Career as a Nutritionist in India: The Essential Guide A Nutritionist is a healthcare professional who advises on matter of food & nutrition impacts on health. They help people to choose the right things to eat, prepare diet charts, will tell you about exercises, how to build on metabolism & so forth. How to Become a Nutritionist in India? To become a Nutritionist, you need to follow the steps below: After completing 12 th (10+2 years of education) from Science Stream you can opt for Home Science, Food Technology or a Nutrition course. You can opt this course in graduation, a B. Sc degree in Home Science from any respected university. If you are interested to specialize in nutrition in post graduation level, you can opt for M.Sc degree in Food and Nutrition, Food Science and Nutrition, Food Service Management. You may pursue a PG Diploma in Dietetics and Public Health Nutrition from any popular institu