A class on at Institute of Hotel Management in Bhubaneswar. Picture by Ashwinee Pati

Bhubaneswar, July 20: It’s boom time for the country’s hospitality and tourism industry. With a surge in popularity of the sector, more star hotels and restaurants are coming up, which in turn, offer lucrative openings for professionals. As a result, these days many youngsters are taking up both short as well as long-term courses in these fields.

Institutes

• Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition (IHM), Bhubaneswar

• School of Hotel Management (SHM), Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER) under Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar

• State Institute of Hotel Management (SIHM), Balangir, (formerly known as Food Craft Institute)

Courses

IHM

• B.Sc programme in hospitality and hotel administration: 243 seats (three years). Minimum qualification: Plus Two. Fees: Rs 38,000 per semester

• Post-graduate diploma in accommodation operation and management: 30 seats (18 months). Minimum qualification: Graduate in any discipline or equivalent. Fees: Rs 18,000

• Craft certificate courses in Food production: 40 seats (18 months). Minimum qualification: matriculation. Fees: Rs 23,600

• Craft certificate courses in food and beverage service: (24 weeks). Minimum qualification: Matriculation. Fees: Rs 7,250

SHM

• Bachelor in hotel management and catering technology: 60 seats (four years). Minimum qualification: Plus Two. Fees: Rs 2,60,000

• Master in hotel management and catering technology: 30 seats (two years). Minimum qualification: Bachelor degree in hotel management. Fees: Rs 1,80,000

Admission process is on

SIHM

• Diploma in food production: 30 seats (18 months). Minimum qualification: Matriculation. Fees: Rs 19,500

• Diploma in food and beverages service: 40 seats (18 months). Minimum qualification: Matriculation. Fees: Rs 13,500

• Diploma in front office operation: 40 seats (18 months). Minimum qualification: Matriculation. Fees: Rs 13,500

• Diploma in house keeping operation: 40 seats (18 months). Minimum qualification: Matriculation. Fees: Rs 13,500

• Diploma in bakery and confectionary: 30 seats (18 months). Minimum qualification: Matriculation. Fees: Rs 19,500

Admission process is on and will continue till mid August

Scope

According to Arya Kumari Panigrahi, principal of Institute of Hotel Management, Bhubaneswar, hospitality sector will continue to remain the top recruiter in the next two decades.

“Candidates who are genuinely interested in this sector can prosper. Sky is the limit as chances of going abroad are very much possible,” she added. After completion of the course, aspirants can work in hotels, restaurants, aviation, shipping among other sectors.

They can also set up their own restaurant business.

Seniors say

Koushik Jha, a former student of IHM, Bhubaneswar, who used to work in London as supervisor of food and beverage of a hotel, said demand for professionals in this sector would rise, as the aviation sector along with tourism will expand in coming years. “The high growth in economy has added an extra dimension to the hotel and hospitality sector as people are not reluctant to spend money on food and hospitality,” he said. His advice to aspirants: “Patience is key to success. In case a customer misbehaves with you, you have to be patient and polite enough to deal with him/her.”