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Bachelor of Science (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) (BHM)

Updated on 24 Jul, 2014


Bachelor of Science (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) (BHM)

Minimum Duration: 3 Years
Maximum Duration: 6 Years
Course Fee: Rs. 3,000
Minimum Age: No bar
Maximum Age: No bar

Eligibility:

10+2 or its equivalent

Note:  It is a regular Programme in collaboration with NCHMCT, NOIDA with components from Distance learning. Admission through national level entrance test (JEE) conducted by NCHMCT.

Medium of Instructions: English

Programme Fee: Rs.3000/- per year (for IGNOU Component) NCHMCT to charge its own fees.

The School of Social Sciences launched a Bachelor in Hospitality and Hotel Administration in collaboration with the National Council for Hotel Management Catering Technology (NCHMCT), Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.

 

This is a three-year degree programme and is based on a collaborative model with courses from the distance learning system and those courses offered by the NCHMCT.

 

There will be regular classes for learners at all the Institutes of Hotel Management. In addition, all learners will have to complete courses worth 40 credits offered by IGNOU through the distance mode. For admission in this programme, NCHMCT conducts an entrance test at different Institutes of Hotel Management all over the country.

 

It is a professional programme aimed at developing human resources for the Hotel Industry and Hospitality Services.

Future Prospects: Provides job avenues in hotel and hospitality industry and other services sectors

Teleconferencing

Teleconferencing is a one-way video and two-way audio facility. Teleconferencing will be held every month. During teleconferencing session, students will get an opportunity to interact by phone in facility or fax with the resource persons/experts who participate in teleconferencing session and clear your doubts immediately.

The teleconferencing facility will be available at the Regional Centre and Selected Study Centres. The teleconferencing schedule will be sent to the Programme In-charge and Regional Director who would inform the students. Teleconferencing is done through Gyan Darshan Channel. You must regularly attend these sessions. These will help you to clarify doubts and interact with other learners all over the country.

Radio Counselling

 Radio counselling will be held through F.M. and you can ask questions free of cost with phone in facilities right from your home. A toll free telephone number 110012345 has been provided for this purpose.

Telecast

The programme will also be telecasted through DD Metro channel and schedule will be informed to students in advance.

Audio-video Programme

Audio and video programmes for each course have been prepared to support your learning. These Audio-video programmes in the form of cassettes are available at all Programme Study Centres. These Audio and video cassettes will be provided for viewing and listening. You can also hire the cassettes for viewing and listening.

Attendance

Students will be required to complete seventy-five percent attendance in theory counselling to become eligible for appearing in Term-end Examination. Similarly, you will be required to complete ninety percent attendance in practical contact sessions to become eligible for appearing in practical examination.

Continuous Evaluation of Theory Component

Assignment is a means of continuing assessment of theory and practical. Assignments will help you to recapitulate the theory and go back to the text again in case you are unable to answer a particular question. Thus assignments also help to reinforce learning in distance learning system of education.

These assignments consist of a set of questions and activities that you will answer at your own place by referring your blocks. The assignments will cover all types of questions (long answer type, short answer type, objective type, multiple choice questions and case studies). The assignments will carry thirty percent weightage.

Students will be required to obtain 50% marks as pass percentage in each assignment separately. Each assignment will carry 100 marks. In the final result assignments will carry thirty percent weightage. 
 

 As stated earlier, term-end examination is the major component of the evaluation system and if carries seventy percent weightage in the Final result. The University conducts term-end examination twice a year i.e., in June and December.

Students can take the examination only after completion of the course, failing which you can take the same in December or June of subsequent years years within the total span of the programme. In case you fail to get a pass score in the Tern-end Examination, you will be eligible to reappear at the next Term-end Examination for that course as and when if is held, within the total span of the programme. 

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