Hi Rohit,

Interesting to know that you have already decided Hotel Management.

Though there are Diploma certificates in Hotel Management, they are basically courses related to:
Food and Beverage
Culinary ART
Chef
and so on.

Thus you need to attain a degree to be best employed.

And as the counselor Anandjee has mentioned, you can pursue Hotel management after 12th any stream.

Please note that Hotel Management course is divided into theory and Practicals. So a student attends morning lecturers and in the second half off the day are working in hotels.;

Though there are different departments in a Hotel Industry, during interns they generally work in the lower rung jobs like:

• Serving department
• House keeping

As a Hotel management graduate, some of the departments where you would likely be exposed involves:
General Operations: The main responsibilities of this department include supervision, co-ordination and administration of all other departments as well as overall financial control.
Front Office: It is the centre of all activities. Major tasks performed here include: providing information, making room reservations and taking care of check-ins and check-outs, besides the duties performed by the Personnel Department of any company.

Sales & Marketing: This department keeps in touch with travel agents and tour operators as well as other potential corporate clients in order to sell hotel facilities.
This department also normally handles Advertising and Public Relations.
Food & Beverage: This department is the hub of the hotel industry and is responsible for all the food that is prepared and served in the hotel.
House Keeping: The main function of the housekeeping department is to make sure that all rooms are kept in order and all the needs of the guests are met.

After Graduation you can opt for a masters degree in Hotel management.

But please note that it is also crucial to pursue certifications in various areas especially in Food and Beverage, baking etc.

Hope this helps.

Wish you good luck..........

Hi Rohit,

Yes you can.

But before venturing out on your own, best is to work and gain few years of experience, study the market and most importantly accumulate a lot of contacts that will eventually help you begin on your own.

Also if you can be different from what regular hotels offer, you would get a lot of business.

Wish you good luck