Career Option in Catering

Events, offices and even homes look for people who will cook and deliver a meal. While some may prefer the food to be cooked at a remote site and served either with final touches or as is, or cook in the premises, depending on the occasion. Some also require the food to be served, as in the case of an event.

To become a certified professional caterer, one needs to do:

• B.Sc. in Catering
• M.Scin Catering and Hotel Administration
• Certificate Course in Catering and Hospitality Management

10 +2 (Higher Secondary students) with any group as the major are eligible for these programs.

Course Duration

Training in this field is available at a number of schools and institutes all over India. These courses are offered at the levels of

• Diploma
• U.G and
• P.G

The course duration for the various programs is as follows:

• Diploma in Catering is around two years.
• B.Sc. (Catering) Degree is around three years.
• Post Graduate Diploma (OR)M.Scis around two years.

The Total expense for doing a course in Catering at any internationally recognized institute are as follows.

• B.Sc - Rs.40, 000/ year - (3 Years)
• M.Sc - Rs.56, 000/year - (2 Years)

Bank loans and private loans can be easily arranged by directly contacting the banks through the college administration.

Almost all the deemed and general university offer a degree in Catering.
For further information on colleges please visit www.StudyGuideIndia.com.

Lots of lucrative and interesting openings are there for Catering graduates in various fields like: 

• Cruise Ship,
• Hotel & Restaurant,
• Airline Catering,
• Catering departments of railways,
• Catering departments of banks,
• Catering departments of armed forces,
• Hospital and Institutional Catering Executives

The salary can be from Rs.10, 000 to Rs.23, 000 for freshers and increases with the person’s experience and knowledge.

National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology and its affiliated institutes constantly endeavor to impart hospitality knowledge, skills, concepts and techniques in the right environment for the students to learn and emerge as global hospitality service providers.

Web site link: http://www.nchmct.org/