Department of Hotel Management & Catering Science

Vision of the Department:

Transform the community with highly envisioned and creative personalities, as assets to the society and to explore, excel, create, experiment and research in the field of Culinary and Hospitality.

Mision of the Department:

Impart the World Class Education and innovative concepts through hands-on-training at affordable charges, to be recognized as a Centre of Excellence for Hotel Management andCatering studies and to guide in Research and Development initiatives.
Inculcate leadership skills, high profile manners and etiquettes thereby inspire holistic development to facilitate effective contribution to the society.
Develop thinking and creativity in individual students and equipping the young generation to the demands of jobs in the market.

Profile of the Hotel Management & Catering Science Department:

One of the star attractions of G.T.N Arts College is its department of Hotel Management and Catering Science. The department was started with the objective of training young talents as per growing demands of the Hotel and Tourism industry and to join in the allied industries. The programme B.Sc. Hotel Management and Catering Science is a prestigious degree awarded by the Madurai Kamaraj University.

A team of highly committed and well experienced faculty members handle both practical and theory classes. The academic course in Hotel Management and Catering Science focuses on core aspects of hospitality with a mixture of management studies that is required for the overall growth of a student, leading him / her to a good level of employability. A student is provided convenience to learn in a star hotel ambience in the college which includes Aagharam (a training restaurant), Guru (a training kitchen) and other necessary infrastructure that suits for quality education. Interactive sessions and holistic teaching methods are implemented to bring about changes in attitudes in future professionals of the Industry.

Hospitality is a people-oriented –Industry that offers world wide scope. Therefore, the course curriculum has undergone several revisions over period as per the demands of the industry and the trends in catering technology. Apart from the syllabus, the college supports and engages its students in project work, student development programme, Industry Interface, Event Management activities, Factory visits, Cruise Ship studies, Value education etc., are also part of studies here.
The department is associated with following professional bodies,
SICA – South India Chef’s Association
IFCA – Indian Federation of Culinary Associations

Vision:

Preparing each incumbent student to be a promoter in the hospitality industry.
Empowering Entrepreneurship.
Creating research scholars, leading to new inventions in culinary delights and hospitality concepts.
Raising confidence levels to be best in the field of hospitality.
Building highly envisioned and creative personalities, as assets to the society.
Continuously upgrade the facilities and faculty on par with standards.

Mission:

Imparting World Class Education and innovative concepts through hands-on-training ataffordable charges.
To inculcate leadership skills, high profile manners and etiquettes.
Equipping the young generation to the demands of jobs in the market.
To develop thinking and creativity in individual students.
To guide in R&D initiatives.
Inspire holistic development to facilitate effective contribution to the society.
To provide quality trained manpower to Industry needs.
To be recognized as a centre of excellence for Hotel Management and Catering studies.

Academic Programme:

Three Year Degree – B.Sc. Hotel Management and Catering Science

Course Duration:

The duration of the course shall be three academic years comprising six semesters with two semesters in each academic year.

Course Content:

The course consists of 24 papers and six months of Industry Exposure Training at leading star hotels of India. The following are the important subjects
Food Production and Patisserie
Food and Beverage Service
Accommodation and Front Office Management
Human Resources Management, Management Principles & Concepts, Event Management,Sales & Marketing and Entrepreneurship Development
Tourism & Travel Management and Aviation & Cruise line Management
Food Processing and Business Law
Special coaching in English and French languages

Highlights:

Competent Teaching Faculty with rich experience in industry and academic
Course Curriculum is enclosed with Internship Training in leading Star Hotels for about 16 weeks.
Continuous training on Personality Development, Soft Skills and Communication
Value Addition Courses are arranged by department to improve the skills and talents ofstudents in the respective programme.

Career Options for B.Sc. Hotel Management:

In Hotels and Restaurants as operational trainees that can lead incumbents to be department managers in future
Start as Entrepreneur
In Industrial Canteens as Canteen Managers
As Dietary Managers in large multi-specialty hospitals
In Cruise Ships as stewards, cooks to section heads
In Airlines as Hostess / Stewardess and as Chef in Airline Kitchen
As Event Management Organisers
In Colleges as Lecturers

Testimonials:

G.T.N. Arts College is providing a quality education in B.Sc. Hotel Management and best to acknowledge the institution for its good training by well acclaimed teaching staff at affordable charges. (Chef Ajeet Janardhanan, Executive Chef, The Residency Towers)
Hotel Management and Catering Science Programme will have great career opportunities for the potential graduates in Hospitality industry at India and abroad. (Mr.N.Sureshakumar,General Manager, Hotel North Gate)
Hotel Management and Catering Science Programme at G.T.N. Arts College is designed with the aim of equipping the students as per industry demand and would provide the optimum hands on training to prepare the students for industry ready. (Mr.Vijayakumar,General Manager, GRT Radisson Blu Mahabalipuram)
Three tier cities like Dindigul have immense opportunities for Hotel Management graduates due to the tourism prospects and high possibility for the emergence of star hotels like Vivera Grande in the future. (Mr.V.Viveak, Executive Director, Vivera Grande)
B.Sc. Hotel Management is a professional programme, the composition of theory and practical training would make the professional graduate that can build enough confidence among individuals for entrepreneurship. (Chef Ramu Butler, Restaurateur & Hospitality Trainer)
B.Sc. Hotel Management and Catering Science programme consists of various management subjects which would nurture the managerial ideas and concepts in learners thereby the individual will have glorious job opportunities in different public sectors. (Mr.M.Sheriff,Senior General Manager, GRT Regency, Madurai)