Career in hotel management: Career prospects, salary and entrance exam details
India TodayThe tourism and hospitality sector of our nation is growing successively and with it, the demand in the growth of the hotel industry. Hotel management course will help you cover different aspects of a running hotel or hospitality service such as sales and marketing, food and beverage, front office, accounting, food production, housekeeping and several kitchen skills. Many government and private colleges in India offer degree and diploma courses in hotel management, which has become a lucrative and exciting course for a lot of students. List of entrance exams for hotel management courses National level entrances NCHM JEE AIMA UGAT State level entrances UPSEE BHMCT MAH CET HM WBJEE HM University level entrances PUTHAT CUET IPU CET Top universities for hotel management courses Here is a list of all the top college/universities you can aim for while applying for hotel management courses- Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition, Pusa IHM Mumbai Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipal IHM Hyderabad AIHMCT, Bengaluru Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Delhi Delhi Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, New Delhi Career prospects in hotel management industry Once you become a hotel management graduate, a wide world of job prospects will be open to you. Some of the career prospects for hotel management are- Hotels and tourism associations Club/ restaurant management Cruise ship hotel management Airline catering and cabin services Kitchen management in hotels Front office management in hotel, resorts Hospitality services in the Indian Navy Salary The starting salary for any person who opts for a job straight out of graduation is expected to be between Rs.