National Level Hotel Management entrance exam, for students who want to join Institutes of Hotel Management affiliated with NCHMCT.
The NCHMCT – JEE (National Council of Hotel Management and Catering Technology Joint Entrance Examination) is a national level Hotel Management entrance examination conducted by the NCHMCT for the B.Sc. Hospitality & Hotel Administration course of study that is imparted at the existing 21 Central Institutes of Hotel Management, 14 State Government Institutes of Hotel Management and 15 Private Institutes of Hotel Management affiliated with NCHMCT.
The B.Sc Hospitality and Hotel Administration Program is a full time regular course offered jointly by the National Council for Hotel Management and the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). It is one of the most sought after Hotel Management courses in the country. The duration of this program is 3 years.The admissions for this course are based on the scores of candidates in the NCHMCT – JEE. It is one of the most prestigious and competitive Hotel Management Entrance Examinations and is attempted by thousands of candidates annually.
NCHMCT has its colleges and institutions throughout the country including Bhopal, Bengaluru, New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Shimla, Srinagar, Jaipur, Goa, Chandigarh, Gandhinagar and Bhubaneswar. It also has State level institutes in Bathinda, Jodhpur, Kurukshetra etc. There are some private Hotel Management Institutes that also come under the ambit of the NCHMCT.
Out of the total seats, 15% seats are reserved for SC candidates and 7.5% seats are reserved for ST candidates in the Central and State Government Hotel Management Institutes. 27% seats are reserved for OBC Candidates (Non – Creamy layer) in Central Hotel Management Institutes. There is one supernumerary seat reserved for Kashmiri Migrants in every State and Central level Hotel Management Institute. 3% seats are reserved for Physically Disabled candidates in all Central and State level Hotel Management Institutes.
Find out what you should do If You Can't Get Through The NCHMCT - JEE.
What are the eligibility criteria?
You should have passed your Class 12th examinations or its equivalents from a Central/State recognized institution with English as one of your main subjects. It is necessary to have passed English individually.
You will also be eligible for admission if you are appearing for your Class 12th examinations in the same year as the NCHMCT – JEE, provided that you can submit your mark sheet before the specified date. If you fail to do so, your admission will be forfeited.
To be eligible for the NCHMCT – JEE, you should not be more than 22 years of age as on the 1st of July of the examination. This is applicable for General as well as OBC candidates. For SC and ST candidates, this age limit is relaxed by another three years.
You should be deemed medically fit by a registered medical practitioner.
For any further information, please visit the following website: http://www.nchmct.org/ or http://nchmcounselling.nic.in
How to apply?
You can apply for the NCHMCT – JEE online as well as offline.
Online application forms are available at: http://www.nchmct.org/
If you’re applying offline, you will have to procure the application form and brochure from the specified affiliated institutes and select branches of the specified bank.
Both online and offline application forms (completed) have to be sent to the following address through registered/speed post before the due date:
"JEE CELL"
National Council for Hotel Management &
Catering Technology,
A-34, Sector 62, Noida (U.P.) - 201309.
The admit cards will be available only on the following website: http://www.nchmct.org/
You can obtain your admit cards through the application number of your form. Please note that you have to take two print outs of your admit card. One copy has to be attested by a Gazetted Officer/Head of Institution last attended/Bank Manager of scheduled Bank/Area Post Master and then be deposited with the invigilator for his/her signature. This copy of the admit card has to be used during the counseling. The other copy of the admit card will be used to enter the examination hall.
For any further information, please read the brochure or visit the following websites: http://www.nchmct.org/ and http://nchmcounselling.nic.in.
What is the pattern of the examination?
The duration of the test is 3 hours and it consists of objective type questions in the multiple choice format.
Each question has four options with only one correct answer.
The examination will comprise of a total of 200 questions. The examination will test you on your English Language (60 questions), Aptitude for Service Sector (50 questions), General Knowledge and Current Affairs (30 questions), Reasoning and Logical Deduction (30 questions) and Numerical Ability and Scientific Aptitude (30 questions).
You will be awarded one mark for each right answer.
Do not attempt questions you do not know the answers to as there will be negative marking. 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.
In the ‘Aptitude for Service Sector’ component, as there are no absolutely right or wrong answers, graded marks will be awarded. This means that the most appropriate answer will fetch you one mark, whereas the least appropriate will fetch you 0.25 marks.
The All India Merit List (ranking) will be based on the marks scored by candidates in the NCHMCT JEE written examination only.
The result of the written test will be announced on the following website: http://www.nchmct.org/
You will be allotted seats through three rounds of counseling on the basis of your merit.
For further information about counseling or any other information, please visit the following two websites: http://www.nchmct.org/ and http://nchmcounselling.nic.in
What are the prospects?
The NCHMCT – JEE is one of the most important entrance examinations in the Hotel Management sector. Admission to institutes on the basis of this examination ensures quality education and exposure. The NCHMCT is responsible for having trained more than 53,000 Hospitality Managers, Executives and other operational personnel. There are a number of National, State Level and Private institutes that admit students on the basis of their marks in the NCHMCT – JEE. Some of them are:
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IHMs
1 Institute of Hotel Management BENGALURU
2 Institute of Hotel Management BHOPAL
3 Institute of Hotel Management BHUBANESWAR
4 Institute of Hotel Management CHENNAI
5 Institute of Hotel Management DELHI
6 Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management CHANDIGARH
7 Institute of Hotel Management GANDHINAGAR
8 Institute of Hotel Management GOA
9 Institute of Hotel Management GURDASPUR
10 Institute of Hotel Management GUWAHATI
11 Institute of Hotel Management GWALIOR
12 Institute of Hotel Management HAJIPUR
13 Institute of Hotel Management HYDERABAD
14 Institute of Hotel Management JAIPUR
15 Institute of Hotel Management KOLKATA
16 Institute of Hotel Management LUCKNOW
17 Institute of Hotel Management MUMBAI
18 Institute of Hotel Management SHILLONG
19 Institute of Hotel Management SHIMLA
20 Institute of Hotel Management SRINAGAR
21 Institute of Hotel Management THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
STATE GOVERNMENT IHMs
22 Chandigarh Institute of Hotel Management CHANDIGARH
23 Delhi Institute of Hotel Management LAJPAT NAGAR, NEW DELHI
24 Institute of Hotel Management DEHRADUN
25 State Institute of Hotel Management FARIDABAD
26 State Institute of Hotel Management GANGTOK
27 State Institute of Hotel Management JODHPUR
28 State Institute of Hotel Management KOZHIKODE
29 Institute of Hotel Management KURUKSHETRA
30 Institute of Hotel Management BATHINDA
31 State Institute of Hotel Management HAMIRPUR
32 Institute of Hotel Management SILVASSA
33 State Institute of Hotel Management TIRUCHIRAPALLI
34 State Institute of Hotel Management ROHTAK
35 State Institute of Hotel Management PUDUCHERY
PRIVATE INSTITUTE OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT
36 Chandigarh College of Hotel Management MOHALI (PUNJAB)
37 Chitkara School of Hospitality RAJPURA (PUNJAB)
38 Deshbhagat Institute of Hotel Management GOBINDGRH (PUNJAB)
39 K C College of Hotel Management NAWANSHAHR (PUNJAB)
40 Institute of Hotel Management MEERUT
41 Oriental School of Hotel Management CALICUT
42 Ranjita Institute of Hotel Management BHUBANESWAR
43 Shrishakti College of Hotel Management HYDERABAD
44 SRM Institute of Hotel Management CHENNAI
45 Munnar Catering College KERALA
46 Gurunanak Institute of Hotel Management KOLKATA
47 C T Institute of Hotel Management JALANDHAR (PUNJAB)
48 Rayat & Bahra Institute of Hotel Management MOHALI (PUNJAB)
49 St.Soldier Institute of Hotel Management JALANDHAR (PUNJAB)
50 VELs College of Hotel Management CHENNAI
Important Dates for NCHMCT – JEE 2015:
Sale of Application Form | 10th December, 2014 |
Last Date for Sale of Application Form | 6th April, 2015 |
Last Date of receipt of Completed Application Form | 6th April, 2015 |
Availability of Admit Cards | 18th April 2015 onwards |
Date of NCHMCT JEE Examination | 25th April, 2015 |
Result of JEE on website | 2nd Week of May, 2015 |
Conduct of Counseling | 1st week of June, 2015 |
Commencement of Academic Session | 20th July, 2015 |
