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The main objective of the food technology department is to create trained and skilled human resources to cater to the needs of the rapidly growing food processing sector. The department is also intended to provide technical support to farmers and entrepreneurs to establish small scale industries. Food Science and Technology is a multidisciplinary course which includes subjects on processing, preservation, chemistry, quality, safety and marketing aspects of food and food products. The curriculum has been framed in such a manner that by the time the student completes this degree program, the entrepreneur skill is already developed and they are fit to work in research, teaching and industry. The department is well equipped with new equipped laboratories with internet and WI-FI connectivity.
Graduates in Food Technology or Those who have done food processing courses have vast scope in food processing industries, research laboratories, hotels, soft drink factories, quality control, rice mills, manufacturing industries, and distilleries. Public sector undertakings like Food Corporation of India require people to handle purchase, storage, transportation, and distribution of food grains and other processed food items.
Food processing industry is rapidly growing in India and several employment opportunities are available in various industries. There is good scope of food technology courses which offer numerous job opportunities in various areas. In India food processing industry is gaining momentum as the consumer food industry, which includes pasta, breads, cakes, pastries, corn flakes, ready to eat and ready to cook products, cocoa products, biscuits, soft drinks, beer, alcohol beverages, mineral and packaged water and segment of consumer foods is seeing an upward trend.
To be an outstanding Department known for its quality education, research to produce graduates who address major societal issues and solve technical challenges faced by food processing and associated industries through novel environmentally safe technologies.
After 4 years of graduation, the Food Technology graduates will:
Engineering Graduates will be able to:
The Department of Automobile Engineering has constituted Department Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee consists of Secretary, Principal, Management Representatives, Member from Core Industry, Head of the Department, Senior Academician from other Institution and Senior Faculty of the Department, renowned Alumni, and Parents.
The present members of the committee are
S.No | Name of the Member | Designation |
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1. | Thiru.R.DurgaShankar | Secretary, JCT Institutions, Coimbatore |
2. | Dr.V.J.Arulkarthick | Principal,JCTCET,Coimbatore |
3. | Mr.A.Chandrahasan | Administrative Officer,JCT Institutions, Coimbatore |
4. | Mr.T.Prakash | Market -CEO,Mercedes Benze,Sundram Motors, Coimbatore. |
5. | Dr.P.Viswanathan | Associate professor,Department of Mechanical Engineering, PSG College of Technology,Coimbatore |
6. | Prof.J.Prabahar | HOD/AUTO,JCTCET,Coimbatore |
7. | Prof.P.Suresh Kumar | Assistant Professor -AUTO-JCTCET, Coimbatore |
8. | Mr.S.Safeeq | Alumni Student, (2013-2016 Batch) |
9. | Mr.K.Arumugam | Parent,(F/O) Mr.A.Marimuthu (2014-2018 Batch) |
S.No. | Date | Type of the Programme | Title | Name of the Resource Person | Web Link |
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1. | 9/22/2022 | ASSOCIATION INAUGURATION | ASSOCIATION INAUGURATION | Dr P Sathyamoorthy | https://www.jct.ac.in/engineering/news-event/departments-of-food-technology-and-bio-technology-bio-chemistry-association-inauguration/ |
2. | 11/21/2022 | CANDY DAY | CANDY DAY | Principal | https://www.jct.ac.in/engineering/news-event/candy-day-celebration/ |
3. | 11/26/2022 | MILK DAY | MILK DAY | Principal | https://www.jct.ac.in/engineering/news-event/milk-day-celebration/ |
S.No. | Date | Type of the Programme | Title | Name of the Resource Person | Web Link |
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1. | 3/8/2021 | Women’s Day | Women’s Day | Dr.PRISCILLA JOYS.N MDS. | https://www.jct.ac.in/engineering/news-event/womens-day-celebration-2021-organized-by-women-empowerment-cell-jctcet/ |
S.No. | Date | Type of the Programme | Title | Name of the Resource Person | Web Link |
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1. | 1/11/2020 | Pongal celebration | Pongal Celebrations 2020 | Principal | https://www.jct.ac.in/engineering/news-event/pongal-celebrations-2020/ |
S.No. | Date | Type of the Programme | Title | Name of the Resource Person | Web Link |
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1. | 4/13/2019 | Anna University Rank Holders | Anna University Rank Holders | Principal | https://www.jct.ac.in/engineering/news-event/anna-university-rank-holders/ |
S.No. | Date | Type of the Programme | Title | Name of the Resource Person |
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1. | 30.07.2018 | Department Inaugural Function | AFFT 2018 | Dr.Kadirvelu DRDO, Coimbatore |
S.No. | Date | Type of the Programme | Title | Name of the Resource Person |
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1. | 30.07.2017 | Department Inaugural Function | AFFT 2017 | Dr.K.Kadirvelu , DRDO Coordinator & Joint Director, DRDO-BU Center for Life Science, Bharathiar University Campus, Coimbatore, |
2 | 23.03.2018 | National Conference | Nutritional Security through Research and Development in Food, Nutro 2018 | Dr. Natarajan Gopalan, Scientist F, Defence Food Research Laboratory, DRDO, Mysore |
3. | 14.10.2017 | Function | WORLD FOOD DAY | G.Ramesh, Principal.,JCTCET |
S.No. | Date | Type of the Programme | Title | Name of the Resource Person |
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1. | 27.09.2016 | INAUGURAL FUNCTION | AFFT2K16 | Dr. S. Balasubramaniam, Managing Director, Meena Lakshmi Farm Products, Dindigul |
S.No. | Date | Type of the Programme | Title | Name of the Resource Person |
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1. | 23.03.2016 – 24.03.2016 | Two-Day National Conference | Emerging trends & Applications in Food Biotechnology | Dr.P.Banumathi, Former Dean (Home Science) & Professor (Food Science and Nutrition), TNAU, Coimbatore. |
2. | 18.08.2015 | INAUGURAL FUNCTION | AFFT2K15 | Dr.R.Kathiravan, Designated Officer (FSSAI), Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration Department, Coimbatore |
3. | 26.8.2015 | Guest Lecture | Food Fest | Mr.Sakthivel,Food safety Officer, Coimbatore. |