Hotel Management

Eligibility for B.Sc. in Hotel Management
Candidates wishing to apply for the course need to fulfill the following minimum eligibility criteria:
10+2 level of education completed from a recognized educational Board.
English as one of the main subjects at the 10+2 level.
A minimum aggregate score of 50% at the Senior Secondary (10+2) level.
B.Sc. in Hotel Management: Admission Process
Admission to the course at various private institutes of the country is based on the candidates performance in a relevant entrance test and round of personal interview. The IHMs of the country however, follow their own admission process. All applicants are required to appear for an All-India Joint Entrance Examination conducted by NCHM (National Council for Hotel Management). Shortlisted candidates are further needed to appear for and qualify the subsequent round of interview conducted at various centers all over the country.

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Shouvik Roychoudhury, studied at Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Goa
Answered May 26, 2016
Institute of Hotel Management(IHM)is considered as the best college for hotel management studies in India. Its a central government undertaking college which is guided byNational Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology(NCHMCT). It has is presence in almost all the states. For getting into any of the IHMs, you need to appear for the all india entrance examination organised by the NCHMCT. You need to have a good score in the entrance exam to get into any of the IHMs.
The ranking of the IHMs vary every year, so you can do a little bit of research on the internet to find out the current rankings. The placement opportunities that you will get in IHMs are more than any other private college. Also most of the Management Trainees(MT) hired by the hotels organizations are from IHMs. Hence, you should try your luck first in the IHMs. IHM for hoteliers is like IIT for engineers and IIMs for management students. :D
However, you can also try for private colleges like IIHM etc. The fees for these colleges is usually more than that of IHMs. You should get in contact with the private college in which you are interested in and know about their selection procedure as the selection pattern is different varies from college to college. Some colleges have first come first serve concept, whereas, some may have a GD and written test prior to an interview.

The hospitality sector is a huge industry that includes a wide array of profiles from hotel attendents to chefs to cabin crew to fast food joints to huge resorts. A lot of these setups require a strong number of people in order to run their business successfully. The hospitality sector goes on 24 hours a day and it is a very challenging profession. One needs to be at their toes in order to meet the needs and for the satisfacton of the customers. One may face a lot of irate customers but a person working in the hospitality sector has to face them all without being impolite.
As it is a 24x7 sector, the shift timings may change and some shifts may be difficult to do as it would require working though the night. Also, the growth prospect in this industry is based on sheer hardwork and a lot of patience as an aspirant has to follow certain hierarchy in the companies they work for. A person working on a ship or a cruise liner would face even more difficulties both physically and mentally as they would spend sometimes almost 3-6 months at the sea at a stretch.
Overall the hospitality sector is a very challenging one but if taken into stride, one can make a good living out of it.