Institute of Hotel Management, Kolkata Infrastructure: Library, Hostel, Gym, Auditorium, Cafeteria & Other Facilities

Shubhangini Priyadarshi

Institute of Hotel Management, Kolkata, is known for its state of art facilities on its campus. These facilities are available to all the students. Further details about the Institute of Hotel Management Kolkata facilities are given below.

Computer Lab

• The IHM Kolkata lab can accommodate at least thirty-five students at a time. 
• Individual PC stations help enable the faculty to focus on the learning outcomes of each student separately and to provide corrective coaching for the desired level of practice and perfection.
• LCD Projectors, Multimedia, Overhead Projectors, CDs on each subject area are some of the audio-visual aids used extensively by the faculty to ensure a more effective learning environment for the students.
•  The faculty members undergo training courses and programs like direct training skills, design of training to ensure a need-based training that can translate into meaningful and effective performance.

Fidelio Lab

• The fidelio lab can accommodate at least twenty students at a time. 

Housekeeping

• The IHM Kolkata infrastructure gives hands-on training in cleaning different areas with a vast range of surfaces on floors, walls, furniture and fixtures. 
• The complex management of guest’s laundry, the uniform of all members of staff and the multitude of linen and guest-room supplies are an integral part of the syllabus. 
• The students are trained in the science of horticultural development and flower arrangements to create a scenically attractive environment.
• With ancient and modern concepts, interior decoration is another area where students’ skills are developed by classroom training and field visits. 
• The IHM Kolkata boasts a decorated master suite, one spacious twin room, one luxurious single room and an ultramodern conference room. 
• A laundry with all modern equipment matches the best standards in the industry. These facilities are utilised to the hilt to impart knowledge and skill to become an effective housekeeper of any modern hotel.

Training Restaurants

• The food & beverage service department trains the students in the technique and art of serving and selling food and beverage. Waiting skills, supervisory skills, and managerial skills are taught in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd years. 
• Menu and the maxims of menu-planning, matching different foods with the right wines, usage of various tools and equipment’s, layout of the restaurant, on-table arrangements for foods from various cuisines, buffets and banquet service – students acquire mastery in these skills with the inputs in both theory and practical classes. 
• Origin and manufacturing of various types of alcoholic beverages (beers, wines, spirits, liqueurs, cocktails, etc.) form a large part of the syllabus. 
• The students are also imparted with serving the drinks and making the cocktails. This department also deals with the intricate techniques of Food & Beverage Control and Management. The students develop the capacity to successfully operate a food outlet and earn a profit for the organisation. 
• Cost control, budgetary implications, inventory management, purchase systems, etc., are integral components of the syllabi. The department manages a bar-cum-restaurant of more than 2000 sq. ft., well-equipped with a large inventory of various tools and equipment.

Other Facilities

• Computer Centre
• Training Hotel
• Hostel
• Training Bartenders