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ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

♦ COURSES BEING OFFERED CURRENTLY

⇒ M.Sc.:- [GRANT IN AID]

  • Foods and Nutrition
  • General Home Science

⇒ M.Sc. [SELF FINANCED]

  • Food Biotechnology
  • Foods and Nutrition
  • General Home Science

⇒ Ph.D.

  • Foods and Nutrition
  • Food Biotechnology
  • Textiles and Clothing
  • Family Resource Management

♦ DURATION :

  • Duration of M.Sc.   : Two years (Four Semesters)
  • Duration of Ph. D.  :
    1. Full time :  Three Years ( Six Semesters)
    2. Part time : Four Years ( Eight Semesters)

     

    ♦ Eligibility

    ⇒ M.Sc. (Foods and Nutrition)

    A candidate who has obtained the degree of Bachelor of Science (Home Science) FN/FSQC or B.Sc. Biochemistry / Microbiology / Industrial Microbiology / Biotechnology / Genetics / Bio- informatics / Medical laboratory technology / Agriculture / Horticulture / Food Science / Food technology/Dairy Science or B.Tech Dairy technology/Food Processing Technology/Zoology or Botany of this University or of any other University recognized as equivalent thereto or B.Sc. (Honours) with Home Science with special papers in Foods and Nutrition or any other examination recognized (Under 10+2+3 System) as equivalent thereto will be eligible for admission to M.Sc. FN. Out of the total Seats both in Grant-in-aid and self-financed, 70% of Seats will be filled up from Home Science students. and 30% from science students. The degree of Master of Science (FN) will be taken by papers and practical (including Dissertation) only.

    ⇒ M.Sc. (General)

    A candidate who has obtained the degree of Bachelor of Science of (Home Science,)General/FN/FSQC/FRM/RM/HD/CD/T&C of this University, or of any other University recognized as equivalent thereto, or MSc (Agriculture with Home Science), or any other examination recognized as equivalent thereto will be eligible for admission to MSc (Home Science-General).

    ⇒ M.Sc. (Food Biotechnology)

    A candidate who has obtained the degree of Bachelor of Sciences (Home Science)FN/FSQC or B.Sc. Biochemistry/Microbiology/Industrial Microbiology/Biotechnology / Genetics / Bio-informatics / Medical laboratory technology/Agriculture/Horticulture/Food Science/Food technology/Dairy Science/Botany/Zoology or B.Tech Dairy technology/Food Processing Technology of this University or of any other University recognized as equivalent thereto or B.Sc.(Honours) with Home Science with special papers in Foods and Nutrition or any other examination recognized as equivalent there to may after successful completion of the course work prescribed for M.Sc. FBT degree examination for a period of two academic years subsequent to his/her passing anyone of the above mentioned degree examination (Under 10+2+3 system) will be admitted to the examination for the degree of M.Sc. FBT. The degree of Master of Science (FBT) will be taken by papers and practicals (including Dissertation) only.

    ⇒ Ph.D. Programmes 

    Ph.D. admissions process includes an entrance exam conducted twice a year by Sardar Patel University. Students with M.Sc. (minimum 55%) in respective M.Sc. subjects are eligible to appear for the entrance exam.

     A candidates having M.Phil degree (shall produce certificate of equivalence as per UGC-2009 regulations from concerned university) or UGC-CSIR / NET / INSPIRE FELLOWSHIP / SLET / DBT / ICMR /GA / JRF, Other National Research Fellowship qualified are exempted from the Entrance Test and need to fill up under non Entrance test Category