Indian Culinary Institute Signs MoU with JNU for Recognition of BBA and MBA Programmes

The Indian Culinary Institute (ICI), an institute under the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, today at Kartavya Bhawan, New Delhi.

The MoU was signed by Smt. Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, Vice-Chancellor, JNU, and Gyan Bhushan, Director, ICI, on behalf of their respective institutions, in the presence of Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister for Tourism and Culture, and Shri Bhuvnesh Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism. Senior officials from the Ministry of Tourism, JNU and ICI were also present on the occasion.
The MoU provides for the recognition of ICI’s BBA (Culinary Arts & Food Business) and MBA (Culinary Management) programmes by JNU, enabling the university to award degrees to students successfully completing these programmes at ICI.(UPDATED ON 28TH OCTOBER 2026)