All About IHM and their Admission Process

How many IHMs are in India and where all are they located? Well, IHMs are Institutes of Hotel Management, located in India. These are the top colleges for hotel management studies in India. These are affiliated to NCHMCT, also known National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology. There are a total of 46 Central and State Government sponsored IHMs in India.

Tourism and hotel management has always been popular amongst students in India. Earlier these studies were more common in cities, which had institutions teaching these courses. However in the new millennium students from smaller cities also want to enter the hospitality industry. Tourism in India is one of the major revenue generating sectors and India is attracting tourists from all around the globe.

Thus hospitality education in India is important part of the higher education sector.

A total of 21 central Institutes of Hotel Management (IHMs), 22 state IHMs, one Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) IHM, 20 private IHMs, and 13 food craft institutes accept the NCHMCT JEE scores for admissions to more than 8194 seats. More than 30,000 students applied for the test. Almost half of the seats are in the general category. Below are the lists of IHMs:

IHMs affiliated to Central Government

S.No.	Name	Courses	Established
1	IHM Mumbai	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Craftsmanship Certificate Course (Food Production & Patisserie)	1954
2	IHM Jaipur	B.Sc. (Hospitality & Hotel Administration) Diploma (Food Production) Diploma (Food & Beverage Service) Diploma (Front Office Operation) Diploma (Housekeeping Operation)	1954
3	IHM PUSA	B.Sc. (Hospitality & Hotel Administration) M.Sc. (Hospitality Administration) PG Diploma (Dietetics & Hospital Food Service) PG Diploma (Accommodation Operations & Management) Diploma (Food & Beverage Service) Diploma (Bakery & Confectionery) Craftsmanship Certificate Course (Food Production & Patisserie)	1962
4	IHM Kolkata	B.Sc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) PG Diploma Accommodation Operations & Management Craftsmanship Certificate Course (Food Production & Patisserie) Diploma (Food Production) Diploma (Food & Beverage Service) Diploma (Housekeeping Operation)	1963
5	IHM Chennai	Diploma (Bakery & Confectionery) Diploma (Front Office Operation) B.Sc. (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) M.Sc. (Hospitality Administration) Diploma (Food Production) Craftsmanship Certificate Course (Food Production & Patisserie)	1963
6	IHM Goa	B.Sc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) Craftsmanship Certificate Course (Food Production & Patisserie) Craftsmanship Certificate Course (Food & Beverage Service) Diploma (Food Production) Diploma (Food & Beverage Service)	1968
7	IHM Bangalore	B.Sc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) M.Sc (Hospitality Administration) Diploma (Food Production)	1969
8	IHM Lucknow	B.Sc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) M.Sc (Hospitality Administration) Diploma (Food Production) Diploma (Food & Beverage Service) Diploma (Bakery & Confectionery) PG Diploma in Accommodation Operations & Management	1969
9	IHM Shillong	B.Sc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) Craftsmanship Certificate Course (Food Production & Patisserie)	1970
10	IHM Thiruvananthapuram	B.Sc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) Diploma (Food Production) Craftsmanship Certificate Course (Food Production & Patisserie)	1970
11	IHM Hyderabad	B.Sc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) PG Diploma in Accommodation Operations & Management Craftsmanship Certificate Course (Food Production & Patisserie) Craftsmanship Certificate Course (Food & Beverage Service)	1972
12	IHM Bhubaneswar	B.Sc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) PG Diploma in Accommodation Operations & Management Diploma (Food Production) Craftsmanship Certificate Course (Food & Beverage Service)	1973
13	IHM Srinagar	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Diploma in Food Production Diploma in Food & Beverage Service Diploma in Bakery & Confectionery Diploma in Front Office Operation Diploma in Housekeeping Operation	1982
14	IHM Shimla	B.Sc (Hospitality & Hotel Administration) Diploma (Food & Beverage Service) Craftsmanship Certificate Course (Food Production & Patisserie)	1984
15	IHM Guwahati	B.Sc. (Hospitality and Hotel Administration)	1984
16	IHM Ahmedabad	B.Sc (Hospitality & Hotel Administration) PG Diploma in Accommodation Operations & Management Craftsmanship Certificate Course in Food Production & Patisserie	1984
17	IHM Bhopal	B.Sc (Hospitality & Hotel Administration) Craftsmanship Certificate Course (Food Production & Patisserie)	1986
18	IHM Gwalior	B.Sc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) Diploma (Food Production) PG Diploma in Accommodation Operations & Management	1992
19	IHM Gurdaspur	B.Sc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) Diploma in Food Production	1994
20	IHM Hazipur	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Diploma (Food Production) Diploma (Food & Beverage Service)	1998
21	IHM Chandigarh	B.Sc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) Diploma in Food Production	2009

List of State Government Affiliated IHMs

S.No.	Name	Courses	Established
1	SIHM Panipat	B.Sc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) Diploma (Food Production) Diploma (Food & Beverage Service)	1973
2	CIHM Chandigarh	B.Sc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) Diploma (Food Production) Diploma (Food & Beverage Service) Diploma (Bakery & Confectionery) Diploma (Front Office Operation) Diploma (Housekeeping Operation)	1973
3	SIHM Thiruchirappalli	B.Sc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) Diploma (Food Production) Diploma (Food & Beverage Service) Diploma (Housekeeping Operation) Diploma (Bakery & Confectionery) Craftsmanship Certificate Course (Food & Beverage Service)	1981
4	DIHM New Delhi	B.Sc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration)	1983
5	SIHM Udaipur	B.Sc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) Diploma (Food Production) Diploma (Food & Beverage Service) Diploma (Front Office Operation) Diploma (Housekeeping Operation)	1989
6	IHM Faridabad	B.Sc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) Diploma (Food Production) Diploma (Food & Beverage Service)	1989
7	IHM Gangtok	B.Sc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) Diploma (Food Production) Diploma (Food & Beverage Service) Craftsmanship Certificate Course (Food Production & Patisserie)	1990
8	PIHM Puducherry	B.Sc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) Diploma (Food Production) Diploma (Food & Beverage Service) Diploma (Housekeeping Operation)	1991
9	SIHM Jodhpur	B.Sc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) Diploma (Food Production) Diploma (Food & Beverage Service) Diploma (Front Office Operation) Diploma (Bakery & Confectionery)	2001
10	NITHM Hyderabad	B.Sc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration)	2004
11	SIHM Balangir	B.Sc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) Diploma (Food Production) Diploma in Food & Beverage Service Diploma in Front Office Operation Diploma in Housekeeping Operation Craftsmanship Certificate Course in Food Production & Patisserie Craftsmanship Certificate Course in Food & Beverage Service	2004
12	IHM Dehradun	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Diploma in Food Production Diploma in Food & Beverage Service Diploma in Bakery & Confectionery	2006
13	SIHM Kozhikode	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration	2008
14	IHM Kurukshetra	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Diploma in Food Production Diploma in Food & Beverage Service Diploma in Bakery & Confectionery	2008
15	SIHM Tirupati	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Craftsmanship Certificate Course in Food & Beverage Service	2009
16	IHM Bhatinda	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Diploma in Food Production	2009
17	IHM Hamirpur	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Diploma in Food & Beverage Service Craftsmanship Certificate Course in Food Production & Patisserie	2009
18	SIHM Bodh Gaya	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Diploma in Food Production Diploma in Food & Beverage Service	2009
19	IHM Silvassa	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration	2010
20	SIHM Indore	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Diploma in Food Production Diploma in Food & Beverage Service Diploma in Housekeeping Operation Diploma in Bakery & Confectionery Diploma in Front Office Operation	2012
21	SIHM Yamuna Nagar	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Diploma in Food Production	2015
22	SIHM Rohtak	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Diploma in Food Production	2017
23	SIHM Ranchi	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Diploma in Food Production Diploma in Food & Beverage Service Diploma in Housekeeping Operation Diploma in Bakery & Confectionery	2019
24	Telangana SIHM Sangareddy	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration
25	SIHM Durgapur	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Diploma in Food Production Diploma in Food & Beverage Service Diploma in Bakery & Confectionery Diploma in Housekeeping Operation

List of Private Institutes Affiliated to NCHMCT

S.No.	Name	Courses	Established
1	Munnar Catering College Munnar	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration	2004
2	Chandigarh College of Hotel Management Mohali	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Diploma in Food Production Diploma in Bakery & Confectionery	1973
3	IHM Meerut	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration	1987
4	Shri Shakti Institute of Hotel Management Hyderabad	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Craftsmanship Certificate Course in Food Production & Patisserie	1993
5	Oriental School of Hotel Management Wayanad	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration	1995
6	Ranjita Institute of Hotel Management Bhubaneswar	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Diploma in Food Production Diploma in Food & Beverage Service Diploma in Housekeeping Operation Diploma in Front Office Operation	2000
7	Jodhpur Institute of Hotel Management Jodhpur	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Diploma in Food Production Diploma in Food & Beverage Service Diploma in Front Office Operation Diploma in Bakery & Confectionery	2001
8	Desh Bhagat Institute of Hotel Management Gobindgarh	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration	2003
9	CT Institute of Hotel Management Jalandhar	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Craftsmanship Certificate Course in Food Production & Patisserie Craftsmanship Certificate Course in Food & Beverage Service	2004
10	Kukreja Institute of Hotel Management Dehradun	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Diploma in Food Production Diploma in Food & Beverage Service Diploma in Bakery & Confectionery	2005
11	Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management Kolkata	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration	2005
12	Chitkara School of Hospitality Patiala	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration	2005
13	Sunder Deep College of Hotel Management Ghaziabad	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Diploma in Bakery & Confectionery Diploma in Food Production Diploma in Food & Beverage Service Diploma in Front Office Operation	2006
14	Leo Academy of Hospitality & Tourism Management Hyderabad	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration - Generic Diploma in Food Production Diploma in Food & Beverage Service Diploma in Front Office Operation	2007
15	St. Soldier Institute of Hotel Management Jalandhar	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration	2007
16	RIG Institute of Hospitality & Management Greater Noida	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Diploma in Food Production Diploma in Food & Beverage Service	2007
17	Dewan V.S. Institute of Hotel Management Meerut	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Diploma in Food Production Diploma in Food & Beverage Service Diploma in Housekeeping Operation	2009
18	Heritage Institute of Hotel & Tourism Agra	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration	2010
19	Poornima Institute of Hotel Management Jaipur	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Diploma in Food Production Diploma in Food & Beverage Service Diploma in Bakery & Confectionery Diploma in Front Office Operation	2012
20	The Lalit Suri Hospitality School Faridabad	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Diploma in Food Production Diploma in Bakery & Confectionery	2013
21	AIHM Ambala	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration Diploma in Food Production	2019
22	SRM Institute of Hotel Management, Sonepat	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration
23	SRM Institute of Hotel Management Chennai	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration
24	IHM Chandigarh University	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration
25	SRM Institute of Catering Technology & Hotel Management Ghaziabad	B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration

Details about NCHMCT

In the year 1982, NCHMCT was formulated as the apex body responsible for the organization and growth of hospitality education in India. The aim was to spread the knowledge and research in the field of Hotel Management, Food Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition.The full form of NCHMCT is National Council of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT).

Thus there are 21 IHMs sponsored by the Central government, 25 IHMs sponsored by the State governments, 25 Private institutes, 1 PSU-owned institute and 14 Food Craft institutes.

These institutes have 11 different courses listed in hotel management and food technology at the undergraduate and postgraduate level of education. Levels available are Certificate, Diploma, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Post Graduate Diploma as well as Master of Science (MSc) .

Details of IHM Admissions in India 2020

There is an entrance exam for admission to the hospitality courses in various IHMs for undergraduate courses. This is called the NCHMCT Joint Entrance Exam (NCHMCT JEE). This exam is a national level hotel management entrance exam. This entrance exam is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) every year. Students can take admission to the BSc in Hospitality and Hotel Administration courses offered by NCHMCT JEE by appearing in the exam each year.

The admission for masters-level hospitality courses is done through the NCHMCT MSC JEE entrance exam.

IHMs provide top and the best hotel management and hospitality education in India. Variety of quality hotel management courses are taught in these institutes. Placements are good and at any given time IHM graduates are working in some of the top hotel and hospitality chains around the world. A career in the hospitality industry demands hard work, but it offers high salaries as well as other perks unique to the hospitality industry.

Thus students seeking admission to hospitality courses in India can browse through the list of IHMs and private colleges affiliated to NCHMCT given above and select their preferred IHM and course.