A pass in 10+2 system of Senior Secondary examination or its equivalent with English as one of the subjects. Candidate must have passed English as a subject of study (core/elective/functional) in the qualifying examination.

Those appearing in 10+2 or equivalent examination can also appear in JEE 2014 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 30-09-2014.

The offer of admission is subject to verification of original certificates/documents at the time of admission. If any candidate is found ineligible at a later date even after admission to an Institute, his/her admission will stand cancelled.

Qualifying Examinations for Indian Students

• Plus two level examination in the 10+2 pattern of Senior Secondary education of any recognized Central/State Board, such as Central Board of Secondary Education and Council for Indian School Certificate Examination or State Boards of Secondary Education.
• Intermediate or two-year Pre-University Examination conducted by a recognized Board/University.
• General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.
• High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University.
• Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in a foreign country recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 pattern of Senior Secondary education.
• H.S.C. Vocational Examination.
• Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects including English as one of the Subjects.

Age Limit as on 01 July 2014

For candidates from General and OBC categories, upper age limit is 22 years as on 01.07.2014. Candidates born on or after July 01, 1992 are eligible. In the case of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates, upper age limit is 25 years as on 01.07.2014. That is SC/ST candidates born on or after July 01, 1989 are eligible. Upper age limit for Physically Challenged candidates shall be reckoned as per the category he/she belongs to i.e. General/SC/ST/OBC. Date of birth as recorded in the Secondary Education Board/Pre-University Certificate shall be the authentic proof that will be accepted. At the time of counselling, this certificate must be produced in original as a proof of age, failing which the candidate will not be considered for counselling/admission.

Physical Fitness

All qualified candidates will have to submit a physical fitness certificate at the time of admission from a Registered Medical Practitioner in the prescribed format given at APPENDIX - I. Click here to download Appendix-I

Reservation of Seats

As per Government of India rules candidates belonging to certain categories are admitted to seats reserved for them. Benefit of reservation shall be given only to those classes/castes/tribes which are in the respective Central List published by the Government of India.

Reservation for SC / ST

For the SC and ST categories, 15% and 7.5% seats, respectively, are reserved in Central and State Government Institutes of Hotel Management. Candidates belonging to SC / ST categories will be required to produce the original caste/tribe certificate issued by a competent authority in the prescribed format during admission. Certificates in any other format will not be accepted. Seats remaining vacant in these categories shall not be filled by candidates belonging to any other category.

OBC Candidates

27% seats are reserved for candidates belonging to OBC (Non creamy layer) category in Central Institutes of Hotel Management. Those belonging to the creamy layer of OBC are NOT entitled for reservation. Seats remaining vacant in this category shall be filled through General Category candidates, as per Hon’ble Supreme Court ruling. The OBC candidates (non-creamy layer) will be required to produce original OBC (Non Creamy Layer) caste certificate issued on or after April 01, 2013 by a competent authority in the prescribed format at the time of counselling/Admission. Format is given at Appendix II. Click here to download Appendix-II

Document Required in Support of Claim for Reservation Under SC, ST and OBC Categories

The certificate of SC, ST & OBC category is required to be issued by District Magistrate/Additional District Magistrate / Collector / Deputy Commissioner / Additional Deputy Commissioner / Deputy Collector / 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate / City Magistrate / Sub-Divisional Magistrate / Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate / Presidency Magistrate / Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar / Sub-Divisional Officer of the area / Administrator / Secretary to Administrator / Development Officer (Lakshadweep Island) where the candidate and / or his / her family normally resides. Certificate issued by any other authority will not be accepted. Candidates are required to produce the original Caste Certificate along with attested copy at the time of Counselling as well as at the time of admission at the Institute.

Physically Disabled (PD)

3% of seats in every category are reserved for Physically Disabled candidates in all Central & State Government Institutes of Hotel Management. For any category of disability (viz. locomotors, visual, dyslexia, speech, and / or hearing) benefit would be given to those who have at least 40% physical impairment.

The percentage of disability of the candidates will be required to be certified by Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Central Govt. / State Govt. / Municipal Corporation run Hospitals only. Such candidates are required to produce the original Medical Certificate both at the time of Counselling and at the time of Admission to the Institute. In case of any dispute in determining the eligibility under PD category, the decision of the Medical Board to be constituted by the Institute would be final.

Reservation for Kashmiri Migrant
(Subject to notification from Ministry of HRD for academic session 2014-2015)

One seat (Supernumerary) in each Central and State Government affiliated IHM is provided for Registered Kashmiri Migrants. Such applicants shall have to qualify the JEE-2014. Candidates registered with different State Govt. should produce proof of registration in original at the time of Counselling and at the time of admission to the Institutes.

• Date of Written Examination :
  • Date of Written Examination is 26th April, 2014 (Saturday).
  • Candidate should be reach to the Examination Center at 9:00 A.M. sharp
• How to Apply
  • Sale of Application Form and Information Brochure shall commence from 23.12.2013 from affiliated Institutes and NCHMCT Office, Noida. Detail shall be available in the Council's website www.nchm.nic.in or www.nchm.gov.in from 23.12.2013.
  • Candidates may also apply through online from 05.12.2013 by remitting fee through gateway payment. For online application and other details, access website www.applyadmission.net/nchmjee2014
• Pattern for Written Examination

  Sl. No.	Subject	No. of Questions	Duration
  1.	Numerical Ability and Scientific Aptitude	30	3:00 Hrs.
  2.	Reasoning and Logocal Deduction	30
  3.	General Knowledge & Current Affairs	30
  4.	English Language	60
  5.	Aptitude for Service Sector	50
  Total		200

• Language of Question Paper

  Question Paer will be bilingual i.e. in English and Hindi (expect for English Language).

• Marking Scheme for JEE Written Test

  Each correct answer under Numerical Ability & Scientific Aptitude, Reasoning & Logical Deduction, General Knowledge & Current Affairs and English Language components carry one mark. For any wrong answer 0.25 marks will be deducted. Graded Mark(s) will be awarded under Aptitude for Service Sector component i.e. 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 & 1.00. The most appropriate answer carries one mark.

• Merit List

  All India merit list of candidates shall be prepared on the basis of marks secured in the JEE Written Test. In case candidates secure equal marks, the merit will be determind as under,

  • Candidate securing higher marks in English component of JEE shall rank higher,
  • In case of candidates securing equal marks in JEE, as well as in English component of JEE, then the candidate securing higher marks in Service Aptitude Component of JEE shall rank higher,
  • In case of tie in (i) and (ii) above, the candidate older in age shall rank higher

• Result of Written Test

  Result of Written Test shall be announced on the Council's website www.nchmcounseling.nic.in and www.nchmct.org 2nd week of May, 2014.

• Availability of Seats

  Sl. No.	Institute	City	Actual Intake
  Central Government Institute of Hotel Management
  1.	Institute of Hotel Management	Bengaluru	230
  2.	Institute of Hotel Management	Bhopal	276
  3.	Institute of Hotel Management	Bhubaneswar	230
  4.	Institute of Hotel Management	Chennai	253
  5.	Institute of Hotel Management	Delhi	246
  6.	Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management	Chandigargh	230
  7.	Institute of Hotel Management	Gandhinagar	230
  8.	Institute of Hotel Management	Goa	292
  9.	Institute of Hotel Management	Gurdaspur	184
  10.	Institute of Hotel Management	Guwahati	132
  11.	Institute of Hotel Management	Gwalior	184
  12.	Institute of Hotel Management	Hajipur	230
  13.	Institute of Hotel Management	Hyderabad	230
  14.	Institute of Hotel Management	Jaipur	184
  15.	Institute of Hotel Management	Kolkata	307
  16.	Institute of Hotel Management	Lucknow	276
  17.	Institute of Hotel Management	Mumbai	368
  18.	Institute of Hotel Management	Shillong	41
  19.	Institute of Hotel Management	Shimla	307
  20.	Institute of Hotel Management	Srinagar	153
  21.	Institute of Hotel Management	Thiruvananthapuram	184
  State Government Institute of Hotel Management
  22.	Chandigarh Institute of Hotel Management	Chandigarh	60
  23.	Delhi Institute of Hotel Management	Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi	120
  24.	Institute of Hotel Management	Dehradun	120
  25.	State Institute of Hotel Management	Faridabad	40
  26.	State Institute of Hotel Management	Gangtok	77
  27.	State Institute of Hotel Management	Jodhpur	80
  28.	State Institute of Hotel Management	Kozhikode	60
  29.	Institute of Hotel Management	Kurukshetra	130
  30.	Institute of Hotel Management	Bathinda	120
  31.	State Institute of Hotel Management	Hamirpur	120
  32.	Institute of Hotel Management	Silvassa	60
  33.	State Institute of Hotel Management	Thiruchirapalli	90
  34.	State Institute of Hotel Management	Rohtak	120
  35.	State Institute of Hotel Management	Puduchery	20
  36.	State Institute of Hotel Management	Panipat	60
  37.	Dr. YSR NITHM	Hyderabad	60
  Private Institute of Hotel Management
  38.	Chandigarh College of Hotel Management	Mohali (Punjab)	90
  39.	Chitkara School of Hospitality	Rajpura (Punjab)	120
  40.	Deshbhagat Institute of Hotel Management	Mandi Gobindgrh (Punjab)	100
  41.	K C College of Hotel Management	Nawanshahr (Punjab)	60
  42.	Institute of Hotel Management	Meerut	120
  43.	Oriental School of Hotel Management	Calicut	120
  44.	Ranjita Institute of Hotel Management	Bhubaneswar	120
  45.	Shrishakti College of Hotel Management	Hyderabad	120
  46.	SRM Institute of Hotel Management	Chennai	120
  47.	Munnar Catering College	Kerala	60
  48.	Gurunanak Institute of Hotel Management	Kolkata	60
  49.	C T Institute of Hotel Management	Jalandhar (Punjab)	60
  50.	Rayat & Bahra Institute of Hotel Management	Mohali (Punjab)	60
  51.	St. Soldier Institute of Hotel Management	Jalandhar (Punjab)	50
  52.	VELs College of Hotel Management	Chennai	90
  Total			7454

  Note :
  • Number od seats may increase or decrease marginally which shall be notified on website before the date of Counselling.
  • 5% extra seats over and above intake may be offered during Counselling to take care of no shows and drop-outs.
  • For availability of Hostel seats and charges, please access website of the concerned Institute.

Fee Structure (for Government sponsored Institutes)