Symbiosis School of Culinary Arts - [SSCA], Pune

Symbiosis School of Culinary Arts (SSCA), Pune is a premier state-of-the-art Culinary and Hospitality School located at Pune, India under Symbiosis International (Deemed) University. SSCA has emerged as a top culinary school in India and has Asia’s one of the best culinary and hospitality training infrastructure coupled with high quality and latest curriculum and modern teaching-learning process. The institute was established to cater the need of the Food Industry and to develop specialized culinary professionals. With a highly qualified team of professional chef instructors and industry-trained faculty members and renowned Master Chef Sanjeev Kapoor as the Chair Professor, students are prepared for the varied and ever-growing culinary and hospitality professions.

The school has two separate specialization degrees in Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management respectively and three PG/UG Diploma courses. All courses incorporate unique industry-relevant training components and the latest trends in the culinary field. The teaching learning process and the industry interface is designed for maximum learning outcomes and getting the students ready for global jobs and 21st century job skills.

The institute has an active Training and Placement Cell which provides all internships through colleges and job placement assistance to its students. The recent batches of B.Sc (Culinary Arts) saw a successful placement season with students getting placed at reputed organizations and businesses. The recruiters included ITC, Oberoi, Taj Hotel and many more.  Few students have been placed in related culinary fields like the food journalism and food styling and food photography as Content Editor at Sortizy, Bangalore, or as intern at HutK Studio, Mumbai, etc. Many students realised the value of starting early as entrepreneurs and have started on their won with food businesses.

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Symbiosis School of Culinary Arts Courses

SSCA offers diploma and undergraduate level courses in two fields as tabulated below: 

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Symbiosis School of Culinary Arts Admission

This year the entire process will be conducted online. All registered candidates have to ensure the appropriate availability of the bandwidth for the conduct of the selection process. Mentioned below are the details for the same.

How to Apply?

The candidates are required to register themselves for the Eligibility Assessment Test conducted by SSCA. The application fee for the same is INR 1250.

SSCA Selection Criteria

1. Each candidate will have to appear for a Proctored & Timed Test on the selected dates.
2. The candidates will thereafter undergo a Personal Interview with the selection panel.
3. The Merit List will be announced in 7 days from the selection process.
4. Merit-listed candidates have to pay the fees as per Annexure 1 sent with Provisional Admission Letter to confirm admission and reserve their seat.

Symbiosis School of Culinary Arts Scholarship

 SSCA awards merit scholarship under SIU policy for all undergraduate programmes. The following are the details of the Scholarship for Academic Excellence at SSCA:

Eligibility

• As per revised policy semester topper will be awarded scholarship based on academic excellence, a minimum GPA of 8.50.
• Only those students will be eligible for the award of Merit Scholarship who have cleared the courses prescribed for the respective programme i.e. they should not have any backlog.
• The student who has been awarded merit scholarship by the University shall not be debarred from stipend or any financial assistance from any other source. However, if the student is awarded any stipend or financial assistance from any other source, he/she shall communicate the same through the Institute to the office of Student Affairs, SIU.
• There will be no income limit of the parents/guardians of the students for the grant of merit scholarship.
• In case a student is eligible for more than one scholarship/freeship by the University, he/she shall be awarded only one scholarship/freeship as per his/her preference.

Selection

• The award of merit scholarship for UG programmes shall be announced every year by the University.
• If a student declines or cancels his admission, the scholarship amount will not be awarded to any other student but will be refunded by the institute to the University.
• The scholarship amount will not be paid to a student. It will be transferred by the University directly to the Institute for the adjustment in academic fee. The cheque of the scholarship amount will be given to the student for the last semester of the program.

Symbiosis School of Culinary Arts Placements

SSCA has a dedicated placement cell that provides students with appropriate training and placement opportunities. The recent batches of B.Sc (Culinary Arts) saw a successful placement season with students getting placed at reputed organizations and businesses. The recruiters included the top Indian and International Hotels Chains in India, Gulf Countries and other continents. Few students have been placed in related culinary fields like the food journalism and food styling and food photography. Many students realised the value of starting early as entrepreneurs and have started on their won with food businesses

The institute provides national and International Internships. Internships for all students are provided only in 5star properties for hotels, A grade speciality restaurants and bakery/ patisserie outlets and reputed other related hospitality industry organisation. Internship venues for students at SSAC include international and local Indian venues in best of the properties. The placement statistics are detailed below:

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Symbiosis School of Culinary Arts Faculty

The faculty at SSCA includes some of the most well-known and accomplished individuals in the industry. The chair professor of SSCA is Master Chef Sanjeev Kapoor, the most recognized face in the Indian television food industry. The faculty includes Chef Atul Gokhale, Chef Hemant Gokhale and several other experienced and skilled professionals. The faculty members are all alumni from the best and most reputed national and international institutes.

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Symbiosis School of Culinary Arts Facilities 

Being one of India’s leading culinary arts schools, the institute lives up to its name by providing several modern facilities for better and qualitative learning:

• Labs: SSCA features several study areas and labs for all departments such as Foundation Kitchen Lab, Bulk Kitchen Lab, Advanced Kitchen Lab, Bakery Lab, Patisserie Lab, Training Restaurant, Larder Lab and the Demo Kitchen Lab.
• Library: The institute also has a Library And Reading Room where students have access to a good collection of books and other printed/online material.
• Classrooms: The campus is fully WiFi-enabled and the classrooms are equipped with LCD projectors, a facility of collar mikes and a public address system. 
• Auditorium: The Auditorium and Conference Hall holds all meetings, demonstrations, seminars, workshops, talks etc. 
• Hostel: The hostel at SSCA currently has accommodation on a triple sharing basis with many facilities such as Wi-Fi, hot/cold water facilities throughout the day, attached bath and toilets, power backup, indoor games/recreation rooms with TV, guest rooms, housekeeping and round-the-clock security.
• Health Care: SSCA has a dedicated health center on campus with a doctor and qualified staff. The health center attends to all the healthcare requirements of students, faculty and staff on campus. 
• Other: The institute has an in house general store for everyday necessities. There is also an ATM, Café Coffee Day, Gymnasium, outdoor sports facility and Reprography Centre. 

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