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
Entry Pathway
1. Complete 10 + 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, Goa 2. Barcraft Bartending Academy, Bangalore 3. Chennais Amirta International Institute of Hotel Management, Chennai 4. Cocktails and Dreams Bartending School, New Delhi 5. Heritage Institute of Hotel & Tourism, Shimla 6. Institute of Hotel Management Catering & Nutrition, Delhi 7. Indian Institute of Bartending, Chennai 8. Institute of Bar Operations and Management, New Delhi 9. Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Goa
The approx. course fee ranges between INR 50,000-80,000* per month.
*The above mentioned figures are approximate numbers. This will vary from Institute to Institute
Scholarships & Loans
Scholarships
• National Scholarship Portal - Please visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different Departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.* • Please visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI • Scholarships are also available in the Institutes based on merit
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
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), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) 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 mixologist in India. He was born in Kurseong and after completing his 10+2, he studied Hotel Management from Kolkata. His first job 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 Gurugram and bar training and beverage management company in Delhi.*
Bartender/Mixologist
NCS Code: NA | HT 071. Complete 10 + 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, Goa
2. Barcraft Bartending Academy, Bangalore
3. Chennais Amirta International Institute of Hotel Management, Chennai
4. Cocktails and Dreams Bartending School, New Delhi
5. Heritage Institute of Hotel & Tourism, Shimla
6. Institute of Hotel Management Catering & Nutrition, Delhi
7. Indian Institute of Bartending, Chennai
8. Institute of Bar Operations and Management, New Delhi
9. Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Goa
Online Course
Udemy - https://www.udemy.com/course/tlc-drinks-bartending-and-mixology-101/
The approx. course fee ranges between INR 50,000-80,000* per month.
*The above mentioned figures are approximate numbers. This will vary from Institute to Institute
Scholarships
• National Scholarship Portal - Please visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different Departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Please visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI
• Scholarships are also available in the Institutes based on merit
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
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), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) 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/research/IN/Job=Bartender/Salary
*These figures are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Yangdup Lama is one of the foremost bartender and mixologist in India. He was born in Kurseong and after completing his 10+2, he studied Hotel Management from Kolkata. His first job 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 Gurugram 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/1894217
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains.
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