Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology

Dr. D. Y. Patil IHMCT Pune's sprawling campus is located at Tathawade on the Banglore-Mumbai Express Highway It is close to Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park at Hinjawadi where many prestigious Companies like Infosys, Wipro, Cummins etc are located. DYPIHMC e Infosys, Wipro, Cummins etc are located. DYPIHMCT being located close to Express way. It is easily accessible by road from Mumbai as well as connected to other parts of city. Salient Features Institute offering two professional courses at UG level – BHMCT, B.Sc. Hospitality Studies. The BHMCT course approved by AICTE, affiliated to SPPU and recognized by Government of Maharashtra. B.Sc.HS course is affiliated to SPPU and recognized by Government of Maharashtra. Institute has applied for 12 (b) and 2 (f) recognition from UGC. State- of- the- art infrastructure with well ventilated & spacious classrooms, seminar halls, well equipped training kitchens (basic kitchen, quantity kitchen & (advanced kitchens), bakery, central store, training restaurants & bar with specialized equipments, front office lab, housekeeping lab and laundry room, dining hall for students, guest rooms with amenities, computer lab, administrative block, rooms for various cells, board room etc. and other support facilities for all the stakeholders. Library with OPAC and DELNET with 10619 books, 2826 titles. The institute has dedicated, experienced and competent faculty with varied industrial exposure in international and national chains of hospitality organizations. Emphasis on learner centric ICT based teaching-learning approaches and pedagogic innovations (use of simulations, narrative teaching, needs based teaching). Principal was appointed as chairman of BOS, 11 faculties were part of BHMCT syllabus revision committee for SPPU, Pune and 8 faculties engaged in curriculum for STTP. Proactive and vibrant AMC/IQAC initiating number of quality measures, innovations and best practices. Benevolent management, decentralized democratic approaches and decision making; emphasis on faculty development and welfare, thrust on perspective planning and auditing. Student centric curricular, co-curricular and extracurricular activities. Students bringing laurels to institute in academics and competitions. Institute has 12 university rank holders. Adopted online feedback mechanism through ERP. Maximization of extension and outreach activities through ISR cell to inculcate human value system, service and to bring environmental awareness. Emphasis on activities related to women empowerment and gender sensitization. Active ISR unit of the institute conducts various activities throughout the year like blood donation camps, Maitree – a village activity, rallies, tree plantation etc. EDP activities to promote entrepreneurship skills and assist budding entrepreneurs. MoU’s with leading international hotels and sister concerns DPU and Dr. D. Y. Patil Unitech Society (formerly Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidya Pratishthan Society's) colleges,Membership of Pune Hoteliers Association. Active and vibrant Alumni association. In house publication – wall magazine “College Beats” and “OASIS” E-magazine. Institute has conducted green audit and energy audit. Institute has a herb garden. Institute imparts on practical oriented skill development and on job training by conducting activities such as theme lunches, food festivals, hospitality luncheon etc.,hospitality services to sister concerns, ODC, duty rota in training restaurant. Short term training programs (STTP) are conducted in chocolate and sandwich making, eggless cake, mixology, floral art, communication skills and soft skills. Hands on training, real-life practices of hospitality services, food and beverage arrangements, guest room arrangement for sister concern DPU and Dr. D. Y. Patil Unitech Society (formerly Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidya Pratishthan Society's) colleges during convoc ...view more