Nutraceuticals and phytonutrients have increased in the past couple of years. Patients are now utilizing them for different results in the treatment; This has led to the world's first nutraceutical revolution. The nutraceutical revolution will take us into a new age of health and medicine where the food sector is becoming research-driven like the pharmaceutical industry. Nutrition policy can be a crucial way to improve people's health and nutrition levels in the community. This program will allow students to aid governments in developing policies and programs related to nutrition. The law governing nutrition and food policies, regulations, and acts have a significant impact on the overall development of the entire community. So, having a deep understanding of these laws can improve public health and help eradicate the spreading of non-communicable illnesses.

Nutrition plays a vital role in every aspect of life; therefore, comprehensive knowledge can fulfill the demands of society. This course will assist students in understanding the fundamentals and advances within the area of nutraceuticals and the development of nutrition policies to improve public health.

The duration of the program

Four years (8 Semesters)

Seats

10*

Academic Framework

Since its beginning, the basis of higher education within UPES has been to investigate and foster learning opportunities that are creative and forward-looking. This has led to continuous advancement in facilitating innovative and collaborative learning experiences for students by reorienting the course curriculum and exploring virtual tools and open-source courseware, thereby enabling an environment of learning that is apprehensive and accessible to a wealth of information.

The new framework for curriculum at UPES, ABLE (Academic Blueprint for Learning Excellence), is complete in its design and yet is focused on the specific needs of each student to explore the world, experiment, and be challenged. Learning is divided into core subject areas and core specialisms, minors/exploratory subject areas, and life-skills and signature subjects. The recently established School provides these three courses for life.

SFL (School for Living) is an integral part of the overall UPES student experience. It aids in learning and education, balanced between what students desire and what they need from the future leaders and citizens of the future world. Through courses designed to provide students with the ability to learn for life with a particular emphasis on a broad range of current issues, as well as an obligatory professional and social internship that is distinctive, UPES believes in igniting to awaken the best of oneself to improve the world.

Entrance Test

Personal Interview

Eligibility

• Candidates must possess at least 50% marks at the Senior and Higher Secondary levels (10th and 12th) with Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Math's, and English as a Major Subject.

Career Prospects

• Environmental research organizations like TERI: Microbiologists can work in the environment sector with lead organization
• Pharmaceutical Companies: A microbiologist is always needed for quality control, manufacture, and R and D at pharmaceutical companies
• Academicians: A microbiologist with a Ph.D. can be an asset to academia in teaching and research
• Higher research: A microbiologist can also take up higher research in lead organizations
• Epidemiologists: Pharmacologists can team up and understand the disease epidemiology, spread, vaccination against the disease.
• Hospitals: Microbiologist and quality control jobs are in plenty in hospital
• Agriculture and Food Industry: any innovative microbiologist who can bring food innovation or agriculture revolution is welcomed in the agriculture and food sector.
• Clinical and Veterinary Microbiologists: Clinical and veterinary pharmacologist roles are abundant abroad demand in India.
• Forensic Microbiologist: It is a recent development where microbiologists team up with law firms to help crime dating detection.
• Brewery: Microbiologists are an active workforce at brewery and wine industry
• Consultant: They can work as editors, reviewers for the field of microbiology
• Science Journalism: The very exciting arena for artistic microbiologists who, while pursuing a passion, can be of value to science.