Shri Khushal Das University Hotel Management Admissions 2025
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Hospitality Career Scope, Eligibility and Job Prospects- The opportunities are nearly limitless in the hospitality sector. It keeps on opening new and innovative ventures to ensure they have a long way in the market. The Indian Hospitality and Tourism Industry has been able to prove itself as the most emerging one of all the key industries that are driving the growth in the service sectors of the nation.
With the continuous growth of this sector, the demand for hospitality employees is also on the surge. The hospitality field covers the entire service industry that includes lodging, food and drink service, event planning, theme parks, and transportation. It includes hotels, restaurants and bars. After completing relevant hotel management education from a reputed top hotel management institute and undergoing the rigorous training, the job aspects for hospitality students get wide open. Let us check here the scope of hospitality management, eligibility and career opportunities in hospitality industry.
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The basic eligibility criteria to pursue various hospitality management courses is as follows:
Candidates must have completed their Class XII or equivalent from a recognised board with passing marks.
For admission into many colleges it is necessary that the candidate must have studied and cleared English as a core subject of study at their Class 12 level.
Candidates must have secured minimum 55% aggregate marks in class XII to be eligible to pursue a hospitality course
Many of the top reputed institutes like IHM’s, etc grant admission to students on the basis of a national entrance exam, NCHM JEE. Hence it becomes necessary for a candidate to appear in this entrance examination.
The scope in hotel management is vast and offers a variety of career options for aspirants.
Apart from these, the other top hotel management entrance examinations in India are:
NCHM JEE
WBJEE HM
IPU CET
Hotel/ Hospitality Management | Housekeeping |
Front Office Management | |
Culinary Arts | |
Tour Operations | Fares and Ticketing |
These specialisations reflect the diverse scope of hospitality management and cater to different interests and skills of the students.
The career scope in the hospitality industry is quite larger than one can imagine and the graph shows upward movement, ensuring to deploy a large number of candidates in near future. One might think that it is one of the most glamorous industries a sthe conception is by watching various TV shows like MasterChef India, Hell’s Kitchen, etc. But the truth is that a person has to be on his/her toes anticipating the needs of one’s guests.
He/she keeps on trying to sail smoothly even through the most difficult of situations. The scope of hospitality industry comprises a range of businesses that provide services and facilities such as accommodation, food and beverage, entertainment, gaming, and related products. The term “hospitality” has become accepted over the years as a generic word, which describes the well being of services and facilities related to tourists and travellers. The hospitality industry is a several billion dollar industry that mostly depends on the availability of leisure time and disposable income. A hospitality unit such as a restaurant, hotel, or even an amusement park consists of multiple groups such as facility maintenance, direct operations (servers, housekeepers, porters, kitchen workers, bartenders, etc.), management, marketing, and human resources. With so many options and fields available in this industry, candidates can make a career in leisure and tourism, bartending, aviation, etc.
Whether its a degree, diploma or certificate courses, all these ensure jobs in different fields. The various areas of employment for hotel management graduates include:
Airline Catering (flight kitchen) and Cabin Services
Cruise Ship Hotel Management
Club management
Kitchen Management (in hotels or running canteens in college, schools, in factories, company guest houses etc.)
Guest Houses, resorts
Catering departments of railways, banks, armed forces, shipping companies etc.
Forest Lodges
Hospital administration and catering
Hospitality services in the Indian Navy
Hotel and Tourism Associations (for example: state tourism development corporations)
Hospitality services in various MNCs
Kitchen Management (in hotels or running canteens in college, schools, in factories, company guest houses etc.)
Hotel and catering institutes (as a management trainee/ marketing or sales executive)
Self Employment( Entrepreneur)
If a student is a pass out from renowned hotel management college and has also availed an opportunity of hotel management internship from top hotels, his/her success is predefined. Trained hotel management professionals have an edge over untrained graduates when it comes to career opportunities in hospitality industry. The reason is obvious as many hotels are not willing to invest in recruits rather having trained ones. The starting salary for any person who opts for a job straight out of graduation is expected to be between Rs. 15,000- 20,000 during the training period. After the training period, the salary is bound to increase as per your performance. The various job prospects in hospitality for candidates are:
Hotel Manager | Food and Beverage Manager |
Front Office Operations Manager | Housekeeping Officer |
Restaurant and Food Service Manager | Chef |
Steward/Stewardess | Floor Supervisors |
Cabin Crew | Travel Agent/ Consultant |
Travel Coordinator | - |
Furthermore, hospitality is a leading global industry and various renowned colleges provide fetching recruitment. The top hospitality/hotel management recruiters are:
Oberoi Group of Hotels
Westin Hotels and Resorts
The Taj Group of Hotels
Hyatt Regency
The Leela
Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts
Le Meridien
Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts
The Lemon Tree
Rosewood Hotels and Resorts
Sheraton
Hilton Worldwide
Marriott International
Hence, an aspirant who wants to move forward and step into the world of hospitality is sure to climb the ladder at each step in his life. This is so as this industry involves multiple job roles for a person at any position. So the person becomes an all rounder with hands in every related field. Therefore, with years of experience, a good job position with a bright future is for sure pre-built.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The starting salary is not much for hospitality graduates. It mostly ranges from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 20,000. However with years of experience the salary is bound to increase.
The hospitality field covers the entire service industry that includes lodging, food and drink service, event planning, theme parks, and transportation. It includes hotels, restaurants and bars.
Hospitality management is a detailed study of the hospitality and hotel industry. A hospitality manager looks after the administrative tasks of a resort, hotel and casino chain. He or she may ensure that a hotel is adhering to state regulations.
NCHM JEE, is a national level entrance examination conducted by NTA. This entrance ensures one’s entry into the top IHM’s.
There are a number of diploma, certification and degree courses provided by IHM’s. However, NCHM JEE is mostly conducted for pursuing a three year degree course Bsc. HHA from IHM’s.
On Question asked by student community
Hello John,
With an AIR of 586 in NCHM-JEE, you have a reasonable chance of getting into IHM Pusa, especially if the past cutoffs were around 200-400. Your rank is competitive, and while IHM Pusa is one of the top institutes, there might still be a possibility of admission depending on the final cutoffs and the number of seats available.
Keep an eye on the counseling process and cutoff updates to confirm your admission status.
I hope this answer helps you. If you have more queries then feel free to share your questions with us we will be happy to assist you.
Thank you and wishing you all the best for your bright future.
Dear
According to the information in the NCHM-JEE Exam , you are not required to attempt all questions . The exam consists of 200 questions , and you can attempt as many questions as you like within the given time limit of 3 hours . There is no limit on the number of questions you can attempt from each section.
For finding the best college you can get use College predictor tool.
Thanks.
Hello Aspirant,
For different sections, books of NCHM JEE are enlisted below :-
@English Language
Arihant General English for all Competitive Examinations (English) by Hari Mohan Prashad
Pearson’s English
High School English Grammar & Composition Revised Edition (English) 1st Edition by Wren and Martin
@Numerical Ability & Scientific Aptitude
Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal
Quantitative Aptitude by N.K. Singh
Quantitative Aptitude by Arihant
S Chand’s 30 days wonder for Maths
@Reasoning & Logical Deduction
Verbal Reasoning Book by R S Agarwal
Quantitative Aptitude ebook (ALL Parts Solved) by R S Agarwal
Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal
501 Challenging Logical reasoning Practice Book
@Service Sector Aptitude
Arihant - The ultimate guide for Hotel Management
R Gupta’s book for Hotel Management
@General Knowledge & Current affairs
Pratiyogita Darpan
Manorama Yearbook
Lucent’s GK
Pearson India Yearbook
Arihant General Knowledge
For more details kindly check out the link given below :-
NCHMCT JEE Books 2022- Subject-wise Best Books for NCHM JEE Preparation (careers360.com)
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!!
Dear Student ,
IHM Lucknow , better can say Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Lucknow is a public college under Ministry of tourism , Govt of India .
It was established in 1969 . Total 19 faculty currently works here .
The following courses is offered here :
Facilities : Hostel, Library, Guest Room etc. facilities are available there
To know more about the courses, refer this :
Hope this helps !
Hello,
National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the NCHM JEE 2022 admit card in online mode tentatively in the first week of June 2022 on the official website, nchmjee.nta.nic.in. Visit the official website of NCHM JEE, nchmjeenta.nic.in. Click on the ‘NCHM JEE 2022 admit card’ tab. Enter your application number and date of birth. NCHMCT JEE 2022 admit card will appear on the screen. Download the admit card and take multiple printouts of the same for future reference. Keep an eye on the official website for the latest information.
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