Diploma

Hello Piyush,
Going abroad after Diploma is a tough proposition. Even in India diploma is not considered equivalent to 12th universally. I feel you should obtain engineering degree by taking admission for engineering degree and then only think of going abroad for doing PG there.

Hello Seema,
ITI enables you for job market. It's a skill imparting course. It's not equivalent to diploma. I n some states, two year ITI is deemed to be equivalent to 12th standard. Based on your passing of 12th, you are eligible to appear for entrance exam of diploma as well as degree course.

I'm afraid that's not possible after the completion of the course. You should have confirmed with the institute before taking admission that whether they are providing a degree or Diploma certificate.

Hi,
As you have completed class 12th, I would suggest that you do a 3-year degree in Hotel Management rather than doing a Diploma in Culinary arts. In 3 years degree programme you will learn both cooking and management and later you can decide in which field you want to work.
The various exams you need to take for getting admission in hotel management institutes are:
NCHHCT JEE (IHMs)
OCLD
IIHM
Culinary academy of India, Hyderabad
All the best.