NCHMCT JEE 2026 Seat Allotment List (Round 1): Category-wise Opening & Closing Ranks for all IHMs

National Council of Hotel Management and Catering Technology Joint Entrance Examination 2026 ( NCHMCT JEE )

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Porishmita Paul
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Updated on Jun 17, 2026 14:18 IST
The NCHMCT has released the NCHMCT JEE 2026 First Merit List after the result. Candidates can check here NCHMCT JEE 2026 seat allotment including opening and Closing ranks for all IHMs. In this article, we have included the NCHMCT JEE First Round Seat Allotment 2026 to help students get an idea of the NCHM JEE seat allotment process.

The NCHMCT Round 1 Seat Allotment 2026 List is out. Candidates can check the schedule for seat allotment list for NCHMCT JEE 2026 Round 1 for BSc in Hotel Administration Course on this page.

The National Council of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT) announced the seat allotment list of NCHMCT JEE Counselling 2026 for BSc HHA Course. Candidates will be able to check the opening and closing ranks for each Institute of Hotel Management (IHM) on this page.

In this article, we have included the NCHMCT JEE First Round Seat Allotment 2026. Students can also prepare themselves by listing their preferred hospitality colleges as per their scores.

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NCHMCT JEE 2026 Round 1 Seat Allotment - Opening Ranks and Closing Ranks                                                                                                

Candidates can check the closing and opening rank for NCHMCT JEE 2026 Round 1 below: 

S. No.

Institute

Total Intake

Total Intake with 5% Extra (No-shows)

1

AIHM Chandigarh

288

302

2

IHM Bengaluru

285

299

3

IHM Bhopal

239

251

4

IHM Bhubaneswar

202

212

5

IHM Chennai

347

364

5a

IHM Chennai Tirupati Campus

60

63

6

IHM Delhi (Pusa)

305

320

7

IHM Gandhinagar

168

176

8

IHM Goa

295

310

9

IHM Gurdaspur

117

123

10

IHM Guwahati

115

121

11

IHM Gwalior

210

221

12

IHM Hajipur

200

210

13

IHM Hyderabad

285

299

14

IHM Jaipur

210

221

15

IHM Kolkata

380

399

16

IHM Lucknow

342

359

17

IHM Mumbai

456

479

18

IHM Shillong

80

84

19

IHM Shimla

266

279

20

IHM Srinagar

102

107

21

IHM Trivandrum

298

313

22

IHM Ashok Delhi (PSU)

63

66

23

SIHM Chandigarh

84

88

24

DIHM Lajpat Nagar

180

189

25

SIHM Dehradun

140

147

26

SIHM Ranchi

120

126

27

SIHM Kozhikode

120

126

28

SIHM Silvassa

50

53

29

SIHM Gangtok

40

42

30

SIHM Raipur

30

32

31

SIHM Balangir

30

32

32

SIHM Rohtak

80

84

33

SIHM Faridabad

98

103

34

SIHM Kurukshetra

65

68

35

Dr. YSR NITHM Hyderabad

60

63

36

SIHM Bathinda

60

63

37

SIHM Durgapur

60

63

38

SIHM Hamirpur

84

88

39

SIHM Indore

60

63

40

SIHM Jodhpur

60

63

41

SIHM Panipat

60

63

42

SIHM Pondicherry

60

63

43

SIHM Yamunanagar

50

53

44

SIHM Tiruchirappalli

90

95

45

SIHM Bodhgaya

30

32

46

SIHM Dharamshala

42

44

47

SIHM Jabalpur

42

44

48

SIHM Udaipur

30

32

49

SIHM Dimapur

30

32

50

SIHM Sholapur

30

32

51

SIHM Medak

30

32

52

SIHM Tirupati

30

32

53

SIHM Agartala

30

32

54

SIHM Ramnagar

30

32

55

CHITKARA SHM RAJPURA

75

79

56

IHM MEERUT

90

95

57

IHM SHRISHAKTI HYD

60

63

58

JODHPUR IHM JIET

30

32

59

KUKREJA IHM DEHRADUN

120

126

60

LALITSURI SHM FARIDABAD

120

126

61

MUNNAR CATERING COLLEGE

60

63

62

OREINTAL SHM WAYANAD

84

88

63

RIG IHM GR NOIDA

70

74

64

SRM IHM KANCHEEPURAM

60

63

65

ST SOLDIER IHM JALANDHAR

25

26

66

CT IHM JALANDHAR

30

32

67

DEWAN IHM MEERUT

42

44

68

FHRAI-IHM GR NOIDA

70

74

69

GURUNANAK KOLKATA

45

47

70

POORNIMA IHM JAIPUR

40

42

71

SRM IHM SONEPAT

30

32

72

AMBALA IHM

30

32

73

PRESTON IHM GWALIOR

20

21

74

ST FRANCIS IHM MUMBAI

30

32

75

MLRSM IHM LUCKNOW

30

32

76

MAJ. DURGAMAL SUBHARTI

30

32

77

SUBHASH BOSE IHM KOLKATA

42

44

78

MAI IHM SINDHUDURG

30

32

79

Army IHM, Bangalore

10

10

80

Shekhawati IHM, Sikar

30

32

The NCHMCT Round 1 Seat Allotment marks the beginning of the admission process for candidates seeking entry into B.Sc. (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) and other hospitality programs offered by institutes affiliated with the National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology. Based on candidates’ NCHM JEE ranks, preferences, category, and seat availability, the first round of allotment assigns seats to eligible applicants. Candidates allotted a seat must confirm their admission by paying the seat acceptance fee and uploading the required documents within the specified deadline. Those who wish to upgrade their choice can participate in subsequent rounds, while others can freeze their allotted seat to secure admission.

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