Careers In Catering Hotel Administration And Management

Rewritten to reflect the increased opportunities to work in catering, leisure and tourism, this edition concentrates on catering in all its forms, and on the routes to hotel management. Illustrated by case stuidies, work from a variety of jobs is described. The role of relevant institutions is explained, information on training and qualifications is provided, and insider tips on getting jobs are given.

Featuring case studies, this book describes a variety of jobs in catering, leisure and tourism. The role of relevant institutions is explained, information on qualifications is provided, and insider tips on getting jobs are given.

This book is the most well- organised ,useful and up to date about career guidance for all students.Covering more than 100 topics in fields that range from school to college .Students can check at a glance summary for choosen careers to learn about career paths ,examinations and more.Today, We live and breathe in the information age where all knowledge is at our fingertips, but students get confused choosing career from the wide array of career fields available after 10th &12th standard. All the career options have been given in this book. I have included here- 1. Choosing a Career---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 2. After 10th Standard ------------------------------------------------------------------5 2.1 HSC--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 2.2. Diploma in Engineering (Polytechnic)----------------------------------------------------------------7 2.3. ITI----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 2.4. PARAMEDICAL---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11 3. After 12th Standard (Undergraduate Courses) ------------------------------------15 3.1. Engineering( B.E. / B.Tech)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------15 3.2. Medical (M.B.B.S. / B.D.S. / B.A.M.S.)---------------------------------------------------------------18 3.3. Pharmacy(B.Pharm)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------22 3.4. Paramedical (B.P.T.)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------25 3.5. Biotechnology (Biotech)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------27 3.6. Architecture (B.Arch) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------30 3.7. Nursing (B.Sc)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------33 3.8. Agricultures (B.Sc Agri.)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------35 3.9. B.B.A. Or B.M.S---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------39 3.10.B.C.A. (Computer)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------40 3.11. Law (L.L.B.)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------42 3.12. Bachelor of Design (B.Des)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------45 3.13. Science (B.Sc)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------47 3.14. Bachelor of Mass Communication (B.M.C.)------------------------------------------------------49 3.15. Fishery (B.F.Sc)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------51 3.16. Commerce (B.Com)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------54 4. After Graduation-------------------------------------------------------------------------59 4.1. Engineering (M.E. /M.Tech / M.S.)--------------------------------------------------------------------------59 4.2 Medical (M.D. / M.S./M.D.S./ D.N.B.------------------------------------------------------------------------63 4.3. Pharmacy (M.Pharm)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------69 4.4. Nursing (M.Sc)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------71 4.5. Paramedical-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------73 4.6. Biotechnology (M.Sc Biotech)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------76 4.7. Architecture (M.Arch)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------78 4.8. Agriculture (M.Sc Agri.)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------81 4.9. M.B.A. or M.M.S.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------84 4.10. M.C.A. (Computer)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------87 4.11. Master of Design (M.Des.)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------89 4.12. Law (L.L.M.)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------92 4.13. Fishery (M.F.Sc)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------94 4.14. Science (M.Sc)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------96 5. Career in Research & Development------------------------------------------------------99 5.1. About Ph.D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------99 5.2. Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------101 5.3. ISRO------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------103 5.4. DRDO-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------106 5.5. ICMR------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------108 5.6. CSIR-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------110 5.7. BARC------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------114 6. Diploma Courses After PG------------------------------------------------------------------------------117 6.1. Science Stream---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------117 6.1.1. Skin (Dermatology & Venereology, Leprosy)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------117 6.1.2. Gynaecology & Obstetrics---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------120 6.1.3. Clinical Pathology----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------122 6.1.4. Child Health (Pediatrics)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------124 6.1.5. Microbiology-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------126 6.1.6. Anesthesia----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------128 6.2. Arts Stream--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------129 6.2.1. Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------129 6.2.2. Acting and Modeling ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------131 6.3. Commerce Stream----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------132 6.3.1 Financial Services---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------132 6.3.2. Taxation------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------134 6.3.3. Accountancy-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------135 6.3.4. Statistics-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------136 7. Common Courses ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------139 7.1. Hotel Management-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------139 7.2. Nursing (Diploma)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------141 7.3. Health Education ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------143 7.4. Nutrition & Dietitian-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------145 7.5. Hospital Administration ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------146 7.6. Mental Health-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------148 7.7. Medical Lab Technology ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------151 7.8. Speech Therapy & Adiology -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------153 7.9. Camera Journalism--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------155 7.10. Dental Mechanics---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------156 7.11. Radiography------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------158 7.12. Fitness Trainer---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------160 7.13. Web & Multimedia Technology--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------161 7.14. Career in Yoga----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------162 7.15. Fashion Technology & Textile Designing------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------164 7.16. Travel and Tourism Management ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------166 7.17. Animation-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------168 7.18. Ayurvedic Medicine -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------169 7.19. Rural Development --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------170 7.20. Jewellery Designing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------172 7.21. Make up Artist & Cosmetology---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------173 8. Career In Film Industry-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------177 9. Special Recruitment In Defence---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------183 9.1. Indian Army---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------186 9.2. Indian Navy----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------188 9.3. Indian Airforce-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------190 9.4. CBI & CID-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------193 9.5. State Police---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------195 9.6. Railway Protection Force (RPF)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------197 9.7. Indian Coast Guard----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------199 10. Important Competative Examination In India--------------------------203 10.1. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)-----------------------------------204 10.2. Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC)-----------------------------------212 10.3. Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)--------------------------------214 10.4. Staff Selection Commission (SSC)---219 10.5. Railway Recruitment Board (RRB)--223 10.6. Indian Institute Of Technology, Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE)--------------------------------------------226 10.7. Indian Institute Of Technology, Joint Admission Test---------229 10.8. National Eligibility Cum-Entrance Test (NEET)---------------231 10.9.The National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA)--------233 10.10. Common Admission Test (CAT)-----------------------------235 10.11. Management Aptitude Test (MAT)-------------------------237 10.12. Engineering Services Examinations (ESE):IES----------238 10.13. Graduate Record Examination (GRE)----------------------243 10.14. Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT)------------------245 10.15. Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)-----------------------247 10.16. Chartered Accountant- Common Proficiency Test (CA-CPT)---249 10.17. LIC-GIC------------------------------------------------------------------250 10.18. All India Merchant Navy Entrance Test (AIMNET)---------------252 10.19. Maharashtra Council of Agricultural Education & Research (MCAER): CET-254 10.20. Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MH-CET)-----------------------------255 10.21. Combined Defence Services (CDS)-------------------------------------------257 10.22. National Defence Academy (NDA)------------------------------------------258 10.23. Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED)------------------260 10.24. UCEED------------------------------------------------------------------------261 10.25. Undergraduate Aptitude Test (UGAT)-----------------------------------262 10.26. AFCAT--------------------------------------------------------------------------264 10.27. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)--------------------------267 10.28. Central Armed Police Force (CAPF)----------------------------------------268 10.29. BSNL (JTO/MT/JE)-----------------------------------------------------------270 10.30. Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT)---------------------------------------------273 10.31. National Eligibility Test (NET)------------------------------------------------275 10.32. SNAP------------------------------------------------------------------------------276 10.33. State Eligibility Test ( SET)----------------------------------------------------278 10.34. Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)--------------------------280 10.35. TOEFL---------------------------------------------------------------------------282 10.36. Banking Recruitment----------------------------------------------------------283 10.36.1. State Bank Of India(SBI)-------------------------------------------------------283 10.36.2. The Institute Of Banking Personal Selection (IBPS)-------------------------285 10.36.3. Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)---------------------------------------------------287 10.36.4. NABARD----------------------------------------------------------------------------289 11. Career in Marine/Shipping-----------------------------------------------291 12. How to become a pilot?--------------------------------------------------297 13. Career In Sports-----------------------------------------------------------301 14.Government Scholarships/Educational Loan----------------------------305 15. Personality Development-------------------------------------------------313 15.1. Body Language------------------------------------------------------------------------------314 15.2. Concentration--------------------------------------------------------------------------------316 15.3. Shyness -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------317 15.4. Public Speaking -----------------------------------------------------------------------------319 15.5. Soft Skills & Hard Skills ------------------------------------------------------------------320 15.6. Going to Interview---------------------------------------------------------------------------322 16. How to study?---------------------------------------------------------------325 17. Mind & Body-----------------------------------------------------------------331 17.1. Mind----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------331 17.2. Body-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------334 18. Motivational/ Inspirational Stories-----------------------------------------335 19. Important Websites----------------------------------------------------------341 20. Abbreviations-----------------------------------------------------------------345

Information for school leavers on the range of jobs available in the hospitality industry. Includes advice on how to gain entry into courses, suggestions on how to prepare a r}sum} and plan for employment interviews, and poses questions for individuals to assess their suitability for the industry. The author teaches hospitality management.