About Department

Established in 1950, the Department of Foods and Nutrition, Faculty of Family and Community Sciences, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, is a pioneering centre for higher education, research, professional training and community outreach in Foods and Nutrition. The Department offers programmes at undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral, diploma and certificate levels, with academic strengths in Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health Nutrition, Food Science and Quality Control, Foods and Nutrition and Food Service Management. From the academic year 2026–27, the Department has initiated the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics programme as per the NCAHP Act, 2021, further strengthening its professional scope in allied healthcare education.

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