MCAER PG-CET Food Technology official syllabus guide
MCAER PG-CET Food Technology syllabus 2027
MAUEB sets each faculty paper from the entire theory curriculum of the qualifying degree as taught in the Maharashtra agricultural universities. For the Food Technology faculty (Annexure V of the 2025 bulletin) all 200 questions come from B.Tech (Food Technology) courses, split into five groups with fixed question counts. The 2026 bulletin was not found online, so check it for changes. The Community Science paper is set in the same format from the B.Sc (Hons) Community Science courses.
Exam pattern and marking
- 200 multiple-choice questions with four options, 200 marks, offline OMR, 2 hours; no negative marking.
- Food Technology faculty weightage: Food Process Technology 28% (56 questions), Food Engineering 28% (56), Food Microbiology and Safety 15% (30), Food Business Management 15.5% (31), Food Chemistry and Nutrition 13.5% (27).
- Where several degrees feed one faculty, 80% of questions come from the main degree and 20% from the others; for Food Technology the main degree carries 100%.
200 MCQs, 200 marks, 2 hours: the whole B.Tech (Food Technology) curriculum in five weighted groups syllabus
Food Process Technology (56 questions)
4 topics- Principles of food processing; post-harvest management and processing of fruits and vegetables
- Cereal processing, wheat milling and baking; legumes and oilseeds technology
- Meat, poultry and fish; milk and milk products; beverages; spices and plantation crops
- Confectionery and snacks; extrusion; packaging; food quality and sensory evaluation
Food Engineering (56 questions)
4 topics- Engineering drawing, mathematics, statistics and numerical analysis
- Fluid mechanics; heat and mass transfer; energy generation and conservation
- Unit operations I and II; post-harvest and storage engineering; refrigeration and cold storage
- Biochemical engineering; equipment design; plant design and layout; instrumentation and process control
Food Microbiology and Safety (30 questions)
3 topics- General, food and industrial microbiology; food biotechnology
- Food safety and microbial standards; plant sanitation
- Quality assurance and certification
Food Business Management (31 questions)
3 topics- Computer programming, ICT and ICT applications in the food industry
- Entrepreneurship, business management and economics, project preparation
- Food laws and regulations; marketing management and international trade; communication skills
Food Chemistry and Nutrition (27 questions)
3 topics- Biochemistry; chemistry of macronutrients and micronutrients
- Human nutrition; food additives and preservatives; enzymes in the food industry
- Instrumental techniques in food analysis; environmental science and disaster management
Source: MAUEB PG-CET-2025 Information Bulletin, Annexure V (Food Technology) and Section 6 ↗. Checked 2026-10-30.
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