Hospitality & Travel

B.Sc. in catering and hotel management course provides very fast entry into fast growing global hospitality, tourism and culinary industries. 

After doing this, you can work in luxury hotels, resorts, cruise lines, airlines and event management. The University standard allow you to secure jobs in internationally. You can also start your own cafe or catering venture after gaining some experience.

Hospitality Management is broader and covers areas such as hotels, restaurants, travel, events, guest services and overall customer experience. Hotel Administration is more focused on the day-to-day working of a hotel, including front office, housekeeping, food and beverage and staff coordination. In LPU, the curriculum also gives importance to practical learning and industry exposure, which can help students understand how hospitality operations work in real situations. So, the main difference is the scope: hospitality management is wider, while hotel administration is mainly hotel-focused.

Yes, LPU offers programs in International Culinary Arts through its School of Hotel Management and Tourism. The course focuses on global cuisines, bakery and confectionery, food production, kitchen management, nutrition, and hospitality operations with extensive practical training. Students learn in modern training kitchens and gain exposure through internships, industry workshops, and hotel collaborations. The programme is ideal for students who want careers as chefs, culinary entrepreneurs, food stylists, or hospitality professionals with international opportunities.

If you're looking at hotel/hospitality management across India, the most popular degree route is generally a B.Sc. in Hospitality & Hotel Administration; BHM/BHMCT are also popular bachelor's options. NCHMCT calls its B.Sc. programme its flagship course. 

For colleges, you can consider IHM Delhi, IHM Mumbai, and IHM Bengaluru for the government-IHM route.  Among private options, LPU and Symbiosis Institute of Hotel Management, Pune are worth checking. 

If you specifically want Pune, AISSMS College of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, IIHM Pune, and Symbiosis are some names to shortlist. 

The application fees for CIHM - Central Institute of Hotel and Hospitality Management admissions is around INR 800. Once the candidate gets all the required information about a particular program, he/she will have to fill admission form and submit with INR 800 fee at the campus.

Yes, CIHM - Central Institute of Hotel and Hospitality Management gives internships and studentsto its students in 5 star and 5 star deluxe hotels. JW Marriott, Apollo, Carnival Cruise Lines, West Inn Hotel, Crown Plaza, and Taj Group of Hotels are some of the top recruiters of CIHM Kolkata.

SOA has not disclosed any real time data regarding the number of new students who joined the BHMCT programme there. Generally, the seat intake for this program is around 60 to 120 per batch.