Srinagar, Jul 12: After pursuing a degree or diploma from the Institute of Hotel Management (IHM) Srinagar, supervised by the Ministry of Tourism, one can easily get a job in the hotel industry.
The officials here in the IHM told Morning Kashmir that 90% of the students who got the Degree from this institution got the placement in the hotel industry “There are campus interviews here and the students are placed through this. From the last two years, we have seen that a lot of students have shown their interest in the IHM courses. Scores of students from the IHM even have adjusted abroad,” the officials said.
When asked what benefits and career options would be available for students after pursuing courses from your college, the officials said, “Students after gaining sufficient knowledge can work as a Food Manager, Service Crew and Hotelier. Students after pursuing our Diploma courses in the discipline of Hotel Management will be having sufficient knowledge and experience about Tourism, food and they can work as a Food Owner/Manager, Instructor and Hotelier.
They said that in addition to regular courses, the institute is offering various value based courses to supplement student’s knowledge.
“If we talk about the students of Jammu and Kashmir three years from now, there was less inclination towards it. But due to the conduct of the Joint Entrance Examination, the number of candidates for these courses has increased. Also, earlier, there used to be more students from outside the UT, but in the past three years, the ratio has reached 50-50. The interest of the students of the Valley is increasing on this course. A lot of awareness has spread here,” they said.
“The quality of education we offer to students, internships, projects and global learning opportunities we provide to them and academic support and career guidance sessions which are regularly organized for their benefit makes each course unique and worth pursuing for students. Apart from this, the amazing campus we have for students, extracurricular activities we regularly conduct for their complete personality development and the kind of classroom environment we have established along with our course fees makes them a best fit for students,” the officials added. Meanwhile expressing their enthusiasm, the number of students here in the institution said, “We are doing a degree course here. Apart from this, there are numerous short-term courses in this institution. The private sector is flourishing nowadays. Hotel Management is nice for people as being a job-oriented course, after the completion of the degree, one gets a job in any field of hotel management,” the students said.
