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NIFTEM Course Admission 2025: Dates, Fees, Eligibility, Application Process, Selection Criteria

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The NIFTEM offers two types of scholarship which are:NIFTEM Merit-cum-Means ScholarshipNIFTEM Merit Scholarship

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21 Nov, 2025 JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Registration is open @jeemain.nta.nic.in till Nov 27, 2025 (9 PM) for B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Arch/ B.Plan admission. The correction window will be available on Dec 1 & 2, 2025, and JEE Main 2026 Session 1 will be held from Jan 21 to 30, 2026. For more details, check here.

13 Nov, 2025 CAT 2025 Admit Card has been released on Nov 12, 2025. Candidates can download it from the official website, iimcat.ac.in. CAT 2025 Exam will be held on November 30, 2025 (Sunday) for MBA/ PGDM admission. For more details, check here.

National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), Sonepat, is deemed to be a university which is set up by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. It was established in 2012 and is located in Sonepat, Haryana. NIFTEM offers B.Tech., M.Tech., MBA and Ph.D. programs in various specializations.

Candidates seeking admission in B.Tech course must have passed 10+2 examination in relevant field.
Selection to B.Tech is done on the basis of JEE Main score followed by Online Counseling conducted by NIFTEM.
For M.Tech program, students must have passed Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in relevant discipline with minimum 60% marks in aggregate.
Admission to M.Tech is done on the basis of GATE score/Entrance test for Non-GATE applicants and Personal Interview.
For being eligble to apply to MBA, the candidate must be a graduate in any discipline with minimum 50% marks in aggregate.
Selection to MBA is done on the basis of CAT/MAT score or Internal test followed by GD/PI, work experience and academic performance.
Eligibility for Ph.D. is, a pass in M.Tech. or any Master’s degree in the relevant stream with minimum 60% marks.
Admission to Ph.D. is done on the basis of Research Entrance Test (RET) followed by Interview/Presentation conducted by NIFTEM.

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NIFTEM B.Tech Admission

NIFTEM M.Tech Admission

NIFTEM MBA Admission

NIFTEM PhD Admission

NIFTEM Application Process
NIFTEM FAQs

NIFTEM B.Tech Admission 2024

NIFTEM offers admission in B.Tech programme as per the norms laid down by the Academic Council and Govt. of India in Food Technology and Management. The course duration for B.Tech course is 4 years and has a total intake of 180 candidates.

Selection of the candidates will be based on the All India Rank of JEE Main followed by online counselling held by NIFTEM, Sonepat. Minimum eligibility for B.Tech is candidate must have passed 10+2 examination with Science stream and minimum 50% marks in all subjects.

Course	Specialization	Seats	Minimum Eligibility	Selection Process
B.Tech	Food Technology and Management	180	10+2 examination with Science stream and minimum 50% marks in all subjects	JEE Main followed by online counseling

Key Points:

Candidates who have passed 10+2 examination in year 2016 or 2017 or those who are appearing are also eligible to apply.
Candidate who gets a compartment in qualifying examination held in March/April is not eligible to admission.
5% of seats are reserved for PwD candidates.

NIFTEM JEE Main Cutoff 2024

NIFTEM, JEE Main Cutoff 2024 for General Category is listed below. The overall cutoff rank for JEE Main is 77352

Courses	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 5
B.Tech Food Technology and Management	77352	87835	94664	106292

NIFTEM M.Tech Admission 2024

NIFTEM offers M.Tech in five specializations for a duration of two years and an intake of 18 in each specialization.

Admission is done on the basis of GATE score followed by Personal Interview. Merit list will be prepared based on valid GATE score multiplied by 0.07 (70% weightage) and will be added to marks obtained in Interview. For Non-GATE candidates, the institute will conduct an entrance test followed by interview. Candidates who will score more or equal to cutoff marks will be called for Interview. If all the seats are filled by GATE candidates, then no entrance exam will be conducted.

Minimum eligibility for M.Tech is candidate must have passed Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in relevant discipline with minimum 60% marks in aggregate.

Course	Specialization	Minimum Eligibility	Selection Process
M.Tech.	FTM	B.E./B.Tech. in Food Science / Food Science & Technology/ Food Technology and Management / Food Technology / Food Process Engineering/ Food Engineering / Dairy Engineering / Dairy Technology/ Agricultural & Food Engineering/ Dairy and Food Engineering OR M.Sc. Degree in Food Technology/ Food Science & Technology/ Food Science/ Dairy Technology/ Food & Nutrition from a recognized University/ Institute OR in related allied field from a recognized University/ Institute	GATE score and Personal Interview OR Entrance Exam followed by Personal Interview for Non-GATE candidates
	FPEM	B.E./B. Tech in Food Science/Food Science and Technology/Food Technology and Management/Food Technology/ Food Process Engineering/Food Engineering/Dairy Engineering / Dairy Technology/ Agricultural Process Engineering/Agricultural & Food Engineering /Agricultural Engineering / Bio Chemical Engineering / Chemical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering OR in related allied field from a recognized University/Institute will be preferred.
	FPOM	B.E./ B.Tech degree in Food Science/ Food Science & Technology / Food Technology and Management/Food Technology/ Food Process Engineering/Food Engineering/Dairy Engineering / Dairy Technology/ Agricultural Process Engineering/Agricultural & Food Engineering /Agricultural Engineering / Mechanical Engineering from a recognized University/Institute OR in related allied field from a recognized University/Institute.
	FSQM	B.E./B.Tech. degree in Food Science/ Food Science and Technology/Food Technology and Management/Food Technology/ Dairy Technology/ Dairy and Food Technology/ Agricultural and Food Engineering/ Bio-Chemical Engineering/Chemical Engineering OR M.Sc. degree in Food Technology / Food Science and Technology / Food Microbiology from a recognized University/ Institute OR in related allied field from a recognized University/Institute.
	FSCM	B.E./B.Tech. degree in Food Science / Food Science and Technology/ Food Technology and Management / Food Technology/ Dairy & Food Technology/Dairy & Food Engineering/ Agricultural and Food Engineering/ Four years Bachelor's degree in Agriculture/Horticulture or Two years Master's degree in Agriculture with Agronomy/ Horticulture/ Vegetable/Fruit Sciences/ Post Harvest Technology OR M.Sc. in Post Harvest Technology OR M.Sc.in Food Science/Food Technology/ Food Science and Technology OR Master's degree in Agribusiness Management from recognized University/Institute OR in related allied field from a recognized University/Institute.

Key Points:

3 seats in each specializations are reserved for Foreign National Candidates.
3 seats would be reserved for PwD candidates with minimum 40% disability.

NIFTEM MBA Admission 2024

NIFTEM offers admission in MBA dual specialization. It is compulsory for a student to pursue Food & Agri-Business Management along with any one of the Finance, Marketing or International Business stream.

Those students are eligible to apply who have passed a bachelor degree in any discipline with 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ST candidates). Final selection will be done on the basis of CAT/MAT score, GD/PI, academic performance and work experience. For Non-CAT/MAT candidates, the institute conducts an entrance test.

Course	Specialization	Seats	Minimum Eligibility	Selection Process
MBA	Dual Specialization: Compulsory- Food & Agri-Business Management & Optional- Marketing/ Finance/ International Business	32	Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in relevant discipline with minimum 50% marks or equivalent CGPA	CAT/MAT/ CMAT score or Internal Test, GD/PI, academic performance and work experience

The seat distribution at NIFTEM is as follows:

Category	General	OBC- NCL	SC	ST	EWS	Total
Seats	12	8	5	2	3	30+2 *

*Here 2 seats are reserved for tuition fee waiver quota to the extent of 5%.

NIFTEM MBA Selection Criteria

Candiates who do not have a valid score in CAT/ MAT/ CMAT need to undergo a 90 minute entrance test conducted by NIFTEM. The question paper will consist of the following sections:

Sections	Number of Questions	Marks
Section 1: Logical Reasoning	15	30
Section 2: Quantative Analysis	15	30
Section 3: Verabl Ability/ Reading comprehension	20	40
Total	50	100

NIFTEM Ph.D. Admission 2024

NIFTEM offers five specializations with total intake of 22 candidates. Minimum eligibility for Ph.D. is M.Tech/ Master’s degree in relevant discipline with atleast 60% marks. Preference will be given to NET qualified candidates.

Admission will be done on the basis of Research Entrance Test (RET) followed by Interview/Presentation conducted by NIFTEM.

Course	Specialization	Minimum Eligibility	Selection Process
Ph.D.	Agriculture and Environment Science (AES)	M.Tech in Food Science /Food Technology and Management/ Food Safety and Quality Management/ Food Supply Chain Management or M.Sc. Degree in Food Science & Technology/ Life Science/ Agriculture/ Environmental and Allied area from recognised Institute/University	Research Entrance Test (RET) followed by Interview/Presentation conducted by NIFTEM
	Basic and Applied Sciences (BAS)	M.Tech in Food Science/Food Technology and Management/ Food Technology/Diary and Food Technology/ Process Engineering and Management/ Food Safety and Quality Management/ Food Supply Chain Management from a recognized university/institute OR Master’s degree in Food Science and Technology/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Chemistry/ Biotechnology/ Life Science/ Agriculture Science/ Environmental Science/ Mathematics/ Statics/ Operational Research/ Physics / Material Science/ from a recognized university / institute.
	Food Business Management and Entrepreneurship Development (FBM & ED)	M.Tech in Food Plant Operation Management/MBA or equivalent/ PGDMA or equivalent degree from recognized university
	Food Engineering (FE)	M.Tech In Food Science/ Food Technology & Management/Food Process Engineering And Management/ Food Technology/ Food Process Engineering/ Food Engineering/Diary Engineering / Diary Technology/ Agriculture And Food Engineering/ Medical Engineering/ Automation & Robotics Engineering/ Chemical Engineering/ Biochemical Engineering.
	Food Science and Technology (FST)	M. Tech In Food Science/ Food Technology & Management / Food Safety And Quality Management / Food Supply Chain Management / Food Technology/Food Process Engineering/ Food Process Engineering And Management / Food Engineering/ Dairy Engineering/ Diary Technology/Agriculture Process Engineering/Agriculture & Food Engineering/ Food Biotech/Food And Fermentation from a recognized Institute OR M.Sc. in Food Technology/ Food Science & Technology/Food Science & Nutrition/ Meat Science/ Meat Technology/ Or M.Sc In Animal Product Technology/ Live Stock Product Technology

Note: Candidates who have qualified UGC-NET/UGC-CSIR-NET (including JRF)/ICAR-NET (including JRF)/SLET will be exempted from RET.

NIFTEM Application Process 2024

NIFTEM offers online mode of application to the candidates for which they must visit the official website of the institute. Here are the steps to apply:

Visit the official website of NIFTEM and click on Admission 2020.
A new page will open where you must click on Apply Now.
Fill the form carefully and upload passport size photograph of not more than 1 mb in png, jpeg, gif and jpg fomat.
Pay the application fees of INR 1000 through Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking.

FAQs

Ques. How can I make payment for B.tech course fees online?

Ans. For making payment of course fees in NIFTEM, the students need to follow the steps:

Visit the official website of NIFTEM
Click on “ Online fee submission SBI”
Fill up the details of the institute and registration ID
Make payment of the course through Net Banking, Credit Card, or Debit card

Ques. What is the placement scenario at NIFTEM?

Ans. The placement process starts during December for final year students after completion of the internship experience. Top food companies like Amul, Mother Dairy, Nestle, ITC, and Tetra Pack, have hired graduates from this institute. The institute follows the step placement process which includes Pre-placement talks, and On-Campus recruitment.

Ques. Are the courses at NIFTEM good as compared to IIFPT?

Ans. It depends on the interest of the student and post B.tech plan. Both institutes are equally good and are sister institutes of MOFPI. If students are willing to get good job opportunities in the corporate industry then NIFTEM is a better choice.

Ques. Are hostel rooms of NIFTEM have attached bathroom facilities?

Ans. No, the hostel rooms of NIFTEM do not have attached bathrooms for the students. For Boys Hostel, students need to accommodate in two share rooms and for girls, there are three sharing rooms.

Ques. What is NIFTEM?

Ans. NIFTEM stands for National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management which was established by MOFP. It is a government funded institute that offers UG, PG, and research courses with specialization in food technology. The institute is one of the top institutes of food technology in India.

Ques. Can I secure a seat at NIFTEM Sonipat with JEE Mains rank 131000?

Ans. No, there is no chance of having seats with maintained ranks as per the record of cut-off for B.Tech course at NIFTEM. Students need to target JEE Mains rank above 45000 for being on the safe side.

Ques. What scholarship facilities are available at NIFTEM?

Ans. The NIFTEM offers two types of scholarship which are:

NIFTEM Merit-cum-Means Scholarship
NIFTEM Merit Scholarship

Ques. What is LMS at NIFTEM?

Ans. LMS is an e-learning system used by the institute for conducting online classes and providing e-learning resources to the students. This helps to manage the progress report for each student in a systematic manner.

Ques. What research projects are conducted by M.tech students of NIFTEM?

Ans. The research work that has been conducted by M.tech students of NIFTEM is:

Bulk Milk Cooler design
Mushroom processing
Solar energy drying systems used for agricultural products
Technologies for Novel Food Processing

Ques. What is NKC?

Ans. NKC stands for NIFTEM Knowledge Center, which is a unique Library and Information management system. The timing of NKC is 9.00 AM - 10.00 PM.

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Admission to the Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Food Technology and Management at the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) requires candidates to have completed 10+2 or a diploma equivalent with a minimum of 75% marks. Admission is primarily based on the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main scores, with cutoffs typically around an average percentile for securing a seat via JoSAA counseling, progressing through various rounds. It is essential for prospective students to regularly check NIFTEM Kundli's official website or the CSAB/JoSAA site for admission updates and timelines.

The institute has a total intake of around 180 students, with selection based on JEE Mains rank and relevant reservations that may affect fee waivers. The college offers a diverse admission channel, accepting JEE Main, CU-CET, NEET scores, and direct admissions. Candidates must be aware of reservation policies, which could significantly influence admission prospects. While direct admissions are available, the preference is generally for those with competitive exam scores. For candidates seeking to leverage the NI tag for their academic and professional growth, timely counseling and strategic selection during JoSAA rounds are crucial.

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NIFTEM Upcoming Important Dates 2025

Important Events

Events	Dates
JEE Main 2026 Registration	Ongoing Oct 15, 2025 - Nov 25, 2025
JEE Main 2026 Exam Date	Jan 22, 2026 - Jan 30, 2026
JEE Main 2026 Result	Feb 19, 2026

Expired Events

Events	Dates
Respond to Queries for Special Round 3 Admission [B.Tech]	Aug 22, 2025
Resolution of IAF-II Payment Issues for Special Round 3 Admission [B.Tech]	Aug 22, 2025
Online Reporting, Willingness, Document Upload for Special Round 3 Admission [B.Tech]	Aug 19, 2025 - Aug 21, 2025

Events	Dates
CAT Exam Date	Upcoming Nov 30, 2025

Events	Dates
CAT Admit Card	Nov 05, 2025
MAT Result	Oct 11, 2025
MAT Exam Date	Sep 21, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025

Important Events

Events	Dates
GATE 2026 Admit Card Date	Tentative Jan 07, 2026
GATE 2026 Exam Dates	Feb 07, 2026
GATE 2026 Exam Dates	Feb 08, 2026
GATE 2026 Exam Dates	Feb 14, 2026
GATE 2026 Exam Dates	Feb 15, 2026
GATE 2026 Result Date	Tentative Mar 19, 2026

Expired Events

Events	Dates
Date of GATE 2026 Application Rectification	Oct 28, 2025 - Nov 10, 2025
GATE 2026 Registration Date	Aug 28, 2025 - Oct 13, 2025
Physical Reporting & Fee Payment at Final Allotted Institute for CCMT 2025 [M.Tech]	Aug 05, 2025 - Aug 11, 2025

Important Events

Events	Dates
JEE Main 2026 Registration	Ongoing Oct 15, 2025 - Nov 25, 2025
CAT Exam Date	Upcoming Nov 30, 2025
GATE 2026 Admit Card Date	Tentative Jan 07, 2026
JEE Main 2026 Exam Date	Jan 22, 2026 - Jan 30, 2026
GATE 2026 Exam Dates	Feb 07, 2026
GATE 2026 Exam Dates	Feb 08, 2026
GATE 2026 Exam Dates	Feb 14, 2026
GATE 2026 Exam Dates	Feb 15, 2026
JEE Main 2026 Result	Feb 19, 2026
GATE 2026 Result Date	Tentative Mar 19, 2026

Expired Events

Events	Dates
Date of GATE 2026 Application Rectification	Oct 28, 2025 - Nov 10, 2025
CAT Admit Card	Nov 05, 2025
GATE 2026 Registration Date	Aug 28, 2025 - Oct 13, 2025

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Bhukya Mahesh Babu

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Reviewed on Mar 12, 2025(Enrolled 2023)

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Through jee mains rank i got seat in these college,these colleges accept Jee mains,Cu cet,NEET and Direct admission into the NIFTEM.Around 180 Students they will select based on the rank as per the category.

Admission process consist of jossa counselling based on jee mains score but now it has changed a bit neet students can also apply for Niftem. No special exam is taken for admission and after jossa counselling is done Niftem also offers direct admissions based on jee mains rank.

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Niftem : Heaven for food technology branch

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The selection for the college is through JOSSAA by through JEE mains exam and the difficulty of the paper is world widly known , there no secondary exam for admision and direct Admision is also done by theh marks of jee mains .

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Admission is based on JOSSA counseling cut-offs, which vary every year. The 80th percentile would be safer. This is for b.tech and for M.Tech, there is an exam conducted every year, which is offline, which is an advantage.

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The application process consisted of Josaa and Csab mainly. One has to give Jee mains to get in the college. As the admission process is a govt process, it's quite smooth and free of issues. The cutoff is around 75K rank in jee mains.

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