GNIHM Kolkata Infrastructure: Library, Gym, Auditorium, Cafeteria & Other Facilities

Janki Sharma

Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management, Kolkata, provides all the amenities to the students. The campus is situated in the lush green surroundings of Sodepur and is one of the largest in Eastern India. Further details on the Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management infrastructure are listed below.

Campus

• The Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management Kolkata campus provides state of the art facilities, including a multipurpose hall comprising 250 seating capacity, separate locker rooms for girls and boys, sick room, football and cricket playing grounds, multi-gym, and more.
• GNIHM Kolkata campus facilitates a seminar hall built with modern equipment and aesthetics to conduct paper presentations, workshops, debates, intercollegiate competitions, and guest lectures.
• The restaurant on the campus provides daily meals with a seating capacity for 100 students.

Hostel: GNIHM hostel has separate accommodation for boys and girls located in the college premises. The GNIHM hostel covers all the residential facilities, including well-equipped rooms and four meals a day. Students who decide to avail of hostel facilities are expected to apply separately to the admission office, any time within their course of study. Students strictly are abided by the rules and regulations of the hostel to receive the facilities.

Computer Centre: GNIHM has a computer lab with 40 open access computers, and students have full access to the software applications-the basics and subject-specific. The students can also access the internet during college hours and learn various software like PMS (IDS) software for Front Office operation. In addition, students can learn French as a language that is included in their curriculum.

Front Office: It is fully equipped with amenities like front desk, phone, hands-free reservations, Whitney rack, bell desk, and computer terminals with IDS Fortune Enterprise edition

Housekeeping Lab: The housekeeping lab is outfitted with cutting-edge technology such as a wet and dry vacuum cleaner, washing machine, steam press, maid's trolley, and linen basket trolley, among other things. The department features three model guest rooms, including a suite room, a double room, and a twin room, where students can get hands-on experience. A laundry-linen room and a housekeeping lab are also part of the department.

Food Production Lab: The Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management features six large food production laboratories or kitchens. Every kitchen is designed so that each student in a class can complete their own practice. In addition, a Basic Training Kitchen, a Quantity Training Kitchen, an Advanced Training Kitchen, a Patisserie and Confectionery Lab, and a Larder Kitchen are available facilities. We also have a demonstration kitchen that is open to the public. 

Food & Beverage Service Lab: It is equipped with various amenities that assist the students during their practical classes. Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management has its own Food & Beverage Service lab with 1 basic Training Restaurant, 1 advanced Training Restaurant with bar, cafeteria/fast food restaurant with 100 seating capacity.

Library

• The GNIHM Kolkata library was set up to assist students in their academic knowledge and skills, provide them information from all over the world, and use them in their practical field. 
• It has a collection of over 6000 books. 
• All books and articles recommended for courses can be either borrowed or used in the library.
• The library also facilitates general and trade journals to encourage reading habits of the students and also a variety of skill-oriented audio-visual training cassettes from the Educational Institute (AH&MA) relating to all the facts and aspects of each outlet of a hotel and general topics.

Recreational Facilities

• Students are given opportunities to be involved in several extracurricular activities throughout the year like the Annual Picnic, Freshers, Saraswati Puja and more.
• Extensive indoor and outdoor sports and recreational facilities are also provided for students to use their sporting spirit constructively.

Other Facilities

• Training Kitchen
• Model Guest Room
• Cafeteria
• Food Restaurant
• Gymnasium
• Indoor Games Facilities