One and Half Year Craft Certificate Course in Basic Culinary Skills

The Culinary Academy of India started the one-and-a-half-year course in 2008, after exploring international placement opportunities for our prospect students. With this offering our aim was to provide students opportunities aboard and the entire batch was absorbed by Costa Cruise Lines, Italy after they successfully completed the course.

Apart from the regular board prescribed curriculum, students are also given lessons in culinary French and computer applications as theory subjects. We also teach our students bulk identical plating techniques and continental food presentation to get them ready to work in an international environment. Today, the alumni of this course from CAI have risen to the level of executive chefs on cruise lines and are hold senior positions in the Indian hotel industry.

Course Overview:

Name:ONE AND HALF YEAR CERTIFICATE COURSE IN FOOD PRODUCTION AND PATISSERIE

Number of seats:40 Only for each academic year.

Signatory:Osmania University, Hyderabad

Academic Authority:

The One and Half Year Craft Certificate Course in Food Production and Patisserie is one year full time in college and six months in the industry as exposure training. The course is approved by the Telangana State Board of Technical Education & Training, Hyderabad.

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Eligibility Criteria

1. Candidate should be minimum 16 years of age on or before the date of commencement of the course and not more than 25 years (30 years in case of SC & ST candidates).

2. A pass in Senior Secondary Certificate (SSC) with English as medium of instruction. Candidates completing SSC in languages other than English should demonstrate competency in English during the selection process..

3. Candidates who have appeared SSC (10th) / X Std.or equivalent examination can also apply but the admission is subject to clearing the qualifying examination.

4. Experience in Food / Culinary industry is recommended but not necessary.

5. The candidate should submit photocopies of all relevant certificates along with the application form.

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Enrollment / Selection / Admission

An admission notification is will be published on the college website on the internet in the month of February/March each academic year. The college website is updated from time to time and all the details will be made available to the aspiring candidates who wish to apply.

Application Form can be availed from the Academy’s Administration Office on payment of Rs.500/(Five Hundred Indian Rupees Only)- in cash or by sending a Demand Draft drawn in favour of Paragon Educational Society, payable at Hyderabad.

Candidates fulfilling the entry criteria and who have applied by filling the application form with photocopies of all relevant certificates will be called for the selection process. (Date will be intimated as and when finalized).

Fourty candidates will be enrolled in the month of June based on their performance in the overall selection process which includes a Written Test, Group Discussion & Personal Interview.

If selected , candidates will have to enrol themselves within the specified period by paying full-prescribed fee and submitting relevant Original Certificates.

Candidates should submit a physical fitness certificate by a registered medical practitioner in the enclosed fitness certificate.

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Curriculum

Application Form is availed from the academy’s Administration Office on payment of RS. 500/(Five Hundred Indian Rupees Only)- in cash or D.D. drawn in favour of Paragon Educational Society, payable at Hyderabad.

(Or)

Application Form is availed from the academy’s Administration Office on payment of RS. 500/(Five Hundred Indian Rupees Only)- in cash or D.D. drawn in favour of Paragon Educational Society, payable at Hyderabad.

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