Explore B.Eng. Technology in Food Engineering Technology – QUEST Nawabshah at University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, including duration, eligibility and connected admission resources.

B.Eng. Technology in Food Engineering Technology at QUEST Nawabshah is a four-year, eight-semester engineering technology degree in the Faculty of Technology. The official programmes page lists the Department of Agro-Food Processing Engineering Technology, and the 2026 admission notice opens the degree under the technology (FET) category with a 50 percent intermediate requirement.

Program Overview

Food Engineering Technology trains technologists for the food and agro-processing industry. Subjects include food chemistry and microbiology, unit operations in food processing, post-harvest technology, dairy, meat and cereal processing, food preservation and packaging, quality assurance and food safety systems such as HACCP, refrigeration and cold-chain management, and plant utilities. The degree is practice-oriented with pilot-plant and industrial training components.

It is a natural choice for students in the agricultural heartland of Sindh who want to add value to crops, fruit, dairy and livestock. The entry bar is lower than for the BE programmes, but applicants should be comfortable with chemistry and basic engineering science.

Quick Facts

Degree	B.Eng. Technology (4-year)
Duration	4 years (8 semesters, semester system since Batch-17) – Source: QUEST undergraduate programmes page
Department / Faculty	Department of Agro-Food Processing Engineering Technology, Faculty of Technology
Campus	QUEST main campus, Sakrand Road, Nawabshah (Shaheed Benazirabad), Sindh
Intake	Once a year (Batch-26 for 2026; applications opened 25 April 2026)
Official page	quest.edu.pk/programmes/undergraduate.php

Eligibility Criteria

According to the Batch-26 (2026) admission notice, candidates for engineering technology programmes at QUEST must have passed HSC-II (intermediate), DAE or an equivalent examination in 2026 or earlier (not before the 2021 annual examination) with at least 50 percent marks, excluding Hifz-ul-Quran and grace marks. DAE diploma holders are specifically welcome in the technology programmes, and DAE candidates from Sukkur, Larkana and Shaheed Benazirabad divisions can also compete for reserved seats with at least 60 percent marks. Regular and self-finance seats are for candidates domiciled in Sindh; applicants from other provinces can apply only under the self-finance scheme, and some seats are reserved for overseas Pakistanis and differently-abled candidates. All applicants must sit the QUEST Pre-Admission Test and score at least 40 marks. Source: quest.edu.pk/news/212.

Admission Process

Register on the QUEST online admission portal at admissions.quest.edu.pk and fill in the application form (Batch-26 applications opened on 25 April 2026).
Generate the processing-fee challan from the portal and deposit it at any HBL branch; self-finance applicants also submit a bank draft in favour of the Director Finance, QUEST.
Upload a blue-background photograph and the paid challan before the deadline (24 May 2026 for Batch-26).
Download the admit slip from your portal account and appear in the computer-based Pre-Admission Test, held at QUEST Nawabshah from 9 June 2026 on a district-wise schedule.
Check the merit list on the portal, attend the interview or document verification if called, and pay the admission fee to confirm your seat.

Full details of the cycle are on our QUEST Admissions 2026 (Batch-26) record and the QUEST Pre-Admission Test page. Source: official QUEST admission notice.

Fee Structure

The 2026 admission notice gives a one-time self-finance fee for this programme of Rs. 210,000 (self-finance, one-time), inclusive of government tax. Overseas and foreign applicants pay US$ 6,000 by demand draft. Semester fees for regular (merit) seats are not stated in the notice, so check the official website or prospectus for the regular fee schedule. Source: QUEST admission notice Batch-26 (2026), quest.edu.pk admission advertisement PDF.

Career Scope in Pakistan

Food technologists work in sugar mills, rice and flour mills, dairy and beverage plants, fruit and vegetable processors, edible-oil refineries, confectionery and snack makers, food-safety regulators such as the Sindh Food Authority and quality-assurance laboratories. The Engineering Technology qualification is recognised by the National Technology Council, and graduates may also go on to MS programmes in food science and technology.

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