Dietetics can be studied by aspirants at the graduate and postgraduate levels. To join the PG level course in Dietetics, it will be required by students to write an admission test that is held by a recognised body.

A graduate degree in the relevant field with above 55 percentage marks in the finals is required for aspirants to apply for the PG program. This graduate degree can be in areas such as food and nutrition, dietetics or any other allied fields.

Dietitians can work in different fields. Those include:

• Administrative dietitians
• Business dietitians
• Clinical dietitians
• Community dietitians
• Consultant dietitians
• Gerontological dietitians
• Pediatric dietitians
• Research dietitians

List of Entrance Exams in Dietetics

• Manipal University M.Sc in Dietetics and Applied Nutrition Entrance exam
• Mangalore University Master of Science in Dietetics and Food Service Management Entrance Exam
• Annamalai University M.Sc in Dietetics entrance exam
• All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health Entrance exam
• IGNOU M.Sc in Dietetics and Food Service Management Nutritional Biochemistry Exam
• S.N.D.T. WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY PGD in Dietetics entrance exams
• University of Mumbai M.Sc in Dietetics Entrance Exam
• University of Kerala M.Sc in Dietetics Entrance Exam
• Osmania University Entrance Exam

List of Institutions That Participate In This Exam

• All India Institute of Hygeine & Public Health
• Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education For Women
• Banglore University
• Burdwan University, Burdwan, West Bengal
• College of Home Science, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology
• College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara
• Department of Family Life Management, Mother Teresa Woman’s University
• Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur
• Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Mysore
• Department of Food Science, Periyar University
• Department of Foods and Nutrition, Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University
• Department of Home Science, Kurukshetra University
• Department of Home Science, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University
• Department of Home Science, Saurashtra University
• Department of Home science, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
• Department of Home Science, University of Calcutta
• Dr. Bhupendra Nath Dutta Smriti Mahavidyalaya
• Faculty of Arts, Chaudhary Charan Sigh University
• Faculty of Ayurveda, Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth
• Faculty of Home Science, Assam Agricultural University
• Faculty of Home Science, Banasthali University
• Guru Nanak Dev University
• H.H. The Maharaja’s Govt. College for Women, University of Kerala
• Indira Gandhi National Open University
• Institute of Home Science, University of Kashmir
• Institute of Hotel Management, Catering & Nutrition, Pusa
• Lady Irwin College
• National Institute Of Nutrition
• Osmania University, Hyderabad
• People’s College of Paramedical Science and Research Centre
• Rathinavel Subramaniam College of Arts & Science (Autonomous)
• SNDT Women’s University
• Teerthanker Mahaveer University
• Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University
• University of Madras
• University Of Mumbai

Exam Pattern for the Dietetics Exam

This examination will have a single paper. This paper shall consist of 8 core questions. Here, the first question is subdivided into two parts.

• Part I – 5 parts
• Part II – 10 parts

The 2nd and 3rd papers shall contain 2 sub questions each. 5th, 6th and 8th questions shall encompass 5 parts and 4th and 7th parts will include 3 sub parts. No internal options shall be given to students to choose from. The 1st question asked is important and aspirants can do any 4 questions from the remaining 7 questions.

The paper shall carry a total of 100 marks. Every main question asked shall consist of 20 marks. The time allotted to complete answering all questions is 3 hours

How to Procure Applications for the Dietetics Exam?

Exam forms for the Dietitian program could be availed by aspirants from the admission counter of the institutions participating. It could be got by post as well.