Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition Chennai

First of all, ask yourself why you want to do MBA? Is it for the money factor? Exposure? Managerial post? Then find out, do some research as to what subjects interest you, domain that you would like to pursue, ask your friends, family, seniors who are pursuing MBA as to what are the different verticals in an MBA course. If finance is your strength, take it up, if you are a people person and like hiring/talent acquisition/employee engagements, take HR, if you are a technical guy and very good in Maths and logical thinker, take Operations/Analytics. If you are good in speaking, very creative and have excellent negotiation skills, take up Marketing. These are the main verticals. Then it depends on your interest. Talk to people. NETWORKING is a key element in MBA.

Hi,
IHM, Chennai is better than IHM, Gwalior as it offers better exposure and better placement opportunities.
The admission in both the Institutes are based on National Counsel of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT) Joint Entrance exam.
There are other Institutes in the country such as IHM-Mumbai, IHM-Pusa, IHM-Bengaluru, IHM-Auranagabad (Taj) etc. which are better than both IHM-Lucknow and IHM-Shilong, and if you get good rank in NCHMCT Entrance exam you can get one of them as well.
Check the below link for NCHMCT Exam syllabus and eligibility
https://www.shiksha.com/hospitality-travel/hotel-hospitality-management/exams/amp/nchmct-jee
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http://nchm.gov.in/coursedetails/index/6