Which is a better college to pursue hotel management, LPU or CU?

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Dharamveer Dheer · Answer

Just imagine a university which established an in house HOTEL and Shopping Mall for exposure to students and then decide! Whichever programme In hotel Management you are planning, you must give a deep thought to LPU, as it has made a name for itself hospitality courses over the period of time on back of stellar record. Some factors which give a clear edge to LPU are: # Course curriculum: Which is developed in consultations and feedback of industry. #Teaching pedagogy: IT entails the practical trainings on almost each and every aspect of the industry. # Technology training: The software used in industry like Galileo, etc. Are also a part of curriculum. # #Diversity: The huge diversity of students from all over the country and about 70 countries across the globe gives a unique skill to students, that of global outlook and insights into many cultures. They develop the right sensibilities for people across the world which is the biggest virtue for any hospitality professional. # Infrastructure: No one can match LPU here, for practical trainings, LPU has a in house hotel (UNIHOTEL) in house mall (UNIMALL) and many in house catering service vendors. # Credit transfer : You have an option to finish your studies in some foreign university of high repute. So go ahead and make your choice. So, LPU is proven to be far ahead of CU in the education field. There are various scholarships on offer as of now, firstly on basis of your 10th and 10+2 marks and since the country is fighting Covid-19 very hard, LPU has set up a Rs 20 crore initiative for scholarships to the wards of Corona Warriors too, and many more. You must visit the website of LPU and call the toll free numbers, the support cell will guide you through the admission process as well as resolve all your queries. DVD.

preeti gogna · Answer

Both the universities are good. A hotel management system is a set of hotel software solutions that keep operations flowing. Good management can really make a huge difference by improving the productivity and efficiency of your hotel. LPUs Hotel Management and Tourism Discipline prepare the students through an industry-endorsed curriculum and intensive service-oriented practicals with industry exposure in excellent infrastructure. The eligibility for the course is Pass with 50% aggregate marks in 10+2 (with English or equivalent, subject to qualifying LPU NEST. There are students from over 70+ countries on the campus. The School trains its students in the campus hotel named University Hotel of 25 rooms hosting national and international guests where students practice along with the staff. The School has five modern kitchens with two bakeries. All kitchens and bakeries are equipped to enable students to perform scientifically and to attain their best of learning through most modern gadgets. We have four training restaurants to teach students about the authentic serving style of food and beverage. LPU labs are equipped with one front office laboratory, two housekeeping laboratories, two computer laboratories with 60 computers, and a simulation laboratory for aviation. LPU Hotel Management and Tourism Discipline is the gamut of research activities that make it a unique academic environment that stimulates creativity and critical thinking and provides impetus to recruiting, supporting, and developing highly-skilled motivated researchers. It is worth noticing that to motivate students, LPU keeps on organizing different workshops & events and also invites top personalities from the industry. LPU students of the School of Hotel Management and Tourism have got 100% placement with prestigious global establishments this year. LPU students of the year 2015 passing out batch have been placed at allowances/salary up to Rs 22.5 Lacs per annum. Their employers are top hotels, resorts, palaces groups, and airways including Ritz-Carlton (USA), Qatar Airways (Doha), Oberoi Group, Zuri, Grand Hyatt, Sarovar, Broncos, and more. Many of them have already joined their duties in top countries and Indian Cities at coveted posts. The highest salary offered was 8.5 LPA.

Arshiya Singh · Answer

Hotel management is a field where practical training is crucial to becoming successful. Hotel management courses include practical training and hence you get to learn a lot of skills that help you become a seasoned professional. Having a hotel management degree helps open up career avenues early on. Lovely Professional University School of Hotel Management and Tourism is among India's best Hotel Management and Tourism colleges that grooms students through industry endorsed curriculum and intensive service oriented practicals with industry exposure in excellent infrastructure. Students are surrounded by peers from 70+ countries giving them an international edge. The school provides students with simulation labs, aviation labs, restaurant training labs, basic and advanced training kitchen labs that expose the students to real-life situations and environment.

Puneet Singh · Answer

Dear Pooja, I am not much aware of the hotel management programme at CU but being alumni of LPU I would share the information about LPU with you. LPU School of Hospitality has been ranked 9th best private Institute in India Curriculum: High academic standards are maintained by offering the curriculum framed in consultation with industry experts. Student exposure: Being a part of a resource-rich University, the students have an advantage of interdisciplinary exposure which is not possible in standalone colleges. University-Hotel: The School also trains its students in the campus hotel named UniHotel of 25 rooms hosting national and international guests where students practice along with the staff. Infrastructure: The School has five modern kitchens with two bakeries. All kitchens and bakeries are equipped to enable a student to perform scientifically and to attain their best of learning through the most modern gazettes. We have a few training restaurants to teach a student about the authentic serving style of food and beverage. We are equipped with one front office laboratory, two housekeeping laboratories, two computer laboratories with 60 computers, and a simulation laboratory for aviation. Placement: Good placements record with minimum 10% students selected as Management Trainee (Junior Executive level) till date and the placement is with brands like Cox & Kings, Carnival Cruise, JET Airways, Oberoi, Taj, Leela, etc. The highest package offered for this programme at LPU is INR 8 LPA. Internship: Industry internships in top national and international five-star hotel brands like The Leela Palace, ITC, Taj, Oberoi, The Grand, Marriott, etc. Intellectual Strength: Faculty members with a holistic blend of academic & industrial exposure. Immersive Mentor-ship Model: Experienced faculty members of the discipline nominated as mentors to eligible students. I hope this helps Thanks.

Pratima Banerjee · Answer

Lovely Professional University's commitment to teaching excellence and providing the highest quality education to its students has once again brought laurels. The Ministry of Human Resource Department, Government of India has released NIRF Ranking 2020 and LPU appears in Top 100 in its most crucial Overall category, which includes IITs and Central Universities. LPU is also ranked 78th in the list of all the government and private universities of the country. University Engineering School is in the Top 100, Management School in the Top 50, and Pharmacy School in the Top 30 institutions of India. LPU School of Hotel Management and Tourism is among India's best Hotel Management and Tourism colleges that groom students through industry endorsed the curriculum and intensive service oriented practical with industry exposure in excellent infrastructure. Students are surrounded by peers from 70+ countries giving them an international edge. The school provides students with simulation labs, aviation labs, restaurant training labs, basic and advanced training kitchen labs that expose the students to real-life situations and environment. LPU is a proud member of FHRAI (Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India) and ICHRIE (International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education). Some of the best brands like Ritz Carlton Florida (USA), Hyatt Regency Miami (USA) have selected our students with packages up to Rs 25 Lacs. Leading national brands like Oberoi, The Grand, Air Vistara etc. Visit our campus for recruitments. Hyatt Regency Miami USA and Great Wolf Lodge Wisconsin selected 6 students at the package of 15 Lacs Per Annum. LPU provides, live sessions and trainings, industry exposure and experts inputs that polishes their flow of both productions & services. LPU students of Hotel Management are working in reputed organizations all around the globe.

Poonam Angural · Answer

Once you become a hotel management graduate, a wide world of job prospects will be open to you. Since the hospitality industry has many departments like operations, food and beverage, front office, accounting, security etc. You can choose your preferred department and apply for various jobs. Though both the universities are good in shaping your dreams but being an alumni let me share the details. School of Hotel Management and Tourism, Lovely Professional University has reached a certain level through which it can be said that we are leaders of the futureThe School also trains its students in the campus hotel named university Hotel of 25 rooms hosting national and international guests where students practice along with the staff. The School has five modern kitchens with two bakeries. All kitchen and bakery are equipped to enable student to perform scientifically and to attain their best of learning throughmost modern gazettes. We have four training restaurants to teach student about the authenticserving style of food and beverage. We are equipped with one front office laboratory, two housekeeping laboratory, two computer laboratories with 60 computers and a simulation laboratory for aviation.78% placements record with minimum 26% students selected as Management Trainee (Junior Executive level) till date and the placement is with brands like Accor Group of Hotels, ITC Maratha, AISATS (airport Management), Oberoi, St. Regis, Shangri-la, Thomas Cook, Travel Triangle, Radisson chain of hotels, etc. : Industry internships in top national and international five-star hotel brands like Leela Palace and Resorts, ITC, Taj, Oberoi, Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton, Renaissance & Marriott (Malaysia), Taj Tashi & Le Meridien Thimphu (Bhutan), Westin Turtle Bay Resort (Mauritius), Taj Exotica (Maldives), Shangri-la (Thailand), Marriott & Hyatt (USA), Michelin Star Restaurant (L Auber Grade Trama) France, etc. I hope the information helps you in making a choice.

Niharika Singh · Answer

Hi, LPU is the best option for pursuing hotel management as LPU provides ample opportunities for every eligible student to secure suitable placements. LPU is a leading university in North India and offers a 100% placement record in Hotel Management programmes. The School of Hotel Management (LPU) has five modern kitchens with two bakeries. All kitchens and bakeries are equipped to enable students to perform scientifically and attain their best learning through most modern gazettes. There is four training restaurant to teach a student about the authentic serving style of food and beverage. Infrastructure includes one front office laboratory, two housekeeping laboratories, two computer laboratories with 60 computers, and a simulation laboratory for aviation. Industry internships are provided in top national and international five-star hotel brands like Leela Palace and Resorts, ITC, Taj, Oberoi, Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton, Renaissance & Marriott (Malaysia ), Taj Tashi & Le Meridien Thimphu (Bhutan), Westin Turtle Bay Resort (Mauritius ), Taj Exotica (Maldives), Shangri-la (Thailand), Marriott & Hyatt (USA), Michelin Star Restaurant (L Auber Grade Trama) France, etc. If I talk about placements, the companies that visit LPU are Accor Group of Hotels, ITC Maratha, AISATS (airport Management), Oberoi, St. Regis, Shangri-la, Thomas Cook, Travel Triangle, Radisson chain of hotels, etc. I hope this helps! Thanks.

inderpreet singh · Answer

CU is diamond rating university with NAAC A+. Infrastructure of hotel management at CU is very good. Its good to be part of CU. CU is the best place because here students are groomed perfectly for their respective jobs. UITHM- (University Institute of Tourism & Hospitality Management) is the one of the prestigious hotel management colleges in INDIA this is integrated programme of Chandigarh University which provides a career in Tourism & Hospitality management.CU ,University Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management (UITHM), one of the best hotel management and tourism colleges in Punjab, is home to the best in class professionals, hospitality leaders, and entrepreneurs of tomorrow who are groomed in accordance with the latest trends in the sector with highly specialised learning facilitators and state-of-the-art facilities. Race, color, ethnicity, gender, cultural-political-religious affiliations, nationality, language, social & economic backgrounds, mental & physical abilities everything adds up to student diversity in a college/university. Chandigarh University is only University having most number of Patents from Engineering Studies. Thus university is offering an innovative environment to it students.Experienced cu faculty members groomed the student not only academically but led yo overall development cu has extremely equipped with modern technologies

Paras Singla · Answer

CHANDIGARH UNIVERSITY has the unbeatable placement record in north INDIA. It got a Limca Book of Record in the highest campus placement. CU is the youngest university who got the prestigious NAAC A+ grade. If we talk about the Hotel Management programme, CU is the best place because here students are groomed perfectly for their respective jobs. UITHM- (University Institute of Tourism & Hospitality Management) is the one of the prestigious hotel management colleges in INDIA this is integrated programme of Chandigarh University which provides a career in Tourism & Hospitality management. Maximum number of students got placed in there sector. Many good hotels like TAJ, OBEROI, ITC, come in CU for campus placement and 6 month internships, in spite of this CU also provides international placement and internship for their students, many students come here from foreign to study hotel management. The infrastructure and education quality of Chandigarh University is very good. Many extracurricular activities organized by the college to make the students ready for their work. CU provides world class and experienced faculty who know their sector very well. The uniqueness of CU is that after 2nd year if any student has interest in any of these like housekeeping, kitchen, front office, bakery, food and beverage service he/she can set a proper subject for their future. CU also provides some extra certification courses like resort and event management course, Restaurant and catering management course (after 1st year) CU also provides a 2+2 programme in which you can study in Canada and US top universities after completing two years in CU. Under-Graduate courses in CU- (UITHM) B.Sc. - Hotel & Hospitality Management - (Resort & Event Management / Restaurant & Catering Management) B.Sc. Airlines & Airport Management B.Sc. Travel & Tourism Management B.Sc. Culinary Sciences Post-Graduate course of CU- (UITHM) MBA in Tourism and Hospitality Management.

mohit · Answer

Before reviewing, we must look what CU offers to everyone, CU offers various fields and advance courses to pursue. CU is a NAAC A+ rating college which gave us an outlook of how good university is. Recently NIRF, MHRD, government of India added Chandigarh University in its TOP Ranking for its engineering and management programs. CU also awarded as UNIVERSITY WITH BEST PLACEMENTS by WCRC. CU has fostered unique, opportune, and effective industry collaborations with some of the largest organizations in the world. The synergistic relationship between the industry creates competent collaborative strategies; Co-Designed, Co-Developed, Co-Delivered, and Co-Certified with Co-branded Certificate to be awarded after successful completion. These partnerships have opened up new opportunities for students, providing benefits of R&D activities, industry visits, placement support, Industry-aligned programs co-developed with partners, Faculty and student training. Top notch Hotel Chains like The Oberoi Group, The Grand, JW Maroitt, Radisson, Hotel Lalit, Ashok Group of Hotels, Jaypee Group, Ascot Hotels, Park Plaza, ITC Group of Hotels, Hotel Taj, The Claridges and Hyatt Regency are among the prominent five star hotel chains which have selected Hotel Management students during campus placements while top airlines & travel management companies which included Indigo, JET Airlines, Vistara, Spice JET and Cox & King recruited the Airlines & Tourism students. A total of 104 offers were made in the field of Food Production (Chef) with the highest package offered of 4.1 LPA, while 127 offers were made in the field of F&B Services and Front Office in which the highest package offered touched 6 LPA. In the Airlines and Tourism Management department a total of 52 offers were made and the highest package offered is 3.92 LPA The management of the university is also very interactive, the Directors of different blocks conduct weekly sessions that what kind of change the students want from the study point of view, they even help students to make them aware of the corporate sector. Events and fests are given importance in the university because that is the only time where anyone can show his or her talent there are various events held in a semester and the university also provides scholarship to the students and they have a separate fee structure for the students who are falling below the poverty line.

Industry	the highest Salary offered in USD	the highest Salary offered in INR
Real Estate	USD 450,000	INR 4.1 Cr
Private Equity	USD 400,000	INR 3.6 Cr
Investment Management	USD 290,000	INR 2.6 Cr
Consulting	USD 250,000	INR 2.25 Cr
Investment Banking	USD 225,000	INR 2.02 Cr

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