All IHMs (Institute of Hotel Management) are considered one of the best & premier colleges for hotel management in India. To get admission in IHM, students need to appear in IHM entrance exam 2018. NCHMCT JEE is that IHM entrance exam, which makes a student eligible and provides the opportunity of admission in all IHM across India based on their All India Ranking in the examination. NCHMCT (National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology) is the body that conducts NCHMCT JEE (Joint Entrance Exam) for admission in 55 hotel management colleges/institutes in India. With the help of NCHMCT JEE, the council identifies candidate’s communication skills, abilities for the service sector and logical reasoning.
Talking about the IHMs in India, there are 22 IHM in India, below is the list of all IHMs in India:
Name of Institute | Place |
| Institute of Hotel Management, Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
| Institute of Hotel Management, Aurangabad | Aurangabad, Maharashtra |
| Institute of Hotel Management, Bangalore | Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Institute of Hotel Management, Bhopal | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
| Institute of Hotel Management, Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar, Orissa |
| Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management Catering & Nutrition, Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Chennai | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Institute of Hotel Management, Goa | Goa |
| Institute of Hotel Management, Gurdaspur | Gurdaspur, Punjab |
| Institute of Hotel Management, Guwahati | Guwahati, Assam |
| Institute of Hotel Management, Gwalior | Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh |
| Institute of Hotel Management, Hajipur | Hajipur, Bihar |
| Institute of Hotel Management, Hyderabad | Hyderabad, Telangana |
| Institute of Hotel Management, Jaipur | Jaipur, Rajasthan |
| Institute of Hotel Management, Kolkata | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Institute of Hotel Management, Lucknow | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| Institute of Hotel Management, Mumbai | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Institute of Hotel Management, Pusa | Pusa, New Delhi |
| Institute of Hotel Management, Shillong | Shillong, Meghalaya |
| Institute of Hotel Management, Shimla | Shimla, Himachal Pradesh |
| Institute of Hotel Management, Srinagar | Srinagar, J & K |
| Institute of Hotel Management, Trivandrum | Trivandrum, Kerala |
To get admission in all above mentioned IHMs, NCHMCT (National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology) conducts a Joint Entrance Exam (NCHMCT JEE). This exam is synonymously called as IHM entrance exam amongst students. The exam is generally conducted in the month of April of every year for admission in all IHMs as well as in few state government colleges for hotel management in India. In total, 55 institute and colleges participate in counselling held by NCHMCT, which includes 22 IHMs, 19 state government, 1 public sector undertaking and 13 private institutes of hotel management.
To ensure that students doesn’t miss anything important regarding ihm entrance exam 2018, we have provided a list of important dates for NCHMCT JEE 2017 for an idea about coming year IHM entrance exams:
| List of Events | Dates to Remember |
| Notification Update | 12th December, 2016 |
| Commencement of Inviting Applications | 12th December, 2016 |
| Last Date & Closure of Application Procedure (Offline & Online) | 14th April, 2017 |
| Issuing Admit Cards (Online Mode Only) | 19th April, 2017 |
| NCHMCT JEE 2017 – The exam day | 29th April, 2017 |
| Declaration of Results Online | 3rd week of May 2017 |
| Counselling Online Registration & Choice Filling | 29th May to 9th June, 2017 |
Students can get more details about NCHMCT JEE 2017 like NCHMCT cutoff, admit card, counselling, and participating institutes under Success Mantra’s Hotel Management blog section.
