The National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT) is not a college or university itself, but rather the apex national-level regulatory body governing hospitality education in India. Established in 1982 by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, it functions as an autonomous society.
Regulatory Status: NCHMCT oversees and standardizes the curriculum, academic policies, and training standards across a wide network of affiliated Institutes of Hotel Management (IHMs) and Food Craft Institutes (FCIs) throughout the country.
Affiliations: It currently regulates over 90 institutions, including Central Government-sponsored, State Government-sponsored, and select private Institutes of Hotel Management.
Academic Recognition: The Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Hospitality & Hotel Administration and the Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Hospitality Administration programs offered through its affiliated institutes are conducted in collaboration with, and recognized by, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.
Institutional Rankings: While NCHMCT is the governing body, the individual institutes under its umbrella (the IHMs) are frequently ranked in national surveys. Prestigious government IHMs—such as IHM Pusa (Delhi), IHM Mumbai, IHM Hyderabad, and IHM Chennai—consistently occupy the top positions in rankings by publications like India Today, Outlook-ICARE, and The Week
Lovely Professional University (LPU)
Jalandhar, Punjab
Type: Private University
IBS Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Telangana
Type: Private
Chandigarh University
Mohali, Punjab
Chandigarh University, Lucknow
Unnao, Uttar Pradesh
RV University
Bangalore, Karnataka
Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE)
ICFAI University (IFHE)
Type: Deemed to be University
KL University
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
GITAM University
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad Business School, GITAM University
Medak, Telangana
MIT-WPU
Pune, Maharashtra
KLH Hyderabad
MIT VPU
Solapur, Maharashtra
Universal AI University
Raigad, Maharashtra
Maharishi Markandeshwar University
Ambala, Haryana
DOMS - Nalsar University
Type: Public
DIT University
Dehradun, Uttarakhand
MBU Tirupati
Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh
SRM University, AP
MNR University
Medchal, Telangana
VIT-AP University
VIT Vellore
Vellore, Tamil Nadu
SRM University - SRMIST Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka
Woxsen University
Christ University
Reva University
Sathyabama University, Chennai