Soon after the declaration of Higher Secondary results, students make different career choices and choose respective education path to reach their goal. Many of the students choose Hotel Management as their career and choose to go for various hotel management courses after completing their Higher Secondary (10+2) education. One of the very popular and basic course taken up by large number of students is Bachelors of Science in Hospitality & Hotel Administration. The course is offered by various colleges across India including IHMs, private colleges and state government colleges. To get admission in top and premier colleges and institutes across the country, students have to give NCHM Joint Entrance Exam (Hotel Management Entrance Exam).
Generally, the NCHM JEE (National Council of Hotel Management Joint Entrance Exam) is conducted in month of April every year by the council. The first and foremost requirement for appearing in this entrance exam is 50% or above marks in Higher Secondary (10+2). Students who have not achieved 50% or above marks can go for other certificate or diploma courses in Hotel Management offered by various prestigious institutes. To start off with early preparations for the hotel management entrance exam, students should start working on their reasoning, communication skills, overall personality and numerical aptitude. To keep on right track with proper guidance, students should opt for a reliable hotel management entrance exam coaching centre.
Starting off with NCHM JEE Entrance Exam details, the exam is held in the month of April every year for which applications are invited from the month of December (previous year). The duration of examination is three hours and usually conducted in 10AM to 1PM time slot. The exam format is kept simple to Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) with application of negative marking scheme for wrong answers. In the time course of 3 hours of examination, students need to answer a total of 200 questions. For candidate’s knowledge, the NCHM JEE examination includes 5 different sections mentioned below:
- Logical Deduction & Reasoning
- Current Affairs & General Knowledge (GK)
- Analytical Aptitude & Numerical Abilities
- Service Sector Aptitude
- English Language
With the help of above mentioned section, one can easily get an idea about the diversity and difficulty of NCHM JEE syllabus. To get more details about NCHM JEE syllabus, click here. To get better understanding and in depth knowledge about various sections of NCHM JEE syllabus, Success Mantra recommends reading hotel management entrance exam books. For making the preparation task smooth & easier, here is the list of reference book/ study material (divided as per sections), students should go through to score good in NCHM JEE (Hotel Management Entrance Exam):
Reference Books for Scientific Aptitude & General Knowledge Section:
- Lucent’s General Knowledge Book
- General Knowledge 2017 Book by Arihant Publications
- Competition Review Year Book 2017
- Pratiyogita Darpan
- Manorama Year Book 2017
- Pearson India Year Book
Reference Books for Logical Deduction & Reasoning Section:
- R S Agarwal: Verbal Reasoning Book
- MK Pandey
- R S Agarwal: Quantitative Aptitude eBook (All Solved Parts)
- Practice Book: 501 Challenging Logical Reasoning
- R S Agarwal: Non-Verbal & Verbal Reasoning Book
- Banks & Govt. Entrance Exam Question Papers for Quantitative Aptitude
Reference Books for Analytical Aptitude & Numerical Abilities Section:
- Quantitative Aptitude Books by RS Aggarwal
- S’ Chand’s: Maths 30 Days Wonder
Reference Books for Service Sector Aptitude Section:
- Ramesh Gupta’s Hotel Management Books
- R.P Datason: Hotel Management Entrance Exam Guide
- Thorpe’s Book: How to Prepare for Hotel Management & Hospitality Administration
- Entrance Exam, Guide by VVK Subburaj: Hotel Management Catering Technology
- RPH Editorial Board’s: Ramesh Hotel Management Entrance Exam Guide
- 10 Mock Tests for Hotel Management Entrance by Dharmendra Mittal
- Jawahar Book Centre’s: Hotel Management Entrance Exam Guide
- Study Package by Arihant for Hotel Management & Hospitality Administration
- Gladvin Rego’s: Hotel Mangement Entrance Exam Guide
Reference Books for English Language Section:
- Tata McGraw Hill
- Wren & Martin
- General English for Competition Exams by Arihant Publications
- Pearson’s English Book
Apart from the hotel management entrance exam books/study material mentioned above, candidates should also try to acquire and solve previous year question papers, mock tests and sample questions for NCHM JEE 2017.
