Hotel Management Institutes in Pune

Hotel management courses offer feasible career opportunities to the youth today. Thus, hotel management is very popular as a career course in Maharastra. Hotel industry is a closely related one to the tourism industry. A number of factors like encouragement of tourism and quick industrial progress have given an enhancement to hoteliering. With recent globalization and liberalization, career opportunities in this field are not only unlimited within the country but there are chains of hotels which operate internationally providing scopes for a career abroad. It is a glamorous profession which has a bright future. With the development of hotel industry pushed by foreign and domestic tourism and business travel, the demand for well trained quality personnel has also increased.

Globally, this industry offers a wide spectrum of employment opportunities from highly trained managers, specialized chefs, sales and marketing wizards to guest relations executives in sectors like hotels, resorts, restaurants, industrial catering, airline, shipping and passenger cruise industry, hospitals, educational institutions etc.

Eligibility: One can enter this field by direct entry or through hotel management institutes. For direct entry the vacancies are generally advertised in the newspapers and the minimum prescribed qualification is graduation with 50% marks.

Educational: Minimum qualification required to go for a course in hotel management is 10+2. For certificate, diploma and bachelors courses 10+2 is sufficient. Duration of certificate courses is six months to one year. Bachelor and diploma courses are of duration one and half year to three years. Those with graduation can go for post graduate diploma courses the duration of which is one year.

Selection to most government recognized institutes is based on common entrance test. Test consists of English, reasoning, general science and general knowledge. The test is of two hour duration and is held around April every year. The test is followed by a group discussion and interview, in which a person's personality and confidence is seen. Private institutes also conduct tests of their own, the pattern of which is almost the same.

Job Prospects

Lots of well-paid and interesting openings are there for hotel management graduates in various fields like: hotel and restaurant management, airline catering and cabin services, club management, cruise ship hotel management, hospital administration and catering, hotel and tourism associations, forest lodges, guest houses, Institutional Management (supervising canteens in college, schools, in factories, company guest houses etc.), catering departments of railways, banks, armed forces, shipping companies, hotel and catering institutes and self employment

Personal qualities

They should have a good organizational background, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong commitment and self-discipline. One must be an extrovert, co-operative, polite and respectful to the guests, have patience to deal guest’s criticism even when you know you are right, willing to work hard even at odd hours and yet be jovial.

Remuneration

Once finishing the diploma or the bachelor's course, a graduate is commonly taken as a trainee. After successful completion of training, they may be absorbed in positions with salaries vary between Rs 4,000 to Rs 10,000.