Dairy Technology course primarily deals with topics such as- milk production, animal husbandry, cattle rearing, storage of milk, transportation and packing of dairy products, modern technology used in dairy sector, chemistry, nutrition science, marketing, management, dairy unit operations etc.

• Dairy industry plays an important role in India’s agriculture-based industry.  Dairy technology is a division of engineering which deals with the processing of milk and its products. The study of Dairy technology includes processing, storage, packaging, distribution and transportation of dairy products.

Find below are the Education Information for a career in Dairy Technology:-
•    There are several institutes which offer diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Dairy technology. Many universities also offer dairy science as vocational subject at the BSc level. Dairying is also available as a vocational subject for the candidates who has cleared their 10+2 examination.
•    To pursue the diploma and degree courses in dairy technology, the candidates need to pass their 10 + 2 examination, with Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and English or Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture.The duration of the diploma course is of two years which includes Indian Dairy Diploma (IDD) and National Dairy Diploma (NDD).
•    The candidate do their B.Tech./B.Sc. in Dairy Technology  or Dairy Science. The duration of the course is four years.
•    After graduation, candidates can go for post-graduation (M.Tech in Dairy Technology/ MSc Dairy Science), or related areas such as animal genetics and breeding, livestock production, Animal biochemistry, Animal bio-technology or in fields of food technology and preservation. The duration of the course is two years.
The course content in Dairy Technology covers three areas like :
•    Dairy Engineering
•    Dairy Chemistry
•    Dairy Bacteriology

There are several graduate and postgraduate courses available for an interested candidate who wants to pursue a career in Dairy Technology. They are as follows:
•    B.Sc. Dairy Technology
•    B.Tech. Dairy Technology
•    M.Sc. Dairy Technology
•    M.Sc. Dairy Technology and Agricultural Extension
•    M.Tech. Dairy Technology
•    Post Graduate Diploma in Dairy and Food Quality Assurance
•    Post Graduate Diploma in Dairy Technology
Some of the Institutions for studying Dairy Technology are as follows:
•    The National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal and Bangalore
•    The Sheth MC College of Dairy Science, Anand
•    College of Dairy & Food Science Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan
•    DeshBhagat University, MandiGobindgarh, Punjab
•    Indira Gandhi KrishiVishwavidyalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

After studying Dairy Technology, a candidate has lot of scope and opportunities in this field. There are approx. more than 400 dairy plants and dairy equipment manufacturer in the country.

•    A fresh graduate in this field gets job in the government and private sector like rural banks, manufacturing firms, cooperatives, milk product processing and dairy farms.
•    Many professionals can opt teaching jobs in universities and colleges.
•    A Dairy Technologist can do freelancing work like opening up a small-scale milk plants, ice-cream units, creamery products processing.
•    They can also become consult