DIAT-DFRL M.Sc. Food Technology official syllabus guide
DIAT-DFRL M.Sc. Food Technology syllabus 2027
DIAT publishes no entrance syllabus for this programme. Sponsored candidates are selected by interview at DIAT, and in some years DIAT has called candidates for a "test/interview". An unofficial copy of a 2021 entrance paper shows four-option multiple-choice questions mixing biology, chemistry, basic physics and engineering, computers and agriculture, but its length, timing and marking are not known and no official key exists. Revise undergraduate food science and the basic sciences; the site's GATE XL and GATE XE mocks (/exam/gate-xl, /exam/gate-xe) are suitable practice for the food content.
Exam pattern and marking
- Two-year M.Sc. programme: first two semesters at DIAT Pune, last two at DFRL Mysuru
- 2024 notice: sponsored candidates (DRDO, Tri-services, Defence PSUs, industry) admitted through interview at DIAT
- No official entrance syllabus or question paper published
Sponsored admission by interview; no published entrance syllabus syllabus
Food science basics
3 topics- Food chemistry and nutrition
- Food microbiology
- Preservation and packaging
Basic sciences
3 topics- Chemistry and biology at graduate level
- Basic physics and engineering concepts
- Computer fundamentals
Interview
2 topics- Your sponsoring organisation's food work
- Defence food applications: rations, shelf-stable and high-altitude foods
Source: DIAT M.Sc. Food Technology programme page ↗. Source: DIAT admissions notice 2024-25 ↗. Checked 2026-10-30.
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