Discontinued (OCT 2025) M.A. in Dietetics and Applied Nutrition 

at WGSHA Manipal, Manipal

Candidates seeking admission to the Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration MSc in Dietetics & Applied Nutrition course, must have a Bachelor’s degree in Home Science/ Nutrition/ Dietetics/ Food Science/ Biology/ Microbiology/ Clinical Biochemistry/ Life Sciences/ Sports & Exercise Science/ BNYS (Naturopathy)/ BAMS (Ayurveda)/ BUMS (Unani)/ BHMS (Homeopathy)/ MBBS/ PG Diploma in Dietetics (after Bachelor Degree) and, other Health Science and Allied Health Science courses, with any of these subjects as majors, from a recognised University with a minimum aggregate of 50% or equivalent.

The eligibility criteria for admission to M.A at Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration is a student have completed their Bachelor degree in hospitality from a recognised board with at least 50 percent marks and college should be recognised by government of India . A Bachelor student only with 50 percent or more marks and have cleared the entrance exam conducted by the college is only eligible to take admission in this college i.e WGSHA . This is well qualified college for Masters degree

30 students can be enrolled per year who can do their Masters ie M A from Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration. Since this college provide quality education and 100 percent placement so number of seats for student is less so competition among the students is very tough. And since this is good college every student want to complete their Masters degree from well reputed and good college which offers quality education and even 100 percent placement to their students. 

The Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration (WGSHA), Manipal, does indeed have a placement unit. Campus placements for students are organized by the placement cell in collaboration with businesses. The placement cell also offers instruction and direction to students on how to succeed in their job search and prepare for interviews. The WGSHA placement cell has a proven track record. 100% of the WGSHA graduates were placed by the placement cell in 2022. The typical remuneration package provided to WGSHA graduates was INR 4 Lacs annually. In 2022, an annual salary of INR 5.5 Lacs was the highest one provided. ITC, Marriott, Oberoi, Taj, Hyatt, and Accor are a few of the top employers of WGSHA candidates. 

No, you cannot join the Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration (WGSHA) directly; admission involves a structured process including an eligibility check, an application submission, a merit-based selection through a Department Test, Group Discussion, and Panel/Personal Interview, followed by an admission offer and fee payment.

Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration is a private institute established by Dr TMA Pai Foundation which in 1987 joined hands with the hotel division of ITC Ltd. It is a private institution that is recognized by the International Hotel Association, Paris. The college offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level courses in various streams such as culinary arts, hotel management, dietetics, and applied nutrition.

According to me the best course offered at Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration is BA that is Bachelor course . If you have completed BA from good college or university such as Welcomgroup then your base becomes strong and you are capable to qualify for good colleges for higher education. So according to me doing graduation from this college is better choice. Even it is a private college you can get good placements .