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IICPT Thanjavur B.Tech, M.Tech and Ph.D. Food Processing Technology Admissions

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Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT), Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu is inviting applications for admission into B.Tech, M.Tech. and Ph.D. Programmes in Food Processing Technology. All the programmes are full time residential in nature. IICPT offer world class teaching, laboratory and research facilities. The institute is functioning under the aegis of Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Govt. of India. Following are details of courses, eligibility, number of seats and application procedure:

1) B.Tech (Food Process Engineering): Duration is four years. Eligibility: Applicants should have passed in +2 or equivalent examination with major subjects Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry with minimum 50 percent marks. Selection will be based on merit in the qualifying examination. Number of seats: 40

2) M.Tech (Food Process Engineering): Duration is 2 years. Eligibility: Applicants should have passed a four year B. E. / B. Tech degree with minimum 60 percent marks in the disciplines of Food Process Engineering / Agricultural Process Engineering / Post Harvest Technology / Food Technology. Selection will be through merit basis and ranking order in the qualifying examination only. Number of seats: 10.

3) Ph.D. (Food Process Engineering): Eligibility: Candidates should have passed in M. E. / M. Tech with at least 60 percent marks in any of the disciplines like Food Process Engineering / Agricultural Process Engineering / Post Harvest Technology /Food Technology. Selection is based on merit in qualifying examination. Number of seats: 5.

Interested candidates can obtain applications from IICPT office during all working days. Application fee is Rs.500/- for OC/OBC, Rs. 250 for SC/ST candidates. Fee should be paid as DD drawn in favour of ‘The Director, IICPT’ payable at Thanjavur. You can also download application forms and instructions from the institute’s website www.iicpt.edu.in. Completed application forms along with required copies of certificates should be sent to ‘The Director, Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT), Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India, Pudukkottai Road, Thanjavur – 613 005.

Careers in Travel and Tourism – Top Institutes

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With exciting opportunities such as Translator, Adventure Sports Trainer, Naturalist etc on offer, Tourism as a career option is catching up with students in India. The tremendous growth of Tourism industry in the country in the past one and half decade, enthusiastic and energetic students are finding the career as most lucrative and joyful. The galore of opportunities in tourism, hospitality, airlines, medical tourism, Eco-tourism and adventure sports, graduates, post graduates and diploma holders of Tourism and Hospitality education are finding it easy to cash in on the growing opportunities. Following is the brief description of various careers associated with tourism and hospitality along with some reputed institutes across the country.

1) Tour Operators: The job of tour operator consist of creating a complete tour package for the client. The package may includes accommodation, travel plans, sight seeing etc. The career of tour operator starts at the position of executive trainee and may get a stipend of Rs. 6000 – 12000 per month depending on the educational qualification and communication skills.

2) Hospitality Sector: Tourism graduates can find lucrative opportunities with hospitality and hotel management sectors. The hospitality sector is a conglomeration of different integrated departments such as the front office, food and beverages, housekeeping, back office etc. Most crucial skill required to excel in this career is maintaining guest relationship. Students may think that the hospitality is nothing but jobs related to hotel management. But the candidates can now enter into various other sectors like BPOs and Airlines with attractive remuneration.

3) Adventure Sports: If you are a dashing and daring person, and like to go crazy with adventure activities like para-sailing, kayaking, rafting, mountaineering, skiing, sky diving, there are good opportunities opening up for you. Courses are available in almost all the adventure sports. After finishing the course that you like, you may settle as an independent instructor or can associate with a training institute as trainer. But starting your own adventure institute / company can yield better results.

4) Airlines: Sales and Air Ticketing are the most popular and demanding opportunities in this sector. Students may need to use relevant software for jobs in air ticketing and reservations. Guest Service Executive, Operator are other attractive options in the airlines field.

5) Medical Tourism and Eco-Tourism: Tourism is also offering lucrative opportunities for doctors, nurses, technicians, travel coordinators, translators etc in the form of medical tourism. The salaries in the sector are depend on qualifications and experience. Eco-Turism is more or less a part of Hotel Management. If you are more adventurous, you could enter into careers like naturalistand park guide. The average initial salary for a park guide would be around Rs. 10000 per month.

Some reputed institutes offering Tourism, Hospitality and Allied courses:

1. Amro Tourism Academy and College of Hotel Management, Nashik, Maharashtra.
2. Amity School of Hospitality, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
3. Christ College, Bangalore, Karnataka
4. College of Hospitality and Tourism, Faridabad
5. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi
6. Heritage Institute of Hotel and Tourism, Agra
7. Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling, West Bengal
8. Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Mumbai
9. International Institute of Hotel Management, Delhi
10. National Institute of Watersports, Goa
11. National Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarakhand
12. Pusa Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, New Delhi.

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