Bachelor of Art (BA) Culinary Arts Overview, Eligibility, Top Colleges, Duration, Syllabus, Salary

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B.A. in Culinary Arts is a 3-year postgraduate degree program, the minimum eligibility is 10+2 from a recognized college or its equivalent exam. Admission to the course depends upon the applicant’s performance in the relevant entrance examination and a counseling round.

B.A. in Culinary Arts program trains young chef candidates in the culinary aspects and turn them into the qualified expert chefs, who have an ability to work under supervised and independent organizations (such as Resorts, Hotels, Clubs, Bars, Restaurants etc).

The program prepares the candidates to begin a career in the food and culinary arts and its related business. The course is suitable to prepare candidates for the careers as a chef in restaurants, hotels, food service foundations and as an entrepreneur.

The aim of B.A. in Culinary Arts course is to enable candidates to study culinary art practices and relate them to modern trends for the application into the food service industries.

An average tuition fee for the B.A. in Culinary Arts ranges from INR 5,000 to 8 Lacs, for the duration of 3 years. Such aspirants are hired in capacities such as Sous Chef, Cooking School Instructor, Cooks and Assistants, Food Scientist, Kitchen/Culinary Manager, Food Stylist, Catering Manager, among others. The average salary of a chef can be in the range of 3 lacs to 8 lacks per annum. The payout can be increased as per the expertise and skills.

B.A. in Culinary Arts: Course Highlights

Given below are few of the important highlights of the course.

Course Level Graduate
Duration of the Course 3 years
Examination Type Semester and Annual
Eligibility 10+2
Admission Process Entrance exam and Merit Based
Average Course Fee INR 5,000 to 8 Lacs
Average Starting Salary INR 2 to 8 Lacs
Top Recruiting Companies Atlantis, Accor Group, CGH, Club Mahindra, Earth Group of Hotels, Dolphin Hotels, Jumeirah Hotels, ITC, The Leela, Marriott hotels, Kempinski etc.
Top Job Areas Colleges & Universities, Restaurant, Hotels, Resorts, Clubs, Bars, self-employed, catering business etc.
Top Job Positions Sous Chef, Cooking School Instructor, Cooks and Assistants, Food Scientist, Kitchen/Culinary Manager, Food Stylist, Catering Manager, among others.

B.A. in Culinary Arts: What is it all about?

B.A. in Culinary Arts is an undergrad Hotel Management course. The program has a solid management concentration with numerous components taught in a kitchen as well as restaurant environment - idealize in the event that you need to graduate with the capacity to advance into senior parts inside the kitchen management, nourishment and beverage administration, and an extensive variety of other hospitality as well as sustenance related professions. The course has been intended to furnish you with the technical, operational and administrative aptitudes required to flourish inside the culinary area. The span of B.A. in Culinary Arts course is three years and it opens numerous degrees after its fruitful going in different fields.

Candidates ought to have the capacity to exhibit adjustment to change, utilize basic and inventive reasoning to take care of issues, resolve strife, and settle on choices and finish tasks. They ought to likewise have the capacity to work helpfully in a group domain; impact in ways that respect decent variety. Applicants likewise can exhibit individual honesty through moral and mindful conduct.

B.A. in Culinary Arts: Admission Process

Numerous colleges follow merit wise admission procedures for admission to B.A. in Culinary Arts course. Marks obtained in 10+2 board exam are considered when allotting seats to applicants.  Some colleges also have their own entrance exams and interview to provide admissions.

Some such entrance tests held in the country for admission to B.A. in Culinary Arts course are:

  • Bharati Vidyapeeth University Entrance Exam
  • Manipal University Entrance Exam
  • Lovely Professional University Entrance Exam
  • Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management Entrance Exam

B.A. in Culinary Arts: Syllabus and Course Description

A year-wise breakup of the program’s syllabus is mentioned below.

Year I Year II Year III
Planning & Managing Food Production Customer Service Work Based Experience
World Food Contemporary Gastronomy Research Project
Menu Planning & Product Development Creative Patisserie Product Development
Food & Beverage Operations Management Food Safety Management Brand Management
Finance in Hospitality Contemporary Hospitality + Marketing Research Project
Rooms Divisions Operations Management The Developing Manager + Human Resources Management Strategic Management

B.A. in Culinary Arts: Top Institutes 

Given below are few of the top colleges in India that offer the course.

NAME OF INSTITUTE CITY AVERAGE ANNUAL FEES
Bharati Vidyapeeth University Pune INR 16,000
Manipal University Manipal INR 36,700
Lovely Professional University Jalandhar INR 59,000
Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management Kolkata INR 1,42,000
Manipal University, Welcomgroup Graduate School Of Hotel Administration Manipal INR 1,98,000
Institute of Hotel Management Aurangabad Aurangabad INR 4,50,000
Himalayan University Papum Pare INR 13,000

B.A. in Culinary Arts: Career Prospects

B.A. in Culinary Arts graduate primarily work as a chef trainee and then ascend through positions like a chef, sous-chef, and/or Executive Chef. 

Having business aptitudes and access to great money related assets will enable you to begin your own particular Hotel, Restaurant, Cafeteria or Club.  Other than the previously mentioned standard selection representatives, some MNCs, Cruise Lines, Airlines, and Catering firms are additionally known to hire qualified chefs.

Subsequent to seeking after significant administration programs, one may go up against administration related occupations in hotel management as well as catering sectors.

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B.A. in culinary arts

JOB POSITION JOB DESCRIPTION AVERAGE ANNUAL SALARY
Food Scientist Food Scientists basically study food processing, preservation, packaging, and even the way foods smell as well as interact. They fiddle in everything from sustenance safety to atomic gastronomy. 3,59,150
Cooks and Assistants Cooks and Assistants usually in charge of one specialty, such as French, Chinese, Italian, Banquet, Continental, Pastry etc. 2,68,000
Kitchen/ Culinary Manager Kitchen/ Culinary Managers are responsible for hiring new workers and training them. Additionally, they manage informations of other divisions that affect their kitchens.  4,09,589
Catering Manager Catering Managers are in charge to help plan the food part of events. They negotiate with customers to achieve contracts and help with the menu choices. Catering Managers are also responsible to directs events as well as oversee the work of other workers additionally in scheduling the tasks as well as acquiring the required equipment in order to fulfill a contract. 2,66,967
Food Stylist Food Stylists are responsible to arrange a meal to look decent on the plate and gets ready the food as per to its maximum appeal (such as, they often create ‘steam’ by the usage of chemicals, make foods out of provided materials, play with cooking strategies to maximize color, and search the ways to make food look excellent for longer).  1,93,084
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Course Curriculum Overview:

Well after applying for the college I don't really regret my choice in this field as we are always facing the time management, cleanliness and manner in the college to face the real time world further well asf far for improvement it should be in business communication or language subject such as french and test or exams are quite mid easy for 3 hours

Loan/ Scholarship Provisions:

Well as my complete cost of education it is 1 lakh n 50 thousand which is quite reasonable for my tution fees too and gym membership and books, toolkit, uniform etc We do get a scholarship from Everest better kitchen competition


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Placement Experience:

The placement drive was very fun. It showed a lot of the students on how to express yourself and what is the priority of these companies and what they are looking for, most companies look for the same thing but the major companies are the ones you should be aiming for as they provide a solid plan to follow for the first 5 years of your life and by the end of those 5 years, you'll be a well trained professional

Course Curriculum Overview:

The course curriculum was a in dept study of what is the basics. We were taught how to master the basics and use our own creativity in twisting these basics to create something improved or better. As the course progressed, we were taught more advanced techniques and less faculty assistance was given and more freedom to what we want was given which really opened up our minds to think the unthinkable


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Campus Life:

The major event is the 5-day event conducted by MAHE annually. Then we do have an annual food fest. All the colleges under the Manipal group participated in this event. We have a library with around 14000 books. We have different clubs in our university which we can join and have a lot of fun around the campus.

Course Curriculum Overview:

Since I was very fond of Cooking I chose this Course. And I found WGSHA is one of the best colleges for culinary arts hence applied here. We have one of the best faculty teams here. The faculties are very experienced in their field. We had 6 semesters and 12 internals. Exams were moderately easy to pass.


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I m interested in the food & beverage and the kitchen department, that's why I choose this course. The faculty students ratio is quite good. We have experienced, well-educated & specialized people in every department. The faculty taught us modern techniques by using ppt presentations and providing notes as well.

Campus Life:

They conducted various events on the campus as Agantavya which is celebrated in August. They conducted the seminar, and webinars as well for students like seminars conducted for personality development, job opportunities on cruises, etc. They provided good amenities in classrooms (ac, projector, computer, etc.)


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Campus Life:

Colleges have a good infrastructure, library, amenities, etc. The college also conducts its annual fest, and annual sports day and also has various committees and clubs with different motives which boast the environment of the college.

Course Curriculum Overview:

The course curriculum is well organized and up to date regarding current knowledge of education. The faculty is well experienced and professional and have good teaching skills and interpersonal skills to manage the student's problems.


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Campus Life:

Conducted are they which in month and fear organised by the group colleges. Books and journals and other course related curriculum activities and other feast is also organised by the college for the entertainment of students..

Course Curriculum Overview:

I chooses this course because wanted start my own bakery chain.... faculties and non teaching staff is very helpful at every point... and whenever they we need help there are ready... for me it's not difficult to pass...


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Placement Experience:

Placements are eligible after sem 5. Placements are done in good companies. Placement is done through profession and which field we choose like Front office, kitchen, bakery, and on this basis the placement is given to most of the good companies like Oberoi, Sahara Star, Westin bay club, and many more.

Course Curriculum Overview:

Thakur Institute is one of the very good in many courses for studying with very good faculties teaching in the institute for every course offering. The right place to pursue your dream career Put a step ahead and achieve. Faculties are friendly in nature. and they are well-qualified.


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