\andoy, Institute of Culinary ArtS School of Tourism and Hospitality ServicesManagement (SOTHSM) Tourism — Domestic as well as International Tourism in India is growing. The growth rate is likely to pick up with improvement in infrastructure. Dynamic demands of the market would continue adding values to tourism growth. National and International hotel brands are settling into India. There is hardly a global hote | chain which either does not have a presence in India or is not eager to get an entry into the burgeoning tourist market of India India is a must destination today. In addition, there are announcements of existing business houses getting into the hospitality segment ona regular basis. There is a huge trained manpower shortage in the Hotel industry. The industry figures reflect that thousands of culinary professionals would be required each year.The Institute of Culinary Arts being set upunder School of Tourism & Hospitality Services Management IGNOU would train ready- to- employ culinary professionals for all segments of the Hotel and Restaurant industry. The Institute would also train culinary professionals for Airline catering, Cruise line catering, Event management catering and Institutional catering ICA is shortly launching residential courses for the culinary industry of the country and the world. The courses on the launch platform are I.Three -years Degree Course in Culinary Arts 2.One -year Diploma Course in Food Production and Patisserie 3.One -year Diploma Course in Food Processing The Institute which would create skills based training of the highest order in the sphere of Culinary Arts and those of allied subjects. Gastronomical studies would be dovetailed with the contents of the Three Year Degree Course and the One Year Diploma course in Culinary Arts.The schedule of activities at the Institute of Culinary Arts at IGNOU includes actualization of Culinary Research through establishment of Culinary Research Centres throughout the country The Institute of Culinary Arts would also launch refresher courses which would focus on training the industry professionals towards a higher degree of professionalism, culinary skills and culinary management Short term courses in Patisserie & Boulangeric, and those with career links would be launched by the Institute in a phased manner. Support to family life as well as support to services in the Government sector would be provided by the Institute through especially created certificate courses