What is Hotel Management?

HOTEL MANAGEMENT

In the present time the value of hotel management industries is 10 lac crore and the coming 5 years will be 15 Lac crore. In a survey we found every 3 second there is a new Job Opportunities in hotel management. What is Hotel Management, Hotel means “home away from home” and Management means “Directing and Controlling a group of people or an organization to reach a goal”.

What is Hotel Management?

Hotel or Hotel management is the only place where millions of people stay away from home and the never feel like they are away from home. They always get all the facilities what he/she can get at their home. The industries never let feel then they are away from their loved ones. The hotel industries provide all the facilities, care like babies, let’s feel them special stay with us.

According to a private survey we found almost 75 million new job opportunities are waiting for desirable candidates. And this industry will help to reduce the unemployment percentage of the country.

Eligibility for Hotel Management

For hotel management, there are certain criteria you need to qualify for hotel management admission like:

  1. 3-year (degree) hotel management Eligibility.

Age limit for hotel Management

Age limit is very first criteria you need to clear if you are General / OBC categories you should be 25 years old and if you are belonging from SC/ST then you should be 28 years old as on 1st July of the admission year.

Qualification for hotel management

As per NCHMCT JEE if you are looking to appear in the hotel management exam then you should be clear 10th and 10+2 system of senior secondary examination or equivalent from a recognized board or University with minimum 50% marks in English. English is a compulsory language for hotel management.

Hotel Management Syllabus/NCHMCT JEE Syllabus

How to prepare for the hotel management entrance exam syllabus? Everyone wants to know about this, how can I get good rank to take admission in number one college.

To get a good job placement, Your college plays a good role to provide you the best job in your life which helps you to grow fast in the future.

The questions will ask you in your JEE exam will be based on your previous study like 10th or 12th standards.

You do not need to prepare like IIT or CAT, You just need to clear with your basics and communication.

For three-year hotel management programmed you need to appear in the NCHMCT JEE exam which has 200 questions on paper with a time duration of 3 hrs.

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  1. Numerical Ability and Analytical Aptitude 30 questions
  2. Reasoning and Logical Deduction 30 questions
  3. General Knowledge and Current Affairs 30 questions
  4. English Language 80 questions
  5. Aptitude for Service Sector 30 questions
  6. Note: You will get +4 marks for all correct answers and -1 for all wrong answers.

Important Date

  • Online Registration: Every year of January.
  • Entrance Test: 3rd week of April every year (Saturday).
  • Result: Result will announce in May of every year.
  • Counseling: Every year in July 1st week.
  • New Session: August every year.

Fees for 3 years Course

Tuition fees of any college depend on their policies, private college can ask as per their facilities and tuition duration.

Most of the IHM colleges have similar fees structure in any part of India and they divided their course in the 6th semester, each semester has 6th months.

The fees mentioned below are as per IHM college. The private college is free to choose fees structure as per their facilities.

SemesterFees
1st semester(6th month)Rs. 72,400
2nd semester(6th month)Rs. 56,700
3rd semester(6th month)Rs. 57,200
4th semester(6th month)Rs. 57,600
5th semester(6th month)Rs. 54,200
6th semester(6th month)Rs. 50,900
fees structure can be up and down as per college location

2. For 1.5 years diploma hotel management Eligibility

Diploma in hotel management is also on demand and everyone want to do diploma if they are financially not strong or some personal reason as well.

Who can do diploma in hotel management? Hotel management after 12th or hotel management courses after 10th.

Hotel Management after 12th

If you want to do three years hotel management degree course then this is the basic criteria. But if you want to do a diploma in hotel management after 12th then you are most welcome in hospitality.

Hotel management course after 10th

Diploma in Hotel Management course after 10th can do or can not do, it depends on college to college.

Some of the IHM college did not allow to do a diploma in hotel management after 10th. But most of the college is allowed to do a diploma in hotel management after the 10th.

The IHM college always prefer 12th pass candidate for diploma in hotel management. If you are 10th passed then you never do degree in hotel management.

Age Limit for Diploma Courses in hotel management

Candidate from OBC and General categories upper age limit is 25 years old and for SC/ST categories upper age limit is 28 years old as on 1st July of the admission year.

Qualification for Diploma in hotel management

If you want to do a diploma in hotel management then you should be 10th and 12th pass from recognized board/university.

English is a compulsory language in your 10th or 12th standard.

Hotel Management Fees ( Diploma)

Fees can be varied upon the college to college according to the location of the college. The average fee for a diploma in hotel management is Rs. 24,000 per semester in Center Government college.

Entrance Exam

If you want to do a diploma in hotel management then no need to give any entrance exam to qualify for a certificate course in hotel management if you passed your 10th with English as one of the subjects.

Syllabus: If you doing a diploma in hotel management then you will have to study all the core departments for one year and for 6 months you need to do industrial training from hotels.

Admission in hotel management

You want to take admission in diploma for hotel management then you will have to visit in any hotel management college for further any query like admission fees, seat availability, last date of admission, IT will be provided by the college or not, Job placement will be provided by the college or not, etc.

My suggestion is to take admission in IHM college for diploma because it is very organized for everything like teacher’s availability, practical classes, theory classes, training, and Job placement, etc.

One & Half year Diploma in IHM Option

1. One & half year diploma in food and beverage service.
2. One & half year diploma in front office.
3. One & half year diploma in house keeping.
4. One & half year diploma in food production.
5. One & half year diploma in bakery and patisserie.

Hotel Management Course

The hotel management course could be a degree or diploma. Degree consist of 3 or 4 years course includes all the core departments like front office, housekeeping, food production, and food & beverage service.

The diploma consists of all the subjects but your main focus will be on your choice of subject like food & beverage service, front office, housekeeping, food production, and bakery & patisserie.

Career inhotel management

Salary after hotel management

Salary after hotel management depends on your placement. Once you finished your college then you have 3 options. Management Training program, Operational Training Program, and Associate Program.

1. Management Training Program( MT )

Once you join the hotel/hospitality industries as a Management Training Program then you will have to do training for at least 18 months in all department in the hotel like front Office, Food and Beverage Service, Food Production, House Keeping, Account, Sales and Marketing, Human Resource, Security, etc.

During training you will get paid Rs. 18,000 ( approx) maximum per month, Salary may be up and down as per company to company. After 18 months you will have to clear an internal interview with the Head Of the Department. Once you clear your internal interview then you will become Manager of the outlet and your salary will increase as per company policy.

2. Operational Training Program( OT )

When you join as an Operational Training in any properties then you will have to do Training for at least 18 months in all department in the hotel like front Office, Food and Beverage Service, Food Production, House Keeping, Account, Sales and Marketing, Human Resource, Security, etc.

During your training you will get Rs.14,000 (approx) per month. Salary may be up and down as per company to company. After 18 months of your OT program you will have to clear an interview with your HOD, Once you clear your interview then you will become an Outlet Supervisor, and your salary increase as per company policy.

3. Associate Program

When you join as an Associate Program in any properties then you will be part of a team and you will have to learn as much as you can. Your salary will be approx Rs.10,000 depends on company to company.

Your promotion depends on your performance, your evaluation, your communication skills, your knowledge, etc. Your boss will make your evaluation every 3 months and let you know about your weakness and strength to make it better.

TOP RECRUITER AFTER HOTEL MANAGEMENT

There are more then 100 companies are looking forward to completing your hotel management degree but today I will tell you topmost hotels who want you to be part of their team like The Oberoi Group of Hotels, Taj Group of hotels, ITC, Jaypee, Hilton, Radisson, Hyatt, etc.

Career Opportunities After Hotel Management

After hotel management, you have many options to choose from as per your choice and all these industries are very essential for all time.

1.Hotels & RestaurantYou can join hotels and Restaurants as per your choice anywhere in the world.
2.Cruise ShipsIf you have done hotel management and you have 1 -2-year experience then you can join very high paying jobs on Cruise Ships.
3.Quick Service RestaurantQSR is a very demanding sector and the demand for hoteliers is too high in this sector. After hotel management you can join as a Management Trainee. Like: Pizza hut, Domino’s Pizza, Starbucks, Subway, KFC, Burger King, etc.
4.MultiplexAfter hotel management, you have the choice to join Multiplex as well like: PVR, Cinepolis, Fun City, Cinemas, etc.
5.AviationOnce you have done management and your communication is really good and If you think I can impress people with my words then Aviation is a very good option and this is high paying Jobs in Industry. Like Flight Attendant, Ground Staff.
6.Flight CateringTaj Sats, ETIHAD Airways, EMIRATES Airways, etc all these companies looking for hospitality candidate to join their team.
7.Sales and MarketingAfter hotel management you have lots of Soft skills to deal with guests and most of the top companies looking for hospitality candidates to join their team in Sales marketing. Like- Hotels, BMW, Audi, Deloitte, HDFC, etc.
8.Indian railwaysYou can join in Indian railways as well if you have done hotel management to manage the catering department. You can search for an MTS job in the railways department.
9.Tour & travelAfter HM you can join Tour & Travel company as well like Make my Trip, Yatra.com, Cox & King, etc.
10.Five Star HospitalYes it’s true, if you have done HM then you can join Five Star Hospital also like MAX Hospital, FORTIS Hospital, etc.
11.Retail ChainAfter Hotel Management you can join the retail chain as well as: Nike, ZARA, Pantalons, Pull & Bear, Oysho, etc.
12.Facility ManagementYes, You can join as a Facility Manager/ Assistant Facility Manager in any big company like Deloitte, IBM, Genpact, etc.

Hotel Organization Chart

General Manager is the main command of the hotel, he/she is the whole in charge of the property. All the HOD’s are responsible to report General Manager. For any planning Genera Manager discusses with all the HOD then implement on that topic.

Hotel Organization Chart
Hotel Organization Chart
Hotel Organization Chart
Hotel Organization Chart
Hotel Organization Chart

Institute of Hotel Management

The hotel management college is categorized by Central IHMs, State IHMs, PSU IHMs, Private IHMs, and Food Craft Institute.

All these colleges are affiliate by NCHMCT ( National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology.

List of Central Govt. IHM

S.No.Institute NameAddress
1.IHM- BengaluruS.J.Polytechnic Campus,
Seshadri Road,
Bengaluru Karnataka – 560001
2.IHM- BhubneswarVeer Surendra Sai Nagar,
Bhubaneswar,
Orissa – 751004
3.Dr. Ambedkar IHM- ChandigarhSector 42-D,
Chandigarh – 160036
4.IHM- ChennaiCIT Campus,
TTTI-Tharamani PO,
Chennai,
Tamil Nadu – 600113
5.IHM-GandhinagarGandhinagar Highway,
Bhaijipura,
Patia Kudasan,
Gandhinagar Gujarat – 382421
6.IHM-GoaAlto Porvorim,
Bardez,
Goa – 403521
7.IHM-GurdaspurBariar, G.T. Road,
Gurdaspur,
Punjab – 143521
8.IHM-GuwahatiVIP Road, Upper Hengrabari,
Barabari,
Guwahati Assam – 781036
9.IHM-GwaliorAirport Road Maharajpura (PO),
Gwalior Madhya Pradesh – 474020
10.IHM- HajipurNear Ramashish Chowk,
Opp. State Circuit House Vaishali,
Hajipur Bihar – 844101
11.IHM- HyderabadF’ Row, D.D. Colony,
Vidyanagar,
Hyderabad
Telangana – 500007
12.IHM- JaipurSikar Road, Bani Park,
Near Bani Park Police Station,
Jaipur Rajasthan – 302016
13.IHM- KolkataP-16, Taratala Road,
Kolkata
West Bengal – 700088
14.IHM- LucknowSeed Farm, Sector-G,
Aliganj,
Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh – 226024
15.IHM-MumbaiVeer Sawarkar Marg Dadar (West),
Mumbai
Maharashtra – 400028
16.IHM- DelhiLibrary Avenue,
Pusa Complex,
Delhi New Delhi – 110012
17.IHM- Shillong“Lumpyngad”,
Bishop Cotton Road,
Shillong Meghalaya – 793001
18.IHM- KurfiKufri
Shimla Himachal
Pradesh – 171012
19.IHM- SrinagarRajbagh,
Srinagar
Jammu and Kashmir – 190008
20.IHM- ThiruvananthapuramG.V. Raja Road,
Kovalam PO,
Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala -695527
21.IHM- BhopalBhopal
1100 Quarters,
Near Academy of Administration
Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 462016

If you want to know more institutes like State Government or Private Government then you can check out here.

Department in Hotels

  • Front Office
  • Housekeeping
  • Food and Beverage Service
  • Food and Beverage Production
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Human Resource
  • Accountancy
  • Security
  • Engineering
  • Purchase