B.A. in International Culinary Arts 

at Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management Kolkata, Sodepur

GNIHM offers BA in two specialisations; International Hospitality & Tourism Management and International Culinary Arts. The three-year programmes are offered in the full-time mode. To be eligible to pursue a BA at GNIHM, the applicants must have passed Class 12 from a recognised board, with subjects of any stream. They must possess the documents to prove their eligibility. Additionally, they must take the GNIHM JET exam to be considered for admission.

After completing BA at GNIHM Kolkata, graduates can pursue a range of exciting career opportunities primarily in the hospitality and tourism sector. The basic job prospects this course offers are kitchen management, front office desk, housekeeping, catering, consumer service, etc. Students can also grab domestic and international job offers during the campus placement drives. Some fields in which a BA graduate of the institute can build a career include hotel chains/restaurants, cruise ships, lodging firms, academic institutions, railways, airlines, etc.

GNIHM Kolkata offers two full-time professional programmes in the field of hotel management, tourism and culinary arts. The curriculum of these programmes is designed to provide students with the basic and advanced skills required to build a successful career in the hosptiality and tourism sector. The curriculum includes theory and practical lessons. The students get to learn from renowned chefs like Sanjeev Kapoor, Vikash Khanna and Kunal Kapur. In 2023, the institute recorded a 100% placement rate with students being placed in domestic and international organisations. GNIHM is affiliated to West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT) and approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and UGC. All this makes the institute one of the top hotel management colleges in Kolkata.

BA students at GNIHM Kolkata receive various domestic and international placement opportunities. In 2023, the institute recorded a placement rate of 100%. The average package offeres to students pursuing UG courses like BHM, BA and BSc at GNIHM was INR 6 LPA in 2023. Hotels such as ITC, Oberoi, Hyatt, Radisson, Taj, Accor, Leela, etc., are some of the major organisations that are known to participate in the campus placement drives. Based on GNIHM reviews available on Shiksha.com, the overall rating given to the institute for placements is 4.3/5.

The last date to apply for BA at Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management changes every year. The institute has not yet released the last date to apply for BA admissions 2024. However, the GNIHM JET 2024 has already been conducted. The institute is currently accepting applications for direct admission to vacant seats in various courses. Interested candidates can visit the institute's official wesbite to apply for direct admission.

Candidates seeking admission to GHIMCT via NCHMCT JEE 2025 must sit in the counselling rounds. For this, they need to pay INR 40,000 as a participation fee for NCHMCT JEE counselling 2025.  To be more specific, When appearing for the counselling round, candidates need to pay a registration fee of INR 2,000. This fees is non refundable. Other than that, candidates will also have to pay INR 40,000 as the participation fess. The amount of INR 40,000 is adjusted as the academic fee for the first semester of the hotel management course. This amount includes INR 2,000 which is the counselling fee. Through centralised online counselling of NCHMCT JEE 2025, shortlisted candidates will be allotted seats in 21 Central Institutes of Hotel Management, 27 State Government Institutes of Hotel Management, 01 Public Sector Undertaking and 29 Private Institutes of Hotel Management.

Candidates are informed that admission to BSc Hospitality and Hotel Administration course is done strictly on the basis of a candidate’s All India Rank (AIR) in NCHMCT JEE. There will be no separate group discussion or interview round conducted for admissions. Basis a candidate's rank and minimum qualifying marks,  NCHMCT JEE cut-offs are prepared.

Yes, Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management admissions are currently open. Candidates fulfiling the eligibility requirements can fill out the application form online. Admission to all the courses offered at GNIHM is entrance-based. The institute conducts JET for admission to UG, PG and Diploma programmes.

Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management provides undergraduate, postgraduate, and Diploma programmes. Some of the courses offered by GNIHM include BHMCT, BA in International Hospitality & Tourism Management, BA in International Culinary Arts, BSc in Hospitality and Hotel Administration, BSc HHA, MBA in HHA, etc. The institute also provides a Diploma in Hotel Management and Food.

Yes, GNIHM offers good placements to its students. The key highlights of Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management placements 2025 are presented below:

The placement rate recorded during Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management placements 2025 was 100%. Additionally, 40% students received international offers from France, Dubai Australia and more. The table below presents the same: