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The National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) is a newly established public institution for research, education and catering the need of various stakeholders, e.g. entrepreneurs, food processing industry, exporters, policy makers and government policy. The NIFTEM is being set up by Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), Government of India at HSIIDC Industrial Estate, Kundli in Sonipat district of Haryana which comes under Delhi NCR. Shri Ajit Kumar, Ex-Indian Administrative Service officer, is the director cum vice chancellor of this institute. == History == NIFTEM is the brainchild of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI). MoFPI in its Vision document-2015, envisaged creation of an apex institution in food research and education equipped with global capabilities. Food processing has an important role to play in linking Indian agriculture to consumers in the domestic and international markets. The agriculture sector in India contributes a fourth of the country’s GDP and provides employment to approximately two third of the population. However, its potential has not been tapped due to underdevelopment of the food processing sector in India. World-class institutions for technology, management and entrepreneurship are a critical requirement for the growth of food processing industries. Existing R & D institutions have not been able to develop innovative products, processes and machinery of global stature as reflected in India’s share in global trade and limited commercial application. There is lack of world-class managerial talent and entrepreneurship with adequate technical background in food sciences and technology. The existing mechanism for setting food standards is inadequate in the context of the increasing importance of food hygiene and safety and evolution of international standards. Business Incubation services, a critical need to foster entrepreneurship in the food sector, are virtually absent in India. Further, the industry also faces the challenge of inadequate and outdated information on the industry such as demand and supply trends in the Indian and overseas markets, regulatory requirements etc. Quantum increase in the level of processing and value addition of primary agriculture produce is of critical importance for enhancing farmers’ income, generating employment and reducing wastages, and to accomplish overall growth of the national economy. It is equally important to ensure global cost and quality competitiveness of processed food so as to access global markets where price realization is higher and India has a comparative advantage. Moreover, setting food standards and reliable testing protocols has become a matter of serious public concern. It is accordingly necessary to develop world class Food Scientists and Technologists who could do R&D in frontier areas, set food standards and develops protocols for testing, and also develop world-class entrepreneurs who undergo courses and training programmes having proper mix of inputs on food science, technology, management, entrepreneurship and business incubation. Vision, strategy and action plan document prepared by the Ministry (April,2005) aims to treble the size of food processing industry in next ten years by increasing the level of processing from 6% to 20%, value addition from 20% to 35% and share in global trade from 1.5% to 3%. The Ministry in its vision document – 2015, has emphasized the need for an apex institution to focus on these aspects. The vision document-2015 recommended to set up a world class institution to cater to the needs of various stakeholders such as entrepreneurs, industry, exporters, policy makers, government and existing institutions. The Institute of Applied Manpower Research (IAMR) in its report (2004) had recommended creation of a National Institute of Technology and Management for taking care of human resource development needs of the FPIs’ and building effective partnerships among various stakeholders. Integrated strategy for the promotion of agri-business under Prime Minister's thrust areas envisaged setting up of such an institution. DFRL at Mysore is to cater to the needs of the defence personnel. Only CFTRI is catering to the R&D needs of Food Processing Industries. CFTRI is focused on basic level research & training of local importance and is moreover located at Mysore in southern India. CFTRI focuses on applied research in food technology and lacks the comprehensive research focus in the food science arena. There is no institute in India to cater to the needs of its unique requirements. Therefore, a new organization was required to be set up, with a structure and systems aligned with its objectives to be the apex institution in food research and education in the country having global capabilities. The Finance Minister, in his Budget Speech on 28 February 2006 announced the intention of government to set up a National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) as an international centre of excellence which will work synergistically with industry and other institutions within India and abroad. Change in legal status The legal status of NIFTEM as a company registered under the Companies Act was creating hurdles in obtaining statutory recognitions from UGC & AICTE. Both UGC Act & AICTE Act provides that a Society registered under Societies Act or a Trust registered under Trust Act are eligible to obtain Deemed to be University status and recognition of technical courses respective from these regulatory bodies. Since the statutory recognitions are essential for the institute to commence its academic courses, the Union Cabinet in its meeting held on 23/04/10 approved – (1) Registering NIFTEM as an autonomous organization under the Indian Society Act, 1860 (2) Transfer of all assets & liabilities of NIFTEM, as a section 25 Company, to the new NIFTEM Society and (3) Winding up of NIFTEM Company under the Indian Companies Act. In pursuance of above decision of the Cabinet, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries has registered NIFTEM as a Society under the Society Registration Act, 1860 on 19/05/2010. The assets and liabilities of NIFTEM Company are being transferred to NIFTEM Society. Obtaining Deemed To Be University Status After registration of NIFTEM as a Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, a formal application for grant of Deemed to be University status underDE NOVOCategory was submitted to Ministry of Human Resources Development/UGC in terms of UGC. (Institutions deemed to be Universities). Regulations, 2010 on 02.08.2010 & the proposal is under process in UGC Brand Building Initiatives NIFTEM in collaboration with FICCI, CII and IICPTinitiated brand building initiative by organizing seminars/ workshops at various places across the country. 13 seminars/ workshops at Trichi, Chennai, Guwahati, Itanagar, Pune, Shimla, Agartalla, Ahmedabad, Banglore, Mumbai, Cochin, Jammu& Nasik have been organized. The responses were found to be overwhelming. NIFTEM has also participated in Punjab International Trade Expo held at Amritsar in December 2009 & in the 97th Indian Science Congress Mega Expo held at Thiruvananthapuram in January 2010. Task Force Meeting On Course Curriculam Development A task force meeting of experts drawn from academia and industry was held in April 2010 to draft the course curriculum for UG courses. Based on the feedback received from the experts, draft structure of Course Curriculum was prepared and shared with more than 250 experts in India and abroad for their further input/comments. Based on the inputs received from some of the experts a final Course Curriculum document for UG Courses has been prepared and is being finalized. Task Force Meeting On Infrastructure Development Of Laboratories Workshop on Infrastructure Development of Laboratories was organised in the month of June 2010 to finalise laboratory infrastructure requirement and Equipments. Based on the feedback received from experts a structured laboratory requirements along with extensive list of practicals to be done and equipments required semester-wise has been compiled and is being sent to experts for review. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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