Alumni Association, F/O Dairy Technology, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India
The Department of Dairy Technology under the erstwhile Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyala was established in the year 1977 (first such department in eastern India) to cater to the need of Dairy Professionals for Dairy Processing plants, Training Institutes, Academic Institutions etc. in the country in general and in eastern India in particular. The department was initially engaged in teaching and training of dairy graduates upto 1994, thereafter it started imparting dairy education through teaching, training and research of Post-graduate and Doctoral students in the discipline of Dairy Technology along with teaching and training of students in B.Tech. (Dairy Technology) degree programme. Faculty members in the department also carry out research works under various projects. The department of dairy technology has also been entrusted with the responsibility of running the courses of Economics, Statistics and dairy management discipline since inception. The department has contributed immensely to largely meet the requirement of dairy professionals and also the research need in the relevant field of specialization in the country.