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Hi Vidhya, as per your interest I would say that cooking, these days is no more that of the traditional kitchen and has become a propagating career as an important adjunct to fine living.
To pursue cooking as a career ones needs to be trained as a chef cook who plans menus, orders foodstuff, oversees preparation and supervises the kitchen staff.
To be a chef you must have a professional culinary training. To start your career as a Chef one must complete 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. You may even opt for hotel management courses which includes front office, chef, food and beverages, house-keeping, etc.
A person must have some of the positive and good qualities to pursue such a stream. You must love cooking and should have an experimental bent of mind and the curiosity to know the chemistry of various food ingredients.
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There is a wide range of career prospects. Chef can be appointed in varied places like hotels, restaurants, air catering, railway catering, etc. Also one can be a food writer or can start up a business of his own after setting up his own business. They also can have a chance to go abroad and get job opportunities in Hotels as the Indian recipes are the most demanded ones now a days.
Also, they get attractive salary and other benefits. The salary range differs in consideration to your experience and place where one works.
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Hi,
Its good to know that you wish to pursue MBA, its a holistic course which offers specialization in the field of:
Marketing.
Finance.
Human resource.
Operations management, etc.
All these specializations offers good career prospects and growth opportunities.
As per your profile it would be advisable for you to work for 2-3 years and then opt for MBA.
The advantage of this step would be:
You will gain relevant work experience, and you will learn how to implement theoretical knowledge in practical situations.
After working you will know in which field you are actually interested in i.e. if you are interested in technical field than you can pursue Masters in same field, where as if you are interested in management side you can opt to pursue MBA.
If you are interested in MBA, then this work experience would help you to get admission in good universities.
Finally if you work for some years, you can yourself finance your partial or full tuition fees of the universities.
I hope this answers your query.
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Hi,
I would suggest you to go for M.Pharma Regulatory Affairs.
For your knowledge, a wide avenue of job opportunities are made available for students of M.Pharm with the armed forces, the Drug Control board, the health sector, agricultural firms, research institutes and many others. On the adjacent, a career in Regulatory Affairs is both challenging and highly rewarding. It opens up lot of opportunities as it covers a variety of disciplines. Most important of all is the Pharma industry that is growing at a rapid pace and there is a rising concern over the safety and efficacy of pharmaceutical and medical device products. To maintain safety and efficacy in pharma & medical device products, regulatory agencies like US FDA, DCGI etc all over the world are imposing no of regulation. This has resulted in creation of distinct department with highly qualified professionals who will help companies meet these requirements with ease. So there is a great scope for you to work in Pharmaceutical Industry as a Regulatory Professional.
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Hi,
Drug Inspector inspects establishment where foods, drugs, cosmetics, and similar consumer items are manufactured, handled, stored, or sold to enforce legal standards of sanitation, purity, and grading.
A person who is appointed an Inspector under the Act shall be a person who has a degree in Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical Sciences or Medicine with specialisation in Clinical Pharmacology or Microbiology from a University established in India by law.
To qualify as a Drug Inspector you need a Degree in Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical Chemistry or Master's degree in Chemistry with Pharmaceuticals as a special subject or equivalent or Associate Diploma of the Institute of Chemists (India) obtained by passing the exam with "Analysis of Drugs & Pharmaceuticals" as a subject or Pharmaceutical Chemist Diploma of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain or a degree in Medicine or Science with at least 1-year training in a lab under (i) Govt Analyst appointed under the Drugs & Cosmetics Act or (ii) Chemical Examiner or (iii) Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry, Great Britain (Branch E). The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization recruits drug inspectors through the UPSC.
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