Hospitality industry is a famous and challenging industry. Everyone could easily relate the term hospitality with hotel jobs or some hotel management work. It is true that hospitality include hotel management work but it is not so easy and just about hotel management jobs. Hospitality industry is very vast and carries various roles in different sectors like travel industry, event management, experience industry etc. To lay strong foundation for a career in hospitality industry, it is highly important that one should have quality education in terms of hospitality industry. To achieve quality education, students look forward to top institute and colleges of hotel management. Various Institute of Hotel Management across the country are considered one of the premier institutes to pursue a career in hospitality. One such example of top IHM is Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Trivandrum. IHM Trivandrum is located in Kovalam, popular as queen of beach resorts and falls in close proximity to numerous prestigious resorts and hotels. Courses at IHM, Trivandrum
Name of the course | Eligibility |
B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration | 10+2 or equivalent |
Diploma in Food Production | 10+2 or equivalent |
Diploma in Food and Beverage | 10+2 or equivalent |
Post Graduate Diploma in Accommodation Operations & Management | Graduate |
National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology offers the Bachelor of Science in Hospitality and Hotel Administration programme. Students thinking of doing this course have to apply for NCHM JEE conducted by NCHMCT for getting admission in IHM, Trivandrum. It is a three year (6 semester) programme that equips students with all the knowledge, skills and efficiency. NCHM JEE is conducted in the month of April. Application form for the exam is available from December in both online and offline mode. Students are required to post the form within time limit given by Institute by registered post/ speed post to NCHMCT Noida office. The fees for the form is:
Mode of payment | General/OBC | SC/ST/PD |
Online | Rs. 800 | Rs. 400 |
Offline | Rs. 900 | Rs. 450 |
\Students are required to be present at exam centre with 2 copies of their admit card. Admit card is available in online mode only. The exam is conducted in only offline mode and is three hour (180 minutes) test with 200 questions carrying 1 mark each. Result is announced in the month of May by NCHMCT. Students are ranked according to the merit list provided by the exam authority after result announcement. Further NCHM Counselling is done to allot the candidate the colleges according to their marks/ rank in Exam.
Facilities The Institute provides student with well-equipped computer labs, kitchen, and training restaurants to give them proper learning and training. Students are also offered library facility so that it can help them to gain more information and knowledge about their subject. Hostel facility is provided separately to boys and girls with well-furnished rooms.
Placements It provides students with job opportunities by ensuring campus placements for the deserving students by leading National and International hospitality organizations. It has excellent record of its students in various positions in hospitality all over the world. Further students can get more information about fees, details about the courses etc. at IHM, Trivandrum. Candidates can also see details about the syllabus, books,and other details at Success Mantra website.