The National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T) is a pioneer Research and Educational Institution under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India. Dr. V. Subrahmanyan. an eminent scientist and founder Director, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, after his retirement, started PPRC in 1967 as R & D laboratory in the Modern Rice Mill complex of Thanjavur Co-operative Marketing Federation (TCMF) at Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India under the dedicated leadership and the able guidance of late. The mandate of the Institute at its inception was to seek solutions for preserving high moisture paddy because the paddy harvest season in Southern India coincided with the tail end of the South West monsoon.
Considering the vital importance of strengthening R & D efforts in the post-harvest processing, preservation and value addition of raw agricultural produce, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) strengthened and upgraded the PPRC as a National Institute in February 2008 and renamed as Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT).
The Honorable Union Minister of Food Processing Industries has rechristened IICPT as Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT) on 31st March 2017. In its upgraded form, IIFPT will focus on providing solutions to all food processing areas including fish, meat and dairy products processing through intensive research and development activities.
The Institute is located at Thanjavur, the ancient capital of Chola Kingdom and the granary of Tamil Nadu. The National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management – Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T) with its modern laboratories equipped with hi-tech instruments, is engaged in the R&D of food grain processing, value addition, by-product utilization through bio-processing, process and product development.
Our Food Quality Testing Laboratory is NABL accredited and FSSAI referral. We have a hi-tech and cottage level food processing incubation cum training center. Hands-on-training on different food processing technologies, renting facilities and other supports are offered all thought the year to help the entrepreneurs to put in their innovative ideas for the development of new products. National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management – Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T) offers B.Tech. program in Food Technology, M.Tech. and Ph.D. in Food Process Engineering, Food Process Technology and Food Safety & Quality Assurance.
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Walk-in-Interview for Recruitment of Young Professional I (YP) / Young Professional II (YP) / Senior Research Fellow (SRF) / Junior Research Fellow(JRF) / Project Assistant / Junior Project Executive / Senior Project Executive On Contract Basis on 22.05.2025.
Qualifications: B. Tech, M Tech in Food Technology/ Food Process Engineering/ Agricultural Process Engineering/ Dairy Technology/ Dairy Engineering/ Food Technology and Management / Chemical Engineering /Biotechnology/ Mechanical Engineering/ Industrial Materials and Metallurgy/ Industrial Engineering and Management/ Materials and Manufacturing Technology
1. Position: Young Professional I
- No. of Vacancies: 2
- Monthly Remuneration: Rs. 25000 (Consolidated)
2. Position: Young Professional II
- No. of Vacancies: 2
- Monthly Remuneration: Rs. 35000 (Consolidated)
3. Position: Junior Research Fellow
- No. of Vacancies: 1
- Monthly Remuneration: Rs. 37000 + HRA as Applicable
4. Position: Senior Research Fellow
- No. of Vacancies: 1
- Monthly Remuneration: Rs. 42000 + HRA as Applicable
5. Position: Junior Project Executive
- No. of Vacancies: 1
- Monthly Remuneration: Rs. 50000 (Consolidated)
6. Position: Senior Project Executive
- No. of Vacancies: 1
- Monthly Remuneration: Rs. 75000 (Consolidated)
7. Position: Project Assistant
- No. of Vacancies: 1
- Monthly Remuneration: Rs. 20000 + HRA as Applicable
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