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For a chef, once you have that basis, that's when cuisine is truly exciting," said world renowned chef Thomas Keller. Being a chef is not just about having decent culinary skills; in fact, its an art to be mastered. Hence, learning the basics is the first step to being a great chef.
Job profile of a chef: Chef's are head cooks, are in charge of kitchens, overseeing the preparation and cooking of food at restaurants, diners, and other operations where somebody can get a bite to eat. Chefs make sure that the kitchen is a well-oiled machine, managing the kitchen staff to make sure food prepared quickly and as delicious as possible, as well as maintaining records, ordering food, and enforcing food safety standards.
In addition, chefs will hire staff, plan menus, create recipes and make sure that those under him comply to his standards and make sure every plate has that little sprig of parsley on it that nobody eats.
Listed below are multifarious diplomas, certificate and degree courses to becoming Chef:
1. Craft Course Certificate in Food Production and patisserie offered at Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Goa.
2. Diploma in Chef's Management offered at Academy of Culinary Education, Cidade de Goa
3. Bachelor of Catering Technology & Culinary Arts offered at Indian Institute of Hotel Management and Culinary Arts, Habshiguda, Hyderabad
4. Costa Crociere Cruise Chef Course offered at Culinary Academy of India
5. Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Catering Management offered at IAM Institute of Hotel Management, Kolkata
Pre-requisites for admission process
- The eligibility for admission to a hotel management institution is 10 + 2 with the eligible percentage.
- You must appear for a two-hour entrance exam comprising English, Reasoning, General Science and General Knowledge.
- Then comes the group discussion and an interview round through which the applicant's aptitude and personality is judged.

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The first option is to do a course in hotel management at a reputed professional institute.
~ The 19 institutes registered under the National Council of Hotel Management provide excellent training in the field.
Apart from these, there are institutes run by reputed hotel chains and some private institutes with foreign affiliations and approvals from the All India Council for Technical Education.
~ Institutes under the national council offer a 3-year diploma course while private institutes offer a four-year Bachelor's programme.
For a 3-year diploma course, the following are a good bet:
Army Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology in Bangalore
Oriental School of Hotel Management in Kozhikode
Merit Swiss Asian School of Hotel Management in Ooty, Nilgiris
~ Courses run by reputed hotel chains are considered more credible because of the infrastructure, the faculty they provide and the future prospects they offer. They are the best bet in terms of exposure to a working hotel and they enable one to imbibe the exacting levels of service. One may also be absorbed by the parent company post the training.
These institutes are run by three premium hotels graded as best in this category:
The Taj Group's Institute of Hotel Management at Aurangabad
Oberoi School of Hotel Management in New Delhi
Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration in Manipal
~ Another option is to train at a renowned institute abroad (scroll down for list of institute recommendations).
The pros of joining a professional institute is that many of them have campus placements. One is likely to command a higher remuneration and work with better industry brands. You are instructed in various hospitality disciplines; this knowledge could come to use when starting your own outfit.

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To become a chef you must have a professional culinary training. To start your career as a chef you must complete your class 10th to join the Diploma course in food craft. In order to opt for a degree course in culinary arts one must complete 10+2 in any stream.
- Some of the institutes offering training are:
* Indian Institute of Hotel Management and Culinary Arts
* International Institute of Hotel Management
* IHM Meerut
* Christ University
* Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration
For more, you may refer to the below link:
https://hospitality.shiksha.com/bachelor-in-hotel-management-in-india-categorypage-6-84-264-0-0-1-1-2-0-none-1-0
- As a chef, you have wide range of career prospects.
You can be appointed in varied places like hotels, restaurants, air catering, railway catering, etc.
You can be a food writer.
You can start up a business of your own.
You also have a chance to go abroad and get job opportunities in hotels as the Indian recipes are the most demanded ones now a days.
- As a chef you can get attractive salary and other benefits. The salary range differs in consideration to your experience and place where you work.

There are a number of options available for a career as a chef, and these include the following:
The best choice would be a course in hotel management from a reputed institution. There are approximately 20 government run institutes across the country, which offer the right infrastructure and faculty and are registered under (NCHM) National Council of Hotel Management.
A number of hotel chains also run institutions that conduct courses in hotel management. Students can also enroll in private institutions that are endorsed by the (AICTE), All India council for Technical Education and affiliated with foreign institution of hotel management.
Institutes that come under NCHM offer a 3 years Diploma course in hotel management. Private institutions on the other hand conduct 4 years Bachelor's program.
Top 3 institutions offering 3 year Diploma course:
1. Army Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology – Bangalore.
2. Merit Swiss Asian School of Hotel Management – Nilgiris.
3. Oriental School of Hotel Management – Kozhikode.
Top hotels that offer hotel management programs:
1. Oberoi School of Hotel Management - New Delhi.
2. Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration – Manipal.
3. The Taj Group's Institute of Hotel Management – Aurangabad.