MBA Tourism & Travel

MBA in Tourism and Hospitality Management is a full-time course for a duration of 2 years. Candidates need to hold a Bachelor's degree with an aggregate of 50% in any relevant discipline from a recognized university listed under the UGC/AIU, in addition to passing a common entrance examination conducted by the university. The programme is covered in 2 or 4 semesters which is based on the norms of the respective institutions, with some offering the programme on part-time and correspondence basis too. Some of the colleges who offer MBA in Tourism and Hospitality Management are as follows:
Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar
Dr. YSR National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality - Hyderabad
Chandigarh University - Chandigarh
The average programme fee ranges between INR 70,000 to INR 4 Lacs, which differ from institution to institution. Candidates are required to pass the (CAT). However, the entrance examinations conducted by other institutions may differ. The entrance exam is followed by GD and PI. Computing the marks obtained in the entrance examination, GD/PI along with the percentage obtained in the Bachelor's degree, the admission of the candidate is finalized. MBA in Tourism and Hospitality Management is an apt choice for candidates who wish to go into Research work and who hold the dynamism to make their career in Hospitality and Travel sectors. The course provides the students the advantage of showcasing their leadership skills and competencies required to deliver in various fields of Tourism and hospitality sectors. Post the completion of the course, candidates have varied prospects on the career front. The programme offers opportunities in popular segments of Travel Agencies, Resorts & Spas, Event Management, Airports, Tour operations and others such areas. The annual salary of MBA in Tourism and Hospitality Management ranges between INR 2 to 12 Lacs which are subject to increase with experience and further qualification. Finance- MBA in finance is the oldest form of MBA specialization. It prepares you in various subjects like costing, budgeting, International finance, Capital Management etc. After studying these subjects a person become specialized in Financial Management. Human Resource (HR) - This includes diversity, mergers and acquisitions, labor markets and emerging economics and international leadership. Individuals with good communication skills, a charismatic personality, and confidence may opt for this course.

The part-time MBA programme is ideally suited for working executives who do not have the time to attend the full-time MBA programme. This gives working students an opportunity to enhance their educational qualification and professional knowledge. Part-time MBA programs are generally for three years and the classes are conducted in the evenings. In most cases, there is no placement facility because this course caters to employed students. A two-year work experience is a pre-requisite for most part-time MBA courses. Part-time MBA programs have the same specialisation opportunities as other MBA programme variants like the full-time course but some offer only a small number of concentrated study courses and emphasize the core curriculum. On the other hand, the distance MBA course has a connection between the student and the university. The student does all the work sitting in a distant location. There is no student-teacher interaction face to face. The course material is delivered to the student, who studies on his own and keeps submitting tests to the university. A part-time MBA programme will have better employability prospects, acceptance and career prospects as compared to a distance course.

Plenty of career opportunities include in food and grocery segment like supermarkets/grocery chains, convenience stores and fast-food chains; non-food segment like lifestyle/fashion segments, apparel/accessories, books/music/gifts, appliances and consumer durables, drugs and pharmacy. Job opportunities after MBA Travel and Tourism course includes as marketing / executives or in managerial positions in the tourism and travel industry. Majority of the vacancies are in the private sector. There is great scope for professionally qualified person for starting their own ventures in Tourism and travel. Job prospects exist in both public as well as private sector. In the public sector, opportunities include in the government tourism departments and in the private sector, in a travel agencies, hotels, airlines, transport and cargo companies etc. MBA courses by government run universities like Delhi University, Lucknow University, and Pune University etc. Would provide low fees for MBA. You can check with Universities in your state for the same. Private or semi-private institutes like IIMS, XLRI, and Symbiosis etc. Would charge you 4-5 times the fees charged by a university. In distance MBAs, you may explore courses from ICFAI (ICFAI), Madurai Kamaraj (Madurai Kamaraj University), IGNOU (IGNOU - The People's University), Tamil Nadu Open university and MDU Rohtak University, Anna university (http://annauniv.edu/cde) etc. For low fees as well as good distance education. Hope this helps.

In order to get admission in MBA Tourism and travel management in IITTM, candidates need to clear and entrance exam which consists group discussion and personal interview round. - Must have a bechelor's degree of minimum 3 years from any recognised university or college. - Candidates must have 50% marks in their graduation. - Candidates must have appreared and scored good marks in any of the qualifying examinations such as CAT MAT CMAT XAT ATMA or GMAT. - The candidates who have not appeared in any of the qualifying examinations mentioned above will have to appear in the written test IGNTU IITTM Admission Test (IIAT) to be conducted by IGNTU and IITTM.