Abhinay FoodTech: 5 Tips to Crack ASRB-NET

Hello everyone!!

As I had told in my previous blog that the immediate reason to join blogging is to give some tips regarding upcoming ASRB NET exams.

Here it is! But I would not be telling how to clear it, rather I would be telling how I did it because what may be a strategy for me might not suit someone else. Before that, I want to assure you all that NET questions are not at all tough, so there is no need to get panic or be afraid from it. I also want to tell you the fact that during my NET exams, I used to be extremely busy because of my MSc dissertation (Usually 7am to 8 pm i.e. nearly 13 hours of tiresome work) . So I got hardly 1 week to prepare for it. And what I did in that 1 week is as follows:

1. Learn as much standard values as possible:

Yes, all the ICAR exams have one trend in common, they have a significant number of questions asking standard values like %Fat, %TSS, Headspace, Maximum permissible amount, etc.

Where to find it:

Strictly follow FSSAI Regulations. The standards given in Books like Sukumar De or Girdharilal or Srivastava have become outdated now.

2. Strictly follow Previous year question papers:

There is a high repetition rate in the questions. If your upcoming question paper is the "constitution of India" then the previous year questions are like "Govt. of India Act, 1935" (If you are interested in polity, you must have got it).

3. Have an idea of all the unit less numbers in Food Engineering:

Unit less numbers like Reynolds number, Sherwood number, etc are high frequency questions. Look after all of them in Introduction to Food Engineering by Singh and Pal.

4. Food Microbiology:

Try to learn important spoilage causing microorganisms in various food products like, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Fish, etc.

Also, learn the beneficial microorganisms present in various food products which cause their fermentation especially fermented dairy products and alcoholic beverages. you can refer Food Microbiology by Frazier for this. Also, have a look at the D, Z and F concepts. Question as simple as their units are asked.

5. Food chemistry: Learn about some important food additives and the indicator enzymes and microbes for various processing techniques, like indicator microbe for pasteurization or indicator enzymes for blanching. Also have some brief knowledge about the various macro and micro nutrients, active components of various spices, etc. You can refer the Food Chemistry and Food Microbiology section of Objective Food Science by Sanjeev Sharma, it is very relevant and informative

In addition to this, certain GK like questions, like, location of DFRL, some food safety topics like ISO 22000, OHSAS and similar one are also asked, so get an idea of that before going to the exam. you can also download some apps like Food Tech App or Maniavarsity for fun based learning.

That's all!!!

Update (17.09.2020):

Me and my friend Arun Kumar Gupta, have started an initiative to put 5 #FoodTech questions on twitter daily. The questions are relevant to Entrance/NET/JRF/FSO/FSSAI/ICAR Exams. Please do have a look and share among your friends too!

Abhinay Shashank 🇮🇳 (@AbhinayFoodTech): https://lnkd.in/epnMkck
ARUN KUMAR GUPTA (@guptaarunkumar7): https://lnkd.in/e2Rx85E