Career As A Chef Part-II

 Train to be a chef: Route 1hotel chains and some private institutes with foreign
The first option is to do a course in hotelaffiliations and approvals from the All India Council for
management at a reputed professional institute. TheTechnical Education.
19 institutes registered under the National Council ofCourses run by reputed hotel chains are considered
Hotel Management provide excellent training in themore credible because of their infrastructure, faculty
field.and the future prospects offered. They are the best
Pre-requisites and admission processbet in terms of exposure to a working hotel and
• The eligibility for admission to a hotelthey enable one to imbibe the exacting levels of
management institute is 10 + 2 with a minimum of 60service. One may also be absorbed by the parent
percent aggregate marks.company post the training.
• You must appear for a two-hour entranceThese institutes are run by three premium hotels
exam comprising English, Reasoning, General Sciencegraded as best in this category:
and General Knowledge.• The Taj Group's Institute of Hotel Management
• This is followed by a group discussion and ain Aurangabad
rigorous interview in which your aptitude and• Oberoi School of Hotel Management in New
personality is judged.Delhi
• The exam is held in April/ May and the academic• Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel
sessions usually start by July/ August every year.Administration in Manipal
• The number of seats varies from college toAnother option is to train at a renowned institute
college. Start doing your research and preparation asabroad.
early as possible.Institutes abroad
 Places of Study• The Hotel and Tourism School, Les Roches, CH
• Army Institute of Hotel Management and3961 Bluche, Crans Montana, Valais, Switzerland. Web
Catering Technology, A.Sc. Centre Bangalore 560007.site: The Hotel and Tourism School, Les Roches
• Merit Swiss Asian School of Hotel Management,• Swiss Hotel Management School, CH – 1824,
22, Havelock Road, Ooty 643001, Nilgiris IndiaCaux/Montreux, Switzerland, Web site: SHMS
• Oriental School of Hotel Management 5/3411,• Leeds College of Technology, Calverly Street,
Mangaden Centre, Mavoor RoadLeeds, Yorkshire, UK, Web site: Leeds College of
Kozhikode -- 673 004Technology
• National Council for Hotel Management and• Cornell University School of Hotel Management
Catering Technology, Library Avenue, Pusa Complex,and Administration, Statler Hall, Ithaca
New Delhi – 110012. Web site: NCHMCT.NY 14850, USA. Web site: Cornell University School of
• Welcomgroup Graduate School of HotelHotel Management and Administration
Administration, Valley View, Manipal -- 576 119. WebThe advantages of joining a professional institute are
site: WGSHA.that many of them have campus placements so one
• Indian Institute of Hotel Management (Tajis likely to command a higher remuneration and work
Group), Rauza Bagh, Aurangabad -- 431 001.with better industry brands. Since you are trained in
• RN Shetty College of Hotel Management andvarious hospitality disciplines, this knowledge could
Catering Technology, Kaviraj Nagar, Bilappanavaicome to use when starting your own business
Nagar, Hubli -- 580 029. Web site:venture.
• Kadandala Krishna Rao Memorial College of Hotel Train to be a chef: Route II
Management, Woodlands Hotel Complex, 5, RajaYou could join a Food Craft Institutes which are in
Rammahan Roy Road, Bangalore -- 560 025. web sitecities like Aligarh, Alwaye, Bangalore, Chandigarh,
: KKRMCDarjeeling, Delhi, Faridabad, Gangtok, Patna,
• Government Institutes of Hotel Management &Pondichery, Pune, Tiruchapalli, Udaipur, Visakhapatnam
Catering at Dehradun and Almora and Institute ofafter Class X or XII. Such institutes exist in many
Hotel Management Catering Technology & Appliedstates and provide training in catering and food
Nutrition, IHM&C House, H-239, Shastri Nagar, Meerutprocessing. Courses are generally 6-18 months long.
- 250 005One can join a hotel at a junior level after such a
• Indian Institutes of Hotel Management (IIHM),course and reach a supervisory level in about six to
Maulana Azad Educational Campus, Rauza Bagh,seven years. This is a quicker option and is apt for
Aurangabad 431 001those who are absolutely focused on becoming a
• Indian Institute of Hotel Management, 11, IASchef and do not want to dabble in other fields of
Colony, Kidwaipuri, Patna 1.hotel management at all.
• Institute of Advanced Management HotelThe drawbacks of this route are that there is no
Management College, AE-486, Salt Lake City, Calcuttaconcept of campus placement. You may not get a
700 064job with the best brands and may get a lower salary.
• Indian Institute of Sciences and Management,However, the course cost and duration is less as
Institutional area, Pundag, Ranchi 834004compared to at a professional institute. And, of
• RM Institute of Hotel Management MP-13 Sainikcourse, your progress would also depend on your
Farms (South), New Delhi 110 062own effort and aptitude too.
• International Institute of Hotel Management, ECAbove article written is by Shiksha is an education
37, Salt Lake, Calcutta 700064portal that connects education seeker with education
• Oriental School of Hotel Management, 5/3411,provider. Shiksha has wide information over, hotel
Mangaden Centre Mavoor Road, Calicut 673004management courses, other colleges in India
Institutes under the National Council offer a&courses. Its education forums enable its users to
three-year diploma course while private institutesseek opinion of students, alumni and faculty of
offer a four-year Bachelor's programme.colleges and schools through College Groups and
Apart from these, there are institutes run by reputedSchool Groups.