Institute of Hotel Management, Ahmedabad

In India, travel and tourism industry is pacing up rapidly, resulting in demand of advancement and upgradation of hospitality industry. It is estimated that the travel trends statistics will increase the need of skilled professional in hospitality industry to approximately 35% by the year 2020. The increase in travel and hospitality trend is gaining lot of traction amongst youth which is inspiring them to make their career in hospitality industry. No doubts, for every student who aspire to make their career in hospitality industry, Institute of Hotel Management, Ahmedabad is the best place to kick start their career. Established in the year 1972 as a small society called ‘Food Craft Institute (Ahmedabad) Society’, IHM, Ahmedabad came into existence in the year 1984 after upgrading this society by Ministry of Tourism Government of India.

Institute of Hotel Management, Ahmedabad holds high repute in the industry with quality education, facilities and infrastructure. Currently, the institute offers only Bachelor’s degree course in Hospitality and Hotel Administration and 3 other skill development programs. The yearly intake of institute is 243 students for Bachelor’s degree course. The course is offered in a collaboration by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology (NCHMCT). Students get the opportunity to become trained professional, which are required by hospitality industry. The course imparts best knowledge and required skill set and attitude in students to effectively perform the duties of a responsible supervisor in hospitality industry. During the course, students get in depth knowledge of working in operational areas like House Keeping, Front Office Operation, Food Production and Food & Beverage Service while doing laboratory work.

Admission in Institute of Hotel Management, Ahmedabad

Coming to the important point of admission, Institute of Hotel Management, Ahmedabad, has certain rules and regulation and eligibility criteria to be fulfilled by students. Firstly, the major requirement to get admission in IHM, Ahmedabad is to appear and pass NCHM JEE examination. To appear in NCHM JEE 2017 or in future examination, student should have minimum qualification of Senior Secondary (10+2) with English as their core subject. The ones who are appearing in the 12^th class examination can also appear in the NCHM JEE examination on provisional basis.

Physical Fitness

At the time of admission in IHM, Ahmedabad, all qualified students are required to submit a physical fitness certificate in the prescribed format by the institute in information brochure. Also, remember that the physical fitness certificate should be obtained from a Registered Medical Practitioner.

Age Limit

For admission in Bachelor’s degree course in Hospitality and Hotel Administration, different age limits are set and stated by the institute for every reservation category. The upper age limit for students belonging to OBC & General category is 22 years. For Scheduled Caste (SC) & Scheduled Tribe (ST), the upper age limit stretches to 25 years. For physically challenged students, the upper age limit is defined based on reservation category the candidate belongs to. Please note that only Secondary Education Board or Pre-University Certificate will be considered as an authentic proof of date of birth for admission. Failure of production of these passing certificate as proof of date of birth at the time of counselling and admission will lead of cancellation of admission and forfeiture of fee paid.

Apart from this, if students have any query or need more clarification on admission procedure in IHM, Ahmedabad, students can institute’s official website at http://www.ihmahmedabad.com/ .

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