Utkal University Bhubaneswar Answered Questions

Career opportunities for travel & tourism degree holders exist both in the public and private sector. In the public sector, there are opportunities in the Directorates and Departments of Tourism of the center and the state as officers, information assistants, tourist guides etc. Another good prospect for qualified tourism professionals are in the private sector with travel agencies, tour operators, airlines, hotels, transport and cargo companies etc.
In the Tourism Department, there are jobs as reservation & counter staff, sales and marketing staff, tour planners and tour guides. To enter into this field, you need to pursue a professional course in this sector. Top colleges which you can consider are Indian Institute of Computer and Hospitality Management (IICHM), Nadia (West Bengal), University of Technology & Management (UTM), Shillong & School of Arts and Tourism Indore (Madhya Pradesh).

There are so many Certificate and Diploma courses in photography in India. Besides these, very few colleges provide a Bachelors degree in fine arts and photography.
The minimum education required for the professional courses in photography is 10+2. These courses contain the knowledge and art of photography, angle, lighting, technical knowledge of instruments as camera and understanding of fine arts.
The professional education in photography has three levels of study after 12th as the following:
Certificate courses: Certificate courses are taken the duration of six months after 12th in any stream.
Diploma courses: Diploma courses are taken the duration of one year after 12th in any stream. The list of diploma courses:
- Wedding photography
- Wildlife photography
- Fashion photography
- Journalism photography
Degree courses: Degree courses are taken the duration of three years after 12th in any stream. The list of degree courses:
- BA (fine arts)
- BA (Photography)

In India, travel and tourism courses are available in these formats-
Bachelors Degree courses
Diploma courses
Certificate courses
PG Degree courses
PG Diploma courses
PG Certificate courses
Bachelors DEGREE COURSES:-
BA in Travel and Tourism Management
BA in Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Management
B.Sc in Travel and Tourism Management
BA Tourism Studies
B.Sc in Hospitality and Travel Management
BBA in Travel and Tourism Management
BBA in Hospitality and Travel Management
BBA in Air Travel Management
Bachelor of Tourism Studies
Bachelor of Tourism Administration
B.Com Travel and Tourism Management
BA Travel and Tourism

Career Prospects:
A career in foreign language has always been an attractive proposition, especially for those who have a flair for languages. Translator and interpreter jobs are the best options available with this field for the aspiring individuals.
Individuals may pursue either a freelance translator career or chose to seek association with a professional organization. Business interpreters find prospective employment in business firms, travel agencies, etc. One could also opt for a career in teaching.
Language translators may be employed for public relation, secretarial and executive assignments by:
International organizations
Embassies
Publishing houses
Hospitality sector
Airlines
Export agencies
Radio stations
Trade organizations
Salary Package
Remuneration is lucrative for teaching alone:
Professors may fetch up to Rs. 18000
Lecturers Rs. 10000 - 13000
Translator salary is Rs.50 - Rs.100 by the page
Interpreters salary is Rs.300 500 by the hour
Embassy workers can expect Rs.8000 - Rs.10000 per month
After completion of a course in any field of travel and tourism, many of the colleges provide placements in sectors such as hospitality, shipping, aviation and of course, tourism. Some of the companies that attend such placement events in the colleges are Thomas Cook, Cox & Kings, Indian Railways Catering and Ticketing Corporation (IRCTC), SOTC Travel, Make My Trip, Le Passage to India Pvt Ltd, Snow Leopard Adventure, Pearls Tourism, Lufthansa Cargo, Fair Fest Media Ltd, Concord, Colourful Vacations, Zenith Hospitality, Southern Travels, Ziva Spa and Maxx Fun Holidays. Depending on the certificate or Diploma or the specialization you pursued in the Degree course, you can work in positions like tour operator, event manager, ticketing officer, adventure tourism expert, transport officer, holiday consultant and field officers. Other related division where professionals with a degree or Diploma in travel and tourism can find openings are cargo services, logistics, transport agencies, airlines, hotels, and tourism departments in government and private concerns.

The eligibility depends on the type of course that you wish to pursue.
The details of some courses is stated below:
1. Diploma: Class 10th pass from a recognized board with minimum 40% marks.
2. Bachelor's degree: Class 12th examination with at least 50% marks.
3. Post-graduation degree: Bachelor's degree from a recognized university with at least 45% marks.
You can visit the below mentioned link for some top ranking institutes:
https://hospitality.shiksha.com/travel-and-tourism-courses-in-india-categorypage-6-86-1-0-0-1-1-2-0-none-1-0

Some of the job positions available in the field of travel and tourism are:
1. Lobby manager
2. Front office executive/manager
3. Cabin crew
4. Tour operations manager
5. Ticketing assistants
6. Junior travel executive
7. Trainee travel consultant
8. Operations executive
9. Reservation executive
10. Tour management executive
11. Immigration consultant
Other options are:
Hotel Manager /Staff at ITDC /Tourism department concerns, etc.

Currently, there is no institute offering courses in travel journalism. One can opt for journalism as a course and later may join travel domain.
If one is interested in travel journalism, one has to develop the zest for travelling by itself. Journalism can only teach you standards of the field, rest one has to develop. You can follow popular blogs, websites and start gathering information on places and utilize them in your career.