NCHM JEE (NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HOTEL MANAGEMENT) JOINT ENTRANCE EXAM 2024

NCHM JEE (NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HOTEL MANAGEMENT) JOINT ENTRANCE EXAM 2024

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND DATES

About National Testing Agency (NTA)

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), which is now known as Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India (GOI) has established the National Testing Agency (NTA) as an independent, autonomous, and self-sustained premier testing organization under the Societies Registration Act (1860) for conducting efficient, transparent and international standards tests in order to assess the competency of candidates for admissions to premier higher education institutions.

About National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT)

National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology, has been set up in 1982 as an Autonomous Body under the Ministry of Tourism, to centrally run and regulate academics for B.Sc. Hospitality & Hotel Administration and ten other structured courses of study that are imparted at the affiliated 21 Central Institutes of Hotel Management, 30 State Government Institutes of Hotel Management, 01 Public Sector Undertaking, 2 PPP run SIHMs and 24 Private Institutes of Hotel Management. The Institutes run/controlled/regulated/affiliated to NCHMCT (Annexure-II) follow standardized course curricula prescribed by it for different professional programs. Quality of education and training provided by the Institutes help students to emerge as professionally qualified personnel for hospitality and other allied service sectors. The Council has till date trained more than one lakh Hospitality Managers, Executives and other operational personnel. Its alumni from affiliated Institutes occupy key positions in the hospitality industry as well as in allied industry both in India and abroad for coordinated growth and development of hospitality management education in the country. Through the Council, these Institutes offer 11 (eleven) different professional programs leading to award of Certificate, Diploma, Post Graduate Diploma, Bachelor and Master Degree.

National Council for Hotel Management Joint Entrance Examination (NCHM JEE) -2024

1 The B.Sc. (Hospitality & Hotel Administration) Programme at its affiliated Institutes (Annexure-II), is offered by the National Council for Hotel Management and recognized by JNU.

2 The Three-Year (Six Semester) course equips students with all the required skills, knowledge and attitude to efficiently discharge supervisory responsibilities in the Hospitality sector. As per NEP 2020, there will be a 4 th year option for the students to get an Honors’ Degree. 3.3 The program involves in-depth laboratory work for students to acquire required knowledge and skill standards in the operational areas of Food Production, Food & Beverage Service, Front Office Operation and House Keeping. It also provides managerial inputs in Hotel Accountancy, Food Safety & Quality, Human Resource Management, Facility Planning, Financial Management, Strategic Management, Tourism Marketing and Management.

4 Admission to the above Course is through the NCHM JEE only. The Score of NCHM JEE is accepted by all the affiliated Institutes for admission to the B.Sc. (HHA) Course in their respective Institutes.

Pattern of Examination

 Medium of Question Paper:

i) The medium of Question Paper shall be in English & Hindi only.

ii) Option of medium of Question Paper should be carefully chosen by the Candidate, while filling the Application Form online. The option once exercised cannot be changed.

iii) In case of any ambiguity in translation/construction of a question in the exam, its English version shall be treated as final and the decision of NTA shall be final in this regard.

Marking Scheme:

i) Each question carries 04 (four) marks.

ii) For each correct response, candidate will get 04 (four) marks.

iii) For each incorrect response, 01 (one) mark will be deducted from the total score.

 iv) Un-answered/un-attempted will be given Zero (0) mark.

v) To answer a question, the candidate needs to choose one option as correct option.

vi) However, after the process of Challenges of the Answer Key, in case there are multiple correct options or change in key, only those candidates who have attempted it correctly as per the revised Answer key will be awarded marks.

vii) If none of the options is correct/Question is found to be wrong–Question to be dropped and the number of questions in the paper would stand reduced and the paper would be deemed to comprise the balance questions which are correct and percent equivalence will be established based on the remaining correct questions.

Eligibility requirements:

5.1.1 A candidate should have passed 10+2 system of Senior Secondary Examination or its equivalent with English as one of the subjects, from a recognized Educational Board. Candidate must have passed English as a subject of study (core/elective/functional) in the qualifying examination.

5.1.2 Those appearing in 10+2 or equivalent examination can also appear in NCHM JEE 2024 on provisional basis. Provisional admission will stand cancelled if proof of having passed the qualifying examination (10+2 or its equivalent) is not submitted at the time of counselling or at the time of admission or latest by 30.09.2024

5.1.3 The offer of admission is subject to verification of original certificates / documents, including category certificate and PwD certificate (wherever applicable) at the time of admission. If any candidate is found ineligible at a later date even after admission to an Institute, due to the inability to produce genuine certificate in original in support of passing 10+2 or equivalent examination and fulfillment of age criteria and category certificate or PwD certificate (wherever applicable), his/her admission will stand cancelled.

Age Limit

 There is no age restriction for appearing in NCHM JEE as per the New Education Policy. As such, candidate of any age who fulfills the other eligibility criteria can apply.