The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology Joint Entrance Examination (NCHMCT JEE) counselling process and seat allotment process.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the counseling process and seat allotment process in the month of September and October 2024 on behalf of the National Council For Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT).

The NCHMCT JEE counselling and seat allotment process depends on the All India Rank obtained by the candidates in the NCHMCT Joint entrance examination.

Students who want to participate in the NCHMCT JEE counselling process should note that the NCHMCT JEE rank is only applicable for admission to the 74 participating institutes of hotel management across India. 

The NCHMCT JEE rank is applicable for admission in the 15 central government aid institutes of Hotel Management, 25 state government aid institutes of Hotel Management, and 34 private institutes of Hotel Management.

In this article, you get to know all about the NCHMCT JEECounselling process, the Seat Allotment process, colleges, etc.

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NCHMCT JEE Counselling 2024

There will be no. of processes included in the NCHMCT JEE Counseling 2024: -

• Online registration.
• Choice filling 
• Choice Locking
• Seat Allotment Result
• Uploading of documents and payment to confirm the seat.

As per previous year trends, there will be a minimum of 3 rounds of NCHMCT JEE counselling. Candidates have to deposit INR 50,000 to secure allotted seats during the admission procedure. It is advised to all the candidates to read and understand the counseling procedure to avoid confusion while attending the NCHMCT JEE 2024 Counseling process.
 

• The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts for allotting seats to 74 participating institutes, which comprise central institutes of hotel management, state institutes of hotel management and private institutes of hotel management. The national testing agency will announce Seat Allotment for rounds 1 -3 in the form of opening and closing ranks on the official portal i.e. http://nchm.nic.in.
• The National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology's online registration and choice filling will begin in September 2024.
• Candidates whose names will feature in the merit list of NCHMCT JEE 2024 will be issued call letters to attend the NCHMCT JEE Counseling 2024 as a medium to seek admissions into 74 institutes of hotel management participating in the NCHMCT JEE.

Highlights of NCHMCT JEE Counseling 2024

Conducting Authority	National Testing Agency (NTA) on behalf of National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT)
Mode of NCHMCT JEE Counselling	Online
Official website	http://nchm.nic.in
Minimum Eligibility	NCHMCT JEE Rank
Total Participating Colleges	15 central government aid institutes of Hotel Management, 25 state government aid institutes of Hotel Management, and 34 private institutes of Hotel Management.
Total Seats	To be notified soon

Read more: NCHMCT JEE Cut off 2024

NCHMCT JEE 2024 Counseling Dates

The table below shows the Tentative Dates of the Events for NCHMCT JEE Counselling 2024: -

Events	Tentative Dates
Result declaration of NCHMCT JEE 2024	Second week of September 2024
Online registration and choice filling for first and second round of counselling	Second week of September 2024 - Third week of September 2024
Choice locking	Second week of September 2024 - Third week of September 2024
Round one of seat allotment	Third week of September 2024
Payment and uploading of documents	Third week of September 2024 - Fourth week of September 2024
Correction uploaded if query raised by RC	Third week of September 2024 - Fourth week of September 2024
Verification of documents (Online)	Third week of September 2024 - Fourth week of September 2024
Withdrawal of allotted seat	Till Fourth week of September 2024
Vacancy after 1st round	Fourth week of September 2024
Choice modification and locking	Fourth week of September 2024
NCHM JEE seat allotment (2nd round)	Fourth week of September 2024
Uploading of documents/Payment	Fourth week of September 2024
Correction uploaded if query raised by RC	Fourth week of September 2024
Documents verification	Fourth week of September 2024
Final withdrawal of allotted seat	Fourth week of September 2024
Vacancy after round 2	First week of October 2024
Registration for a new candidates for final round	First week of October 2024
Uploading of documents/Payment	Second week of October 2024
Correction uploaded if query raised by RC	Second week of October 2024
Verification of documents (Online)	Second week of October 2024
Final seat allotment result	Second week of October 2024
Physical reporting/Induction programmes at the allotted institution	Third week of October 2024
Commencement of session	Fourth week of October 2024

Read more: NCHMCT JEE Books 2024

NCHMCT JEE Counselling 2024– Documents Required 

• The document verification will be conducted for all the candidates who have been allotted the seats.
• The candidate’s document verification will be conducted after each round. Any breach of the norms may lead to disqualification of the candidature.
• Candidates should carry both original and multiple attested copies with them at the time of seat confirmation process.

1.The candidate should have the certificate informing that the aspirant has cleared 10 + 2 level examination like:

• The candidate should have 10 + 2 level examinations in the 10 + 2 pattern of Senior Secondary education of any recognized Central/State Board, such as Central Board of Secondary Education and Council for Indian School Certificate Examination or State Boards of Secondary Education.
• Intermediate or two-year Pre-University Examination conducted by a recognized Board/ University.
• General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.
• High School Certificate Examination of Cambridge University.
• Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in a foreign country recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to the 10+2 pattern of Senior Secondary education.
• HSC Vocational Examination approved by NCVT and SCVT of concerned states.
• Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects including English as one of the Subjects, result of which should be available up to September 2024.

2. Other set of documents: 

• Document in support of reservation claim - Caste / Physical Disability certificate.
• NCHMCT JEE 2024 admit card - issued at the time of examination.
• Class 10/ date of birth certificate
• NCHMCT JEE 2024 application form 
• NCHMCT JEE 2024 result/scorecard
• Medical Certificate

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The table below shows the documents required at NCHMCT JEE counselling process 2024:-

Personal Details	Academic Qualification	Caste/ Physical Disability Certificate
Photo Identity Card	Class 10th Mark sheet	Category (OBC – NCL / SC/ ST) certificate, if applicable
Medical Examination Report	Class 12th Mark sheet	OBC NCL declaration if required
Proof of Date of Birth	NCHMCT JEE Admit Card 2024	PwD Certificate, if applicable
-	NCHMCT JEE Application form	-
NCHMCT JEE Result / Scorecard
Proof of Seat Acceptance Fee Payment	Provisional Seat Allotment Letter	-
Three passport – size photographs	-	-

Check: NCHMCT JEE Syllabus 2024

NCHMCT JEE Counselling Procedure 2024

• The candidates who have cleared NCHMCT JEE 2024 must register themselves online and choose their preferred college and course.
• Allotment of seats will be done online, based on candidate’s rank, category, availability of seats and other factors.
• After the allotment of the seats, the candidates have to report to the allotted institute for document verification and fee payment.

Step 1: Online Registration

•  Visit the official website of the NCHMCT i.e. http://nchm.nic.in. 
• Login using NCHMCT JEE 2024 Application Number, Password, and Security Pin.
• Click on ‘I Agree’ after reading all the instructions carefully
•  Fill the required details in the NCHMCT JEE counselling Form.
• Click on Submit after selecting the declaration
• Click on the ‘Confirm Registration’ button after verifying all the provided details.

 Step 2: Online Choice Filling and Locking

• Choose your desired college and program and fill in their choices in the form given by the concerned authority.
• You have filled the choice according to the order given for the colleges.
• The candidate should choose to change/edit/delete their filled choices
• After filling all the choices, candidates must lock and submit their choices.
• Lock the choice before the last date.
•  Candidates can do choice locking after each round of NCHMCT JEE 2024 counselling.

Step 3: Allotment of Seats

The concerned authority allots seats on the basis of following factors: -

• Candidate’s Category (General, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, etc)
• Availability of the seats in the concerned authority
• Candidate’s All India Rank (AIR) in NCHMCT JEE 2024 rank list.
•  Candidate’s priority order of choices for academic programs and institutes.

Before making the final seat allocation, two rounds of mock allotment will be directed for the eligible candidates. Mock Rounds will help candidates in understanding the seat allotment procedure in detail and will also allow them to make changes if they wish to before the NCHMCT JEE counselling round starts.

Step 4: Acceptance of Seats, Fee Payment, and Document Verification

•  After allotment of the seats pay the seat acceptance fee through net banking or E Challan.
• Bring all the documents with you because it will be verified at the reporting center.
• After completion of the fee payment and document verification process, a provisional admission letter will be issued.

Step 5: Reporting to the Allotted College

• The last and the final step of the NCHMCT JEE 2024 Counselling process is reporting to the assigned institutes with original certificates and documents on the allotted date and time slot.

Check: How To Prepare For NCHMCT JEE 2024

NCHMCT JEE 2024: College Names and Seats Offered

Candidates can go through the expected seats in the BSc Hospitality and Hotel Administration (B.Sc in HHA) course offered at colleges accepting NCHMCT JEE 2024 scores for admission.

Seats offered by the Central Government aided IHMs

Name of the Institutes	Number of seats
Institute of Hotel Management, Delhi, Est 1962	305
Institute of Hotel Management, Hyderabad	285
Institute of Hotel Management, Lucknow, Est 1969	342
Institute of Hotel Management, Gwalior, Est 1987	300
Institute of Hotel Management, Kolkata, Est 1963	380
Institute of Hotel Management, Chandigarh, Est 1990	288
Institute of Hotel Management, Goa, Est 1968	422
Institute of Hotel Management, Gurdaspur, Est 1994	234
Institute of Hotel Management, Guwahati, Est 1984	230
Institute of Hotel Management, Hajipur, Est 1998	285
Institute of Hotel Management, Jaipur, Est 1989	230
Institute of Hotel Management, Shillong, Est 2002	160
Institute of Hotel Management, Shimla, Est 1984	380
Institute of Hotel Management, Srinagar, Est 1982	203
Institute of Hotel Management, Kovalam, Est 1990	298

Seats offered by the State Government aided IHMs

Name of the Institutes	Number of seats
Chandigarh Institute of Hotel Management, Est 1973	120
Delhi Institute of Hotel Management, Est 1983	120
Institute of Hotel Management, Dehradun, Est 2006	140
Institute of Hotel Management, Faridabad, Est 1989	140
State Institute of Hotel Management, Gangtok, Est 1990	80
State Institute of Hotel Management, Jodhpur, Est 1996	100
State Institute of Hotel Management, Kozhikode, Est 1981	60
Institute of Hotel Management, Kurukshetra, Est 2008	130
Institute of Hotel Management, Bathinda, Est 2009	120
State Institute of Hotel Management, Hamirpur, Est 2009	120
Institute of Hotel Management, Silvassa, Est 2010	100
State Institute of Hotel Management, Tiruchipalli, Est 1981	90
State Institute of Hotel Management, Rohtak, Est 2009	160
State Institute of Hotel Management, Pondicherry, Est 1991	120
State Institute of Hotel Management, Panipat, Est 1973	120
Dr, YSR, NITHM, Est 2004	120
State Institute of Hotel Management, Indore, Est 2012	120
State Institute of Hotel Management, Tirupati, Est 2009	60
State Institute of Hotel Management, Yamuna Nagar, Est 2015	100
Telangana State Institute of Hotel Management, Est 2011	60
State Institute of Hotel Management, Durgapur	120
State Institute of Hotel Management, Balangir, Est 2004	60
State Institute of Hotel Management, Gaya, Est 2009	60
State Institute of Hotel Management, Ranchi, Est 2019	60
State Institute of Hotel Management, Udaipur, Est 1989	60

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Seats offered by the Private IHMs

Name of the Institute	Number of seats
Chandigarh College of Hotel Management, Est 2001	120
Chitkara School of Hospitality, Est 2005	150
Institute of Hotel Management, Est 1987	180
Oriental School of Hotel Management, Est 1995	120
Ranjita Institute of Hotel Management	120
Institute of Hotel Management – Shri Shakti, Est 1993	120
SRM Institute of Hotel Management, Est 1993	120
Munnar Catering College, Est 1984	60
CT Institute of Hotel Management, Est 2004	60
St. Solider Institute of Hotel Management	50
The Lalit Suri School of Hosptality, Est 2013	200
Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management, Est 2005	90
IHM Chandigarh University	120
Jodhpur Institute of Hotel Management, Est 1996	120
Sunder Deep college of Hotel Management, Est	80
SRM Institute of Catering Technology and Hotel Management, Est 1997	60
DewanVs Institute of Hotel Management, Est 1996	60
Heritage Institute of Hotel and Tourism	120
RIG Institute of Hospitality and Management, Est 2007	120
Poornima Institute of Hotel Management, Est 2019	80
Ambala Institute of Hotel Management, Est 2019	60
SRM Institute of Hotel Management	60
Leo Academy of Hospitality Tourism and Management, Est 2007	100
Kukreja Institute of Hotel Management, Est 2005	120