How to Decide Best Career During COVID-19

  Today everyone know that the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has affected on economy, society, agriculture and  on education system worldwide. Due to this disease prevalence most of the schools, colleges and universities are temporary close as well as most of examinations has been cancelled.

  

   In my opinion this will lead direct impact on students career, 50 to 60 % students expecting their plans about career are collide due to Covid-19. Hence they are now think about their ambition, different options and new plans. Definitely during this pandemic disease situation students are in trouble to choose right career and sacrifice their ambition or continue with previously decided plan. 

 

   As I am the professor, so many students and parents ask me same question every time “Sir, I have difficulties to decide best career “, and here I noticed one point that this question and difficulties are arise mostly due to the stress, impact of society, competition and confusion. But I think during taking designs regarding career and future prospects, you first think about your abilities and interest, which will very helpful to select right career.

 

 Here, I recommend you to select food technology as a career, because it is like an ocean, day-to-day research, inventions and developments added regularly in this stream. Hence it has broad scope and so many opportunities. 

I suggest this faculty because as per my knowledge (I am a food technologist) and research, there are numerous government, private, affiliated and deemed colleges or universities across the country offers B.Tech, B. Sc, B. Voc, M. Tech, M. Sc, Ph. D, M. Phil, Diploma, Certificate courses. 

 

Availability of courses

For B. Sc – Food processing and packaging, food science, nutrition and food technology, food nutrition, food processing technology, food science and quality control, food technology and processing, food processing and engineering etc. 

 

For M. Sc – Food science and technology, food science and nutrition, food processing and preservation, nutrition, food science etc. 

 

For B. Tech -  Food technology, food science, food engineering and technology, food science and technology, food engineering and technology, food processing and engineering, agricultural and food engineering etc.

 

For M. Tech -  Food technology, food science, food engineering and technology, perfumery and flavour technology, food biotechnology, oil technology, food technology and engineering, fermentation technology, food science and technology, agricultural and food engineering etc. 

 

For Ph. D - Food technology, food science, food science and technology, food biotechnology, food engineering and technology etc. 

 

For M. Phil – Food science and nutrition. 

 

For B. Voc – (Vocational)  - food science and nutrition, food processing and engineering, food science, food processing technology, food science and post harvest technology, food processing and management, dairy technology, food processing, preservation and storage, food processing and value addition, food processing and quality management, food processing and nutraceutical, food processing and preservation etc. 

 

Certificate courses  – food nutrition and health, food production, food and beverage, food science and post harvest technology, food adulteration, food processing and preservation, food safety and nutrition etc. 

 

Diploma courses – food beverage services, bakery, food science, food processing, management etc. 

 

Eligibility -  

1. For Undergraduate (B.Tech, B. Sc,) - Cleared 12th in science in subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics with minimum qualifying marks prescribed by the university and college.

2. For Postgraduate ( M.Tech, M.Sc) – Cleared B. Sc, B. Tech in food technology. 

3. For Ph. D and M. Phil – Cleared M.Tech, M.Sc

(For further details please go through prescribed university or college website) 

 

Scope and opportunities

   After completing B.Tech/ B.Sc in Food Technology, students have option for M.Tech or M.Sc to acquire more knowledge about the subject as well as interested in research can also pursue PhD and have other prospects, such as Food Technologist, Government jobs, Quality control department, Research and development, Scientist, Food Inspector, Production Managers, Entrepreneur, Food Engineer, Quality Manager, Nutritionist, Officer at various departments, hospitals, New Product Developer, Implement own industry, Director, Professor or academician, appoint in Food corporation of India, Appoint in FSSAI, Appoint in various food technology related streams, trainee, and have chances for government jobs too. 

 

   So I suggest during choice of career do not get confused and hesitate, always remember thoughts of Swami Vivekananda which will help you for your confusion and ambition. 

 

             “Arise, awake and do not stop until the goal is reached”

“ In conflict between the heart and the brain, follow your heart" 

Why Food Technology? 

https://foodacmic.blogspot.com/2020/08/why-food-technology.html