In todays world when the career options have moved on from Medical and Engineering, Hotel Management is a great option as a career.
This got realized by all and sundry around 5 years ago and then we saw a huge surge in Hotel Managent colleges. They are literally mushrooming all over the place.
From a 6 month diploma to a 4 year post graduation, everything is available. Entrance tests and interviews are relatively easier to clear as compared to medical or engineering institues.
Four major subjects covered are Front Office, Food & Beverage Service, House Keeping and Food Production. 95% students after college (no matter which where how) start as a receptionist, waiter, room attendant or a commin (cook). The only way to grow up is through back breaking long hours, and invalueable experince gained through years, although some major chains also hire as Managent Trainees, but probably only 5% of the total annual crop.
If you want to make it big in the industry, be ready to invest atleast 8 years of hard work after which you can reach a level where you can start enjoying the fruits. Once you have a sound service background, a plethora of career options open up including Ailines, Banks, Telecommunications, basically every industry which has a customer interaction
So the important thing is where do you do your Hotel Management course???
Well the best option are institutes run by the National Council of Hotel Management. (Run by the Tourism Ministry). There are around 18 institutes all over india, and a common entrance test somewhere in April.
These institutes offer a 3 year diploma, are wery well supported by the government infrastructure and the ILO (International Labour Organization). They are not outragiously priced and you get a decent placement as most leading hotel chains have a campus interview.
There are private institutes as well run by leading hotel chains but are very expensive and offer no job guarentee after completion of the course. Hence not advisable.
Small time colleges offering diplomas less than a year should not even be considered an option as they leave you nowhere.
So if you are ready for hard working long hours, enjoy customer interaction, want to live a fast paced life, go ahead and hopefully one day you will become a Hotel Manager. (Not immediaely after the course for sure)