Bartenders prepare and serve beverages and food to customers. They mix and garnish cocktails and non-alcoholic beverages.
Personal Competencies
• You can comfortably talk with everyone
• You like to work in teams
• You like to do experiments
• You pay attention to details
• Have knowledge on alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
Entry Pathway
1. Complete 1O + 2 in any stream
2. Complete a Bachelor's in Hotel Management and Catering Technology/ Catering Science and Hotel Management/Hospitality and Hotel Administration or any related field and followed by a certificate course on Bartending OR
Complete a Bachelor's in Hotel Management and Catering Technology/Catering Science and Hotel Management/ Hospitality and Hotel Administration or any related field, followed by a Master's in the same subject or related field and opt for a certificate course on Bartending OR
Pursue a Diploma course in Professional Bartending or Mixology and Flair Bartending
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
Where will you study?
This list of institutes offering courses in Bartending is indicative only
1. European Bartender School, Verna, Goa
2. Barcraft Bartending Academy, Bengaluru
3. Chennais Amirta International Institute of Hotel Management, Nandanam, Chennai
4. Cocktails and Dreams Bartending School, New Delhi
6. Heritage Institute of Hotel & Tourism, Shimla
7. Institute of Hotel Management Catering & Nutrition, Delhi
8. Indian Institute of Bartending, Chennai
9. Institute of Bar Operations and Management, New Delhi
1O. Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Bardez, Goa
Fees
The approx. course fee ranges between INR 50,000-80,000* per month.
*These figures are estimated numbers and will vary from Institute to Institute
Scholarships & Loans
LOANS
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Ministry of Education, Government of India and Indian Banks Association (IBA)
• Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc.
• All banks give education loans
Where will you work?
Places of Work: Restaurants with bars, Pubs, Upscale hotels with bars and night clubs among others
Entrepreneurship: You could be a freelance bartender
Work Environment: You will have to handle a wide range of customers. You are likely to work long hours, including evenings and weekends, when restaurants are busiest.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Expected Growth Path
Bar Boy or Bar Waitress ➝ Assistant Bartender ➝ Bartender ➝ Assistant Bar Manager ➝ Bar Manager
Expected Income
The approx. salary of a Bartender ranges between INR 10,000-59,000* or more per month.
Yangdup Lama is one of the foremost bartender and mixolo-gist in India. He was born in Kurseong and after completing his 10+2, he studied Hotel Management from Kolkata. His first iob was in the Hyatt Regency, Delhi, as a food and beverage server in 1995 where he took to bartending and worked at the Polo Lounge Bar in the hotel. From there, Lama went on to open his own mobile bartending service company called Cocktails & Dreams. He then opened his own bar in Guru- gram and bar training and beverage management company in Delhi.*
BARTENDER/MIXOLOGIST
NCS Code: NA | OLH008• You can comfortably talk with everyone
• You like to work in teams
• You like to do experiments
• You pay attention to details
• Have knowledge on alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
1. Complete 1O + 2 in any stream
2. Complete a Bachelor's in Hotel Management and Catering Technology/ Catering Science and Hotel Management/Hospitality and Hotel Administration or any related field and followed by a certificate course on Bartending
OR
Complete a Bachelor's in Hotel Management and Catering Technology/Catering Science and Hotel Management/ Hospitality and Hotel Administration or any related field, followed by a Master's in the same subject or related field and opt for a certificate course on Bartending
OR
Pursue a Diploma course in Professional Bartending or Mixology and Flair Bartending
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
This list of institutes offering courses in Bartending is indicative only
1. European Bartender School, Verna, Goa
2. Barcraft Bartending Academy, Bengaluru
3. Chennais Amirta International Institute of Hotel Management, Nandanam, Chennai
4. Cocktails and Dreams Bartending School, New Delhi
6. Heritage Institute of Hotel & Tourism, Shimla
7. Institute of Hotel Management Catering & Nutrition, Delhi
8. Indian Institute of Bartending, Chennai
9. Institute of Bar Operations and Management, New Delhi
1O. Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Bardez, Goa
The approx. course fee ranges between INR 50,000-80,000* per month.
*These figures are estimated numbers and will vary from Institute to Institute
LOANS
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Ministry of Education, Government of India and Indian Banks Association (IBA)
• Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc.
• All banks give education loans
Places of Work: Restaurants with bars, Pubs, Upscale hotels with bars and night clubs among others
Entrepreneurship: You could be a freelance bartender
Work Environment: You will have to handle a wide range of customers. You are likely to work long hours, including evenings and weekends, when restaurants are busiest.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Bar Boy or Bar Waitress ➝ Assistant Bartender ➝ Bartender ➝ Assistant Bar Manager ➝ Bar Manager
The approx. salary of a Bartender ranges between INR 10,000-59,000* or more per month.
Source: https://www.payscale.com/re-search/lN/Job=Bartender/Salary
Experts from the field
Yangdup Lama is one of the foremost bartender and mixolo-gist in India. He was born in Kurseong and after completing his 10+2, he studied Hotel Management from Kolkata. His first iob was in the Hyatt Regency, Delhi, as a food and beverage server in 1995 where he took to bartending and worked at the Polo Lounge Bar in the hotel. From there, Lama went on to open his own mobile bartending service company called Cocktails & Dreams. He then opened his own bar in Guru- gram and bar training and beverage management company in Delhi.*
Source: https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/-food/yangdup-lama-stirred-up-his-signature-concoctions-and-spoke-about-his-techniques/cid/4894217
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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