Best Hotel Management Colleges in South India

Hotel Management is an immensely popular career choice among students these days. After pursuing a course in hotel management, aspirants can secure jobs in different profiles ranging from becoming a hotel manager to a chef, food and beverage manager or even a housekeeping manager.

View types of job profiles in hotel management.

However, in order to work in the hospitality industry one must be adequately educated and trained by a reputed college.

Having already published articles on the top 10 hotel management colleges in India, we are further informing aspirants about the best colleges offering hotel management programmes in North, South, East, West and Central zone of India. 

In this article, we will be talking about the best colleges wherein one can pursue hotel management programmes in South India. 

Note: Shiksha has not ranked these colleges; This list is created using available media coverage and India Today Rankings.

IHM Bangalore

Location: Bangalore

Admission through: NCHMCT JEE

Initially known as Food Craft Institute, Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), Bangalore was set up in 1969 as a joint venture between the Government of Karnataka and the Government of India.

At the time of its inception, IHM Bangalore only offered short term programmes but in 1983 it was re-named to IHM Bangalore and immediately after this the college started offering three year degree programmes in Hotel & Hospitality Administration.

Courses Offered:

• MSc in Hospitality Administration (Full time course)
• BSc in Hotel Management (Full time course)
• Post graduate Diploma in Accommodation Operations (Full time course)
• Certificate Course in Food Production (Full time course)
• Certificate Course in Food and Beverage Service (Full time course)
• Cookery and Bakery (Short term course)
• For Working Women (Short term course)
• For Housewives (Short term course)
• Summer Course for College students (Short term course)

IHM Chennai

Location: Chennai

Admission through: NCHMCT JEE

Established in 1963, Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), Chennai was set up as a joint venture of Government of Tamil Nadu and the Government of India.

IHM Chennai is a member of the following associations/institutions – Federation of Hotels & Restaurants Association of India (FHRAI), New Delhi; South India Hotel & Restaurants Association (SIHRA), Chennai; Society of Indian Bakers, New Delhi; Chennai Hotels Association, Chennai; Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation, Chennai; Skall Club; Hotels & Restaurants Approval Classification Committee, GOI; State Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Trichy; Institute of Hotel Management, Thiruvananthapuram; Science City, Chennai; All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi; Mentor of State Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Medak and Tirupathi.

Courses Offered:

• Master of Science (MSc) in Hospitality Administration
• 3 year B.Sc Degree in Hospitality and Hotel Administration
• Craftsmanship Courses in Food Production
• Craftsmanship Courses in Food & Beverage Service
• Post Graduate Diploma Course in Accommodation Operation & Management
• Post Graduate Diploma Course in Dietetics & Hospital Food Services
• Certificate Course in Hotel & Catering Management
• Diploma Course in Food Production
• Diploma Course in Bakery & Confectionery
• Diploma Course in Front Office
• Diploma Course in Food and Beverage Services

Merit Swiss Asian School of Hotel Management

Location: Ooty

Founded by Merit International Education and Services Foundation in 1992, Ooty based Merit Swiss Asian School of Hotel Management is associated with renowned hotel group – Merit- Inn Southern Star.

At Merit Swiss Asian School of Hotel Management, aspirants can pursue hotel management programmes after their 10^th or 12^th standard to earn Indian as well as International degrees/diplomas in hotel management discipline.

Courses Offered:

After 10^th Standard

• Diploma from Educational Institute- American Hotel & Lodging Association (EI-AH & LA)
• Diploma from Alagappa University
• Diploma from Merit Swiss

After 12^th Standard

• Diploma from Educational Institute- American Hotel & Lodging Association (EI-AH & LA)
• Bachelor’s Degree from Alagappa University
• Diploma from Merit Swiss

MBA Course

• MBA in Hotel Management & Catering Science
• MBA in General Management

Army Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (AIHM & CT)

Location: Bangalore

Admission through: AIHMCT Written Admission Test (WAT)

Affiliated to Bangalore University and approved by AICTE, Army Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (AIHM & CT) was established in 1996. The official website informs: “The Institute was located in ASC Centre till June 2007 and currently functioning at present location since July 2007”.

Courses Offered:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Hotel Management
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Oriental School of Hotel Management

Location: Kerala

Admission through: Written test, group discussion and personal interview

Established in 1995, Oriental School of Hotel Management “campus is spread over 10 acres of land and the institute block has a built up area of 90,000 sq ft”, informs the official website.

Oriental School of Hotel Management is a part of the Oriental Group of Educational Institutions (OGEI) which is spread over an area of 28 acres and is divided into three different campuses. These institutes are owned as well as managed by the Malabar Hotel Management & Catering Promotion Trust (MHMCPT).

Courses Offered:

• Bachelor in Hotel Management (BHM)
• B Sc. Hotel Management and Catering Science (B Sc. HM & CS)
• B Sc. Hotel Management and Culinary Arts( B Sc. HM & CA )
• B Sc. Hospitality& Hotel Administration (B Sc. H & HA)
• Bachelor in Hotel Administration (BHA)
• Master of Hotel Management

Srinivas College of Hotel Management

Location: Mangalore

Offering a four year (duration) Bachelor Degree in Hotel Management, Srinivas College of Hotel Management (SCHM) is affiliated to Mangalore University.

Srinivas College of Hotel Management was established in 1988 and is recognised by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi.

Courses:

• Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM)

Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration

Location: Manipal

Admission through: All India Manipal University Online Entrance Test (MU-OET)

Falling under the umbrella of Manipal University, Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration (WGSHA) was established in 1986.

WGHSA is recognised by International Hotel Association (IHA), Paris and has tie-ups with eight foreign universities.

WGHSA has a 3,000 sq ft library with AV set up and also has three hi-tech kitchen labs.

Courses Offered:

• BHM - Bachelor of Hotel Management
• BA Culinary Arts
• Bachelor of Hotel Management - Lateral Entry

Christ University

Location: Bangalore

Admission through: Christ University Entrance Exam

Christ University was established in 1969 by the priests of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, however, the hotel management department of the university was founded in 1991.

Christ University’s Hotel Management Department has 11 full time faculty. The official website informs: “The department has also put forth a diploma course in wine studies which is the first of the kind in the country. The student to teacher ratio being 1:20”.

Courses Offered:

• Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM) (Full time)
• Diploma in Food And Beverage Service (Diploma Programmes)
• Bartending (Certificate Course)
• Restaurant Planning and Operations (Certificate Course)
• Indian Cuisine (Certificate Course)
• Bakery and Confectionery (Certificate Course)
• Bartending (Certificate Course)
• Cuisines of Europe (Certificate Course)

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