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A total of 262 students were awarded degrees — 126 B.Tech, 92 M.Tech, 27 MBA, and 17 Ph.D
National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM-K), Kundli — an Institute of National Importance under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) — celebrated its 6th Convocation Ceremony and 13th Foundation Day.
The convocation ceremony was graced by Professor Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, as the Chief Guest. Devesh Deval, Joint Secretary, MoFPI; and Shyam Sunder Agarwal, Managing Director, Bikanervala, attended the ceremony as Guests of Honour. Professor V. RamgopalRao, Chairperson, Board of Governors (BoG), NIFTEM-K presided over the function.
A total of 262 students were awarded degrees — 126 B.Tech, 92 M.Tech, 27 MBA, and 17 Ph.D. — while seven meritorious students received gold medals for their outstanding academic achievements.
Presenting the annual report, Dr HS Oberoi, Director, NIFTEM-K, outlined key institutional achievements-17 patents filed, 1 granted, 18 technologies transferred, and 16 new technologies developed, 115 research papers published in Scopus indexed journals. The institute signed 15 MoUs with industries and government agencies, and supported 15 startups, including Repeat Good and The Naturik Company, both of which gained national recognition on Shark Tank India.NIFTEM-K also initiated 23 new projects across food technology domains and contributed to rural empowerment through the establishment of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) under central schemes in Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Puducherry.
NIFTEM-K celebrated its 13th Foundation Day with distinguished guests, including Dr VK Paul, NITI Aayog, as Chief Guest. He underscored that institutions like NIFTEM-K must be powered by science and innovation, fostering laboratories that “never sleep” — places of curiosity and creativity.