With the growth of Traveling & Tourism Hotel Management has come up as a very prominent important professional course in India. The competition to get admission in good Hotel Management Institutes in India are very high. To help the visitors to know about the Best Hotel Management institutes, courses offered ,Job prospects for Hotel Management Candidates you can read this posting.
The Outlook (a weekly magazine) and Cfore (a market research firm) have conducted a survey to rank the top 10 hotel management institute in India In the year 2007. To rank the colleges the Outlook - Cfore researchers asked the faculty and professionals to rank the institutes in a ten point scale against four parameters. These four parameters that they used were- faculty, pedagogic systems, infrastructure and placements. They then multiplied the average rating by the weightage in order to rank the top ten Hotel Management Institutes in India.
According to the survey and as far we know we have made the list top of 10 Institutes may be there is a little change in the ranking but we think this chart will also help the visitors of this site
Below mentioned is the list of top 10 Hotel Management Institutes in India -
| Top 10 Hotel Management Institutes | ||
| Name of the Institute | Address | Phone and E-mail |
| Oberoi Centre, Delhi | 7, Sham Nath Marg, Delhi-110 054, India. | Ph +91-11-2389 0505 Web: www.oberoihotels.com/careers |
| IHM, Mumbai | Veer Sawarkar Marg, Dadar (WR), Mumbai- 400 028 | Ph: 022-4457241/42, |
| WGSHA. Manipal | Valley View, Manipal 576119 | Ph: 08252-571101, |
| IHM, Delhi | National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Pusa New Delhi | Ph: 5751756, 5782799, 5781060, 5717411 |
| IHM, Aurangabad | Dr Rafiq Zakaria Campus, Rauza Bagh, Aurangabad 431 001, Maharashtra, India | Tel: 0240–238 1113, 0240–2381127 |
| IHM, Bangalore | S.J. Polytechnic Campus, Seshadri Road, Bangalore 560 001,India | Ph: 91-80-2226 2960, 91-80-2238 6763 |
| IHM, Chennai | CIT Campus, TTTI - Taramani P.O., Chennai - 600 113, | Phone: 044 - 22542029, |
| IHM, Calcutta | P-16, Taratola Road, Calcutta - 700 088 | Ph: 033-4784218, |
| IHM, Ahmedabad | Govt. Polytechnic Compound, Ahmedabad - 380 015 | Ph: 079- 401339, |
| Christ College, Bangalore | Hosur Road, Bangalore 560029 | Ph: 080-25526169/164, |
Hotel Management Courses
Hotel Management courses include both Theoretical and Practical training. Students are given hands-on training in running of a hotel so that they can apply their theoretical learning to real-life situations.
Following are the courses in Hotel Management:
BHM - Bachelor of Hotel Management
DHM - Diploma in Hotel Management
BHMCT - Bachelor of Hotel Management and Catering Technology
DHMCT - Diploma in Hotel Management and Catering Technology
PGDHM - Post Graduate Diploma in Hotel Management
Job Prospects in Hotel Management
Hotel Management Graduates can get jobs in various fields and in different positions as given below:
- Hotel & Restaurant management
- Airline Catering and Cabin Services
- Club management
- Cruise Ship Hotel Management
- Hospital administration and catering
- Hotel and Tourism Associations
- Forest Lodges
- Guest Houses
- Institutional Management (supervising canteens in college, schools, in factories, company guest houses etc.)
- Catering departments of railways, banks, armed forces, shipping companies etc.
- Hotel and catering institutes
- Self employment
General Managers: They have responsible for all operations at a hotel. They even takes active part if required in setting prices, creating budgets that allocate resources to different departments, approving spending, and setting standards for the quality of service, including quality of staff, food, amenities, decor, and event planning.
Resident Managers: They are called on to resolve problems and respond to emergencies. However, they sometimes work a normal forty-hour work week and make sure the hotel runs smoothly. General managers can also be resident managers.
Executive Housekeepers: They are mainly the head of the House Keeping staffs of the Hotel their responsibility include keeping the rooms to the conference rooms well maintained and clean. They are also in charge of the housekeeping staff, including training and scheduling, and keeping supplies stocked.
Front Office Managers: Mainly they are responsible for job of the front desk. They check customers in, make reservations, and assign rooms. They also take care of guest’s needs, deal with complaints, and make adjustments to the bill. They also oversee and train the front desk staff.
Convention Services Managers: Many hotels host business conventions, special events, and conferences. Convention Services Managers work with the client company and the various operations of the hotel to make arrangements, like the number of rooms needed, scheduling conference rooms, and helping plan itineraries. They are also on hand during the event to make sure that everything goes as planned and to make adjustments when they don’t.
Assistant Managers: They help the General or Resident Manager manage the hotel’s daily operations. The number of assistant managers may be more than one.They are responsible for any number of things from managing staff, accounting, taking care of paperwork, hiring, marketing, making sales, purchasing, coordinating security, keeping up with maintenance, and caring for recreational facilities.
