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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The Thermal Processing of Foods certification is a 12 weeks course. This certification course is available online on the provider platform of Swayam by NPTEL and IIT Guwahati. Thermal processing usually means controlling the temperature combination and the precise time for removing the microorganisms from food using the process of heating, and this course teaches the concepts involved in thermal processing to fulfill the projected of feeding 9.1 billion world population in the year 2050.

Thermal Processing of Foods training teaches the participants how safely, and keeping the food nutritious the ready-to-eat foods are thermally processed so that they have a long shelf-life, and cater to the goal of The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The final exam is conducted in the presence of a coordinator and the candidate’s performance in assignments guarantees the certificate for the engineering background students.

The Highlights

12 weeks course
Elective course type
Free online course
Certificate of completion

Programme Offerings

12 weeks course
Online Course
completion certificate
Credit Points
free course
Great Faculty
assignments
Final Exam

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1000	yes	IIT Guwahati (IITG)

The Thermal Processing of Foods certification fee is free, but if certificates are a must then Rs. 1000 has to be submitted on Swayam and attend an offline exam.

Thermal Processing of Foods Fee Structure

Description	Amount
Programme Fee	Free

Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification

Candidates having any of the degrees like BTech, MSc, MTech, or Ph.D. from reputed academic and technical institutions are eligible.

Certification Qualifying Details

A Thermal Processing of Foods certification by NPTEL and IIT Guwahati shall be based on the total score of the candidates in assignments and during the final examination which is 10/25, and 30/75 respectively.

What you will learn

Knowledge of Food Technology

Thermal Processing of Foods certification syllabus introduces students to fundamental concepts like Milk pasteurization, Canning operations, Microwave, and radiofrequency heating, food process engineering, Food biosensors, Probiotics and nutraceuticals, Packaging considerations, and much more.

Who it is for

Below is the list of people eligible for application to this course:

People who are already chemical engineers, or biotechnologists or even food engineers who can design thermal food processing technologies.
Executives, researchers, or engineers from service and government organizations, manufacturing, and R&D laboratories who are enrolled for working with thermal food processing.
Students who are MSc/ BTech/MTech or Ph.D. holders interested in learning thermal food processing technologies.

Admission Details

Here are steps for the Thermal Processing of Foods admission process:

Step 1: Follow the Swayam website: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_ag07/preview.

Step 2: Then the 'Sign-In/Register' button should be clicked.

Step 3: The button requires the students to complete the process of registration, and re-login.

Step 4: If certification is required, the participants shall have to fill an application form, by paying the exam fee.

The Syllabus

Microbial growth and concerns in various foods
Blanching
Pasteurization
Ultra-pasteurization
Hot fill and UHT

Thermal processing equipment
Milk pasteurization
Canning operations

Temperature distribution and heat penetration
Kinetics of reactions
F value and process requirements

Quality considerations and process optimization
Shelf life studies
Validation of heat processes

Fundamentals of aseptic processing
Aseptic equipment design
Aseptic process design

Microwave and radio frequency heating
Ohmic heating
Overview of non-thermal processing technologies

Advanced separation processes
High pressure
Dialysis
Ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis
Nanofiltration
Electrodialysis and membrane separation

Various types of heat exchangers for food process engineering
Various types of driers for food process engineering

Importance and applications of extrusion technology in food processing
Changes of properties and functional components of extruded foods

Food biosensors
Types of functional foods: Probiotics and nutraceuticals

Packaging considerations: Barrier and mechanical properties of different food packaging materials
Bio-composite/bio-nanocomposite materials for food packaging applications

Sanitary components and requirements
Regulatory considerations

Evaluation process

For the free programme, no exams are to be attended, but in the case where certification is required, both assignments, and exams are held. There are 12 kinds of assignments held out of which there are 8 on which the participants will have to secure an average of 25%. Moreover, during the offline final exam, the minimum marks that have to be secured are 75% out of 100. This means the candidates must have secured 10/25, and around 30/75 so that the total equally becomes 40/100. Failing to get the qualifying marks in any of the assignments or exams will result in the certificate getting canceled.

Instructors

IIT Guwahati (IITG) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Is this programme approved by AICTE?

Yes, this programme is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education.

2: What is the category of the Thermal Processing of Foods certification course?

The certification course’s category is Agricultural and Food Engineering.

3: How many credit points are awarded for this programme?

3 credit points are awarded for this course.

4: What is the afternoon exam session timing for the Thermal Processing of Foods programme?

The exam timings for afternoon sessions are 2 pm to 5 pm.

5: Is only an electronic certificate offered by the programme?

To date, one will only get electronic completion certificates.

6: Who is the industry support system of this course?

The industry supports are Food Corporation of India, India Central Food Technological Research Institute, Amul and Institute of Food Security, and Central Warehousing Corporation, etc.