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Chef

15 March 2023

A Chef, in the contemporary sense of the team, is an artist who needs to be equipped with specialized training to master the craft of cookery. Professional Chefs are in high demand by food outlets, both large and small. A trained chef not only comes out with innovative dishes that are creative, but also makes a fortune in the process.

Job Prospects

Sky is the limit in terms of the career opportunities in this profession as a good Chef is welcomed by hotels, restaurants, air catering units, food processing companies, confectionaries, cruise liners and corporate catering units. Entrepreneurship ventures can also be considered.

Attributes

  • A strong sense of smell and taste. The visual element is equally important as we eat with all of our senses.
  • Desire to experiment and innovate
  • Craving for perfection
  • Efficient memory to help one remember complicated, exotic international recipes
  • Instinct and intuition for mixing flavors and smells
  • Passion for food
  • Willingness to work long hours

Eligibility

One must have passed 10+2 with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks to do a course in Hotel Management from a reputed professional institute. It is better to go for institutes registered under National Council of Hotel Management offering 3 years Diploma course in Hotel Management. Alternatively one can pursue Hotel Management course from an institute run by some reputed hotel chains. There are certain private institutes as well who have foreign affiliations and approvals from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) which offer 4 years Bachelor’s programs. Then again one can go and get trained abroad at a renowned institute. To get admission in these institutes and entrance test is conducted that comprises of subjects like English, reasoning, general science d general knowledge. The test is followed by group discussion and an interview. Select institutes include institutes of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Goa; The Welcome Group Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipal; The Oberoi Center of learning and Development, New Delhi and The Indian Institute of Hotel Management, Aurangabad.  

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