Career

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 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.

A job in the hotel industry is all about making others happy and comfortable. You should be aware of the tactics to gel with the guests.
With eating out and partying becoming a second nature to people, hotel business - big or small - is proliferating. Demand for trained professionals has been constantly growing in this industry. Due to the increasing salary and improving nature of job, career in hotel industry is now respected a option.
Admission to the industry is totally based on one's performance in the written admission test, personal interview and group discussion. Admission to government recognized hotel management institutes is through a common entrance test.
Eligibility to pursue a career in hotel management:
Students who have successfully completed their 10+2 are eligible and can pursue a degree, diploma, or a certificate course in the field.
If you have completed your graduation then you will be eligible for the post graduate program in hotel management.
Career prospects after completing hotel management:
Club Management
Hotels and Restaurants
Hospital Administration and Catering
Airline Catering and Cabin Services
Guest Houses
Cruise Ship Hotel Management
Forest Lodges
Hotel & Catering Institutes
Catering departments- shipping companies, banks, armed forces, and railways
Hotel & Tourism Associations
Remuneration:
The initial salary is Rs 15,000-Rs 20,000, which can go upto Rs 35000 with 2-3 years of hardwaork. After graduation, one can join as a management trainee and after 18 months of training program, you can get the position of assistant restaurant manager & earn about Rs 25,000. After two years excluding training period, if you are eligible for restaurant manager then you can earn around Rs 30,000 - Rs 35,000 per month along with perks.