HOTEL MANAGEMENT

About HM

Hotel management is a Bachelor Programme varies from duration of three to four years. It is a program designed to cater to the needs of the hotel industry which has grown by leaps and bounds in the past decade. There is a huge demand of skilled man-power for several departments like Hotel & Restaurant, Cruise Ship, Food and Beverage (F & B), Hospitality Administration & Catering, Airline Catering & Cabin Service & many more. Personal factor that is needed is Positive attitude, outgoing and pleasing personality, capacity to work hard and a liking for interaction with people. Must-disciplined, committed and dedicated behavioural approach.
Besides working in Hotels, Hotel Management diploma/degree holders have the following options:

• Restaurant Management/Fast Food Joint Management
• Club Management/Recreation & Health Centre Management
• Cruise Ship Hotel Management
• Hospital Administration and Catering
• Institutional and Industrial Catering
• Airline Catering and Cabin Services
• Manufacturers and Suppliers of Hotel and Restaurant Equipment and Services
• Hotel and Catering Institutes
• Hotel and Tourism Associations
• Catering Departments in banks and insurance houses
• With government owned catering departments, for example railway, armed forces, ministerial conventions, etc.
• In food, confectionery, beverage production industries.

Exam Pattern and syllabus

NCHMCT JEE

• Most Important Test for HM is National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology - Joint Entrance Exam (NCHMCT JEE).
• The Council centrally regulates academics for B.Sc. Hospitality & Hotel Administration and nine other structured courses of study that are imparted at the
• 21 Central Institutes of Hotel Management
• 25 State Government Institutes of Hotel Management
• 1 Public Sector Undertaking
• 25 Private Institutes of Hotel Management affiliated with NCHMCT
• 14 Food Craft Institutes located in different parts of the country offer Diploma programs in specific operational areas.

NCHM JEE ELIGIBILITY

(A) Qualifying Examination

• Candidate must have passed 10+2 system of Senior Secondary examination or its equivalent with English as one of the subjects.
• Those appearing in 10+2 or equivalent examination can also appear on provisional basis. Provisional admission will stand cancelled if proof of having passed the qualifying examination (10+2 or its equivalent) is not submitted at the time of admission.

• For candidates from General and OBC categories, upper age limit is 22 years as on 01-July.
• In the case of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates, upper age limit is 25 years as on 01-July.

(C) Physical Fitness

All qualified candidates will have to submit a physical fitness certificate at the time of admission from a Registered Medical Practitioner in the prescribed format.

PATTERN OF EXAMINATION

• 200 Questions
• 3 Hour
• Four mark for each correct answer
• There is negative marking of 1 for each wrong answer.
• Online Mode
• Medium of Exam—English & Hindi.
• 5 Sections (Numerical Ability and Analytical Aptitude, Reasoning and Logical Deduction, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, English Language and Aptitude for Service Sector.)

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