Bihar State Institute of Dairy Technology

The official institute profile lists dairy processing facilities, dairy research laboratories, dairy microbiology and chemistry laboratories, dairy engineering facilities, library and academic resources, hostel facilities, and a language laboratory. The institute’s department pages additionally describe undergraduate and postgraduate laboratories, a central instrument laboratory and dairy-processing equipment.

Students seeking career opportunities after graduation can utilize the placement services offered by Bihar State Institute of Dairy Technology. The college typically operates a placement cell that coordinates internship and recruitment activities. For transparent and verified placement statistics, refer to the official college website or the placement office.

The university’s 2026–27 undergraduate listing identifies four-year B.Tech. (Dairy Technology) with 60 seats and B.Tech. (Food Technology) with 40 seats at BSIDT. The official institute page states that Food Technology was introduced for academic session 2026–27. The institute also lists two-year M.Tech. programmes in Dairy Technology, Dairy Chemistry and Dairy Microbiology, with additional postgraduate disciplines. Programme-specific eligibility, seat allocation and selection rules should be checked in the current BASU prospectus and admission notices.

The Government of Bihar established the institute through Resolution No. 2813 dated 14 December 1980. Its first undergraduate Dairy Technology batch was admitted in 1982 at Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa. It shifted to Patna in 1986 and moved to its own Jagdeo Path campus in 1999. It functioned under Bihar Agricultural University from 2010 to 2017 and subsequently became a constituent unit of Bihar Animal Sciences University. The university records the introduction of B.Tech. Food Technology from academic session 2026–27.

Bihar State Institute of Dairy Technology (BSIDT), formerly Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Dairy Technology (SGIDT), is a constituent institute of Bihar Animal Sciences University located at Jagdeo Path, Patna, Bihar. Established by the Government of Bihar in 1980, it focuses on dairy science and technology through teaching, research and extension. Its documented academic areas include dairy technology, dairy engineering, dairy microbiology, dairy chemistry, dairy extension education and dairy business management. The institute offers undergraduate education in dairy technology and food technology, postgraduate study in dairy-related disciplines, and doctoral research in dairy science. Its teaching resources include specialist laboratories, dairy-processing equipment, library and computer resources, language laboratory and student hostel facilities.