MGR Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Chennai

MGR Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology is a constituent of Loyola College, Chennai, established in the year 1993 exclusively for the hotel industry. Established in Valasaravakkam, Chennai, this college is known for offering quality hotel management education as an affiliated college.

The institute is an AICTE-approved institute, and it offers a specialised course that prepares the students for the dynamic hospitality industry. A faculty of 12 members, all of whom have years of experience in the field of teaching, makes it possible for MGR Institute to offer its students personalised attention as well as the best education.

The institute is pleased to extend various learning amenities that add value to the students during learning processes. The rich library that has qualified books and materials responds to the students’ needs in the sphere of hospitality management and connected disciplines. Modern-day university laboratories offer the corresponding practical experience since they replicate the development environments of the firms.

In addition, the college has quality IT facilities to enable the learners to remain in touch with the current technological developments within the discipline. For physical and other activities and functions of the students, the institute has provided sports facilities and a grand auditorium.

Cafeterias in individual colleges not only manage to provide a place for consuming food but are also effective training venues for future workers in the sphere of hospitality. MGR Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology provides two complete courses in the hospitality management field.

The institute offers a Diploma in Hotel Management and Catering Technology, which is a full three-year course that takes an intake of one hundred students every academic year. Further, it provides a Bachelor of Hotel Management and Catering Technology ( BHMCT ), a three-year full-time degree course.

Both programmes have been structured in a way that students acquire the theoretical concepts and applied skills expected in the diverse hospital industry. Some of the areas to be touched include hotel operational areas, food and beverage services, housekeeping, and front of house, to mention but a few.

MGR Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology currently has a very simple admission procedure that is easily understandable. Since particular examination information is not given, the institute must consider the score of 10+2 or equivalent examination; however, the preference must be given to subjects useful for undergraduate-level hospitality management.

Prospective students are advised to check the institute's website; more detailed information about requirements and deadlines for admission should be obtained independently at the official website of the MGRIH&CT or through communication with the admission committee.

The principle of talent development is well intensified throughout the institute in terms of the learning process, where the concept of education is done in terms of both academic content and vocational competencies in order to produce competent and marketable students in the hospitality industry upon completion of their studies.