The top course which your daughter might follow in order to be a Chef are provided below:

• B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) Culinary Arts
• BSc in Hotel Management
• B.H.M. (Bachelor of Hotel Management)
• B.H.M.C.T. (Bachelor of Hotel Management and Catering Technology)

The top entrances for this courses which is required to clear in order to get admission in top colleges are provided below:

• National Council for Hotel Management Joint Entrance Examination (NCHM JEE)
• IHM Aurangabad Entrance Test
• Maharashtra Hotel Management Common Entrance Test (MAH HM CET)
• Maharashtra Bachelor of Hotel Management Common Entrance Test (MAH BHMCT CET)
• West Bengal Joint Entrance for Hospitality Management (WB JEHOM)
• Indraprastha University Common Entrance Test (IPU CET)

Some of the top Hotel Management colleges in India are provided below:

• IHM, Delhi, Pusa
• IHM, Mumbai
• IHM, Kolkata
• IHM, Chennai
• IHM, Thiruvananthapuram
• IHM, Hyderabad
• IHM, Bangalore
• IHM, Goa

For more colleges you can consider the link below:

https://hospitality.careers360.com/articles/top-hotel-management-colleges-in-india

For more information regarding the career exposure of a chef, visit the link below:

https://www.careers360.com/careers/chef

I hope this helps. Wish you a great day!