INTRODUCTION
Education plays an important role in the overall development of a human being as well as the nation. It is a unique investment in the present and for the future. India, at present, is recognized as one of the youngest nations of the world with over 50% of population under the age of 30 years. In order to harness the full demographic dividend, India needs high quality educational system which is affordable, flexible and relevant to the individuals, as well as to needs of the society as a whole. UGC launched scheme of B.Voc. Degree and M.Voc master degree programme to expand the scope of vocational education and also to provide vertical mobility to the students admitted into Community Colleges for Diploma programmes to a degree and post graduate programme in the Universities and Colleges. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Centres for Knowledge Acquisition and Upgradation of Skilled Human Abilities and Livelihood (KAUSHAL) is one of its kind.These Centres would not focus on skilling alone but also develop entrepreneurship traits. The centres may endeavour to maintain a pyramidical structure of student enrolment with respect to Diploma, Advanced Diploma, B.Voc. and Post graduate diploma, M.Voc.
ABOUT M.VOC
Padmashree Institute of management and Sciences is proud to announce a very unique course M.Voc. affiliated under Bangalore University which is recognized by DDU KAUSAL KENDRA which is a skill enhancement program. This course helps students to become industry ready and gives life science students excellent opportunity to acquire skills and apply them in the 6 months industry internship which is a part of the curriculum.
MULTIPLE ENTRY EXIT PROVISION
A candidate entering the first year has options to do a one-year diplom, two-year advanced diploma or full three-year B.Voc. then two year M.Voc
CAREER PROSPECTS
The fast growing biotechnology sector in Karnataka has been facing severe shortage of industry-ready graduates and post-graduates for a long time. In an effort to fulfill the needs of the industry, Padmashree has started a very unique course where the students will be trained extensively in the field of Food Processing and Nutraceuticals. The course comprises of two segments. First segment comprises of 5 semesters classroom teaching where the students are trained extensively to be industry ready and the second segment comprises of industry internship where the students get a wonderful opportunity to undergo training in various Food Processing and Nutraceuticals industries to get practical experience in various departments.
Duration
1 year to 5 years (multiple entry – multiple exit provision)
About the Course:
- The unique programme is available only at PIMS in Bangalore.
- Under the Skill India initiative by Govt of India, the multi-entry multi-exit programme offers the opportunity to get trained in job-oriented courses.
- The curriculum is designed to provide training from entry-level jobs to entrepreneurship.
- Course provides vertical and horizontal mobility to fit to students’ interest.
- The course content is designed to equip the students with industry-specific skills via industry internship for a period of 6 months as a part of the curriculum.
- Our college has MoUs and tie-ups with over 30 food processing industries within and outside Karnataka to provide internship opportunities for the students.
Career Opportunities:
- The course is pro-industry and students coming out of the course would be placed in food processing industries, herbal extraction in various roles such as production, packaging, quality control, auditing, product development, sales and marketing.
- The course is also designed to groom the students into entrepreneurship.
M. Voc Syllabus
Semester I
- Food Processing and Nutraceuticals Technology
- Chemistry of Food and Nutraceuticals
- Basic Techniques of Food Processing and Nutraceuticals
- Food Safety and Standards
- Methodologies in food processing
- Techniques in Nutraceuticals and Nutrition
- Biostatistics
Semester II
- Fermentation and Enzyme Technology
- Nutrition and Metabolism
- Machineries, Packaging, Labelling and Regulations
- Formulations and Ready to Eat Technologies
- Methodologies in Enzyme Technology and Fermentation
- Quality Control and Quality Assurance
- Project Report
Semester III
- Food and Allied Industries
- Nutraceutical Industry
- Biochemical and Microbiological Techniques
- Safety, Regulations, Control and Entrepreneurship
- Industrial Practices in Food and Nutraceuticals
- Practices in Biochemical and Microbiological Techniques
- Soft Skills
Semester IV
- Industry Internship, Project Report, Presentation and Viva voce
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