INSTITUTE OF FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SRI LANKA (IFSTSL)
MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES
Membership Category
Fellow Member
Associate Member
Corporate Member
Qualifications required
Membership Subscription1
1. Postgraduate Diploma/Masters Degree/
Bachelors Degree / Diploma related to
- Food Science & Technology
Or - Food & Nutrition
Or - Agriculture
Or - Agribusiness, offered by a recognized
international institution
2. Minimum 5 years experience in the field, out of
which a minimum 1 year in a corporate member
organization/ formal government institute
3. Annual subscription paid in full
Entrance fee Rs. 1,000/=
1. Basic level education (GCE O/L)
2. Minimum 10 years experience at a senior
managerial level in a food processing business
3. Annual subscription paid in full
Or
1. Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field
2. Minimum 1 year experience in the food industry
3. Annual subscription paid in full
Or
1. Graduated in a relevant field
2. Minimum 2 years experience in the food industry
3. Annual subscription paid in full
Or
1. Diploma in a relevant field
2. Minimum 3 years experience in the food industry
3. Annual subscription paid in full
Entrance fee Rs. 1,000/=
1. Any legally registered company or formal
government institute engaged in the food
processing industry for over 3 years with
minimum facilities along with quality
certifications2
2. Employing a minimum of 1 Fellow Member of the
Institute
3. Annual subscription paid in full
Entrance fee Rs. 5,000/=
Annual subscription Rs. 2,500/=
Annual subscription Rs. 2,500/=
Annual subscription Rs. 15,000/=
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Payable within six (6) weeks of the end of the calendar year. Any member / Associate / Interim Member who is in arrears of
subscription for one year, may forfeit membership upon a decision of the Council.
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Decided and reviewed annually by the Board of Governors of the Institute.
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Associate Corporate
Member
Interim Member3
Student Member4
1. Any legally registered Company or formal
government institute engaged in the food
processing industry for over 1 year with minimum
facilities along with quality certifications2
2. Employing a minimum of 1 Fellow or Associate
Member of the Institute
3. Annual subscription paid in full
Entrance fee Rs. 5,000/=
1. A Director / Manager of a company engaged in
food processing
Or
A sole proprietorship, a partnership or a food
industry incorporated in Sri Lanka
2. Annual subscription paid in full
Individuals
Entrance fee Rs. 1,000/=
Annual subscription Rs. 2,000/=
1. Engaged in studies for a Postgraduate Diploma/
Masters Degree/ Bachelors Degree/ Diploma
related to Food Science & Technology or Food
Science & Nutrition
2. Industrial experience not required
3. Entrance fee paid in full
Entrance fee Rs. 1,000/=
No Annual subscription5
Annual subscription Rs. 10,000/=
Corporate
Entrance fee Rs. 5,000/=
Annual subscription Rs. 5,000/=
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Interim Members shall within 3 years upgrade their membership category to a member in order to continue with the membership
of the Institute
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Membership of Student Members would hold only for which the members are officially expected to complete their studies.
Student Members will not be eligible to vote at General Meetings.
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Fulltime students of undergraduate level or below are exempted from annual membership fee for the normal duration of their
study period.
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