Can I become a chef after pursuing a cookery course?

You can do a Diploma course in culinary arts or hotel & hospitality management after your high school to get into the culinary world. However, a formal Bachelor degree is always advantageous. LPU School of Hotel Management and Tourism is among India's best Hotel Management and Tourism colleges that groom students through industry-endorsed curriculum and intensive service-oriented practicals with industry exposure in excellent infrastructure. The school provides students with simulation labs, aviation labs, restaurant training labs, basic and advanced training kitchen labs that expose the students to real-life situations and environments. Apart from semester-long industry internships, students also visit landmark tourist destinations and hotels to relate theory with industry practices. The School of Hotel Management (LPU) has five modern kitchens with two bakeries. All kitchens and bakeries are equipped to enable students to perform scientifically and to attain their best of learning through the most modern gazettes. There is four training restaurant to teach a student about the authentic serving style of food and beverage. Infrastructure also includes one front office laboratory, two housekeeping laboratories, two computer laboratories with 60 computers, and a simulation laboratory for aviation. Industry internships in top national and international five-star hotel brands like Leela Palace and Resorts, ITC, Taj, Oberoi, Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton, Renaissance & Marriott (Malaysia ), Taj Tashi & Le Meridien Thimphu (Bhutan), Westin Turtle Bay Resort (Mauritius ), Taj Exotica (Maldives), Shangri-la (Thailand), Marriott & Hyatt (USA), Michelin Star Restaurant (L Auber Grade Trama) France, etc. If I talk about placements, the companies that visit LPU are Accor Group of Hotels, ITC Maratha, AISATS (airport Management), Oberoi, St. Regis, Shangri-la, Thomas Cook, Travel Triangle Radisson chain of hotels, etc. And Students of LPU School of Hotel Management and Tourism created the longest salad bar measuring 311.2 meters, made up of 7 different types of vegetables and weighing 1259 Kg. The FEAT was on display at Baldev Raj Mittal Unipolis. LPU School of Hotel Management organized a Mocktail Competition to let the students create some new thirst quenchers. Students created artful concoctions and presented them with great verve and flair. They have separate dept which looks after placement opportunities.

0 Upvotes 0 Upvotes 0 Downvotes

• • Report Abuse
• Comment

Hi Rajan, As per your query you may consider pursuing BHM (Bachelor degree in Hotel Management) In order to pursue BHM you need to be 12th pass from any stream with good academic record preferably 50% in 12th with English as one of the subjects, plus you need to take entrance test conducted by various institutes. The eligibility criteria for admission may differ from institute to institute. While pursuing this course you may opt for specialization in: - Front office. - Food and beverage services. - Food and beverages production (cooking and baking) - House keeping. Since you are interested in becoming chef so you may opt for Food and beverages production (cooking and baking) as your specialization. Under this specialization you will learn about: - Various culinary skills. - Preparation of various cuisines food, etc. Some of the institutes you may consider to pursue BHM are: - IHM- Delhi. - IHM- Mumbai. - International Institute of Hotel Management-Pune and many more institutes. Please browse through the link mentioned below to get detailed information regarding various institutes in India offering BHM. Link: <a href="https://hospitality.shiksha.com/bachelor-in-hotel-management-in-india-categorypage-6-84-264-0-0-1-1-2-0-none-1-0" style='word-wrap:break-word;'>https://hospitality.shiksha.com/bachelor-in-hotel-management-in-india-categorypage-6-84-264-0-0-1-1-2-0-none-1-0</a> Hope this information helps. Please feel free to revert. Click on the thumbs up or mark it as the best, if you found this useful. Wish You Luck!

0 Upvotes 0 Upvotes 0 Downvotes

• • Report Abuse
• Comment