Overview:
A chef is a professional who is responsible for cooking and serving food. They explore and experiment with different items to provide high-quality dishes. Moreover, they are involved in all the process that culminates in serving food, including preparing the menu, purchasing and stocking supplies, and supervising the entire kitchen staff's work. Chefs are also trained in business skills such as maintaining inventories and accounts. These professionals may also be known as culinary professionals, food curators, or culinary stylists. Further, based on their specialization, they may work with sauces (saute chef), fish (poissonier), vegetables (entremetier), meat (rotisseur), or pastries (patissier). They can also be a pantry chef (garde manger), fry chef (friturier), grill chef (grillardin), or butcher chef (boucher).
Career Path:
Candidates from all streams can choose to become chefs.
| Stream of Study at 12th: |
Students who have completed 10th can choose to pursue Diploma or Certificate courses in Hotel Management, Kitchen Management, Culinary Arts, Food Production, Catering Technology, Food and Beverage Science, Bakery and Patisserie, and related areas. They can also join as an apprentice or for an internship to build their knowledge and skills.
To pursue graduation or degree courses, students will have to prepare for entrance exams of NCHM JEE, IHM and other institution-specific entrances. |
| Degree/Graduation Courses: |
- Pursue B.A. in Culinary Arts for 3 years
- Pursue B.A. (Hons) in Culinary Arts for 4 years
- Pursue B.A. in Hotel Management for 3 years
- Pursue Bachelors in Hotel Management (BHM) for 3 years
- Pursue Bachelor of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (BHMCT) for 4 years
- Pursue B.Sc. in Home Science for 3 years
- Students can gain practical experience through internships and apprenticeships
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| Higher education/After Graduation Courses: |
- Pursue M.A. in Culinary Arts for 2 years
- Pursue Master of Hotel Management (MHM) for 2 years
- Pursue Master of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (MHMCT) for 2 years
- Pursue Master of Tourism and Hotel Management (MTHM) for 2 years
- Pursue Advanced Diploma in Culinary Arts for 2 years
- Pursue PG Diploma in Culinary Arts for 1 year
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Top Colleges:
- Institute of Hotel Management
- National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Noida
- Indian Institute of Hotel Management (Taj Group), Aurangabad
- Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipal
- Oriental School of Hotel Management, Kozhikode
- Delhi Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, New Delhi
- Indian Institute Of Hotel Management & Culinary Arts, Hyderabad
- Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Kolkata
- Christ University, Bangalore
- Chandigarh Institute of Hotel Management
