Career Option in Hotel Management

Hotel industry is one of the fastest growing industries of the world. There are many emerging fields which attract aspirants a lot to choose as their future profession and hotel management is one among these. The growth opportunities and boom in the industry has resulted to make this field most sought after among students. This industry offers excellent future opportunities for students, who wish to join this industry to make their career. There are many colleges and institutes in the industry, which prepares the students to face the challenges of the industry.

Courses offered in Hotel Management

There are number of colleges across the country which offers various courses in this industry. An aspirant can pursue a courses with different specialisations as per his/her interest or and career aspirations. Below are some courses offered by different institutes:
 

• Diploma in Hotel Management
• Bachelors programme in Hotel Management
• Post Graduate Programmes in Hotel Management

Eligibility Criteria:

To get entry into any institute which offers this course, an aspiring candidate must have passed at least Class 12th from any recognised board or university. Admission in most of the colleges depends upon the entrance test conducted by these institutes, and merit list prepared by them. These colleges also conduct personal interview and group discussions too to judge their potential and communication skills.

Duration of Hotel Management Programme: The durations of the courses may vary from one year to 3 ½ years. Aspirants can pursue one year to two year diploma course. Bachelors of Hotel Management can be done within three years to three and a half years. The duration of post graduate programme is two years.

Career Opportunities:

There are ample job opportunities in the field available for aspirants. They can search jobs across the world, as food chains and hotel chains are available everywhere. After completion of the course you can work with hotels, food chains, hospitality industry, resorts, cruise and clubs.

Aspirants can work as Front Office Manager, Floor manager, Bar Manager, Guest House Manager, House Keeping and Laundry Manager, Kitchen Manager, Food Manager, Bar Tender, Chef, Head Chef, Cabin Crew, Food Expert, Restaurant and Food Service Manager, House Keeping Manager, etc.

Salary Structure: This is one of the biggest questions, which comes into the mind of aspirants who want to join this industry. The salary structure and slab may vary from hotel to hotel and company to company. But the basic and minimum wages remain same in most the cases. If you are starting your career in this industry as a fresher you starting salary may range from Rs. 2 Lakh per annum to Rs. 3 lakh per annum, depends upon your qualification and skills. During the programme most of the students receive apprenticeship which many range between Rs. 2000 per month to Rs. 5,000 per month.

List of top colleges offering Hotel Management programmes:
 

• Institute of Hotel Management, New Delhi
• Institute of Hotel Management, Bangalore
• Institute of Hotel Management, Aurangabad
• Institute of Hotel Management, Kolkata
• Institute of Hotel Management, Chennai,
• Institute of Hotel Management, Ahemdabad
• Oberai Centre of Learning and Development, New Delhi,
• Christ College, Bangalore
• Welcom Group Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipal
• Chandigarh Institute of Hotel Management, Chandigarh,
• Delhi Institute of Hotel Management, Delhi
• State Institute of Hotel Management, Gantok,
• Shrishakti College of Hotel Management, Hyderabad
• SRM Institute of Hotel Management, Kanchipuram