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Quick Facts

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

Course Overview

Candidates can use the Swayam website to study the Food Preservation Technology course. Swayam is an online platform created by the Indian government to increase equity in access to education. This is a multi-disciplinary course that aims to impart knowledge to candidates who are interested in food technology, biochemistry, microbiology, and chemistry. It is an industry-oriented course that gives candidates the advanced knowledge they need to thrive in commercial enterprises.

Swayam doesn’t ask for any payment for the course material which is provided by some of India’s best minds. But there is an exam fee for the final exam held after finishing the course. Candidates need to sit for this exam if they want to get a certificate from the course. Course instructor Dr. Girish K., Assistant Professor in the PG Dept. of Microbiology, Maharani’s Science College for Women, University of Mysore.

Candidates who complete the Food Preservation Technology course from Swayam can hope to find employment in the Food Industry (ready to eat packaged products, bread, biscuits, jams, chocolates), in the Dairy Industry (milk and all milk products like cheese, flavoured milk), in the Pharmaceutical Sector (professionals working in Nutraceuticals benefit from the knowledge of food preservation technology).

The Highlights

Video lectures
Additional reading material
Tests and quizzes and assessments
Online meetings for doubt clearing
12-week course
Undergraduate level course
UGC recognized credit transfer
Proctored in-person end-term exam

Programme Offerings

assessments
quizzes
Government recognized certification
discussion forum
Online Classes
Industry oriented learning
Multi-disciplinary approach

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	Maharani's Science College for Women, Mysore

Eligibility Criteria

Certification Qualifying Details

Provided that a candidate has paid the exam fee and has successfully cleared the final exam, they are given a certificate for completing the course. Only candidates who obtain a minimum 40 percent in the assignments and a minimum of 40 percent in the end-term exam, separately, are eligible for certification

What you will learn

Knowledge of Microbiology

Candidates will learn about various food products and all the basic food preservation techniques
Candidates will learn in a multi-disciplinary, industry-oriented approach that will help them find better employment opportunities
Candidates will gain advanced knowledge of all food preservation techniques that will help them find jobs in the food, dairy, or pharmaceutical industries

Who it is for

Food ScientistFood InspectorFood Engineer

Admission Details

Follow these steps for admission to the Food Preservation Technology course by Swayam

Search and open the Swayam website. From the course, catalogue chose Food Preservation Technology or press https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/cec20_ag07/preview to directly open the webpage for the course
Now Sign-in / Register
Log-in to your Swayam account if you already have one
If you don’t already have a Swayam account, open a new one. Choose a username, create a password, and type in your email id.
Open your email account and verify the code sent from Swayam
Registration for the course is now complete.
But if candidates want a certificate from the course then they need to remember to register their name for the end-term exam and pay the asked exam fee

The Syllabus

Basic Principle of Food Preservation
Principle and Traditional Methods of Food Protection in Preservation
Bio-Preservation and Chemical Preservatives

Modern Technologies in Food Preservation
Microorganisms in Food
Characteristics of Microorganisms in Food
Food Spoilage by Microorganisms

Control of Microorganisms in Foods
Food Borne Disease
Proteins and Enzymes
Preservation by Salt and Sugar

Fruits – Classification and Composition
Fruits and Vegetable Products
Dehydration of Fruits and Vegetables
Squashes and Cordials

Pectin
Jams, Jellies and Marmalades
Fruit Juice Concentration
Tomato Product

Enzymes in Fruit Processing/Liquefaction
Value Addition to Fruits and Vegetables through Processing
Bottling Food Products
Freezing of Products

Introduction to Refrigeration and Freezing (Part-1)
Refrigeration and Freezing – Pressure Enthalpy and freezing methods (Part 2)
Steam Evaporation and Dehydration
Meat and Poultry Industry in India

Preservation of Meat: Chilling and Freezing
Preservation of Meat: Irradiation
Preservation of Meat: Thermal Processing
Canning of fish

Fish Curing and Smoking
Microbial Spoilage of Fish, Meat, Poultry and Egg
Chilling and Freezing of Fish
Design of Activated Sludge Process

Laminar Air Flow (LAF) Cabinet
Post-Harvest Losses of Fruits, Vegetables and Preservation
Sterilizing Equipments

Identification of Hazards
Sanitation and Sanitizers

Evaluation process

Register self for the end-term proctored exam after paying the necessary exam fee. The exam has to be answered in person by the candidates. When filling up their registration form they can choose an exam centre closest to them. The final score displayed on the certificate – 70 percent of exam marks + 30 percent of assignment marks. Assignment marking scheme – 30 percent of total marks from all assessments. Exam marking scheme – 70 percent of the end-term exam marks received out of a total of 100 marks

Instructors

Maharani's Science College for Women, Mysore Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: What are the credentials of Dr. Girish K, the course instructor?

Dr. Girish has been teaching and conducting research in Food Microbiology for more than 12 years. He is presently a faculty member of the Microbiology Department at Maharani’s Science College for Women, University of Mysore. He also completed his PhD in Microbiology from the same university.

2: What are the accolades won by Dr. Girish K, the course instructor?

He has published more than 45 research papers in national and international journals. He received the “Junior Scientist of the Year” award from NESA India in 2011, in 2013 he was awarded by Bose Science Society and in 2017 he was awarded the “Best Administrator Award-Coordinator” by PEARL India. He has also authored two book chapters and two books.

3: Is there an option to write the end-term exam from home?

Every candidate needs to visit an examination centre near them and write the end term exam in-person on the date and time announced by Swayam.

4: Explain the course fee structure.

Courses from Swayam do not need any course fee payment. But for getting a certificate, it is compulsory to take the end-term exam which has an exam fee.

5: What is the validity of the course certification?

Swayam is part of the slew of programmes undertaken by the Indian Ministry of Human Resource Development to overcome India’s problem of lack of access to educational resources. The Food Preservation Technology course certificate is issued by the CEC (Consortium of Educational Communication), New Delhi. The certification is government recognized and UGC also allows credit transfer for Swayam certification courses.

6: How do I get any additional information about the Food Preservation Technology course by Swayam?

Candidates should use the ‘Swayam Helpline/Support’ option available on the course webpage. Candidates will then be requested to name the Swayam National Coordinator for their course. The Swayam National Coordinator for the Food Preservation Technology course is CEC. Candidates will then be given the official email id through which they can contact their course coordinator agency.