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Hospitality is a booming industry in India. According to one report, tourism and hospitality are among the top three largest net earners of foreign exchange and sooner than later, this industry is going to reach the top position. That says a lot about popularity and importance of hospitality industry. The demand for trained hospitality professionals in India is expected to increase manifold because of shortage of the professionals. That also means, those who enter into this career now, have a great chance of getting lucrative jobs and leading a satisfied life. Emergence of India as an extremely popular tourist destination has also led to a significant jump in the requirement for qualified professionals in the hospitality industry. Hospitality industry offers jobs of every kind for people with any kind of education degree.
Most of the institutes in India offer courses in the field of hospitality at the diploma, certificate and postgraduate diploma level.
Some of the commonly preferred hospitality courses in India are:-
• Diploma in House Keeping
• Craftsmanship Course in Food and Beverage Service
• Diploma in Food Production
• Diploma Courses in Bakery & Confectionery
• Diploma in Hotel Reception and Book Keeping
• Diploma in Restaurant and Counter Service
• Certificate Course in Hotel and Catering Management
• Diploma in Front Office
• Post Graduate Diploma in Accommodation Operation and Management
• Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics and Hospital Food Service
• M.Sc in Hospitality Administration etc
Institutes Offering courses in hospitality in India are:-
• Indian Institute of Hospitality Management, Maharashtra
• Angel Institute of International Hospitality and Management (AIIHM), Greater Noida
• College of Hospitality and Tourism, Gurgaon
• Amman Institute of Hospitality Management and Computer Application, Salem
• Brilliant Institute of Hospitality Management, West Bengal
• Hope Institute of Hospitality Management, New Delhi
• FHRAI Institute of Hospitality Management, Knowledge Park III, Greater Noida
• College of Hospitality Administration, Jaipur
• Institute Of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Goa
• Army Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Kothanur Post, Bangalore
• Heritage Institute of Hotel and Tourism, Taj Nagri, Agra
Most of the hospitality courses demand candidates to clear 10+2 level of examination with any stream from a recognized state/national Board. One must be a graduate from any recognized university for the UG programs. The course curriculum emphasizes on imparting technicalities about various aspects of the relevant subjects, apart from practical exposure and theoretical knowledge.
Once the course has been completed, eligible candidates can seek out employment opportunities in different industries like catering & canteen services, service departments, health care, hotels & restaurants, spa centers, clubs, resorts and food craft industry. One can also find jobs in national and international airlines, tourism department and travel agencies etc. Some of the common job profile available to hospitality professionals are, management trainee, chefs, housekeeping management, flight kitchens, customer relations executives, catering officer and kitchen manager etc. With the fast paced development of hospitality industry, there will be abundance of employment opportunities in this sector in coming time.
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