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Campus Notes
Nurturing intellect
SRM Institute of Hotel Management is consistently helping
students to widen their intellectual horizon
SRM Institute of Hotel Management was established in 1993
with an aim to produce the best hospitality professionals in the country. The
hospitality institute offers valuable practical experience to the students while
they are pursuing the course. "We have a four-star hotel where students
spend ample time in getting the practical experience. It gives a unique advantage
to our students as they are exposed to hands on experience while studying in
the college," says Antony Ashok Kumar, principal, SRM Institute of Hotel
Management.
The curriculum is based on the American system. The T-GROUP Therapy concept
has been adopted by SRM Institute of Hotel Managament. It offers a three-year
degree in B.Sc., a three-year diploma in Hotel Management and Catering Technology
(approved by the All India Council for Technical Education, AICTE), a 10-month
international post-graduation diploma in facility management (from Rijkshoge
School Ijselland, Deventer, The Netherlands) and craft/certificate courses in
food production, bakery and confectionery, F&B service, front office, housekeeping
etc.
"We create an environment where students participate and interact with
the faculty for complete comprehension and understanding of the subjects. We
encourage students to go beyond the purview of the syllabus and lay emphasis
on hands on training in various departments. This modern infrastructure helps
the students to widen their intellectual horizon," mentions Kumar. The
insitute also has foreign tie-ups. It has signed MoUs with reputed international
universities including Cambraian College and Algoma University, Canada, Youngsan
University, Korea, University of Wisconsin and Bryant University, U.S.A. and
Taylors College University, Malaysia. Every successful student is absorbed by
the hotel chain owned by SRM Group or placed in other hotel chains, fast food
chains, BPOs, tourism sector, aviation sector etc.
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‘Our objective is to help each student in
getting his or her dream job’
Antony Ashok Kumar, principal, SRM Institute
of Hotel Management, speaks to Dinkar Farwaha
 What
is the USP of SRM Institute of Hotel Management?
Our hotel is one of our strongest USPs. The practical
knowledge offered to the students in the hotel while they are studying
is unmatched. We have a highly knowledgeable and well qualified faculty
which grooms the students and helps in making them strong hospitality
professionals. Apart from the regular academic activities, we invite experts
from the industry to give guest lectures to the students which helps in
updating them about the current trends in the hospitality industry. Moreover,
we also send students for industrial training for a period of 16 weeks,
which is mandatory through which they are able to get hands-on experience
in all major departments. Furthermore, teachers undertake a 'train the
trainer' programme every year which helps them in evaluating and upgrading
their knowledge. We have won various awards and accolades which is a testimonial
of our hardwork and perseverance.
How do you guide your students in their careers?
Our objective is to help each student in getting his
or her dream job. We help each and every student in not only attaining
the right knowledge but also developing his or her personality, grooming
man-management skills, building confidence etc. We invite the HR of top
hotels to our college so that they can interact with our students, guide
them about the opportunities available in their respective organisations
and accordingly prepare them.
What does the future hold for hospitality education
in India?
Hospitality education in our country is at par with any
country in the world. The future is very bright. The quality of education
would continue to improve and the best colleges in the country would set
a benchmark in the hospitality education.
What is your message to aspiring students who
wish to make a career in the hospitality sector?
Hospitality is one of the fastest growing industries
globally. Sky is the limit for hospitality students. My message to aspiring
students is that if you have the right attitude and are passionate about
the hospitality industry, then this is the career for you.
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