Hotel Management Overview

The Bachelor of Science Program in Hospitality and Hotel Administration is offered jointly by the National Council for Hotel Management and the Indira Gandhi National Open University. The Three-Year (Six Semester) Course equips students with all the required skills, knowledge and attitude to efficiently discharge supervisory responsibilities in the Hospitality sector. The Program involves in-depth laboratory work for students to acquire required knowledge and skill standards in the operational areas of food Production, Food & Beverage Service, Front Office Operation and Housekeeping. It also Provides managerial inputs in Hotel Accountancy, Food Safety& Quality, Human Resource Management Facility Planning, Financial management, Strategic Management, Tourism marketing and Management.

Why should I choose Hotel Management as a career option? / Scope of Hotel Management (HM)

One word that can best describe our culturally magnificent country is ‘Incredible.’  It is the fascinating beauty of our motherland that attracts tourists from all over the world, making India as one of the most loved tourist destinations of the world. Hotel industry is considered as one of the ‘ancillary’ arms of the tourism sector in India.

Hotel Management provides a formal education to the students that help them in developing an understanding about the hospitality sector.

The different career opportunities that can be explored by the hotel management graduates are:

Management Trainee in Hotel and allied hospitality industry

Kitchen Management/Housekeeping Management positions in Hotels after initial stint as trainee

Flight Kitchens and on-board flight services

Indian Navy Hospitality services

Guest/Customer Relation Executive in Hotel and other Service Sectors

Management Trainee/Executive in international and national fast food chains

Hospital and Institutional Catering

Faculty in Hotel Management/Food Craft Institutes

Shipping and Cruise lines

Marketing/Sales Executive in Hotel and other Service Sectors

Railway Hospitality and Catering Services

State Tourism Development Corporations

Resort Management

Self-employment through entrepreneurship and Multinational companies for their hospitality services

Besides, the aforementioned conventional career choices, Food blogging and logging are the contemporary career choices in today’s time. People have come up with their social media pages and YouTube channels where they post recipes and share different nuances related to kitchen and food. The social media influencers visit famous eateries, restaurants and hotels provide their reviews on the basis of their food and overall ambience. This helps them to earn money through monetization by different platforms such as YouTube, based on the number of followers, one can easily earn brand sponsorships from some of the big names in the industry.

More About Career in Hospitality

“Working in hospitality is not a job, but a lifestyle. Passion and genuine interest are crucial components for success in this industry.” 

Hotel Management is of fundamental importance to our country, while shaping our modern evolving society. In today’s world where employment is one of the major concern, especially in India, hospitality sector is growing at a rapid scale; giving rise to the employment opportunities. Hotel management is a professional degree and after completing it, an individual doesn’t have to rely on post-graduation for getting a job / livelihood. It’s a profession that demands your interest and your interest can make work easy and enjoyable.

The ‘Bachelor of Science Program in Hospitality and Hotel Administration’ is offered jointly by the National Council for Hotel Management and the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). The Three – Years (Six Semesters) course equip students with all the required skills, knowledge and attitude to efficiently discharge supervisory responsibilities in the Hospitality sector. The Program involves in-depth laboratory work for students to acquire required knowledge and skills standards in the operational areas of:

• Food Production,
• Food & Beverage Service,
• Front Office Operation and

It also provides managerial inputs in

• Hotel Accountancy,
• Food Safety & Quality,
• Human Resource Management,
• Facility Planning,
• Financial Management,
• Strategic Management,
• Tourism, and
• Marketing and Management.

There is a plethora of job opportunities for Hotel Management graduates. For instance, Airline Catering (flight kitchen) and Cabin Services | Club management | Cruise Ship Hotel Management | Hospital administration and catering | Hotel and Tourism Associations (for e.g.: state tourism development corporations) | Hospitality services in the Indian Navy | Hospitality services in various MNCs | Forest Lodges | Guest Houses, resorts | Kitchen Management (in hotels or running canteens in college, schools, in factories, company guest houses etc.) | Catering departments of railways, banks, armed forces, shipping companies etc. | Hotel and catering institutes (as a management trainee/ marketing or sales executive) | Self-employment (as an entrepreneur) and many more.

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