Catering

Hospitality and Travel Industry is highly dependent on one thing - Food Services. Catering is a collective term used for Food Preparation and Services done for formal and informal events. However, in the last few years, catering services have expanded worldwide, and even food traveling/vlogging, etc., has been growing rapidly, which ultimately boosted tourism. Therefore, the career scope in Catering courses has also improved hugely. The catering courses list consists of several useful programs that are in great demand nowadays. Some of the main benefits of studying Catering studies are stated below:Detailed Training: Training in Hospitality4 Arts, Menu Planning, Food Presentation, and Kitchen Management is covered in-depth in catering management courses. You'll learn a variety of skills that are useful in a range of positions in the culinary and hospitality industry.Career Opportunities: Completing a course in catering may lead to a variety of employment options. You can create your own catering company or work as a Chef, Caterer, Event Coordinator, Restaurant Manager, etc.Creativity: The menu-planning and food-presentation processes for catering can be very creative. Catering can be a rewarding career choice if you have a passion for producing distinctive and aesthetically pleasing dishes.Entrepreneurship: If you want to start your own catering business, it can be helpful to take one of the many courses that involve business and marketing topics. You'll gain knowledge about setting a budget, setting prices, and running a successful business.

The combined intake for all courses at the National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT) is up to 50 students. The National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology is an organisation that regulates and coordinates hospitality management education in India. It offers a variety of programmes, including:BSc (Hospitality & Hotel Administration): A three-year course that is admitted to through the NCHM JEE exam MSc (Hospitality Administration): A two-year post-graduate programme The NCHMCT has many affiliated institutes, including Central Institutes of Hotel Management, State Institutes of Hotel Management, and Private Hotel Management Institutes.

If we compare NMIMS school of hospitality management which is in Mumbai with Ice college of hotel management and catering technology. Package: Students who are graduates from NMIMS receive decent pakages starts from INR 4 Lacs to 8 Lacs per annum depending on the role and company.In Ice Hotel management the average package ranges from INR 3- 6 lakh Placement:NIMMS has a good placrment rate which is 80-90% with strong industry connections.Ice hotel management college has slightly lower rate of placement as compared to NMMIS .Lastly academically NMMIS include various theories and concepts along with the practical knowledge where as Ice hotel management college majorly focuses on the practicing it. The college's curriculum is practical oriented which specially focuses on training and experiences.

The cutoff for the current year of Bachelor of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (BHMCT) in Institute of Hotel management and Catering technology (IHMCT), Maharashtra is based on MAH HM CET score for Maharashtra Hotel Management Common Entrance Test.The cut off of general category for top IHMCTs in Maharashtra for the year 2023 primarily falls between 90 to 100 marks out of 200. For SC/ST/OBC candidates, it was a sliding scale between 60 to 80 from what was offered to the general percentage achievers.Scores usually may change based on the number of applicants that took the test, number of seats available, and the general difficulty level of the exams. The candidates with marks above 85 for the general category students have all the opportunities to get into the reputed institutes.Therefore, these cutoffs are worth watching institute wise notifications after the subsequent counseling sessions. 

Candidates are granted admission to the Bachelor of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (BHMCT offered at the Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (IHMCT) Maharashtra after passing the MAH HM CET (Maharashtra Hotel Management Common Entrance Test). This examination is administered by the State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra and is the only test that students have to sit for when they are willing to join any government or private hotel management college in the state.But few private IHMCTs have provisions to admit students on the basis of their 12th standard marks, if there are any vacant seats left after the counseling. The literacy levels expected of the candidates are usually 45% aggregate for standard 12th passed from a recognised education board and 40% for the candidates belonging to the reserved category.However, it is always good to refer to the particular institute's admission section, though, for the most part, MAH HM CET is the main route to BHMCT. 

However, the most popular programme within IHMCT is the B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration also abbreviated as B.Sc. HHA. The high regard of this programme is well marked and the programme is affiliated under the NCHMCT that is under the Ministry of Tourism Govt of India.The B.Sc. HHA course includes some key areas namely: Front Office Operations, Food Production, House Keeping, Food & Beverage Service etc. It is a fact that the graduates find themselves with very bright future in the various sectors of the economy particularly in the luxury hotels and restaurants, cruise lines, airlines and multinational food chains. The course broadly can admit approximately 230- 250 students every year; for top institutes the pass percentage is over 80% with number of students getting placed internationally.This course attracts the largest enrollment due to countless practical training and internships offered to enable the streeters achieve strong industry linkages and quality skills set.