Best Travel & Tourism Colleges in Salem - Courses, Fees, Admissions 2026

Students abiding at Periyar University hostels are certainly at an advantage when it comes to hostel facilities. The foundations for the Adhiyaman Men's Hostel and Periyar Maniyammai Women's Hostel were laid in 2007. The hostels are secured by the wardens as well as deputy wardens and mess facility is available to the students. For girl students, a second hostel, the New Women's Hostel, has been completed in 2019.

Annamal Institute of Hotel Management is approved as a collaborative college of Alagappa University and is accredited with an A+ Grade by NAAC. It is one of the esteemed private colleges that is located at Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The college offers quality education to the students through its trained and experienced faculty members. Apart from this, AIHM also has a placement partner,  Hotelierstalk, for job assistance for the students.

Skandha School of Architecture provides programmes including PG Diploma, B.Arch, UG Diploma in streams such as Hospitality & Travel, Architecture & Planning, IT & Software, and are excellent for students to build their careers. The institute has specializations in Travel & Tourism Management.

No, there is no such facility for direct admission merely on the basis of TNEA rank in  Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology . The student will have to go through the other rounds as well followed by TNEA exam. You might be able to get through the counselling phase. If your score is excellent among the others. The cut off in Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology is approximately 39k or above so your admission chances are indeed high, but you'll have to go through all the stages.

Madras University admissions are both merit and entrance-based. For admission to courses such as MBA, MCA etc., the university accepts scores of entrance exam i.e. TANCET. Further, admission to courses such as MA, MSc, MCom, etc., admissions are offered based on scores of last qualifying exam. To secure a seat at UG & PG courses at Madras University, candidates have to go through the following selection process:

1. Application Process
2. Selection Rounds (Direct/ entrance-based)
3. Counselling process/ Merit list release

Madras University Distance Education faculty are qualified professionals. Madras University Distance Education faculty motivates students to work on their skills and knolwedge. Madras University Distance Education has experienced and professional faculty members. Madras University Distance Education faculty have worked in top IIMs and IITs. Madras University Distance Education faculty are themsleves scholars. 

According to the MCC NIRF Report 2026,  573 students secured placements in 2025. Check the table below to know more:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)	Placement Statistics (2025)
Total Students	1413 (UG 3-year) 559 (PG 2-year)	1507 (UG 3-year) 570 (PG 2-year)	1509 (UG 3-year) 591 (PG 2-year)
Students Placed	146 (UG 3-year) 148 (PG 2-year)	311 (UG 3-year) 216 (PG 2-year)	393 (UG 3-year) 280 (PG 2-year)

TNOU has affordable fee structure. The fee ranges between  INR 2,000- INR 1 lakh. The fee structure includes tuition fee, caution fee, application fee, etc. Students can check with the admission office if the university allows payment through both online and offline modes.

For some courses, students may not require entrance exams for admissions but for others, entrance exams are essential. The mode of Karaikudi Alagappa University course admissions is online. Alagappa University Alagappa Puram course admissions is based on entrance exam scores and merit. The accepted entrance exams are CAT, TANCET, MAT,  XAT, CMAT,  ATMA, and others.

The names of some of the top recruiters of Vivekananda Institute of Management Studies are mentioned below: