If you know how to manage any thing at where in any situation then Hotel management is best career for you. This is because hotels deal with guests and clients who come from the upper strata of society and should be shown courtesy and respect.
One should also be aware that hotel management jobs call for long hours of hard work. At all times one need to be cheerful and do job with utmost care and caution. .
The variety of experience in hotel management experience acquired from any other profession since the industry has a combination of various skills like food and beverage service, management, house-keeping, sales and marketing, front office operation, accounting, etc.
Skill Required for Hotel Management:
- Attitude/ aptitude suitability
- Flair for creativity
- Liking for people
- Ability to shoulder responsibility
- Ability to work odd hours
- Outgoing and pleasant personality
- Capacity for hard work
- Flair and flamboyance along with discipline, commitment and dedication
- Team spirit
Eligibility criteria – Course Hotel Management :
- Eligibility is S.S.C / 10th or equivalent with English as one of the subjects.
- Age: 22 years for General category & 25 years for SC/ST category.
- A candidate must get through 10+2 / HSC Board or equivalent examination in any stream with English.
- Age: 22 years for General category & 25 years for SC/ST category.
- To get an admission for diploma in hotel management courses or Master’s degree, candidate needs to appear for CAT/ MAT/XAT or ATMA entrance examinations
Hotel Management syllabus:
- Food Production
- Food & Beverage Service
- Accommodation Operation
- Front Office
- Communication
- Hotel Maintenance
- Nutrition
- Food Science
- Computers
- Hospitality and the Law
- Hotel Marketing
- Finance and Accounting
- Technology for the Hospitality Industry
- Project Work
Core Concepts – Hotel Management:
- Management basics
- Communications
- Service industry principles
- Hospitality cash management
- Advertising
- Regulatory standards for hotels
Hotel Management Course Duration:
- For bachelor’s degree course, the course duration is 3 years.
- For Diploma or Master’s degree course, the course duration is 2 years.
Top Institute of Hotel Management:
- Delhi Institute of Hotel Management, New Delhi
- Institute of Hotel Management, Gurdaspur
- Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Mumbai
- Institute of Hotel Management, Guwahati
- Institute of Hotel Management, Gangtok
- Institute of Hotel Management, Bhubaneswar
- Institute of Hotel Management, Gandhinagar
- Institute of Hotel Management, Bhopal
- Institute of Hotel Management, Chennai
- Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Applied Nutrition, Dehradun
Hotel Management Salary:
Upon completion of a diploma or degree course in Hotel Management. The entry level salary of a Hotel Management graduate can be around Rs.7000 to Rs.10,000 and can increase with growing experience in the field.
The Government also has come up with many exciting plans like the Railway Tourism, State Government tourism plans etc. Graduates will be able to land jobs created by these plans too! Salary in case of fresher may vary between 2-5 Lakh Rupees per year.