Contents
I. INDIAN Tourism INDUSTRY : AN OVERVIEW :
1. Economic Gains
2. Social Gains
3. Target and Achievement-Wide Gap
4. Hard Facts about Tourism in India
5. Government Initiatives
6. Steps needed to make India a viable Tourist destination
7. Other Suggestions
8. Growing Relevance to Economics
II. Careers IN Travel & TOURISM :
1. Do you Have it in you?
2. Career Opportunities
3. Self-Employment Opportunities
A. Travel & Tourism Courses for Graduates :
1. Institutes Offering MTA and Other PG Courses
2. Distance Education Courses in Travel & Tourism
B. Travel & Tourism Courses for 10+2 :
1. Distance Education Courses in Travel & Tourism
III. Civil AVIATION :
1. Engineering Department, Commercial Wing, Operational Deptt
2. Job of a Commercial Pilot
3. Job of an Air Hostess
4. Scholarship/Stipend for Flying Training
5. Air Hostess Training & Air Ticketing courses
6. Institutes offering
International-Air Transport Association (IATA) courses
7. Aviation related courses
(Aeronautical/Aircraft Maintenance Engg./Pilot Training)
8. Flying Clubs
9. Sample Job Profiles
IV. HOTEL MANAGEMENT :
1. Front office, house Keeping, Food and Beverages, Accounting
2. Security, Engineering/Maintenance Department
3. Entry at Supervisory and Management Level
A. Courses in Hotel Management & Catering Technology :
1. JEE by National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology
2. About the written test
B. Other Institutes offering courses in Hotel Management & Catering Technology :
1. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar
2. Chandigarh, Delhi
3. Goa, Gujarat, Haryana
4. Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka
5. Kerala
6. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
7. Orissa, Punjab
8. Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamilnadu
9. Uttar Pradesh
10 .Uttaranchal
11. West Bengal
C. Institute offering courses in Food Craft
D. List of select Hotels in India
V. INDIAN RAILWAYS :
1. Select Courses
2. Jobs offered by the Indian Railways
3. Posts for which recruitment is made by RRBs
VI. COUNSELLORS FOR Study ABROAD :
1. Delhi
2. Chennai
3. Mumbai
4. Hyderabad
5. Bangalore, Chandigarh
6. Gurgaon
7. Ahemedabad, Coimbatore, Kolkata, Cochin
8. Vijayawada, Nagpur, Guwahati, Baroda
Acknowledgement
Our sincere thanks to The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India, New Delhi Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India World Travel & Tourism Council National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology, New Delhi Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Dr Karan Singh Mr Harinder Singh Mr Manpreet Singh Sidhu, Sydney and a number universities/institutes without whose cooperation this publication would have not been complete.