Programme name :
MSc Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics
Year
of Establishment : 2009
Programme Description : M.Sc. in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics is a
two year full time postgraduate course . It aims at preparing students to
take up advanced careers and educational opportunities in industry, research
or academic settings of clinical nutrition and dietetics.
Programme objectives :
- To impart knowledge
and develop capacities of the students through state-of-the-art higher
education in the area of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Medical
Nutrition Management
- To develop students
to become health care professionals for services in various fields of
clinical nutrition and medical nutrition management and related areas
such as hospitals, academics, research, industry, clinical nutrition
department, training, extension and community service.
- To develop
capacities and abilities and enable them to pursue higher education and
research in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics
Programme outcomes :
- Utilize knowledge
from the physical and biological sciences as a basis for understanding
the role of food and nutrients in health and disease processes.
- Provide nutrition
counseling and education to individuals, groups, and communities
throughout the lifespan using a variety of communication strategies.
- Evaluate nutrition
information based on scientific reasoning for clinical, community, and
food service application and implement self-learning in future
endeavors.
- Practice
state-of-the-art nutrition care in collaboration with other health-care
providers in interdisciplinary settings within the bounds of ethical,
legal, and professional practice standards.
Eligibility :
Group A
Candidates with B.Sc. with the following
specialization with minimum 50% are eligible:
Food Science & Nutrition/ Nutrition and Dietetics/ Human Nutrition/
Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics/ Public Health & Nutrition/ Food
Science technology & Nutrition/ Home Science with Specialization in
Nutrition/ Community Nutrition.
Group B
Candidates with B.Sc. in Science with minimum 55%
and should have passed any 3 of the following subjects (each subject
must be of minimum 4 credits) are eligible :
Nutritional Biochemistry/ Human Science/ Food Control & Quality
Management/ Applied Nutrition/ Food Processing & Preservation/ Food
Science/ Sports Nutrition/ Nutrition & Dietetics/ Diet Therapy or
Medical Nutrition Therapy/ Food Service Management/ Nutraceuticals/
Human Physiology/ Public Health & Nutrition/ Nutrition Through Life
Cycle.
Group C
Candidates with Post Graduate Diploma in following
specialization with minimum 55% are eligible:
Sports Nutrition/ Applied Nutrition/ Clinical Nutrition/ Nutrition &
Dietetics/ Public Health or Community Nutrition/ Therapeutic Dietetics.
Group D
Candidates with B.Sc. in Vocational Science :
With specialization in Food Science and related discipline with minimum
55% are eligible.
Group E
Candidates with M.Sc. in the following
specialization with minimum 55% are eligible :
Biochemistry/ Public Health & Nutrition/ Food Service Management/
Sports Nutrition/ Microbiology/ Food Science and Quality Control/ Food
Preservation & Processing
Candidates Must
Note :
- Candidates who
are fulfilling any one of the above-mentioned criteria are eligible
to appear for the online entrance examination conducted by the
college.
- The selection
criteria for the course are based on the marks obtained in online
entrance examination and the academic performance of the candidate
in B. Sc.
Scope for further studies :
- NET in Home Science
- Registered
Dietitian
- Ph.D. in Nutrition
- MPhil
Career opportunities :
- Dietitian in
Hospital and other clinical set-ups
- Teaching
professional
- Entrepreneur
- Food Blogger/
Journalist
Prominent Alumnae
Nandita Dhanaki - 2014 Research nutritionist
Vidisha Porecha - 2014 Director at Happy Grub
Hospitality Pvt. Ltd
Shweta Joshi - 2015 Chief Dietician, Meera Hospital,
Kalyan
Shikha Bhatia - 2014 Medical Manager
Ankita Ghag - 2015 InBody India Pvt Ltd
Sophia Sam - 2016 HOD, Dietician
Shweta Mahadik - 2017 Clinical Nutritionist
Anjana Menda - 2019 Nutrition Officer
Riddhi Shah - 2021 Dietician , Lilavati
Hospital
Jayu Meghani - 2021 Research assistant
