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.

All India Shri Shivaji MemorialSociety's College of Hotel Management & Catering Technology (AICTEApproved)
55-56, Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411005
Tele Fax : (020) 2552 0488/2553 3847
Email: aissms5@vsnl.net, aissms5@gmail.com,  info@aissms-hospitalityedu.com
Website: www.aissms-hospitalityedu.com

Courses:
BHMCT (seats:60)

Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil,Inst. Of Hotel Mgmt. & Catering Technology,
Pimpri, Pune - 411 018.,
Ph. No.: 91-20-27420010,27420156,
Tele fax: 91-20-27420069
E-mail: info@dypatiluniversity.org
Website: http://www.dypatiluniversity.org/

Course:
BHMCT (Seats:60)

DINA Institute of Hotel andBusiness Management(Affiliated to University of Pune)
No.3 Timanna Niwas, 940/2,Model Colony, Pune-411016
Tele fax : +91-20-2567 7666,2566 3108
Email: dihs@eth.net, dina@pn3.vsnl.net.in, admissions@dinainstitute.com  
Website: www.dinainstitute.com

Courses:
Bachelor of Science inHospitality Studies (BScHS)
Bachelor of Hotel Management& Catering Operations (BHMCO)
Bachelor of Science inHospitality and Catering Mgmt.(BScHCM)
Master of BusinessAdministration- Hospitality Mgmt. (MBA-HM)
Bachelor of Hospitality &Tourism Management. (BHTM)
Master of Hospitality andTourism Management (MHTM)
Diploma in Hotel Operations(DHO)

Kohinoor-IMI, School of Hospitality Management
Old Pune-Mumbai Highway, Khandala
Dist. Pune  410 301, Maharashtra, India
Ph: 91-2114-269018 / 269225
Fax: 91-2114-269224
Email: kimi.khandala@kohinoor.ac.in,  admissions@kohinoorgroup.co.in

Courses:
BBA in Hotel & TourismManagement

Maharashtra State Institute ofHotel Management & Catering Technology, Pune.
412/C, K.M. Munshi Marg,Shivajinagar, Pune – 16
020-25677189, Fax –020-25676640
Email :contact@msihmct.org
Website: http://www.msihmct.org/

Courses:
Bachelor in Hotel Management& Catering Technology (seats:60)

Food Craft Institute
Engineering College Hostel Campus, Shivaji Nagar,
Pune 411005

Courses:
Course in Food Craft

Bharti Vidyapeeth's Instituteof Hotel Management & Catering Technology
(AICTE Approved)
Pune Satara Road,
Katraj- Dhanakwadi,
PUNE : 411 043.
Telephone : (020) 24372761/88
Fax : (020) 24372761
Email: bvhmpune@vsnl.com
Website: www.bharatividyapeeth.edu/hmct 

Courses:
Bachelor’s Degree in HotelManagement & Catering Technology. (BHMCT) (seats:60)

SNDT College of Home Science
Karve Road,
Pune-411 038
Phone:91-020-25432097
Email: principal@sndthsc.com, cmc@sndthsc.com, enquiry@sndthsc.com  
Website: www.sndthsc.com

Courses:
Post Graduate Diploma in Hotel HospitalityAdministration