Post Graduate Programmes

M.Sc. Food and Nutrition Sciences

Eligibility Conditions (Graduates from recognized University)


  • B.Sc., Home Science (Food science and Nutrition as one Option)/
  • B.Sc/B.Tech-Food Science and Nutrition/ Human Nutrition and Dietetics/ Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics/ Food Science & Quality Control/ Food Technology.

Duration: 2 Years

Scheme: Semester ( CBCS)

Credits: 82

Course Matrix

Sem

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Counseling/PCP Hours

Max. Marks

Min. Passing Marks

Duration of Exam

Internal Assessment

Term end exam

Total Marks

Internal Assessment

Term end exam

I

MFNSDSC- 1.1

Advanced Nutrition-I

4

12

20

80

100

08

32

3

MFNSDSC -1.2

Food Science

4

12

20

80

100

08

32

3

MFNSDSC- 1.3

PRACTICALS – A

2

60

10

40

50

04

16

3

MFNSDSC- 1.4

PRACTICALS – B

2

60

10

40

50

04

16

3

MFNSDSE -1.5

Applied Physiology

3

12

20

80

100

08

32

3

MFNSDSE -1.6

Research Methodology and Statistics

3

12

20

80

100

08

32

3

MFNSDSE- 1.7

Food Chemistry

3

12

20

80

100

08

32

3

MFNSDSE- 1.8

Nutritional Epidemiology

3

12

20

80

100

08

32

3

ELMFNS –01

Interdisciplinary Elective-1

2

06

10

40

50

04

16

Total

20

174

110

440

550

44

176

-

Sem

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Counseling/PCP Hours

Max. Marks

Min. Passing Marks

Duration of Exam

Internal Assessment

Term end exam

Total Marks

Internal Assessment

Term end exam

II

MFNSDSC 2.1

Advanced Nutrition -II

4

12

20

80

100

08

32

3

MFNSDSC 2.2

Community Nutrition

4

12

20

80

100

08

32

3

MFNSDSC 2.3

PRACTICALS – A

2

60

10

40

50

04

16

3

MFNSDSC 2.4

PRACTICALS – B

2

60

10

40

50

04

16

3

MFNSDSE 2.5

Food Analysis and Techniques

3

12

20

80

100

08

32

3

MFNSDSE 2.6

Functional properties of foods

3

12

20

80

100

08

32

3

MFNSDSE 2.7

Food laws and standards

3

12

20

80

100

08

32

3

MFNSDSE 2.8

Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods

3

12

20

80

100

08

32

3

ELMFNS –02

Interdisciplinary Elective-2

2

06

10

40

50

04

16

Total

20

174

110

440

550

44

176

-

Sem

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Counseling/PCP Hours

Max. Marks

Min. Passing Marks

Duration of Exam

Internal Assessment

Term end exam

Total Marks

Internal Assessment

Term end exam

III

MFNSDSC 3.1

Food preservation

4

12

20

80

100

08

32

3

MFNSDSC 3.2

Product Development and sensory evaluation

4

12

20

80

100

08

32

3

MFNSDSC 3.3

PRACTICALS – A

2

60

10

40

50

04

16

3

MFNSDSC 3.4

PRACTICALS – B

2

60

10

40

50

04

16

3

MFNSDSE 3.5

Food Hygiene and food safety

3

12

20

80

100

08

32

3

MFNSDSE 3.6

Storage and handling of foods

3

12

20

80

100

08

32

3

MFNSDSE 3.7

Food packaging technology

3

12

20

80

100

08

32

3

MFNSDSE 3.8

Food Biotechnology

3

12

20

80

100

08

32

3

MFNSSEC-1

Food Processing Technology

2

06

10

40

50

04

16

Total

20

174

110

440

550

44

176

-

Sem

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Counseling/PCP Hours

Max. Marks

Min. Passing Marks

Duration of Exam

Internal Assessment

Term end exam

Total Marks

Internal Assessment

Term end exam

IV

MFNSDSC 4.1

Food Service Management in Institution

4

12

20

80

100

08

32

3

MFNSDSC 4.2

Entrepreneurship and marketing

4

12

20

80

100

08

32

3

MFNSDSC 4.3

PRACTICALS – A

2

60

10

40

50

04

16

3

MFNSDSC 4.4

PRACTICALS – B

2

60

10

40

50

04

16

3

MFNSDSE 4.5

Diet and health

4

12

20

80

100

08

32

3

MFNSDSE 4.6

Quality control in food industry

4

12

20

80

100

08

32

3

MFNSDSE 4.7

Dissertation

8

24

40

160

200

16

64

-

MFNSSEC-2

Food Processing Technology – P

2

06

10

40

50

04

16

Total

22

174

110

440

550

44

176

-

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