B.A. / B.A. (Hons) in Culinary Arts

Your culinary journey towards excellence starts here

Home /
Programmes /
Degree Programmes /
B.A. (Hons) in Culinary Arts

Latest News

Indian School of Hospitality's Rel-ISH-ED forum brings culinary innovation...

Sep 3 2024

Budget 2024 travel and tourism highlights: Special focus on Bihar, Odisha; push for spiritual tourism...

Jul 24 2024

Latest Event

Orientation Day 2024

Jul 01, 2024

BLUEPRINT From Vision to Action

Apr 19, 2024

Choose the École Ducasse Culinary Degree programme

The culinary programme at ISH is taught with the expertise, know-how and industry recognition of the global École Ducasse brand, a network of schools founded by multi-starred Michelin chef Alain Ducasse, dedicated to the transmission of outstanding expertise and excellence in culinary and pastry arts.

At our international campus equipped with state-of-the-art training kitchens, the programme is tailormade for individuals who are passionate about mastering culinary arts and learning the business fundamentals it takes to excel within the culinary field.

Why Choose Liberal Hospitality Education?

Comprehensive Industry Knowledge: A liberal hospitality education combines hospitality management skills—such as customer service excellence, operational efficiency, financial acumen, and leadership capabilities—with broad analytical thinking. This prepares students for leadership roles, ensuring a balance between industry-specific expertise and a wider contextual understanding.

Flexibility and Innovation: This education nurtures adaptability and creative problem-solving, essential for thriving in a dynamic industry marked by evolving consumer preferences and technological advancements.

Global Perspective and Ethical Leadership: It deepens understanding of diverse cultures and ethical considerations, promoting inclusive and sustainable business practices vital for global hospitality. Interdisciplinary Problem-Solving: This education integrates knowledge from various fields, equipping students to tackle hospitality challenges from multiple perspectives and fostering comprehensive and innovative solutions.

Career Advancement: Designed for future hospitality leaders, this education focuses on developing critical thinking, ethical decision-making, and cultural awareness. It equips students to excel beyond day-to-day operations, fostering management skills with a strategic perspective. Graduates are prepared to address global challenges and drive industry innovation through ethical leadership.

Download Brochure

Programme Overview

Specializations

curriculum

Graduate Profile

Degree Pathway

Careers

Fees & Dates

Entry Criteria

Rounds of Admission

Programme Overview

The B.A. / B.A. (Hons) in Culinary Arts at École Ducasse India, Gurugram campus, combines contemporary hands-on culinary education with a balanced approach between theory and practice, emphasizing an entrepreneurial outlook for our graduates. Grounded in the rich legacy and expertise of École Ducasse, France, this program offers an innovative education that blends global culinary exposure with mentorship from renowned chefs, integrating both the sciences and arts of culinary practice.

Graduates gain a comprehensive understanding of the F&B industry’s complexities, imparting French savoir-faire and knowledge in culinary and pastry arts. This rigorous academic program establishes a globally recognized standard of excellence in culinary education, preparing students for the dynamic demands of tomorrow’s F&B industry.

Upon graduation from ISH, the students will receive the following official academic recognition, depending on their chosen program pathway.

Specializations

From Semester 5 onwards, students will have the opportunity to choose from four minor studies, followed by a semester-long internship in their final year:

Digital Marketing Strategies : Students will learn how to market brands effectively in the digital world. They will develop a deep understanding of digital and social media marketing, consumer behavior, and cross-cultural communication. The coursework includes:

Social Media Management
Content Marketing
Marketing 5.0
Innovative Sales Strategies
Global Strategic Marketing
Digital Marketing and Media Engagement
+ Final Specialization Project

Financial Performance Management: This minor equips students with essential business skills, including financial analysis and accounting, problem-solving. and fact-based decision-making. As finance is critical to all hospitality functions and often serves as a gateway to senior management positions, students will study:

Hospitality Financial Management
Global Economic Dynamics
Performance Management
Corporate Financial Decision-Making
Applied Investment and Hospitality Business Valuation
Hospitality Finance Forecasting and Modelling
+ Final Specialization project

Entrepreneurship : This minor provides students with the skills needed to bring innovation to large hotel chains or start their own businesses. They will plan and develop their own hospitality business concepts and learn how to turn ideas into reality. The coursework includes:

Business Canvas
Hospitality Entrepreneurship
Innovation Practices in Hospitality and Tourism Legal & Ethical Considerations for Start-ups
Projects Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs Start-Up Marketing for Entrepreneurs
+Final Specialization Project

Service Management : Students will develop the expertise to efficiently manage and optimize service operations within the hospitality industry. They will acquire advanced knowledge of strategic principles and innovative tools essential for delivering exceptional service and driving operational excellence. The coursework includes Introduction to Service Operations

Service Management
Marketing for Experiential Economy
Legal & Ethical Considerations in Services Quantitative Models for Service Management
Change Management
+ Final Specialization Project

Curriculum

Semester 1

Core Courses (CC)

Fundamental Culinary Techniques

Fundamental Bakery & Patisserie Fundamental Veganism & Vegetarianism

Minor Course (MIC) Gastronomic Art and Culture

Multi Disciplinary Course (MDC) Introduction to Hospitality Management

Ability Enhancement Course (AEC)

Business English Communication

Skill Enhncement Course (SEC) Food Safety & HACCP

Value Addition Course (VAC) Professional Ethics & Value Systems

Semester 2

Core Courses (CC) Intermediate Culinary Techniques Intermediate Bakery & Patisserie Culinary History and Evolution

Minor Course (MIC) Food Science & Nutrition

Multi Disciplinary Course (MDC) Inclusive HR Practices

Ability Enhancement Course (AEC)

Academic Writing

Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

Value Addition Courses (VAC) Principles of Environmental Sustainability

Semester 3

Core Course (CC) SIX Months Operational Internship

Minor Course (MIC) Work based Learning Report (Internship)

Multi Disciplinary Course (MDC) Appraisal and Reflective Entry

Ability Enhancement Course (AEC)

Self Development Report

Semester 4

Core Courses (CC)

An Exploration of Indian Cuisine Culinary Management

Kitchen Design and Planning

Minor Course (MIC) Marketing for Culinary Industry

Ability Enhancement Course (AEC)

English for the Diverse World

Value Addition Course (VAC) Introduction to Data Analytics

Semester 5

Core Courses (CC)

Advanced Culinary Techniques Advanced Bakery and Patisserie Culinary Sociology and Anthropology

Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) Cloud Kitchen Concepts and Management

Specialisation Track (ST) Choose any one course from the specialisation track in Semester 5, identified by its course acronym, and continue with related courses carrying the same acronym through Semester

Digital Marketing Strategy (DMS)

- Social Media Management

- Entrepreneurship (EP)

- Business Canvas

Financial Performance

Management (FPM)

Semester 6

Core Courses (CC)

Advanced Culinary Operations Contemporary Pastry Arts (specialization)

Food Innovation & Processing Technology

Minor Course (MIC) Culinary Managerial Finance

Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) Culinary Innovation Project

Specialisation Track (ST) Continue with your chosen Specialisation Track:

1. Digital Marketing Strategy (DMS)

-Content Marketing (DMS)

2. Entrepreneurship (EP) - Hospitality Entrepreneurship

3. Financial Performance Management (FPM)

- Global Economic Dynamics

-Hospitality Financial

Management

4. Services Management (SM) -Service Management

4. Services Management (SM)

-Introduction to Service

Operations

Semester 7

Core Courses (CC) Food Photography

Event Operations & Management Service Design

Specialisation Track (ST) Continue with your chosen Specialisation Track:

Digital Marketing Strategy (DMS)

- Marketing 5.0

- Digital Marketing and Media Engagement

- Global Strategic Marketing - Innovative Sales Strategies

2. Entrepreneurship (EP) - Legal & Ethical Considerations for Startup Projects

- Innovation Practices in Hospitality & Tourism -Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs

- Startup Marketing for Entrepreneurs

3. Financial Performance

Management

- Performance Management

-Corporate Financial

Decision Making

- Hospitality Finance

Forecasting and Modelling

-Applied Investment

and Hospitality Business Valuation

4. Services Management

- Legal & Ethical

Considerations in Services

- Quantitative Models for Service Management

-Change Management

- Marketing for Experiential Economy

Culinary Super Specialization (CSS)

Choose any one course from the CSS Track:

Indian and Asian Cuisines

European Cuisines

Pastry and Bakery

Semester 8

Core Courses (CC) Internship

Minor Course (MIC) Work based Learning Report (Internship)

Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) Field Training

Graduate Profile

A Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Arts from ISH paves an exceptional pathway for our students who are truly passionate about making it big in the culinary world. The programme is designed to take you on your culinary journey, right from the fundamentals of culinary skills to specialising and advancing your skill set.

You will be experts in classical French and modernist techniques, pastry & bakery, and possess knowledge and practice of the most market relevant world cuisines to make you an in-demand professional.

The ISH philosophy is based on lifelong learning and a process which thrives on reimagining education. This means you will not only learn the art of culinary excellence, but will also be equipped with business knowledge which will take you a step further in your career and enable you to conceptualize and execute business projects, manage daily kitchen and restaurant operations and thrive in the hospitality and allied services industry.

Degree Pathway

Our partnership with the globally renowned École Ducasse gives you the opportunity to articulate to their Paris campus for your final year following which you will be awarded an international Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Arts from École Ducasse. Owing to mirrored curriculums, synergies and official recognition, you will be able to study semesters abroad and will benefit from international pathways.

If students decide to complete their final year in India, they can choose to specialize in Advanced Culinary Techniques, Advanced Bakery and Pastry Techniques or Hospitality Entrepreneurship.

Students at ISH also have the unique educational pathway for international exposure and academic growth:

After completing semester 6 at ISH and receiving a Bachelor’s degree from Gurugram University, students have the option to transfer to École Ducasse, France to begin semester 7. By completing their studies there, they will receive a second Bachelor’s degree in Culinary Arts / Bachelor’s degree in Pastry & Bakery from École Ducasse, France

Careers

Chefs are the new rockstars and are delighting and surprising audiences worldwide. With the new food movement, there are more opportunities for careers and success for foodies, foodpreneurs and culinary entrepreneurs than ever before. Students of our culinary programme can pursue careers which go beyond restaurants. Popular paths for culinary arts graduates include:

Restaurant chef

Personal chef

Food service

Nutritionist

Food styling

Food journalism and writing

Restaurant management

Culinary Entrepreneur

Annual Fees

This is an illustration of the fee structure you can expect for undergraduate studies annually at Indian School of Hospitality.

For a full breakdown, please refer to the programme brochure.

Components	Amount (INR)
Composite Fee	8,40,324
Indicative Student Accommodation	3,05,000

* The composite fee includes tuition fee, registration fee, École Ducasse Certification Fees and learning resources.

Flourish

Flourish is ISH’s need-based initiative designed to ensure that every deserving student has access to an exceptional education, regardless of financial background. More than just a fund, Flourish embodies ISH’s commitment to being inclusive and fair. Over half of the student body has benefited from this initiative, supported by a growing endowment that continues to help more students achieve their full potential.

Know more about our scholarship programme & financial aid

In the “Rounds of Admissions” tab (Add the following paragraph before the table

Our Holistic Admissions Approach

At the Indian School of Hospitality (ISH), academic credentials are only part of the story. ISH seeks individuals who are curious about life, deeply passionate, and eager to learn and grow continually. The institution values the diversity and richness that such individuals bring to the community and firmly believes in their potential to shape the future of the hospitality industry

ISH’s holistic admissions process is designed to identify and gauge the potential of every candidate. Rather than focusing solely on academic achievements, the process considers a broad array of criteria to ensure the admission of students with the passion and drive to succeed at ISH and in their future careers.

Discover the course

Prospective students can explore ISH’s courses on the website or connect directly with the Admissions Team for more information.

Apply online

Applications can be submitted online by visiting [www.ish.edu.in]. (Application fees apply.)

Selection process

The process includes an application review, an online psychometric test, a parent interaction with the Chief Admissions Officer, and on-campus interview rounds with group discussions and an on-the-spot essay.

Hear back from us

After the interviews, ISH will communicate the admission decision. Successful candidates can secure their seat by paying the admission fees.

Accommodation and deposits

Upon acceptance, students will need to arrange accommodation if required and submit a deposit.

Begin your ISH journey

Once payments, accommodation, and acceptance are secured, students are ready to begin their experience at ISH.

Entry Criteria

The minimum eligibility to apply to the Indian School of Hospitality undergraduate programmes is the following:

In the case of Higher Secondary School Certificate or State Boards, CBSE and ICSE, 50% marks in 12th standard with English as one of the subjects is the minimum requirement.

In the case of International Baccalaureate students, a diploma is the minimum requirement. International Baccalaureate certificate students are not eligible for admission.

In the case of Cambridge University students (GCE/IGCSE/GCSE examinations of the approved British Examination Bodies), ‘A’ Level certificate is the minimum requirement with 5 (Five) subjects in A, B, C Grades including English at Ordinary (‘O’) Level and 2/3 (Two/Three) subjects at Advanced Level.

Candidates in their 12th standard or equivalent class can also apply, provided they would be completing their final examination before 30th May, and can produce their 12th passing certificate / mark sheet before 31st August. Admission of such a candidate shall be strictly provisional until they submit the qualifying certificates before the prescribed last date.

The offer of admission is subject to verification of original certificates/transcripts at the time of admission. If any candidate is found ineligible at a later date even after admission to the Institute, his/her admission will stand cancelled.

During the personal interview, candidates will be reviewed on

Academic potential

Leadership potential

Interpersonal skills

Motivation for hospitality

Rounds of Admission

Important dates
Particulars	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4
Forms Open	10-Oct-24	15-Jan-2025	10-Apr-2025	10-May-2025
Forms End	10-Jan-2025	10-Apr-2025	10-May-2025	10-Jun-2025
Decision Notification	31-Jan-2025	20-Apr-2025	31-May-2025	20-June-2025
Acceptance Deadline	15-Feb-2025	10-May-2025	10-Jun-2025	30-Jun-2025
Semester 01 Fee due by	10th July 2025