# B.Sc. (Hons.) Food, Nutrition and Dietetics — CSC & RI, Madurai at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

> B.Sc. (Hons.) Food, Nutrition and Dietetics — CSC & RI, Madurai (Bachelor's Nutrition) at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India.

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## Key facts

- University: [Tamil Nadu Agricultural University](https://www.studentstraffic.com/university/tamil-nadu-agricultural-university) (Public, Coimbatore, [India](https://www.studentstraffic.com/countries/india))
- Course family: [Bachelor's in Nutrition and Dietetics](https://www.studentstraffic.com/courses/bachelor-nutrition-dietetics)
- Duration: 4 years
- Teaching language: English
- Language note: English is the teaching medium for this undergraduate route; Tamil-medium seats are separately selected.
- Tuition per year: ₹9,000 (2026-27)
- Fee verified: 2026-10-25
- Intake: September
- Official programme page: https://tnau.ac.in/b-sc-hons-food-nutrition-and-dietetics-degree-programme/

Fee notes: 2026–27 domestic tuition is INR 4,500 per semester; INR 9,000 annual tuition is two-semester arithmetic. The admission semester total is INR 23,000, including tuition and other charges; the even-semester tour charge falls from INR 2,500 to INR 300, while the INR 100 calendar charge applies in odd semesters. One-time admission items total INR 10,925 for Tamil Nadu HSC or INR 11,325 for CBSE/ICSE-equivalent, plus INR 750 sports development after registration. Hostel and mess are separate.

## Who can apply

- Availability: restricted
- Eligible: Applicants meeting the programme-specific qualification and admission-category conditions
- Restriction: Accepted school combinations: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology; OR Physics, Chemistry and Biology with one of Biotechnology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Computer Science, Information Technology, Informatics Practices, Home Science, Agriculture, Horticulture or Environmental Science, or Nutrition and Dietetics; OR Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology.
- Restriction: The qualification and marks above describe the Tamil Nadu general academic counselling route. ICAR national counselling and special quotas have their own category allocation and document requirements.
- Restriction: Course and campus cannot be transferred after admission; the allotted constituent college determines attendance and residence.
- Restriction: The 2026 campus/course seat table includes Study in India places for foreign students through ICCR. Exact foreign qualifying-subject equivalence, nomination and tuition category require the written foreign offer; domestic criteria and fees are not automatically applicable.

Apply through the exact course and campus/category route. An available foreign or special quota does not establish that every applicant is eligible.

## Admissions

B.Sc. (Hons.) Food, Nutrition and Dietetics is a four-year, eight-semester constituent-college course at CSC & RI, Madurai. Choose this exact course, campus and teaching language during TNAU counselling; an affiliated-college seat is a different choice.

Apply the degree or school-subject requirements, marks, applicant category and selection route together. The precise alternatives and restrictions are part of eligibility.

- Pass every subject in a recognised 10+2 academic examination with the programme’s required subject combination.
- General counselling: Tamil Nadu nativity; applicants who studied Classes 10–12 in Tamil Nadu may enter the Open category with valid proof.
- Four-subject aggregate: OC 55%; BC/BCM 50%; MBC/DNC 45%; SC/SCA/ST a pass in all required subjects.
- On 1 July 2026, age must be below 21; no age limit for SC/SCA/ST and five years relaxation for differently abled applicants.
- Qualifying-exam attempts: up to three for SC/SCA/ST and two for other communities. Additional subjects and grace marks do not enter ranking.
- Selection uses the eligible school-subject aggregate and counselling; no separate TNAU undergraduate entrance examination.

Steps:

1. Register in TNAU’s joint UG application portal and choose the exact TNAU constituent college, course and medium.
2. Upload qualifying subject marks and identity, nativity and relevant category records; pay the applicable application fee.
3. Participate in the specified counselling route, accept the allotment, pay the required amount and attend original-certificate verification.
4. Complete the allotted college’s joining and semester registration instructions; arrange accommodation and the full mandatory fee budget.

- Document: Class 10, 11 and 12 records and complete qualifying marksheet showing the required subjects
- Document: Transfer/conduct certificates and physical-fitness certificate for admission
- Application document: Identity record, photograph, signature and online application/allotment records
- Application document: Nativity or Tamil Nadu Classes 10–12 study proof, and applicable community/disability/special-quota certificates
For the 2026–27 UG cohort, the historically published plan was to begin first-year classes on 9 September 2026. This is a planned September baseline, not confirmation of the actual start day. Applications ran 6 May–8 June 2026; future dates require the next notice.


## Teaching phases

- Four-year constituent-college study (English): Campus practical and classroom study at CSC & RI, Madurai.

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