Hotel / Hospitality Management

Yes, other than IHM at national level, one can also join AICTE approved Hotel Management and Catering Institute. Search one, best around you and get enrolled.

Go through the below mentioned link:
https://www.shiksha.com/hospitality-travel/hotel-hospitality-management/exams/nchmct-jee/dates?q=NCHMCT+JEE&rf=searchwidget&landing=ep.

Yes, you can easily apply for MAH CET.
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Yes, definitely, you can apply.
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Yes, there are few institutions which take admission through interview rounds.

Institute of Hotel Management, Catering & Nutrition (IHM), Pusa, New Delhi
Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Mumbai
Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipal
Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Chennai
Institute of Hotel Management, Ahmedabad
Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Hyderabad
Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, New Delhi
NSHM School of Hotel Management, Durgapur
UEI Global
Institute of Hotel Management, Aurangabad
Hope this will help you
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Yes, definitely, you can get admitted in any institutions.
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Yes, you can definitely get the government job.

NCHMCT has instituted merit scholarship scheme for meritorious students and they also provide financial assistance to most deserving SC/ST students of each affiliated institute.
And IHM is government institute where you can get good placements in future.
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No, your ranking is based on total marks mean all the sections together.