NIFTEMThanjavur

NIFTEMThanjavur National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T) Dr. V. Subrahmanyan. NIFTEM-T also offers B.Tech., M.Tech. and Ph.D.

The National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management - Thanjavur (Formerly Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology) is a pioneer Research and Development Institute under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India. an eminent scientist and founder Director, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, after his retirement, started PPRC in

1967 as R & D laboratory in the Modern Rice Mill complex of Thanjavur Co-operative Marketing Federation (TCMF) at Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India under the dedicated leadership and the able guidance of late. The mandate of the Institute at its inception was to seek solutions for preserving high moisture paddy because the paddy harvest season in Southern India coincided with the tail end of the South West monsoon. The Institute was later upgraded as a national laboratory with the name Paddy Processing Research Centre (PPRC) in 1972. At the time of up-gradation the mandates of the Institute were also changed and the scientists in the Institute focused their research in identifying technologies for post harvest procession and preservation of paddy. The Institute was moved to it current location at Thanjavur in 1984. Considering the vital importance of strengthening R & D efforts in the post-harvest processing, preservation and value addition of raw agricultural produce, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) strengthened and upgraded the PPRC as a National Institute in February 2008 and renamed as Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT).The Institute is located at Thanjavur, the ancient capital of Chola Kingdom and the granary of Tamil Nadu. The IICPT with its modern laboratories equipped with hi-tech instruments, is engaged in the R&D of food grain processing, value addition, by-product utilization through bio-processing, process and product development. Our Food Safety and Quality Testing Laboratory is NABL accredited. We have a hi-tech and cottage level food processing incubation cm training center. Hands-on-training on different food processing technologies, renting facilities and other supports are offered all thought the year to help the entrepreneurs to put in their innovative ideas for the development of new products. programs in Food Process Engineering and M.Tech. programs in Food Science and Technology.

The newly elected Board Members visited NIFTEMThanjavur on 18th May 2026.Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Governm...
19/05/2026

The newly elected Board Members visited NIFTEMThanjavur on 18th May 2026.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India TG Sitharam

NIFTEMThanjavur signed an MoU with University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur , Karnataka.Ministry of Food Processing...
15/05/2026

NIFTEMThanjavur signed an MoU with University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur , Karnataka.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India TG Sitharam

Director NIFTEMThanjavur visited the Pesticide Residue and Food Quality Analysis Lab at University of Agricultural Scien...
14/05/2026

Director NIFTEMThanjavur visited the Pesticide Residue and Food Quality Analysis Lab at University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur and discussed about Pesticide Analysis. It is a accredited laboratory dedicated for analysis of pesticide residues, water testing, heavy metals etc.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India TG Sitharam

NIFTEMThanjavur is proud to share that Dinesh Suriya B, Project Assistant, GAP/MoFPI-076 has been awarded the Young Rese...
11/05/2026

NIFTEMThanjavur is proud to share that Dinesh Suriya B, Project Assistant, GAP/MoFPI-076 has been awarded the Young Researcher Award 2026, in the field of Food Process Engineering at the International Conference on Sustainable Development Practices in Agricultural Sciences, Horticulture, Sericulture, Food Technology, Veterinary Science, Fisheries Science, Biotechnology & Spices and Plantation Crops Management (AGRI INNOVA 2026), organized by Joy University, Kanyakumari, and held on 26th & 27th March, 2026.

Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India TG Sitharam

11/05/2026

Glimpses of Day 7 – NIFTEMThanjavur NSS Annual Special Camp
Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India TG Sitharam NSS India Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, RD & GR Ministry of Education

NIFTEMThanjavur announces Two-Day Food Business Export Readiness Programme on 20th & 21st May 2026. For more details ple...
11/05/2026

NIFTEMThanjavur announces Two-Day Food Business Export Readiness Programme on 20th & 21st May 2026. For more details please visit: https://niftem-t.ac.in/febpn.php
Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India TG Sitharam

11/05/2026

Glimpses of Day 6 – NIFTEMThanjavur NSS Annual Special Camp
Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India TG Sitharam NSS India Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, RD & GR

NIFTEMThanjavur is proud to share that Shali Santrose, SRF, DFPOIE, along with co-authors Er. Harish S, Dr. V. Hema, and...
11/05/2026

NIFTEMThanjavur is proud to share that Shali Santrose, SRF, DFPOIE, along with co-authors Er. Harish S, Dr. V. Hema, and Dr. S. Shanmugasundaram, has been awarded the Best Oral Presentation at the International Conference on Sustainable Development Practices in Agricultural Sciences, Horticulture, Sericulture, Food Technology, Veterinary Science, Fisheries Science, Biotechnology & Spices and Plantation Crops Management (AGRI INNOVA 2026), organized by Joy University, Kanyakumari, and held on 26th & 27th March, 2026.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India TG Sitharam

08/05/2026

Glimpses of Day 5 – NIFTEMThanjavur NSS Annual Special Camp
Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India NIFTEMThanjavur NSS India Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, RD & GR

We are delighted to announce that the National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur ...
08/05/2026

We are delighted to announce that the National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T) has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with Mr. U. Karthik Umapathy, M/s. NU Foods, Chennai for the transfer of technology (non-exclusive license) on “Composite Millet Malt Food” on 05th May 2026.
NIFTEMThanjavur Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India TG Sitharam

08/05/2026

Glimpses of Day 4 – NIFTEMThanjavur NSS Annual Special Camp
Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India TG Sitharam NSS India Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, RD & GR Ministry of Education

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Thanjavur
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Thursday 9:30am - 6pm
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