About the Bachelor in Hotel Management with Honours
A globally benchmarked undergraduate degree delivered in collaboration with the University of Huddersfield (UK) and managed by the Taj Group.
Degree Overview
Bachelor in Hotel Management with Honours
The Bachelor in Hotel Management (Honours) is a four-year undergraduate program that combines academic learning with real-world practice. Students gain expertise in hospitality operations, finance, marketing, and leadership, all within a live Taj-managed five-star hotel environment.
This globally recognized degree is awarded by the University of Huddersfield (UK), ensuring international academic equivalence and career mobility worldwide.
Course Structure / Curriculum Overview
Year 1
*Curriculum content updates may occur to meet academic standards.
HOTEL MANAGEMENT Foundation Level (120 CREDITS)
Students develop a strong base in hotel operations and professional skills at the foundation level.
- Food & Beverage Operations
You will learn the fundamentals of food and beverage service, including service styles, menu knowledge, beverages, and contemporary industry trends. Focuses on delivering exceptional guest dining experiences. - Food Production Operations
Introduces basic cooking techniques, international cuisines, kitchen equipment, and food production standards used in commercial kitchens. - Front Office Operations
Covers front desk procedures, guest handling, reservation systems, and property management systems with a strong balance of theory and practice. - Business Economics & Statistics
Builds understanding of business fundamentals, market analysis, basic finance, and data handling relevant to the hotel industry. - Housekeeping Operations
Focuses on guest room and public area management, hotel hygiene standards, safety, security, and the role of technology in housekeeping services. - Professional Skills Development
Enhances communication, leadership, teamwork, business etiquette, presentation skills, and career readiness through experiential learning preparing young aspirants for the hospitality industry.
- Food & Beverage Operations
Year 2
HOTEL MANAGEMENT INTERMEDIATE LEVEL (120 CREDITS)
Emphasis shifts to management, finance, marketing, and operational control.
- Business Finance
Introduces financial decision-making, investment appraisal, budgeting, working capital, and funding strategies in hospitality businesses. - Food & Beverage Management
Develops managerial skills required to operate profitable and customer-focused food and beverage outlets. - Management of Hospitality Organisations
Explores management principles, leadership styles, team dynamics, and organisational behaviour within hospitality settings. - Rooms Division Management
Covers integrated management of front office and housekeeping to ensure smooth guest experiences and operational efficiency. - Hospitality Events Management (Open)
Focuses on planning, costing, coordinating, and executing hospitality events such as conferences, meetings, and social functions. - Digital Marketing (Open)
Introduces traditional and digital marketing tools, online branding, and promotional strategies aligned with current hospitality trends. - Hotel Design & Planning (Open)
Provides insights into hotel engineering systems, space planning, safety regulations, and sustainable design practices. - Revenue Management (Open)
Develops skills in forecasting, pricing, demand analysis, and revenue optimisation essential for hotel profitability.
- Business Finance
Year 3
Supervised Work Experience
- Internship
Students gain hands-on industry exposure, applying classroom knowledge to real-world hospitality operations and problem-solving scenarios.
Year 4
HOTEL MANAGEMENT HONOURS LEVEL
Focuses on strategy, research, ethics, and leadership for senior roles.
- Research Project
Enables students to conduct independent research on contemporary hospitality issues using appropriate research methods. - Services Management
Examines service quality, customer experience, service recovery, and operational excellence in hospitality organisations. - Strategic Human Resource Management
Explores talent management, performance systems, and HR strategies that support long-term organisational success. - Strategic Management (Open)
Develops the ability to analyse business environments, formulate strategies, and manage change in a global hospitality context. - Business Ethics (Open)
Focuses on ethical decision-making, corporate governance, and responsible business practices in hospitality. - Hospitality Entrepreneurship (Open)
Encourages entrepreneurial thinking and equips students to identify opportunities and develop hospitality ventures. - Hotel Real Estate Evaluation (Open)
Introduces hotel property valuation, investment analysis, and international valuation practices.
- Research Project
professional Internships
INTERNSHIP & GLOBAL EXPOSURE
Each student undertakes a professional internship with leading hospitality brands in India or abroad. Guided by the Taj Group, internships ensure that academic learning is reinforced through real operational experience, a hallmark of IHM–A’s education model. Students gain exposure to hotel operations, fine dining, culinary innovation, and guest service management at five-star properties.
Eligibility & Admission Criteria
Pass in 10+2 or equivalent examination in any discipline with English as a compulsory subject.
Applicants must be at least 17 years old at the time of admission.
Program Outcomes / Career Pathways
Accommodation Manager
Restaurant Manager
Revenue Manager
Conference Centre Manager
Event Manager
Banquet Manager
Events Planner
Catering Manager
Entrepreneur
Turn Your Passion Into a Global Profession
Join India’s most prestigious hospitality institute and earn an internationally recognized degree.