Hotel Management

A degree or a certificate course in bakery and confectionery programs or a degree in hotel management serves as the best route for progression in this profession. Most bakers enter the baking profession by working as apprentices or on-the-job trainee at commercial bakeries, patisseries or supermarkets under the wing of an experienced baker.
This will always help for gaining exposure in baking profession and one can progress into a full-fledged baker as soon as they learn food handling and baking techniques.
Bakers are usually classified into three types:
1. Plant bakers: Plant bakers manufacture large quantities of baked goods using machinery such as mixers and ovens. They produce baked goods for shops, supermarkets and other large customers.
2. In-store bakers: In store bakers work in a retail store and produce bread and baked goods using automated machinery. They are also likely to be trained in baking craft skills.
3. Craft bakers: A craft baker may specialize in a certain type of bread or baking process. Craft baker creates a smaller amount of products for consumers. They do much of the work by hand. They are usually employed by a small-scale, independent bakery or a restaurant kitchen.
Within the baking industry, there are different career paths and environments. A baker can specialize in the culinary area of their interest and can become a:
1. Bread chef.
2. Cake stylists.
3. Patisserie / Dessert specialist.
4. Artisan bread specialist.
5. Confectionery baker.
6. Institutional and cafeteria baker, etc.

Petroleum engineering is more theoretical, but hotel management can be interesting and practical. If you want to get better career options, then as per my personal experience, I would suggest you to opt for hospitality, travel and tourism.
There is a lot of scope for hotel management in India, if done from a reputed institution. Hotel industry is on a high demand and has a wide employment opportunities. The hospitality industry is the second largest in the world. The demand for skilled professionals in the industry is increasing not only in India, but also throughout the world.
The world hospitality means friendly and generous behavior towards guests. Apart from five star hotels, airlines, railways, ships, hospitals, travel agencies, call centers and banking sectors are also come under hospitality.
Below mentioned are the colleges offering hotel management or hospitality, travel and tourism courses:
1. Acharya Institute of Hotel Management – Bangalore.
2. Amrapali Institute of Hotel Management – Uttarakhand.
3. IAM – Kolkata.
4. Aravali Institute of Hotel Management – Jodhpur.
5. UTM – Shillong.
6. HCMI – Punjab.

The hospitality sector is mainly divided into four basic functions:
1. Food production: As the name suggests, it is about preparing food and designing dishes.
2. Food and Beverage Service (F&B): It involves the art of serving the guests with food and drinks.
3. Front office: It is responsible for meeting and greeting the guests, organizing accommodation of guests, taking and organizing reservations, managing check in and out of rooms, passing on messages to customers and settling accounts.
4. Housekeeping: This section ensures a comfortable and appealing environment to guests at the hotel.
There are a large number of institutes and colleges that provide hotel management courses at the degree and Diploma level. At present there are 21 Institutes of Hotel Management (IHM) promoted by Central Government, Ministry of Tourism, and Government of India. There are 15 similar institutions promoted by respective state governments as well.
They have common entrance examination and admission process, but they depend on their respective governing bodies for fund and infrastructure development. Besides these two, there are about 16 private institutions, university departments and independent institutions affiliated to National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT) and Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
Below mentioned are the available courses:
1. M.Sc hospitality administration.
2. B.Sc hospitality and hotel administration.
3. B.Sc hotel management and catering operations.
4. B.Sc hotel and tourism management.
5. BA Honours in hotel management.
6. Bachelor of hotel management and catering technology (BHMCT).