Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

The Faculty of Food Safety and Quality offers Post Graduate Diploma (PGD), Executive Diploma (ED), Diploma (DFP), and Professional Certification programs focused on food safety, quality, processing, regulatory affairs, technology & related disciplines.

Key programs include:

• Food Regulatory Affairs (PGFRA/EFRA)

• Food Science and Technology (PFGFST/EFST)

• Food Quality Assurance & Quality Control (PGFAQA/EFQA)

• Food Intellectual Property Rights (PGIPR/EIPR)

• Dairy Science and Technology (PGDST/EDST)

• Food Processing (DFP)

• Agribusiness Management (PFFAM/EFAM)

• Food Processing and Preservation (PGFPP/EFPP/DFPP)

• Food Safety (PGFS/EFS)

• Food Safety in Hospitality Industry (PFSHI/EFSIH)

• Bakery Science and Technology (PBST/EBST)

• Bakery and Confectionery (PGDBC/EDBC)

• Nutraceuticals (PGDNC/EDNC)

• Organic Farming and Food Production System (PGOF/EDOF)

• Fats and Oil Processing (PFOP/EFOP)

• Agrochemical Regulatory Affairs (PGARA/EDARA)

• Food Analysis & Quality Assurance (PGFAQA/EFAQA)

• Agro Processing (PGAFP/EAFP)

• Agroinformatics (PGDAI/EDAI)

• Food Biochemistry (PGFB/DFB)

• Beverage Technology (PBT/EBT)

• Fruits and Vegetable Technology (PFVT/EFVT)

• Flavour Technology (PGFT/EDFT)

• Food Analytical Instrumentation (PFAI/EFAI)

• Food Engineering (PGDFE/EDFE)

• Tea Technology (PGTT/ETT)

• Food Microbiology (PGFM/EFM)

• Food Supply Chain Management (PFSCM/EFSCM)

• Food Product Development (PGDFPD/EDFPD)

• Agrochemical Technology (PGDAT/EDAT)

• Good Manufacturing Practices (PGFGMP/EFGMP)

• Good Laboratory Practice (PGFLP/EFLP)

• Food Packaging (PGFP/EFP/FPD)

• Food Service Management (PGDFSM/EDFSM)

• Frozen Products Processing Technology (PGDFPPT/EDFPPT)

• Meat and Seafood Technology (PMST/EMST)

• Speciality & Artisan Food (PGDSAF/EDSAF)

• Spices & Plantation Product Technology (PGSPPT/ESPPT)

• Animal Feed Technology (PGDAFT/EDAFT)

• Food Business Management (PGFBM/EFBM)

• Hospitality Management (PGDHM/EDHM)

• FSSC 22000 v6 Lead Auditor (FSSCLA)

• FSSC 22000 Internal Auditor (FSSCIA)

• BRC Global Standards for Food Safety and Quality (BRC)

• BRCGS Global Standards for Food Safety Issue 9: Lead Auditor (BRCGS)

• Certified Food Quality Manager (CFQM)

• Certified Food Quality Auditor (CFQA)

• Certified Food Regulatory Affairs Professional (CFRA)

• Certified HACCP Level 4 Auditor (CHAC)

• Entrepreneurship Development in Bakery Industry (EBI)

• Food Safety Management System (CFSMS)

• Laboratory Management Systems (ISO/IEC 17025:2017) Lead Auditor Training (CLMS)

• Laboratory Management Systems (ISO/IEC 17025:2017) Internal Auditor Training (CIMS)

• Entrepreneurship Development in Flavour Technology (CEFT)

• FSMS Lead Auditor (CFLA)

• FSMS Internal Auditor (CFIA)

• Spices & Plantation Product Technology (CSPT)

• HACCP Level 4 (HAC)

• Food Analytical Instrumentation (CFAI)

• Food Plant Layout and Design (FPD)

• Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (PCRAC)

• HVAC Systems Validation

• Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

• Good Agriculture Practices (GAP)

• Cold Chain Management (CCM)

• Food Good Manufacturing Practices (CFGMP)

• Food Sales & Marketing Management (CFSSM)

• Agriculture and Food Waste Management (CAFWM)

• Analytical Approaches to Food Safety Issues (AFFSI)

• Analytical Instrumentation for Food Analysis (AIFA)

• Bakery and Confectionery (CBC)

• Beverage Processing (CBP)

• Cereal, Pulses, and Oilseeds Technology (PCPOT)

• Certified Food GMP Professional (CFGMP)

• Certified Food Quality Technician (CFTCH)

• Certified Quality Risk Management Professional (CQRM)

• Dairy Plant Engineering (CDPE)

• Dairy Science and Technology (PCDST)

• Entrepreneurship Development in Beverage Industry (EDBI)

• Entrepreneurship Development in Fruits and Vegetable Industry (CFVI)

• Entrepreneurship Development in Meat and Poultry Industry (EMPI)

• Entrepreneurship Development in Milk Industry

• Entrepreneurship Development in Oil and Fat Industry (EOFI)

• Entrepreneurship Development in Spices & Plantation Product Technology (CESPT)

• Enzyme Technology (CET)

• Fish Processing Technology (ICFPT)

• Food Analysis (CFA)

• Food Fermentation Technology

• Food GHP

• Food Packaging (ICFP)

• Food Processing Unit Operations (FPU)

• Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)

• Food Waste Management (CAFWM)

• Good Laboratory Practice (CGLP)

• Grain Storage Technology (CGST)

• Information Security Management System (ISMS) Lead Auditor Training for Food Technology

• Meat and Poultry Processing (CMPP)

• Millet Processing (CMP)

• Minimal Food Processing Techniques

• Natural Farming

• Organic Farming and Food Product Systems (OFFP)

• Probiotics in Food (CPBF)

• Probiotics, Prebiotics and Synbiotics in Food

• Product Lifecycle Management (CPLM)

• Professional Certification in Food Safety

• Proximate Analysis in Food

• Pulses and Oil seeds Technology (CPOT)

• Snacks Food Technology (CSFT)

• Sugar Technology (CST)

• Tea Technology

In order to be eligible for Food Safety and Quality programs, applicants should have a graduate degree in any discipline from a recognised university. This eligibility applies to all Post Graduate Diplomas, Executive Diplomas, and Professional Certification programmes. 

Open to graduates and professionals:

• Graduates from any background looking to start a career in food safety, quality, or related sectors.

• Working professionals in the food industry, manufacturing, labs, or hospitality seeking to upgrade their skills.

The duration of Post Graduate Diploma programmes ranges from 12 months, while Executive Diplomas can be completed in 6 months. The schedules are designed to flexibly accommodate both full-time students and working professionals.

Upon successful completion of the programme, graduates are prepared for various industry roles such as: quality assurance and quality control executives, auditors, food safety specialists, regulatory affairs professionals, roles in product development teams, food consultants and other positions across national and global food organisations

Yes. IGMPI is an Institutional Member of the International Society for Quality in Health Care Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is a member of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and through the Indian National Committee (INC) which is a member of International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). BIS is also a member of regional standards bodies like Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC) and South Asian Regional Standards Organization (SARSO)National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB), Quality Council of India is a member of International Accreditation Forum (IAF) & Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) as well as signatory to its MLAs for Quality Management Systems, Environmental Management Systems and Product Certification.