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 12th (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 institute for one year and two years programmes.
College & Institutes in India for
Nutrition Courses
This are
some colleges & institutes B.A, B.Sc., PG Diploma and M.Sc. Courses in food
and nutrition :
1. Lady Irwin College (New Delhi)
2. Institute of Home Economics, New Delhi
3. SNDT Women’s University (Mumbai)
4. All India Institute of Hygiene and
Public Health, Nirmala Niketan (Mumbai)
5. Women’s Christian College (Chennai)
6. G.B. Pant University of Agriculture
& Technology
7. National Institute of Nutrition,
Hyderabad
8. Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research
Institute, Tamil Nadu
Following
are the some Universities offering online courses in nutrition:
- University of Delhi.
- Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University
- Indira Gandhi Open National University
- Manipal University
- University of Bombay
Career Scope of Nutritionist in
Sectors
The
following are the sectors where a professional nutritionist are hired:
- Clinical nutritionist work in hospitals, nursing care facilities and other health care facilities. They help patients to maintain their health by eating the right quantity of nutrients.
- ·Fitness and Wellness clinic, public health organisations, and other health maintenance
organisations.
- · They can work with various sports club, athletic teams for diet plans to keep their nutrition levels in check.
- · Diabetic Clinics, Nutrition and Weight Loss Clinic.
- Research nutritionist focus on health services research.
Pay Scale of Nutritionist in India
A fresher
who has completed a course in Nutrition may draw anywhere between Rs. 10,000 to
Rs. 20,000 in a standard hospital. Remuneration is normally between Rs 20,000 and
Rs 50,000 but can vary depending on the qualification.
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