NCHMCT, IGNOU Extended MoU for Degree Programs in Hospitality Education

The National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology ( NCHMCT) extended the Memorandum of Understanding  (MoU) with Indira Gandhi National Open University  (IGNOU) for its 3-year B.Sc. and 2-year M.Sc. Programs for a tenure of five years.

The MoU was signed between the two organisations in New Delhi on 11 December 2012 in the presence of Union Tourism Minister Sh. K. Chiranjeevi.

The amalgamation between the two national bodieskickstarted in the year 2002. In this whole arrangement, students can pursue five theory subjects offered by IGNOU and thirty-four subjects taught through full-time institute laboratory and classroom learning in the various operational aspects of hospitality, to qualify for a 3-year B.Sc.

Under the joint venture, each year seven thousand students on an average are enrolled for the first year of the B.Sc. program, while fifteen thousand students pursue the course annually in the three different years of the program.