PUTHAT

Exam Announced? NO

Course(s) offered : (a) 4 Years Bachelor of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (BHMCT) (b) 4 Years Bachelor of Tourism and Travel Management (BTTM)

Panjab University, established 130 years ago, has been contributing to the field of industry and academia. To meet the needs of demand of hospitality and tourism industry, a new department was established in 2009 with the name of University Institute of Hotel Management and Tourism (UIHMT) which for human resource development with the focus on Hospitality and Tourism sector. It is now renamed as University Institute of Hotel and Tourism Management (UIHTM).

Intake

BHMCT : 60 + 6 NRI + 3 Foreign Nationals

BTTM : 30 + 3 NRI + 2 Foreign Nationals

Additional Seats for following

(i) One girl child out of the only two girl children;

(ii) Cancer, AIDS and Thalassemia patient;

(iii) Wards of Kashmiri Displaced Persons;

(iv) Rural Area Students;

(v) Border Area Students;

(vi) Youth Festival

(vii) Transgender

(viii) 10% seats over and above the total number of sanctioned seats in each course are reserved for NRI candidates.

(ix) 5% seats over and above the total number of sanctioned seats in each course are reserved for Foreign Nationals.

Special provision for  Wards of Kashmiri Migrants and Kashmiri Pandits/Kashmiri Hindi Families (Non-Migrants living in Kashmiri Valley) (Syndicate Para-4 dated 13.07.2020)

- Increase in intake capacity upto 5% course-wise.

- Relaxation in cut-off percentage upto 10% Subject to minimum eligibility requirements.

- Reservation of at least one seat in merit quota in technical/professional institutions.

- Waiving off domicile requirements.

Reservation

a) General 53.5%, SC 15%, ST 7.5%, BC 5%

b) 5% seats will be horizontally reserved for persons or class of Persons with Disability (PwD) out of which 1% each shall be reserved for persons suffering from the disabilities specified under the RPWD 2016 Act.

c) Sports 5%, Defence 5%

d) 2% for Sons/Grandsons/Daughters /Granddaughters/ Husband / Wife / Brothers / Sisters of persons killed/incapacitated in November, 1984 riots and of persons killed / incapacitated in terrorist violence in Punjab and Chandigarh.

e) 2% for the Children/Grand Children of Freedom Fighters who have been sanctioned pension by Central / State Govt. or awarded Tamra Patra by Government of India (Syndicate Para 15, dated 30-5-1997) or those who have been certified to be Freedom Fighters by the Central/State Govts.

Minimum score for inclusion in Merit list : A candidate shall be included in a particular merit list on the basis of attainment of a minimum of 15% (cut off) aggregate of maximum marks in the test taken as a whole. Only in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes / Backward Classes / PwD, this requirement will be a minimum attainment of 10% (cut-off) aggregate of maximum marks in PUTHAT test, taken as a whole.

Foreign Nationals and NRI Wards : The definition of the terms, “Foreign Nationals, Non-resident Indians and Wards” be considered as under :

1. Foreign Nationals : Foreign Nationals holding passports issued by foreign countries including people of Indian origin who have acquired the nationality of foreign countries are included as foreign students. Provided any subsequent changes in the definition as may be notified by the Government of India shall have the same latest meaning respectively assigned to them. The other expressions not defined herein shall have the meaning as may be assigned in any subsequent notification of the Government of India.

2. Non-resident Indians : A person shall be deemed to be Non-resident Indian for seeking admission in Panjab University if s/he fulfils the criterion (as amended from time to time) for status of NRI under Income Tax Act, 1961, in the year in which he/she seeks admission in Panjab University.

Counselling procedure : The candidates, who have qualified the PUTHAT Exam, can download and submit the Admission Form (to be uploaded on the UIHTM website, complete in all respect along with photo copies of all the necessary original certificates (Date of birth, Qualifying Examination and applicable Category Certificate) in UIHTM department within the stipulated date and time (to be notified later on) and bring the original documents on the day of counselling (dates of counselling will be notified later on) along with the requisite fee (see page 61 of prospectus). All the candidates need to be physically present for the counselling. In case of absence, he/she shall not be eligible for subsequent counselling.

Fee (approx) to be paid at time of admission

(a) BHMCT

First instalment of Rs.61,875/- + Student welfare activities fund of Rs.3,000/- per annum

Second instalment of Rs.36,350/- to be paid in Nov

(a) BTTM

First instalment of Rs.43,090/- + Student welfare activities fund of Rs.3,000per annum

Second instalment of Rs.22,015/- to be paid in Nov

Note : Candidates, interested to avail hostel facility, are advised to bring with them an extra amount of Rs.9,050/- (approximately) for admission in the hostels.

Conducted by: Panjab University

Conducting organization type: State Univ

Additional info: The exam is popular across North