REALIA - refers to the activities which are more real time based and give

students learning outside the academic syllabus as far as possible. Marks

division is given in the year 2 student handbook.
Realia is divided into three parts
1. Food and Dining

A group of 15-20 students plan menu for Tuesday, Wednesday,

Friday, Saturday----------- Monday and Thursday are planning
days.
Menu details two days Indian and next two days continental.
Monday -all students report at 9 am. They will be split into two
groups - FP and F&B.
The FP group sit together in library/internet and decide the menu
for Tuesday and Wednesday. They search in recipe books from the
library/internet and find recipes based on the chosen cuisines and
discuss how to put the items together to form a balanced and
authentic menu.
Planning the menu and then indenting is done by the students and
checked by the tutor.
The other half of the students attend the food and beverage
meeting with the F&B teacher planning the theme and decoration
and the type and details of service.
On Tuesday, the FP group should report to the kitchen at 9 am,
they collect ingredients and start preparing food. Students are given
absolute freedom to work in kitchen. Teachers are not allowed to
instruct much. In case of any problem guidance is given.
Students are supposed to prepare minimum 6 preparations.
Among them one student acts as the executive chef and supervises
the whole activity and is responsible for handling guest
complaints/feedback. He is required to visit the restaurant and take
feedback from the guest.
From Thursday onwards, the groups are swapped and the process
begins again till Saturday. Students are evaluated and awarded
marks based on the criteria in the marking formats.

2. Entrepreneurial activity (full group activity)

students should conduct an activity such as theme party/kiosk/

restaurant.
They will contribute to the fund, with which they will buy ingredients
and sell to customers/staff.
Briefing for this activity is given beforehand discussing the reporting
time, funding, cash handling, initial purchasing (should not be high),

customer handling, they should maintain personal hygiene, uniform,

student should carry I- card etc.
They should pay Rs 1500 (to be decided by each campus) per day to
the college for using gas, premises, electricity etc.
The profit/ loss will be borne by the students. Students are judged on
daily basis by the teachers. Students should report at the activity
centre at 8 am and buy ingredients and start mise en place and
cooking food.
Once orders have been secured, they make the KOT and place orders
to the kitchen, the order is prepared and served to the customer. One
student should take the role of the cashier and be responsible for all
accounting work. At the end of the week they should submit a daily
sales report, daily indent, inventory to the appointed tutor.
This document should be forwarded to exam control to maintain
records. Students are evaluated and awarded marks based on the
criteria in the marking formats.

3. Realia classes

The third week of Realia is composed of a class schedule where

case studies, industry visits, study skills, motivational classes are
held. Sample schedule attached.

For all activities marks are transferred to the semester 4 marksheet.

Formats for allocation of marks are also attached.