Food Science and Technology
“There is no love sincerer than the love of food.” — George Bernard Shaw
The Department of Food Science & Technology was established in the year 1994 to cater the need of society & Food Industry by providing the specialized professionals. Here at DAV College, the Department has a Team of highly qualified committed & dedicated faculty & technicians with the modern and well equipped laboratories and equipments.
Courses offered:
Under-Graduation: Bachelor of Food Science & Technology (Hons.) Duration: 8 Semesters
Add-on Course: Food Science & Quality Control
Faculty:
- Shri Bhartendu Singla, M.Sc. (Hons.) (Microbiology), Head
- Mrs. Anu Gupta, M.Sc. (Food Sc. & Tech.)
- Shri Pankaj Gupta, M.Sc. (Food Sc. & Tech.) Gold Medalist
Distinctions of the Department:
- Qualified, committed and dedicated faculty & technicians.
- Modern and well equipped laboratories.
- Ultra-Modern equipments like Spectrophotometer, Orbital Shaking Incubator, Laminar Air Flow, Tray Drier Distillation Plant, Cooling Centrifuge, Hydrogenation apparatus, Lyophilizer and many more.
- Emphasis on practical knowledge along with theoretical.
- Industrial visits, Guest Lectures, Conferences, Seminars, Paper Presentations and Industrial Trainings are organised to provide opportunity to the student to interact with exports.
- Good record of Placement in Food Processing Industries, analyst in Government R & D Labs, Food Inspection Organizations, Hotels & Restaurants, Hospitals and Food Safety Audit organizations.
Industrial Visit
Students of BFST-II & BFST-III along with Prof Preetika Bhatiya, Prof Komaldeep kaur & Prof Manohar Lal visited Kisan Mela P.A.U Ludhiana on 20th sep-18
Students of BFST-II & BFST-IV along with Prof Manohar Lal & Prof Swati Singla visited NDRI, Karnal on 28th feb-19.
Seminars / Conferences / Workshops organised
Session 2013-2014:
- Food Technology Department, DAV College, Jalandhar organized a seminar on “Food Safety” on 30/07/2013 in college auditorium. Mr. Parmvir S. Deol, Managing director of Regal Technical & Training Solutions Ltd. of U.K was the eminent speaker.
- Food Technology Department, DAV College, Jalandhar has organized a DBT sponsored extension lecture on 29/08/2013 at “Healthy uses of oils”. Dr. Sanjeev Vyas from AP Organics Pvt. Ltd., Dhuri was the guest speaker.
Session 2012-2013:
- A DBT sponsored lecture was delivered on “Food for better Health” by Prof Narpinder singh , Prof. Deptt. Of Food Sci & Tech, GNDU Amritsar on 10th September 2012. The seminar was attended by 79 students & 13 faculty members.
- Food Science & Tech Deptt organized DBT sponsored National Seminar on “Newer trends in Food Processing & Technology” on 22nd February 2013. Prof Bhartendu Singla was the convenor & Prof Anu Gupta was the organizing secretary of the seminar. Dr Naveen Gupta, PU Chandigarh, Dr Sumit Arora, NDRI Karnal, Dr DC Saxena, SLIET Longowal & Dr Haroon K Naik from SKUAST were the prominent speakers. 41 Students & 19 Faculty members from SLIET Longowal, PIT Kapurthala, KMV Jalandhar, HMV Jalandhar, PCMSD College Jalandhar, Khalsa College Amritsar & LPU Kapurthala. 122 students & 08 faculty members of our department participated in the seminar.
Sessions : 2009-2012
- DBT sponsored extension lecturer was organised on topics “Fermentation Technology” on February 21, 2012. The key speakers were Dr. S K Soni, Professor, Department of Microbiology, Punjab University, Chandigarh & Dr. Naveen Gupta, Department of Microbiology, Punjab University, Chandigarh.
- DBT sponsored extension lecturer was organised on topics “Functional & Genetically Modified Food” on September 13, 2010. The key speakers were Dr. S S Thind, Department of Food Technology, Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana & Dr. Naveen Gupta, Department of Microbiology, Punjab University, Chandigarh.
- DBT sponsored extension lecturer was organised on topics “Food Preservation” on September 12, 2009. The key speaker was Dr. D S Sogi, Department of Food Science & Technology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
Glorious Results:
Session: 2017-18
POSITION |
BFST-VIII |
BFST-VI SEM |
BFST-IV SEM |
BFST-II SEM |
FIRST |
BHAWNA |
DIKSHA RANA |
MANPREET KAUR
|
ROHIT KALIA |
SECOND |
TANYA |
HARSIMAR SINGH |
PALAK SODHI |
CHARNEET |
THIRD |
BHAKTI |
SONAM SAINI |
PARMINDER KAUR |
RABIYA,SUPRIYA |
Session: 2013 - 14
Class |
No. of students |
Name of student |
Position (in University) |
BFST – 1II |
03 |
Palni Kundra |
First |
Ramandeep Kaur |
Second |
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Navreet Kaur |
Third |
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BFST – 1V |
03 |
Navjot Kaur |
First |
Navneet Kaur |
Second |
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Amanpreet Kaur |
Third |
Session: 2012-13
Class |
No. of students |
Name of student |
Position (in University) |
BFST - 1 |
01 |
Ritika Kathpal |
Second |
BFST – 1I |
02 |
Palni Kundra |
First |
Ramandeep Kaur |
Second |
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BFST – 1II |
03 |
Amanpreet Kaur |
First |
Navjot Kaur |
Second |
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Navneet Kaur |
Third |
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BFST – IV |
01 |
Prashant Sahni |
First |
Sessions 2008-2012
Name |
Course |
Position in University |
Year |
Jyotsna Tandon |
BFST-IV |
First & Gold Medal |
2012 |
Prashant Sahni |
BFST-III |
First |
2012 |
Navjot Kaur |
BFST-II |
First |
2012 |
Ratananjali Sharma |
BFST-I |
First |
2012 |
Varinder Kumar |
BFST-IV |
Second |
2012 |
Anjali Dhanjal |
BFST-III |
Second |
2012 |
Navneet Kaur |
BFST-II |
Second |
2012 |
Palni Kundra |
BFST-I |
Second |
2012 |
Neha Bhalla |
BFST-IV |
First & Gold Medal |
2011 |
Jyotsna Tandon |
BFST-III |
First |
2011 |
Prashatn Sahni |
BFST-II |
First |
2011 |
Navneet Kaur |
BFST-I |
First |
2011 |
Navjot Kaur |
BFST-I |
Second |
2011 |
Shubra Uppal |
BFST-IV |
First & Gold Medal |
2010 |
Preety |
BFST-IV |
Third |
2010 |
Parshant Sahni |
BFST-I |
First |
2010 |
Pavneet Kaur Gill |
BFST-IV |
First & Gold Medal |
2009 |
Shubra Uppal |
BFST-III |
First |
2009 |
Neha Bhalla |
BFST-II |
First |
2009 |
Amanjot Kaur |
BFST-I |
First |
2009 |
Puneet Kamal Kaur |
BFST-IV |
Second |
2009 |
Dilpreet Kaur |
BFST-III |
Second |
2009 |
Davinder Kaur |
BFST-II |
Second |
2009 |
Varinder Kumar |
BFST-I |
Second |
2009 |
Jaspreet Mahal |
BFST-IV |
First & Gold Medal |
2008 |
Puneet Kamal Kaur |
BFST-III |
First |
2008 |
Shubra Uppal |
BFST-II |
First |
2008 |
Neha Bhalla |
BFST-I |
First |
2008 |
Ravneet Kaur Farmah |
BFST-IV |
Second |
2008 |
Pavneet Kaur Gill |
BFST-III |
Second |
2008 |
Preeti |
BFST-II |
Second |
2008 |