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There are mainly two ways form which yo can choose your path to become a good chef.
First would be go for a bachelors in culinary skills or hotel management from Institutes like Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), nstitute of Hotel Management (The Taj Group of Hotels), The Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Management, Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Oberoi Group's Systematic Training and Education Programme (STEP), Delhi Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Indian Institute Of Hotel Management & Culinary Arts. Then get some good experience in best hotel chains like Taj, Leela, Marriot. Simultaneously you should get craft courses or culinary certifications from India or abroad. If you can afford it then getting these certifications from abroad colleges would be very good such as Culinary Institute of America, Cornell University, New York University, Le Cordon Bleu, Paris.
Second option would be become an apprenticeship from a reputed hotel like ITC, Taj Or ITDC and most of the five star properties help you pursue the course and select your specialisation say food and production management. Do a certificate course and work in there kitchen for next 5-6 years. You can look for more opportunities and study more about the different cuisines and basics about the food, nutrition, presentation.

To become a chef, you must have a professional culinary training. To start your career as a chef you must complete your class X 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 a 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 nowadays.
- 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.

You have 2 options:
1. You can do a hotel management Bachelor degree (3 years) where you'll get training in Front Office, Housekeeping, Food and Beverages (F&B) and Kitchen from Universities like
Indian Institute of Hotel Management (Taj Group), Oriental School of Hotel Management,Army Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology.
But if you are keen only to specialise in cooking then,
2 You can take a diploma certification course at in the following training Institutes. These course are for 6-18 months and most have entrance exams which are held in April/ May so you really need to start preparing for the test and finalise your course.
National Council of Hotel Management and Catering Technology- Diploma in Food Production, Diploma in Bakery & Confectionery (1.2 yrs)
Culinary Academy of India- Certificate Course in food production and Patisserie (1.5 yrs)
Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration Valley View- PG DIPLOMA IN CULINARY ARTS( 1yr)
Merit Swiss Asian School of Hotel Management- MBA in Hotel Management and Catering Science( 2 year)
Institute of Hotel Management, Pusa- Diploma in Food & Beverage Service, Diploma in Bakery & Confectionery, Craftsmanship Course in Food Production & Patisserie (1 year)(upper age limit is 22)
Amrapali Institute of Hotel Management-Certificate Course in Food Production (1 year)
Oberoi Centre of Learning and Development-Diploma in Kitchen Management
International Institute of Culinary Arts - Diploma in Bakery & Patisserie, Diploma in Bakery & Patisserie, Hobby Chef Courses (1 year)
Good International Institutes are: The Hotel and Tourism School, Les Roches, Swiss Hotel Management School, Swiss Hotel Management School, Cornell University School of Hotel Management and Administration.
Also look at the salary structure of catering professionals of top hotels: http://www.naukrihub.com/salary-in-india/hotel-management.html
For further assistance you can take free career assistance at:
http://careelogy.com/

If you have a passion for cooking and enjoy experimenting with recipes then you are cut for becoming a chef. Cooking is just one small aspect of a chef's job. Running a full fledged commercial kitchen requires dedication, patience and exceptional mental strength (not to mention being extremely competent and up to date about the happenings in the culinary world). Besides being a good cook, you need to be a good man and money manager.
Please refer to the link to understand the approach that celebrity chefs followed to pursue their dreams:
https://www.shiksha.com/hospitality-travel/hotel-hospitality-management/articles/5-celebrity-chefs-and-how-they-made-it-big-blogId-7899