Lourdes Matha Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Thiruvananthapuram: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Lourdes Matha Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology is one of the premier instituition for hospitality education located at Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala. This affiliated college was set up in the year 2004 and is located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – one of the most picturesque districts of India. Located over 25 acres of land, the institute has got the affiliation of AICTE, All India Council for Technical Education, so it provides good education in the areas of hotel management and catering technology. It claims a total student intake of 274 candidates at present with a faculty strength of approx 23 staff; so, the institute is capable of providing a student-focused education. It has also adopted both male and female students in order to encourage the able to meet the challenges of the international market in hospitality industry.

A number of facilities are available in the institute which has all the aim to make the learning experience of the students better. The professionally designed field based Basic Training Kitchen, Quantity Training Kitchen and Advance Training Kitchen are applied in providing practical experiences with multiple cuisines and cooking approaches. The Bakery and Confectionary Lab is designed to enable the students to really understand and perfect in baking and confectionery. As for the house, the institute has separately built hostels for boys and girls. The St. Thomas Boys Hostel will be able to house 210 inmates and will include a biometric attendance system and praying hall. The Assisi Hostel for Girls also offer the girls decent accommodation features which include single rooms, twin-share rooms, group washrooms on each floor, kitchedettes with microwave, fridge, cutlery and crockery, laundry and TV Lounge to mention but a few. Currently, the institute possesses approximately 4, 500 books and more than 60 printed journals and 700 e-books in its digital library. Astutely completing the array ofness is availability of the amenities such as sports facilities, a gym and a state of the art computer laboratory complete with all the modern trappings.

The course offered by Lourdes Matha Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology are two full time undergraduate programmes. The BHMCT programme is a four-year course with an intake of one hundred and twenty students at the Undergraduate level. Bachelor of Vocational Studies (B.Voc) is a three years program which provides the specialized knowledge about the techniques involved in food processing. Both have its aim of giving student the both the theory and the practical knowledge about the hospitality and food processing industries in preparation for a fruitful careers in those fields.

Admission requirements of Lourdes Matha Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology are grounded on the intention of identifying and admitting the most qualified students to its programs. For BHMCT, candidates must take an examination conducted for merit by the University of Kerala or by LMIHMCT for management. They are then selected to sit for a group discussion and a one-on-one interview to evaluate their interpersonal communication, character and adaptability to a managerial job with chain hotel. The admission to B.Voc Food Processing program is done as per the scheduled through the University of Kerala Online admission link. Such a rigorous process of selection guarantees that the institute takes students who are capable of meeting the challenges of this fast growing sector in food processing and hospitality industry.

The provision of quality education in hotel management and catering technology by the institute is manifested in the quality of its facilities and program that is `tuned’ to respond to the market needs. In this way, Lourdes Matha Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology enables its students to be prepared for the competing world of hospitality industry along with their theoretical knowledge, knowledge in the practical field is also provided. Further expansion and the constant awareness of the market requirements make it one of the best institutes for hospitality management learners in Kerala and other regions.