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Department of Food Technology is one of the established Department of Yashvantrao Chavan Institute of Science, Constituent College of Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil University, Satara. The department started as the department of food processing and packaging in the year 2016, in the year 2023 it was renamed as department of Food Technology. The institute emerged as a center of excellence in education, research and outreach activities in the discipline of food science and technology. The need based infrastructure, well-equipped laboratories, comfortable and well-furnished classrooms are the major strengths of the institution. The highly qualified, skilled and industrial experienced teaching faculty, along with the commitment oriented, customized intuitional ownership driven and hardworking non-teaching faculty that are responsible for the vibrant and eco-friendly working atmosphere will leave no stone unturned to facilitate the three-dimensional development of the institution. Department of food technology focus on developing skill of student in food processing, food preservation, food engineering, food microbiology, food chemistry. Thereafter apply the skill to convert local fresh horticulture produce into processed food products. The skilled and expert teaching faculty has laid down a foundation stone to quantify the mindset transformation index of students from job seekers to job providers. The research studies undertaken in the department are related to formulation, standardization of food products, food analysis, assessment of nutritional status, sensory analysis of products, educational and nutrition intervention studies, development of dietetic and health foods, transfer of technologies with special reference to processing and utilization, result of this 60 + student are successfully start their journey as an entrepreneur. The skilled and expert teaching faculty has laid down a foundation stone to quantify the mindset transformation index of students from job seekers to job providers. The institute has a mandate to develop need based and global competitive student?s entrepreneurship. The two-phase higher education system comprising graduation (B.Sc. in Food Technology) and Post-graduation (M.Sc.in Food Technology) is one of its kind in the private education domain in the discipline of Food Science and Technology. Department focuses on food safety and food security for society. In the year 2023 the department had successfully arranged Eat Right Millet Mela 2023 in collaboration with FSSAI (Central Government).