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CFTRI M.Sc (Food Technology) Entrance 2026

The Central Food Technological Research Institute conducts an entrance examination for admission to its M.Sc Food Technology programme. The paper covers general aptitude, general science, food science and analytical reasoning.

Full mocks
30
Sectionals
37

CSIR-CFTRI Mysuru conducts this entrance examination for admission to its M.Sc Food Technology programme. The paper covers general aptitude, general science, food science and analytical reasoning.

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CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute
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Who can apply

Applicants must hold the prescribed bachelor's degree and meet the minimum percentage stated for postgraduate admission.

  • Bachelor degree in Science, Agriculture, Engineering or Technology
  • At least 55% for General, EWS, OBC and Defence Personnel
  • At least 50% for SC, ST and PwD
  • Admission by entrance test and merit

A summary. Confirm the details in the current notice.

Source: CFTRI M.Sc admission notification ↗. Checked 2026-08-15.

Based on past papers, not an official scheme. Confirm in the current notice.

Every section is compulsory, with no choice between them, and the paper is timed at 120 minutes.

Sections, questions and marks
Section Questions Marks Status
General Aptitude 30 30 Compulsory
General Science 30 30 Compulsory
Food Science and Technology 30 30 Compulsory
Analytical Reasoning 10 10 Compulsory
Paper total — 100

General Aptitude, General Science, Food Science & Technology and Analytical Reasoning are all compulsory — there is no optional section to choose.

Marking scheme

A wrong answer loses one-fourth of the question's marks (+1 / −0.25 here). An unanswered question scores zero. Our mocks for this exam are scored the same way.

Source: CSIR-CFTRI M.Sc (Food Technology) admission notification 2026-28 ↗

CFTRI publishes its M.Sc Food Technology selection lists with names only, without marks or ranks, and no source reports a real cut-off. The row below is the closest comparable official figure: the lowest CUET-PG score admitted to Pondicherry University's M.Sc Food Science & Technology in 2023-24 (first list). It is not a CFTRI cut-off.

Category-wise cut-off marks by year
Year Stage General OBC EWS SC ST PH Source
2023 For reference only, not this exam: Pondicherry University M.Sc Food Science & Technology, Select List I (lowest CUET-PG score admitted) 208 197 175 175 162 86 Official, Pondicherry University Select List I 2023-24 (archived) ↗

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Free PDFs

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Food chemistry

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Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods — Oils and Fats

Official methods for acid, iodine and saponification values and related tests.

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Nutrition

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Human Nutrition in the Developing World (Latham)

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Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (full text)

The core food law behind every CFSO, TO and Food Analyst law paper.

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Core food science

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Core food technology

Textbook of Food Science and Technology (ICAR)

Indian food-science baseline for processing, preservation, chemistry.

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Food Science by B. Srilakshmi

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Food Microbiology by M. R. Adams and M. O. Moss

Strong reference for spoilage, pathogens, fermentation.

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Aptitude and general studies

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Quantitative Aptitude by R. S. Aggarwal

Useful for arithmetic, reasoning-adjacent quantitative practice in recruitment papers.

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Free channels worth following for CFTRI.

YouTube channels

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Food Tech 360

Topic-wise food-tech MCQs and concept videos, with playlists for GATE XL/XE.

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Previous-year-question videos for ICAR-PG food science, GATE food technology.

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Coaching (free lectures)

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Telegram channels

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