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National Council of Hotel Management and Catering Technology Joint Entrance Examination 2026 ( NCHMCT JEE )
The National Council of Hotel Management and Catering Technology released the NCHMCT JEE First Seat Allotment 2025 college-wise list on May 31, 2025. Check here for the list of colleges accepting NCHMCT JEE 2025 scores for the academic year 2025-26. The NCHMCT JEE is held for admission to the BSc (HHA) course offered jointly by NCHMCT and IGNOU.
NCHMCT JEE Seat Allotment 2025: The National Council of Hotel Management and Catering Technology released the college-wise NCHMCT JEE First Seat Allotment 2025 list on May 31, 2025. The NCHMCT JEE seat allotment 2025 registration for JEE and Non-JEE candidates was completely online and could be completed until May 30, 2025. The official website for registering for NCHMCT Counselling is nchmcounselling.nic.in. The score of this exam is accepted by 21 central IHMs, 25 state IHMs,1 PSU IHM, and 27 Private IHMs, all affiliated with NCHMCT. The NCHMCT JEE Result was declared on May 18, 2025.
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Seats on offer for admission at Institutes of Hotel Management (IHM) through NCHMCT JEE scores have been increasing over the years. The NCHMCT JEE counselling website has informed that 12,707 seats are up for grabs based on performance in this national-level hospitality entrance exam. Candidates can go through the seats available for admission through NCHMCT JEE exam in the table below:
| Year of NCHMCT JEE Exam |
No. of Seats Available for Admission |
|---|---|
| 2017 |
8,124 seats |
| 2018 |
8,738 seats |
| 2019
|
8,684 [BSc Hospitality and Hotel Administration (BSc HHA)] seats |
| 158 [BSc HHA course with vegetarian cooking option] seats |
|
| 2020 |
12,695 seats |
| 2022 |
12,045 seats |
| 2023 |
12,695 seats (until revised) |
| 2024 |
12,707 (revised) |
Aspirants can go through the list of colleges and seats available for admission if they have cleared NCHMCT JEE 2025. Earlier, only six IHMs used to offer BSc Hospitality and Hotel Administration (HHA) courses with vegetarian cooking options but now all IHMs offer this course. Elaborating on the same the official website informs, “The BSc HHA programme (Generic & Vegetarian) is available along with the Vegetarian candidates in all the affiliated Institute of Hotel Management but only vegetarian practical option is available for vegetarian candidates. However, other theory classes will be at par with the other students”.
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NCHMCT JEE 2025: Seats on offer at Colleges Accepting Exam Scores
Candidates can go through seats in BSc Hospitality Management course offered at colleges accepting NCHMCT JEE 2025 scores for admission.
Seats offered by the Central Government aided IHMs
| Name of the institute | Number of seats |
|---|---|
| IHM New Delhi, Est 1962 | 321 |
| IHM Hyderabad | 300 |
| IHM Lucknow, Est 1969 | 360 |
| IHM Gwalior, Est 1987 | 315 |
| IHM Kolkata, Est 1963 | 400 |
| IHM Chandigarh, Est 1990 | 303 |
| IHM Goa, Est 1968 | 443 |
| IHM Gurdaspur, Est 1994 | 247 |
| IHM Guwahati, Est 1984 | 242 |
| IHM Hajipur, Est 1998 | 300 |
| IHM Jaipur, Est 1989 | 316 |
| IHM Shillong, Est 2002 | 169 |
| IHM Shimla, Est 1984 | 400 |
| IHM Srinagar, Est 1982 | 213 |
| IHM Kovalam, Est 1990 | 298 |
Seats offered by the State Government aided IHMs
| Name of the institute | Number of seats |
|---|---|
| Chandigarh Institute of Hotel Management, Est 1973 | 137 |
| Delhi Institute of Hotel Management, Est 1983 | 96 |
| IHM Dehradun, Est 2006 | 147 |
| IHM Faridabad, Est 1989 | 140 |
| SIHM Gangtok, Est 1990 | 84 |
| SIHM Jodhpur, Est 1996 | 120 |
| SIHM Kozhikode, Est 1981 | 126 |
| IHM Kurukshetra, Est 2008 | 130 |
| IHM Bathinda, Est 2009 | 120 |
| SIHM Hamirpur, Est 2009 | 120 |
| IHM Silvassa, Est 2010 | 105 |
| SIHM Tiruchirapalli, Est 1981 | 90 |
| SIHM Rohtak, Est 2009 | 160 |
| SIHM Pondicherry, Est 1991 | 120 |
| SIHM Panipat, Est 1973 | 120 |
| Dr YSR NITHM, Est 2004 | 120 |
| SIHM Indore, Est 2012 | 120 |
| SIHM Tirupati, Est 2009 | 60 |
| SIHM Yamuna Nagar, Est 2015 | 100 |
| Telangana State Institute of Hotel Management, Est 2011 | 60 |
| SIHM Durgapur | 120 |
| SIHM Balangir, Est 2004 | 60 |
| SIHM Gaya, Est 2009 | 60 |
| SIHM Ranchi, Est 2019 | 60 |
| SIHM Udaipur, Est 1989 | 60 |
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NCHMCT JEE 2026 application correction facility will be available shortly before the issue of admit card by the NTA. Candidates will be notified through the official website and emails.
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Candidates must have passed or be appearing in 12 or equivalent examination with English as a compulsory subject to apply for NCHMCT JEE 2026. The exam has no minimum marks requirement.
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The age limit for appearing in NCHMCT JEE 2026 is 25 years for General / EWS / OBC candidates and 27 years for SC / ST / PwD students as of July 1, 2026.
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The application fee for NCHMCT JEE 2026 is INR 1,000 for general (UR) / OBC- (NCL), INR 750 for Gen-EWS, and INR 450 for SC / ST / PwD / Transgender students.
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There will be a total of 30 questions from the Numerical Ability and Analytical Aptitude.
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The NCHMCT JEE 2026 exam pattern includes five sections: Numerical Ability and Analytical Aptitude, Reasoning and Logical Deduction, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, English Language, and Aptitude for Service Sector. There is a total of 200 questions conducted in CBT online.
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The official website of NCHMCT JEE 2026 is nchmjee.nta.nic.in.
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NCHMCT JEE 2026 is accepted by 21 central IHMs, 25 state IHMs,1 PSU IHM, and 27 Private IHMs that are affiliated to NCHMCT.
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In NCHMCT JEE exam, 4 marks are given for each correct response and -1 for each incorrect response. There are no marks for unattempted questions and negative marking for Non-MCQ questions.
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The NCHMCT JEE exam duration is 3 hours. The exam is conducted as a computer-based test in both English and Hindi languages.
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