NIFT

NIFT

NIFT offers four-year undergraduate, as well astwo-year post-graduate, programs in the areas ofdesign, management, and technology. Theadmission involves two written examsdepending upon the type of program: Creative Ability Test (CAT) & General Ability Test(GAT).

NIFT organizes its own entrance exam yearly inIndia.The NIFT admission process comprisesthree stages:

• Candidates need to first appear for awritten test.
• Students who make it to the rank-list inthis test are then eligible to appear for thesituation test, and
• Then the personal interview round.

Graduate Programs:
• Bachelor of Design (B.Des) &
• Bachelor of Fashion Technology

(BFTech) Post-graduate Program:
• Master of Design (M.Des)
• Master of Fashion Technology (MFTech) &
• Master of Fashion Management (MFM)

NIFT 2018 was conducted on January 21, 2018.

Eligibility Criteria:

For Bachelor Program:
Age: 23 years as on 1st October, 2017. The upper age limit will be relaxed by a period of 5(five) years for the candidates of SC/ST/PHP.

Qualification: For B.Des. (Fashion Design / LeatherDesign / Accessory Design / Textile Design/ Knitwear Design / Fashion Communication) & B.FTech. (Apparel Production)

• 10+2 examination from any recognized Central / State Board of Secondary Examination or
• General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/ Cambridge/ Sri-Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level / International Baccalaureate (IB) or
• Any Public School/ Board/ University Examination in India or in Foreign Countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system or
• A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects or
• 3 or 4-years diploma recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education.
For B.FTech. Program, candidates shouldhave knowledge of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics subjects i.e. these subjects tobe studied by the candidate along with any ofthe above qualification.

For Master Programs:

Age: No age limit

 Qualification:

• For Design, M.Des (Master of Design)
• Undergraduate Degree from any Institute / University recognized by law in India or
• Diploma in UG Design from NIFT/NID only.
• Undergraduate Diploma of minimum three year duration from NIFT / NID. For Management M.F.M (Master of Fashion Management)
• Undergraduate Degree from any Institute / University recognized by law in India or
• Undergraduate Diploma of minimum three years duration from NIFT / NID.
• For Technology M.F.Tech. (Master ofFashion Technology)
• B.F.Tech. from NIFT or
• B.E / B.Tech. from any Institute /University recognized by law in India.

For Admission in Design Courses both Bachelors & Masters, students need to takeboth Creative Ability Test (CAT) and the General Ability Test (GAT).
For other courses such as B.F Tech, M.FTech. and MFM, aspirants need to take only the GAT.

State Domicile Preferential Seats
Twenty percent (20%), i.e. 06 supernumerary seats in addition to 30 seats will beoffered for admission as State Domicile Preferential Seats to candidate who belong to the States where the following NIFT campuses are located i.e.:

• Patna, Bihar
• Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
• Kannur, Kerala
• Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
• Shillong, Meghalaya
• Bhubaneswar, Odisha
• Jodhpur, Rajasthan
• Srinagar* Jammu & Kashmir*

*Thirty five percent (35%) seats within30 seats will be offered for admission asstate domicile preferential seats to the domicile candidates of Jammu & Kashmir(J&K).

Exam Format:
General Ability Test (GAT): This test willcomprise of various sections & the number of questions may vary in each section year to year.

BBA/ B.Com/ BA

Hotel Management

Hotel Management:

Hotel Management as a stream of management that has gained prominence lately especially in the past decade and some of its success can be attributed to a booming tourism industry in India. Today, hotels areused not only for tourism but also for seminars and conferences. The students of hotel management must have a thorough understanding of different cultures,religions and places.
Hotel management courses in India train students in various facets of the industry like,

• Front Office
• House Keeping
• Catering
• Public Relations
• Marketing
• Accounting etc.

NCHMCT-JEE 2018 

NCHMCT JEE is an all India-level joint entrance examination for admission to 3-Year B.Sc. Hospitality and Hotel Administration program.
It is offered jointly by the National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology (NCHMCT), an autonomous body under Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and Indira Gandhi National Open University(IGNOU).
There are 21 Central Institutes of Hotel Management (IHMs) and 19 State Institutes of Hotel Management (SIHMs) that accept JEE scores. A part from these, there are around 15 affiliated private institutes of Hotel Managementwhich accept JEE scores.
The Council (NCHMCT) has till date trained more than 80,000 Hospitality Managers, Executives and other Operational personnel. Its alumni occupy key positions in hospitality industry and in academic institutions in India and abroad.

Date of Written Examination: NCHMCT-JEE2018 was held on 28 April.

B.Sc. Hospitality and Hotel Administration: The program equips student with all the required skills, knowledge and attitude to make a career in the booming hospitality sector.The program also involves in-depth laboratory work for students to acquire the required knowledge and skills in the operational areas ofFood Production, Food and Beverage Service,Front Office Operation and House Keeping. Atthe same time, this course renders extensive management insight in areas like Sales and Marketing, Financial Management, Human Resource Management, Hotel and Catering Law, Property Management, Entrepreneurship Development, Computers with special focus on Tourism Studies.There are many other Private / Govt. institutes in India that also offer certificate & diploma in hotel management.

Eligibility:Qualifying Examination:
• A student passed in 10+2 system ofSenior Secondary examination or itsequivalent with English as one of thesubjects.

• Candidate must have passed English as asubject of study(core/elective/functional)in the qualifying examination.

• Those appearing in 10+2 or equivalentexamination can also appear in JEE 2018 on provisional basis.

Age Limit:
For candidates from General and OBC categories, upper age limit is 22 years as on 01.07.2018. In the case of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates, upper age limit is 25 years.

Exam Pattern :

Question Paper will be bilingual i.e. in Englishand Hindi (except for English Language).
Career Opportunities for Hospitality Graduates: Global growth and development of tourism haveopened up innumerable openings. As a result,the graduating students can look forward to career opportunities as:

• Management Trainee in Hotel and allied hospitality industry
• Kitchen Management/ HousekeepingManage-ment positions in Hotels after initial stint as trainee
• Flight Kitchens and on-board flightservices
• Indian Navy Hospitality services
• Guest / Customer Relation Executive in Hoteland other Service Sectors
• Management Trainee/Executive ininternational and national fast food chains
• Hospital and Institutional Catering
• Faculty in Hotel Management/FoodCraft Institutes
• Shipping and Cruise lines
• Marketing/Sales Executive in Hotel and other Service Sectors
• Railway Hospitality and Catering Services
• State Tourism Development Corporations
• Resort Management
• Self-employment through entrepreneurship &
• Multinational companies for their hospitality services
Most of the graduates are employed by Hospitality and other service sectors through on campus and off-campus recruitment processes.

Top Colleges/Institute

1. Institute of Hotel Management - Mumbai

2. Institute of Hotel Management - New Delhi

3. Institute of Hotel Management - Bangalore

4. Institute of Hotel Management - Kolkata

5. International Institute of Hotel Management, Kolkata

6. Institute of Hotel Management - Chennai

7. Dr. Ambedkar Institute of HotelManagement, Chandigarh

8. Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology - Trivandrum

9. Oberoi Centre for Learning and Development - New Delhi

10.Army Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology - Bangalore

CUET/ IPMAT/ NPAT/ SYMBIOSIS

Common University Entrance Test [CUET-(UG)]

Common University Entrance Test (CUET (UG) – 2022) will be conducted in 13 mediums across India for admission into the Undergraduate Programmes in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode for all the Central Universities (CUs) in India for the academic year 2022-23.

Broad features of CUET (UG) - 2022 are as follows :

Note : 

• Candidates should apply for CUET (UG) - 2022 through the “Online” mode only. The Application Form in any other mode will not be accepted.
• Submission of Application Form could be made by the candidate online through the NTA website: https://cuet.samarth.ac.in/

EXAMINATION SCHEME

 Pattern of Question Paper:  Objective type Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).

Tests Design: There are three Sections in the design of the test:

·         Section IA - 13 Languages (As a medium and “Language”)

·         Section IB - 20 Languages

·         Section II - 27 Domain Specific Subjects

·         Section III - General Test

Note : 

• A candidate has the option to choose any Language/Domain specific Subjects/ General Test or a combination there of as may be required for admission to specified course/s of the desired University/ies while applying.
• A Candidate can take maximum of 09 Tests in following manner :

a.       Maximum of 02 languages from Section IA and Section IB taken together, maximum of 06 Domain Subjects from Section II and General Test from Section III.

OR

b.      Maximum of 03 languages from Section IA and Section IB taken together, maximum of 05 Domain Subjects from Section II and General Test from Section III.

·         Considering that candidates from different States/Boards would be applying for CUET (UG)-2022, NTA has decided to provide choice in all Sections of question papers, however, the total number of questions to be attempted will remain the same.

·          For choosing Languages, domain specific Subjects and General Test the Candidate MUST refer to requirements of his/her intended University as choices should match the requirements of the University.

Examination will be conducted on multiple days in two slots per day as given below:

Syllabus of Test:

 Examination Structure in Slot 1

Examination Structure in Slot 2

Note:

·          In Slot 1 which will be held in morning shift a candidate may take upto 4 tests only (One Language from Section IA, maximum of two domain specific Subjects from Section II and One General Test from Section III)

·          In Slot 2 which will be held in the afternoon shift a candidate can take upto 5 tests as follows:

Ø  One Language from Section IA & IB and maximum of four domain specific Subjects from Section II.

Ø  Two Languages from Section IA & IB and maximum of three domain specific Subjects from Section II.

 ·         Combining Slot 1 and Slot 2 together, a candidate may take maximum 09 Tests.

Eligibility : For appearing in the CUET (UG) there is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed the class 12th /equivalent examination or are appearing in 2022 irrespective of their age can appear in CUET (UG) - 2022 examination. However, the candidates will be required to fulfill the age criteria (if any) of the University (ies) in which they are desirous of taking admission.