Welcome to the website of the Department of Food Technology, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirappally. The Department of Food Technology started in 2019, and in a short span of time, established an unparalleled reputation in teaching and research. The Department has a diverse and powerful faculty encompassing unique experts in Food Microbiology, Food Processing and Preservation, Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering. Having collaborations with various Food Industries and other reputed institutions in India, the Dept actively nurtures manpower development by offering 4-year B. Tech in Food Technology. The highly competent and experienced faculty, with 4 PhDs and 2 M. Techs, have inspired excellence, innovation and strong entrepreneurial skills. The Dept has 4 specialized laboratories with modern equipment and qualified lab staff. The students are exposed to domain-experts by way of attending to seminars, symposia, workshops and conferences at national and international levels. The students engage in carrying out in-house projects under the guidance of our dedicated faculty, which helps them foster scientific temper and technology-driven innovation. They are further empowered with a department library stacked with sufficient amount of reference books and international journals, as well as, a sophisticated computer lab enabled with internet connection. The extracurricular and nascent skills of the students are nurtured by the activities of the Department Association.
The key areas of research and development activities of the department focus on Food Microbiology, Nanotechnology, Biochemical Engineering, Food Processing and Preservation. The present infrastructure of the department includes LAF, gel documentation, Biofermenter, compound microscope, deep freezers (-20◦C), UV-VIS spectrophotometer, autoclave, viscometer etc.
The Dept has taken a lead in social responsibility and harnessing energy from waste by training neighbouring households in the use of aerobic bins, conducting awareness programs and surveys in order to safeguard the environment from hazardous-wastes and enhanced bio-conversion of organic waste. We currently provide instruction and training to over 120 students. Food Technology at Amal Jyothi College of Engineering is one of the most sought-after engineering undergraduate programs in Kerala and the pass rate of our students is over 90%. The department is recognized nationally for its research quality and output and for training students to be industry-ready professionals.
Head of the Department: Dr. Sunnichan V George
Area of specilization: Plant Tissue Culture
Contact – Ph. No. : + 91 62352 36164
Email ID: sunnichanvgeorge@amaljyothi.ac.in