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Chapter 17, Hospitality and travel

Hotel management after 12th

B.Sc Hospitality, 3 years

  1. 1 Entrance

    NCHM JEE

  2. 2 Degree

    B.Sc Hospitality, 3 years

  3. 3 Work

    Hotels, airlines, cruise lines; about 2 to 5 lakh to start

How you get in

  • NCHM JEE (hotel management test), any stream, no age limit; about 8,600 seats

Where to study

Central IHMs (hotel management institutes), about 3 to 5 lakh for the course

Leads to

Hotels, airlines, cruise lines; about 2 to 5 lakh to start

Top colleges and what it takes

B.Sc Hospitality & Hotel Administration at the central IHMs admits on the NCHM JEE rank (NTA) through NCHMCT's online counselling. A smaller rank is better. NCHMCT's own closing-rank PDFs are not kept online in a readable form, so the institute figures below are round-1 General All-India closing ranks from a portal (Careers360) for the latest cycle it lists, except IHM Pusa's 2025 round-3 figure; treat them as a guide. Private schools (IHM Aurangabad, WGSHA Manipal) run their own tests.

  1. IHM Pusa (Institute of Hotel Management, Catering & Nutrition)

    New Delhi · Government

    NCHM JEE

    B.Sc HHA closed at NCHM JEE rank 387 (General, AI quota, round 3, 2025) source

    1 programmes
    • B.Sc Hospitality & Hotel AdministrationNCHM JEE rank 387 (General, AI, round 3, 2025); round 1 about 300 (portal)
  2. IHM Mumbai (Dadar)

    Mumbai · Government

    NCHM JEE

    B.Sc HHA closed around NCHM JEE rank 800 to 1,250 (General, AI quota, 2025; portal figures differ by round)(approx.) source

    1 programmes
    • B.Sc Hospitality & Hotel AdministrationNCHM JEE rank about 776 in round 1 (General, AI; portal)
  3. IHM Bengaluru

    Bengaluru · Government

    NCHM JEE

    B.Sc HHA round-1 closing rank was about 1,203 (General, AI quota, 2025; portal)(approx.) source

    1 programmes
    • B.Sc Hospitality & Hotel AdministrationNCHM JEE rank about 1,203 in round 1 (General, AI; portal)
  4. National Council for Hotel Management (NCHMCT)

    Noida (national body) · Government

    NCHM JEE

    The national body that runs NCHM JEE counselling for all central IHMs(approx.) source

    1 programmes
    • NCHM JEE counselling (all central IHMs)The national body that runs NCHM JEE counselling for all central IHMs
  5. IHM Kolkata

    Kolkata · Government

    NCHM JEE

    B.Sc HHA closed around NCHM JEE rank 1,888 in round 1 (General, All-India; latest cycle on the portal, approx)(approx.) source

    1 programmes
    • B.Sc Hospitality & Hotel Administration (3 years)NCHM JEE rank about 1,888 (General, AI, round 1; portal)
  6. IHM Hyderabad

    Hyderabad · Government

    NCHM JEE

    B.Sc HHA closed around NCHM JEE rank 2,075 in round 1 (General, All-India; latest cycle on the portal, approx)(approx.) source

    1 programmes
    • B.Sc Hospitality & Hotel Administration (3 years)NCHM JEE rank about 2,075 (General, AI, round 1; portal)
  7. IHM Chennai

    Chennai · Government

    NCHM JEE

    B.Sc HHA closed around NCHM JEE rank 2,442 in round 1 (General, All-India; latest cycle on the portal, approx)(approx.) source

    1 programmes
    • B.Sc Hospitality & Hotel Administration (3 years)NCHM JEE rank about 2,442 (General, AI, round 1; portal)
  8. IHM Goa

    Porvorim, Goa · Government

    NCHM JEE

    B.Sc HHA closed around NCHM JEE rank 3,179 in round 1 (General, All-India; latest cycle on the portal, approx)(approx.) source

    1 programmes
    • B.Sc Hospitality & Hotel Administration (3 years)NCHM JEE rank about 3,179 (General, AI, round 1; portal)
  9. IHM Lucknow

    Lucknow · Government

    NCHM JEE

    B.Sc HHA closed around NCHM JEE rank 3,487 in round 1 (General, All-India; latest cycle on the portal, approx)(approx.) source

    1 programmes
    • B.Sc Hospitality & Hotel Administration (3 years)NCHM JEE rank about 3,487 (General, AI, round 1; portal)
  10. IHM Chandigarh

    Chandigarh · Government

    NCHM JEE

    B.Sc HHA closed around NCHM JEE rank 3,754 in round 1 (General, All-India; latest cycle on the portal, approx)(approx.) source

    1 programmes
    • B.Sc Hospitality & Hotel Administration (3 years)NCHM JEE rank about 3,754 (General, AI, round 1; portal)
  11. Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration (WGSHA)

    Manipal · Deemed

    MAHE online test / merit + interview

    No national rank: admission on Manipal Academy of Higher Education's own test/merit process(approx.) source

    1 programmes
    • BHM (Bachelor of Hotel Management) / B.A. Culinary ArtsMAHE own process; no published cut-off
  12. IHM Aurangabad (Taj Group, affiliated to University of Huddersfield)

    Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) · Private

    Own entrance test + group discussion/interview

    No national rank: selection on IHM-A's own entrance, GD and interview(approx.) source

    1 programmes
    • BA (Hons) Culinary Arts / Hospitality ManagementOwn test + interview; no published cut-off

Cut-offs move every year and differ by category, quota and home state. Use them to judge the level, then check the official counselling data.

Route missing something?

This is one of Chapter 17’s short notes. Put the five questions from Chapter 3 to it, and ask recent graduates what they do now.

Official links and free study material

Hotel management: common questions

How do I get into Hotel management after 12th?

NCHM JEE (hotel management test), any stream, no age limit; about 8,600 seats

Which stream do I need for Hotel management?

Any stream: PCM, PCB, Commerce and Humanities are all open.

Source: Chapter 17 of the book. Notes and sources