exempted from Research Entrance Test (RET). Other candidates (opting for part time) will have to appear for RET.
Due to prevailing COVID-19 circumstances, RET and Interview can be conducted by NIFTEM either online/offline (Details to be uploaded on NIFTEM website).
Key Dates:
Submission of Online application form 02 July 2021 to 08 Aug 2021
Announcement of List of eligible/shortlisted candidates (fellowship holders, if any) and Announcement of List of eligible/shortlisted candidates for Research Entrance Test (RET) – 18 Aug 2021
RET * (online/Offline mode) – 25 Aug 2021.
For exact eligibility conditions, how to apply and other details, interested candidates should refer the Admission Notification 2021-22, uploaded on the official website of NIFTEM.
