Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM) | TU

Overview

The hospitality industry is one of the oldest business industries on this earth. The hotel industry is a part of the hospitality sector. The hotel sector primarily focuses on offering food, accommodation, and additional services for customers. This sector is flourishing well all around the globe. Hotel management is a field that provides essential knowledge to manage the hotel employees, to supervise any ongoing activities in a hotel, and to operate the hotels efficiently and effectively. Additionally, pupils enroll in the formal and informal classes of hotel management to gain the essential skills to run a hotel smoothly. Bachelor of Hotel Management is an undergraduate program that is being offered by various institutions all around the globe to develop essential knowledge and skills required for the hotel sector.
The BHM program at TU is a part of the Faculty of Management. This program was started in Nepal in 1999 AD under the affiliation of TU. This program at TU has adopted a modern curriculum to comply with the requirements of the hospitality sectors established in Nepal or in foreign countries. The curriculum of this program provides exposure to the local and international hospitality industry. This program helps students to develop leadership skills, managerial skills, and business skills.
 

Objectives of Bachelor of Hotel Management

By learning the bachelor program in hotel management, you will meet the following objectives to be able to better position and function as hospitality service facilitators:

• Ensure the best level of customer service and customer satisfaction in well-accommodated hotels from the BHM academic qualifications.
• Cultivate proper attitude and skills to receive, accommodate, and arrange travel plans; provide well-rounded food and beverage, housekeeping, and room services with top-notch arrangements and responsiveness to customers.
• to know the investment decisions, trends in hospitality development, and scaling services from a global context of top-class hospitality chain operations worldwide.
• To know the hotel operations from managerial perspectives such as economic, marketing, human resource management, supply-side, and technological prospects.
• To be able to improve skills and efficacies in managing the overall functions of hotel operations and have an in-depth knowledge and skill of service arrangements for clients in the hotels.
• To master the arts of culinary, cafes, and bartending to give refreshments to clients who are staying at a hotel.
• To learn skills in managing the hotel assets and be able to optimize the financial performance of hotel business in the administrative aspect of the Bachelor of Hotel Management study program.
• To be able to function adeptly in national as well as international-scale hotel business operations.
   

Program Structure

There are a total of semesters in the BHM program of TU. The total time duration of this program is only four years. This program focuses on providing essential knowledge and proficiencies essential to jobs based in the hotel industry. This program divides its course curriculum into four parts: compulsory subjects, core subjects, industry exposure and project work, and elective subjects. The compulsory subjects intend to provide fundamental knowledge on the basic requirements of this program, core subjects provide skills to operate and manage hotels, elective subjects allow students to add to their skills in important sectors of hotels, and industrial internships help them to develop professional experience. Students have to complete a total of 126 credit hours while graduating from the BHM program at TU. The list of subjects and their credit hours are mentioned below:

Specializations

Students who are doing a BHM program at TU can specialize in various sectors. The elective courses of this program help them to specialize in either barista and bartending, room division management, or advanced food production. After completing a BHM from TU, students can either specialize in the administrative sector by pursuing an MBA or advance hospitality management by enrolling in the MHM program. Students should consult with a career advisor to discuss the elective subjects to boost up their goals during admission.
 

Admission Requirements

Each individual should comply with the guidelines constructed by Tribhuvan University to get admission to the BHM program. Prospective students should present all the documents verifying their graduation from intermediate level from the board that is recognized by Tribhuvan University. In addition to that, students should pass a two-phase entrance examination. These two phases of examinations consist of a CMAT exam and an interview. The CMAT exam is conducted by the TU, while the interview is conducted by the college in which students want to get admission.

CMAT
The Faculty of Management is responsible for conducting the CMAT exam for students who want to get admission to TU’s affiliated colleges. The questions for this entrance are based on international standards. This test examines the verbal skills, quantitative skills, logical reasoning, and general awareness of students. A total of 100 questions are asked, where each question has a weightage of 1 mark. Students need to score 40% to appear in the next phase of admission. Pupils must meet the following required criteria to appear in the CMAT examinations:

• Candidates must complete a +2 level education or equivalent from an education board recognized by Tribhuvan University.
• Candidates must score a minimum of a D+ grade in each subject studied in grades 11 and 12.

Eligibility

Fee Structure

Career and Scope

Career Prospects
The BHM program at TU provides all the essential abilities to continue the education for a master's degree. Students are eligible to pursue an MBA or MHM after completing the BHM program. The curriculum of this program is as per the latest market demand, so graduates can also discover various professional fields. Some of the job positions students can choose after completing this program are as follows:
1. Chef: In this job role, they have to prepare different cuisines as per the request of the customers and adhere to the local laws.
2. Hotel manager: Employed in this job, they have to manage hotel manpower, monitor the function of the hotel, and ensure the hotel gains profit.
3. Food and beverage manager: In this job role, they have to monitor food and beverages in the hospitality sector, plan menus, and make sure the customers are satisfied with the services.
4. Housekeeping manager: Employed in this job, they have to focus on maintaining the bedroom, reception areas, bathroom, bar, and restaurant to be clean and attractive.