Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Thanjavur – 2021

Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology Thanjavur (IIFPT Thanjavur) is a pioneer research and educational institution under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) Government of India started in 1967 in Thanjavur Tamilnadu, the ancient capital of the Chola Kingdom and the granary of Tamilnadu, as the Paddy Processing Research Center (PPRC) – an R&D laboratory in the Modern Rice Mill complex of Thanjavur Co-operative Marketing Federation (TCMF) in Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu – by Dr. V. Subrahmanyan, an eminent scientist and Founder Director Central Food Technological Research Institute Mysore after his retirement. The purpose of IIFPT Thanjavur at the time of inception was to find solutions for preserving high moisture paddy because the paddy harvest season in Southern India coincided with the tail end of the southwest monsoon. It was later upgraded as a national laboratory with the name PPRC in 1972. At the time of up-gradation, it focused its research on identifying technologies for post-harvest processing and preservation of paddy. Then it was moved to its current location in Thanjavur in 1984. Considering the vital importance of strengthening R&D efforts in the post-harvest processing, preservation, and value addition of raw agricultural produce, MoFPI strengthened and upgraded the PPRC as a National Institute in 2008 and renamed it the Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT). In 2017, The Honorable Union Minister of Food Processing Industries has rechristened IICPT as IIFPT with more responsibilities focusing on providing solutions to all food processing areas including fish, meat, and dairy products processing through intensive research and development activities.

In this analysis, we are going to check out all the details about the institute’s students’ stats, faculty, courses offered, graduation outcomes & placements, median salary & top recruiters, infrastructures, and fees structures. All the details are authentic since we got these from the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) where IIFPT Thanjavur gave its reports.

Courses Offered at IIFPT Thanjavur

IIFPT Thanjavur offers just 1 course in undergraduate programs and 3 courses in postgraduate programs in engineering science & technology.

Students Intake at IIFPT Thanjavur

Students Intake
IIFPT Thanjavur admitted 75 students in 2021, 60 students each in 2020 and 2019 at UG programs, respectively, and it admitted 36 students in 2021 and 40 students in 2020 at PG programs.
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Faculty

IIFPT Thanjavur has 46 distinguished professors at its faculty, of whom 89.13% are Ph.D. holders, the faculty-to-student ratio is 1:6, that is, one professor is available for every 6 students.

IIFPT Thanjavur Annual Expenditures

Capital Expenditure
IIFPT Thanjavur spent Rs. 8.4 crores as capital expenditure in 2021, of which merely 1.18% spent on procuring books, journals, and e-resources for the library, a whopping 80.12% spent on buying new equipment and software for quality research, 4.35% spent on engineering workshops, and the remaining 14.35% spent on the creation of capital assets and other expenditures. In 2020, the capital expenditure was Rs. 4.4 crores and it was around Rs. 73 lakhs in 2019. The spending as capital expenditure has been increased in 2021 compared to the last two years.
Operational Expenditure
IIFPT Thanjavur spent over Rs. 18.3 crores in 2021 as operational expenditure, of which a whopping 70.21% spent on paying salaries to professors and supporting staff, a modest 24.32% spent on maintaining academic infrastructures, and the remaining 5.47% spent on conducting Seminars, Conferences, and Workshops. Spending as operational expenditure was Rs. 16.4 crores in 2020 and Rs. 12.7 crores in 2019. The spending as operational expenditure has also been increased in 2021 compared to the last two years.

IIFPT Thanjavur Research Details

Patents Details
As IIFPT Thanjavur has a good faculty and impressive infrastructure, it was able to file 1, 4, and 1 patent applications in 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively, however, and none was granted in any year.
Sponsored Projects
As IIFPT Thanjavur has many distinguished professors and research scholars at its faculty, many big companies are willing to sponsor this institution, and therefore, it received Rs. 4.5 crores through the 37 sponsored research projects from 24 companies in 2021. In 2020 and 2019, it received Rs. 4.4 and Rs. 3.4 crores through 31 and 55 sponsored research projects from 12 and 17 companies, respectively.
Consultancy Projects
IIFPT Thanjavur received Rs. 1 crore through 26 consultancy projects from the same number of 26 companies in 2021, and it received Rs. 22.3 and Rs. 83.2 lakhs through 31 and 28 consultancy projects from the same number of 31 and 28 companies in 2020 and 2019, respectively.

IIFPT Thanjavur Graduations & Placements

UG Graduations & Placements
At IIFPT Thanjavur, 56 students were admitted to UG degree courses and 71.43% of them graduated, of whom 95.45% got placements at top companies, and 18 were selected for higher studies in 2021; 91.11% of students graduated, of whom all got placements and the remaining 31 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and 89.19% of students graduated, of whom all got placements and the remaining 24 were selected for higher studies in 2019.
PG Graduations & Placements
At PG programs, 97.22% of students graduated, of whom 90.48% got placements at top companies, and 14 were selected for higher studies in 2021; 97.37% of students graduated, of whom 78.26% got placements, and 14 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and all students graduated, of whom 68.42% got placements, and 9 were selected for higher studies in 2019.
PhD Research Programmes
In the Ph.D. research program, 51 students have been pursuing research studies till 2021, of whom 3 students graduated in 2021, 2 and 1 students graduated in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Median Salary & Top Recruiters
Median Salary of UG Graduates: Rs. 3.2 LPA in 2021, Rs. 2.7 LPA in 2020, and Rs. 1.8 LPA in 2019 at top companies.

Median Salary of PG Graduates: Rs. 3.5 LPA in 2021, Rs. 3.3 LPA in 2020, and Rs. 3.5 LPA in 2019.
The top recruiters of the IIFPT Thanjavur are ITC Foods Ltd., MTR Foods, Britannia Industries Ltd., TATA Smart Foods Pvt. Ltd., CavinKare Ltd., Aachi Masala, Adani Wilmer, Nestle, etc.

Students Diversity at IIFPT Thanjavur

At IIFPT Thanjavur, 296 students are currently pursuing their degrees, of whom 52.36% are boys and an equal number of 47.64% are girls, a considerable number of 197 students are from within the state, and the remaining 99 students are from outside of the state.

Facilities on IIFPT Thanjavur Campus

IIFPT Thanjavur has a lot of facilities that are available for students. It has hostels, a reading room, a recreational hall, a sports complex, labs, libraries, lifts/ramps, etc.

Annual Festivals at IIFPT Thanjavur

iCRAFPT is the annual technical festival celebrated in July where competitions on Documentary, Hackathon, and Technical Quizzes are being conducted to entice and enthrall students in science and technology and prizes are awarded to winners of the competitions.

Accessibility

IIFPT Thanjavur is in Thanjavur Tamilnadu, the capital of Chola Kingdom and the granary of Tamilnadu, therefore, which has a good transport system. Thanjavur Junction Railway Station is around 7.4 km away and Tiruchirappalli International Airport is around 53.9 km away from the institution are available to commute, so Students from anywhere can commute to this institution.

How to Get Admission at IIFPT Thanjavur

For UG courses at IIFPT Thanjavur: Candidates who passed the +2 exam in the science stream need to clear JEE Main and seats are allotted through JoSSA.

For PG courses: Candidates should have passed a 4 years B.E./B.Tech. degree in any of the following disciplines like Food Technology/Food Process Engineering/Agricultural Engineering/Agricultural and Food Engineering/Food Technology and Management/Food Processing and Preservation Technology/Dairy Technology/Food Science and Technology/Food Process Technology/Post Harvest Technology/Fisheries Engineering for applying to PG courses, however, candidates who have undergone course credit system with a minimum OGPA of 3.00 out of 4.00 or 7.00 out of 10 or 70% aggregate alone are eligible to apply. For SC/ST candidates, a pass in the qualifying degree is sufficient.

Fee Structure at IIFPT Thanjavur

Students need to pay around Rs. 5.08 lakhs as fees for UG courses at IIFPT Thanjavur, however, the saving grace is they can get a decent salary of Rs. 3.2 LPA at top companies, so they get back this amount within two years.

IIFPT Thanjavur Scores by NIRF

Teaching, Learning, and Resources: IIFPT Thanjavur has a good faculty and impressive infrastructure for doing innovative research. Therefore, it scored 71.85%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Research and Professional Practice: IIFPT Thanjavur has many distinguished professors and research scholars, and got a patent for innovative research, however, it scored 7.98%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Graduate Outcome: As IIFPT Thanjavur has a conducive atmosphere for study, many students graduated at the minimum stipulated time, however, it scored 52.14%, which accounts to 20% of overall NIRF scores.
Outreach and Inclusivity: IIFPT Thanjavur has students from every section and every part of India as well as the world, besides this, it admitted almost an equal number of girl students, so it scored 57.56%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.

Perception: IIFPT Thanjavur has a good faculty, impressive infrastructure, and a conducive atmosphere, and its graduation outcomes and placements at top companies are decent, however, it is not a big institution to accommodate more students and it has not yet gotten much popularity like first-generation IITs and NITs, so it scored merely 9.87%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.

IIFPT Thanjavur got 41.13% as an overall NIRF score and ranked at number 81.

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