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NCHMCT – JEE 2012 for B.Sc Hospitality and Hotel Administration

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National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology has announced admission notification for 2012-13. NCHMCT will conduct Joint Entrance Examination 2012 across India for admission to B.Sc. Hospitality and Hotel Administration. The course is conducted jointly by NIHMCT and IGNOU, New Delhi. NCHMCT is an autonomous body functioning under the aegis of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. The 3 year B.Sc. Hospitality and Hotel Administration is offered in 33 Central and State Government institutions (21 Central Institutes of Hotel Management and 12 State Govt. Institutes of Hotel Management) and another 19 Private Institutes of Hotel Management affiliated to NCHMCT, New Delhi. Apart from these, five Food Craft Institutes located in different parts in the country offer Diploma programs in specific operational areas of Hotel Management and Hospitality. There are 7787 seats in all the institutions for the academic year 2012-13. Following table gives you institute wise number of seats, eligibility and application procedure:

Qualification: Applicants should have a pass in Intermediate OR 10+2 system of Senior Secondary education or its equivalent with English as compulsory subject. Those candidates appearing in 10+2 or equivalent final year examination are also eligible for JEE 2012. The Bachelor of Science program in Hospitality and Hotel Administration is offered jointly by the NCHMCT and the India Gandhi National Open University. Duration of the course is three years. This is a full time course with in-depth laboratory work for students. Students will be trained in the operational areas of Food Production, Front Office Operation and House Keeping and Food and Beverage Service and also provides skills in Hotel Accountancy, Human Resource Management, Food Safety and Quality, Financial Management, Strategic Management, Facility Planning, Tourism Marketing and Tourism Management. Those completed the course will be offered placements in reputed hotels and ITES companies.

Number of seats in various institutions:

JEE 2012 consists of following sections and marks:

1) Numerical Ability and Scientific Aptitude : 30 questions
2) Reasoning and Logical Deduction: 30 questions
3) General Knowledge and Current Affairs: 30 questions
4) English Language: 80 questions
5) Aptitude for Service Sector: 30 questions

Interested candidates can apply online through www.nchmct.org from 28th November 2011 to 9th April 2012. You can obtain application forms from any institute of NCHMCT and select bank branches also after payments of required fee. List of Bank branches is available on the website. You can apply online at http://specialtest.in/nchmct2012 .

Important Dates:

1) Sale of application forms and information brochure: 5th December 2011 to 9th April 2012
2) Cost of application for General and OBC : Rs. 900
3) Cost of Application for SC /ST / PH candidates: Rs. 450
4) Last date for the receipt completed applications: 13th April 2012
5) Date og NCHMCT – JEE 2012: 28th April 2012
6) Counseling and Seat Allotments: 1st week of June 2012.

NIFT Admission Notification 2012 – Apply Online

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If you have a creative bent of mind and passion for innovation, fashion designing programmes will be right choice for you! Then you must opt for NIFT (National Institute of Fashion Technology) to get the ins and outs of the theory and practice of fashion. NIFT is the one and only institute in India that is offering variety of courses to suit the field of fashion technology and design. You can pursue design, technology and management courses with specialization in Fashion. There are short term, full fledged and professional programmes to suit the requirements of under graduates, post graduates and professionals. NIFT has announced admission notification for the academic year 2012-13. Here we provide details of programmes, eligibility and application procedure:

National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) is unarguably India’s most reputed and prestigious institute for specialized training in Fashion Design, Management and Technology. The institute is functioning under the aegis Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India. The NIFT has state of the art centers or campuses at New Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Jodhpur, Gandhinagar, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kannur, Kolkata, Raebareli, Bhopal, Patna and Shillong. All the centers are well equipped with excellent facilities and industry collaborations. NIFT offer following UG (Under Graduate) and Post Graduate) programmes in fashion related disciplines.

1. Bachelor Programmes: (Bachelor of Design – B.Des.): Specialisations offered in this course are Accessory Design/ Fashion Design/ Leather Design/ Knitwear Design/ Fashion Communication/ Textile Design / B.F. Tech in Apparel Production
2. Masters Programmes (Master of Design – M.Des.): Specializations offered are Design / Fashion Management (MFM)/ Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech).

Selection of the candidates for all NIFT courses for the year 2012-13 will be based on aggregate performance of the candidates in Written Examination, GD and Personal Interview. There will be a Situation Test to examine the aptitude of the candidates. NIFT conducts all India level written entrance examination on 12th February 2012 to short list the candidates for further selection process.

Interested candidates can apply online through http://specialtest.in/nift2012 . Prospectus and Application Forms of NIFT can be obtained from from designated branches of Axis Bank and IDBI Bank across the country. Application fee is Rs. 250/- . Application cost by post is Rs. 350. You should pay this amount in the form of DD drawn in favour of NIFT, New Delhi payable at New Delhi. OR You can also obtain application forms will prospectus and brochure from any of the NIFT centers mentioned above. Details such as programme specific eligibility, fee particulars, sample question papers and model questions, program delivery and other information is available on www.nift.ac.in.

Important Dates:

1. Application forms availability: From 21st November 2011 to 5th January 2012
2. Last date for submission of completed applications: 10th January 2012
3. Written Entrance Examination: 12th February 2012
4. Written Examination Result: End of March, 2012
5. Situation Test / GD / Personal Interviews: April – May, 2012
6. Final Results of Bachelor Programmes : End of May, 2012;
7. Final Results of Master Programmes : 1st week of June, 2012