Hotel Management Courses and Colleges in India

In view the ever-growing need for professionally trained resources with requisite experience by the fast-

growing hospitality industry, the Manipal Academy of Higher Education established its college for Hotel

Management studies in October 1986 as a unit for Dr. TMA Pai foundation. In August 1986, the

Foundation joined hands with the hotels division of ITC Limited, operating under the brand name of

WELCOMGROUP, a progressive hotel chain having linkages with the Starwood Company of USA. The

institution thereby got to be known as the Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration, (in

Short – WGSHA) In July 2003, WGSHA became a constituent college of Manipal University.

ITC HOTELS with over 100 properties in 80 destinations and 4 brands, namely, the Luxury Collection,

WelcomHotel - Sheraton, Fortune Hotels and WelcomHeritage stands out to be the most progressive of

all hotel chains in the sub-continent.

A pioneer in Hospitality education, WGSHA, Manipal is the first college in the country to offer a

Bachelors Degree in Hotel Management. The institute celebrated its Silver anniversary on 28th October

2011.

Why WGSHA?

WGSHA has been ranked as the première Hotel Management institute in India. With the professional

backing of ITC- Welcomgroup, and the long-standing reputation of Manipal University, along with its 25

years of experience, makes WGSHA the first choice for students pursuing a course in Hotel

Management. The faculty members are well-versed in their specialized fields, have the relevant industry

experience and have the required teaching experience.

The college has a running 70-room Fortune Brand, Hotel for the students' on-the-job training

experience. It has three kitchen labs, bakery confectionery, butchery and garde-manger rooms. It also

includes housekeeping and front-office labs, an audio-visual room, a vast library, P-G Faculty Research

Cell, a computer lab and hostels with recreational and dining facilities.

Manipal is offering

1. Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM)

2. Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM) Lateral Entry

3. Diploma in Hotel Management Catering Technology (DHMCT)

4. Certificate Courses:

a. Cookery for Homemakers

b. Food Service and Waiting in Restaurants

c. Cookery for Commercial Cooks

d. Bakery for Commercial Bakers

Mission & Strengths:

MISSION: To mould young men and women into competent and responsible professionals with pleasing personalities who would, with requisite experience, become leaders in the hospitality industry. STRENGTHS:

1. State-of-the-art facilities with fully qualified and experienced faculty to impart quality education of highest standards. The National Board of Accreditation has given the highest accreditation - Accreditation for 5 years

2. Being the only Hotel Management College under Manipal University, WGSHA enjoys complete autonomy and hence is able to utilize its innate strengths to the best advantage

3. Recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education. 4. ISO 9001 – 2008 certified college 5. Linkages with international institutes and facility to transfer credits to universities

abroad 6. The first Indian Hotel Management Institute listed by the Council of Hotel, Restaurant

and Institutional Education (CHRIE) 7. On-job training is carried out in the attached hotel, Valley View International. In addition

extensive industrial training for six months in leading hotels all over India is also organized

8. Focus on co-curricular and extracurricular activities including sports, yoga and aerobics to ensure overall development of the individual

9. Extensive exposure of the students to the leading personalities from the academic field and the hospitality industry

10. A dynamic Placement Cell to help students receive placements within leading national and international organizations in the service industry

11. Fully residential college with separate hostels exclusive for males and females.