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| Parameters | Details |
|---|---|
| Full Form | National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology (NCHMCT) |
| No. of sessions | One |
| NCHMCT 2025 Exam timings | N/A |
| NCHMCT 2025 Exam fee | General (UR) / OBC-(NCL): INR 1,000, Gen-EWS: INR 750, SC / ST / PWD / Transgenders: INR 450 |
| No. of test takers | About 8,862 (As of 2024) |
| Mode of examination | Computer-based test mode |
| Scores validity | 21 Central government institutions, 27 state govt. institutes, 29 private institutes etc. |
| Conducting Institute for NCHMCT 2025 | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| NCHMCT 2025 exam website | NCHMCT |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| February 2025 | Release of Notification |
| February 2025 | Application Form Opening |
| April 2025 | Application Form Closing |
| 15 days before the exam | Admit Card Release |
| May 2025 | Examination Date |
| June 2025 | Result Announcement |
| June-July 2025 | Counselling |
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| City/State/ Union Territory | City/State/ Union Territory | City/State/ Union Territory |
|---|---|---|
| Guntur | Muzaffarpur | Chandigarh/Mohali |
| Kurnool | Patna | Bhilai Nagar/Durg |
| Rajahmundry | Panaji/Madgaon | Raipur |
| Tirupathi | Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar | Delhi/New Delhi |
| Vijayawada | Anand | Ambala |
| Visakhapatnam | Mehsana | Faridabad |
| Itanagar/Naharlagun | Rajkot | Gurugram |
| Dibrugarh | Surat | Hamirpur |
| Guwahati | Vadodara | Shimla |
| Jammu | Dhanbad | Bhopal |
| Srinagar (J & K) | Jamshedpur | Gwalior |
| Belagavi(Belgaum) | Ranchi | Indore |
| Bengaluru | Ernakulam/Angamaly/Moovattupuzha | Jabalpur |
| Dharwad/Hubballi(Hubli) | Kottayam | Aizawl |
| Gulbarga | Thiruvananthapuram | Kohima |
| Mangaluru(Mangalore) | Thrissur | Berhampur-Ganjam |
| Mysuru(Mysore) | Kolhapur | Bhubaneswar |
| Udupi/Manipal | Mumbai/Navi Mumbai | Sambalpur |
| Shillong | Nagpur | Agra |
| Amritsar | Nanded | Allahabad/Prayagraj |
| Bhatinda | Nashik | Bareilly |
| Ludhiana | Pune | Ghaziabad |
| Jaipur | Thane | Gorakhpur |
| Jodhpur | Chennai | Kanpur |
| Sikar | Coimbatore | Lucknow |
| Udaipur | Madurai | Meerut |
| Dehradun | Kolkata | Noida/Greater Noida |
| Roorkee | Siliguri | Hyderabad/Secunderabad/Ranga Reddy |
| Topic | No of Questions | Level of difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Numerical Ability and Analytical Aptitude | 30 | Moderate |
| Reasoning and Logical Deduction | 30 | Moderate |
| General Knowledge & Current Affairs | 30 | Moderate |
| English Language | 60 | Easy to Moderate |
| Aptitude for Service Sector | 50 | Moderate |
| Total | 200 | Moderately Difficult |
| Topic | No of Questions | Level of difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary Mathematics | N/A | Moderate |
| Arithmetic (Number Theory) | N/A | Moderate |
| Cube Roots | N/A | Easy |
| HCF and LCM | N/A | Easy |
| Variation | N/A | Moderate |
| Ratio and Proportion | N/A | Easy |
| Logarithms | N/A | Moderate |
| Number Systems | N/A | Easy |
| Square Roots | N/A | Easy |
| Fractions and Decimals | N/A | Easy |
| Simplification | N/A | Moderate |
| Chain Rule | N/A | Moderate |
| Simple Interest | N/A | Moderate |
| Total | 200 | Moderately Difficult |
| Books | Books |
|---|---|
| Manorama Yearbook 2022-2024 | Pratiyogita Darpan 2022-2024 |
| Pearson India Yearbook 2023-2024 | Lucent’s GK 2023-2024 |
| Competition Review Yearbook 2022-2024 | Arihant General Knowledge 2022 or 2023-2024 |
| General Science by Disha Experts 2023-2024 | S Chand’s 30 days wonder for Maths |
| RS Aggarwal (Quantitative Aptitude) | Quantitative Aptitude Question Papers for Banks and other Govt. entrance exams |
| Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal | Quantitative Aptitude ebook (ALL Parts Solved) by R S Agarwal |
| MK Pandey | Verbal Reasoning Book by R S Agarwal |
| English for Competitive Examinations (including descriptive and objective type questions) by Wren and Martin | Objective English for Competitive Examinations by Pearson’s English |
| Arihant General English for all Competitive Examinations | English grammar by Tata McGraw-Hill |
| R Gupta’s book for Hotel Management | Arihant Study Package for Hotel Management and Hospitality Administration |
| Hotel Management Entrance Exam Guide by Gladvin Rego | How to Prepare for the Hotel Management Entrance Examination by Thorpe |
| Hotel Management Entrance Exam Guide by Dr R P Datason | Ramesh Hotel Management Entrance Exam Guide by RPH Editorial Board |
| Dharmendra Mittal’s 10 Mock Tests for Hotel Management Entrances | Hotel Management Entrance Exam Guide by Jawahar Book Centre |
| Hotel Management Catering Technology: Entrance Exam Guide by VVK Subburaj | 501 Challenging Logical Reasoning Practice Book |
NCHMCT exam consists of five sections namely Numerical Ability and Analytical Aptitude, Reasoning and Logical Deductions, English language, Aptitude for the service sector, General Knowledge, and Current affairs.
| Colleges | City |
|---|---|
| IHM | Delhi |
| IHM | Hyderabad |
| IHM | Chennai |
| IHM | Lucknow |
| Institute of Hotel Management | Gurdaspur |
| JB Institute of Hospitality Management | Kolkata |
| SIHM-Jabalpur (State Government IHM) | Jabalpur |
| Ras Bihari Bose Subharti University | Dehradun |
NCHMCT JEE Eligibility 2024: Reservation of Seats. In NCHMCT JEE, 15% and 7.5% of seats are reserved for SC and ST category candidates respectively. This reservation is offered to candidates in Central and State Government Institutes of Hotel Management.
SC candidates get a 15% reservation.
ST candidates receive a 7.5% reservation.
OBC candidates are entitled to a 27% reservation.
EWS candidates, introduced recently, have a 10% reservation.
PwBD candidates receive a 4% reservation across all categories.
Solving the NCHM JEE Mock Test 2024 and NCHMCT JEE previous year's question paper during NCHMCT JEE preparation can help candidates understand the NCHMCT JEE Exam Pattern and how to attempt the question on exam day.
Download the question papers from here.
Candidates must practice the free NCHMCT JEE Mock Test Series to get hold of the NCHMCT JEE 2025 Exam pattern and also to understand the difficulty level.
https://nta.ac.in/Quiz
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the NCHMCT JEE Answer key in two phases; i.e. provisional and final answer key. Based on the NCHMCT JEE 2025 Final Answer Key, the NCHMCT JEE Result 2025 will be announced. NTA will first release the provisional answer key for NCHM JEE 2025.
Candidates will be able to download the official NCHMCT JEE 2025 answer key from the official website by entering their application number and password/date of birth.
| College/ Posts/ Academy | Cut off for general category |
|---|---|
| Open | 760 |
| Open PWD | 620 |
| EWS | 600 |
| EWS PWD | 600 |
| OBC | 600 |
| OBC NCL | 611 |
| SC | 599 |
| ST | 580 |
Understand the NCHMCT Exam Pattern and Syllabus properly. Make Short Notes and Understand your Strengths and Weaknesses to review the topics.
Practice Previous Papers & Mock Tests to examine your progress. Improve Time Management Skills, and practice vocabulary and grammar. Staying Updated with Current Affairs and the latest trends can help.
