Blogs

Be Interview-Ready – Preparing for Opportunities Before They Knock

As the Training and Placement Head of AISSMS CHMCT, Pune, I often remind students that interviews are not just a selection process—they are a reflection of your overall readiness for the hospitality industry. Being interview-ready is not about last-minute preparation; it is about consistent self-work and awareness. In hospitality, first [...] Read more...

WhatsApp Etiquettes for Students – Learning Professional Communication Early

In today’s academic environment, WhatsApp has become a convenient communication tool between students and faculty. However, convenience should never override professional etiquette, especially in a career-oriented field like Hotel Management. The student–teacher relationship may be friendly, but it is not informal. Respect and professionalism must be maintained at all times. [...] Read more...

Constructive use of social media

Social media has become an Inseparable part of everyday life, especially for students. For those studying hospitality, social media is not just a platform to chat with friends or share selfies—it can be a powerful tool for learning, networking, and building a career. When used wisely, it can help students [...] Read more...

Hospitality 2.0: Why Now Is the Best Time for Students to Bet on This Industry

Hospitality 2.0: Why Now Is the Best Time for Students to Bet on This Industry Sunder Srinivasan Assistant Professor AISSMS College of Hotel Management & Catering Industry Pune   You are standing at a great doorway. Whether you have just finished Class 12 or you are midway through a hotel-management [...] Read more...

A Green Haven: The NSS Kitchen Garden on Campus

Tucked within our AISSMS CHMCT college campus is a serene and vibrant green space – the Herb Garden, lovingly created and maintained by the dedicated students of the NSS (National Service Scheme). What began as a simple initiative to promote sustainability and hands-on learning has now blossomed into a vibrant [...] Read more...

My First International Adventure – Exploring the USA

I just returned from my first-ever international trip, and the excitement still hasn’t worn off. The destination? The United States of America—a country that felt like stepping into a movie set, full of iconic landmarks, natural wonders, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. My journey spanned San Francisco, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and [...] Read more...

The Evolving Soul of Hospitality

Ms. Chitra Sharma Assistant Professor The hospitality industry, a vital sector of the global economy, has traditionally been defined by the art of welcoming and caring for guests. Whether through luxury resorts, boutique hotels, or neighbourhood cafés, hospitality is built on human interaction, service, and emotional connection. Over the past [...] Read more...

Embracing Community Engagement: Empowering Lives, One Step at a Time

As the Community Engagement Coordinator at AISSMS CHMCT, Pune, my role allows me to witness the incredible impact of collective efforts to foster change. The 2024-2025 academic year brought with it a series of heart-warming and impactful activities, each aimed at instilling social responsibility among students and extending support to [...] Read more...

Examination Department of AISSMS College of Hotel Management & Catering Technology

The Examination Department plays a crucial role in upholding the academic integrity and smooth conduct of assessments at AISSMS College of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, an autonomous institute committed to excellence in education. This department is the backbone of the college’s evaluation system, ensuring transparency, efficiency, and fairness throughout [...] Read more...

Beyond Hotel Kitchens – Exciting Careers for Culinary Professionals in Hospitality

As an ex-hotel industry chef and a culinary teacher, one of the most rewarding parts of my job is helping students discover their passion and carve out a meaningful career in the world of hospitality. While many of you may have entered culinary school with dreams of becoming a chef […] Read more...

Top 8 Hospitality Careers in 2025: A World of Opportunity Awaits

The global pandemic brought the world to a standstill, and among the industries that felt the deepest tremors was Hospitality and Tourism. Hotels shut their doors, flights were grounded, and travel came to a grinding halt. It was a time of uncertainty, loss, and disruption. Yet, amid this chaos, the […] Read more...

AISSMS CHMCT – A Pathway to Universal Success in Hotel Management

In today’s rapidly growing service industry, hotel management in Pune has emerged as a dynamic field that not only creates employment but also nurtures aspiring entrepreneurs. AISSMS College of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (CHMCT) is one of the best hotel management colleges in Pune, offering world-class education and global […] Read more...

Research in Pune-based Academic Institutions

Dr. Rasika Gumaste HOD, Research Cell “Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought.” –Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Research in Pune-based academic institutions, especially in fields like engineering, hotel management, and hospitality studies, is intrinsic to everything that we do and translates into […] Read more...

Discover Your Future in Hotel Management

Mr. Malhar Dhonsale – Asst. Professor AISSMS CHMCT- A Pathway to Universal Success Today as we notice the service industry is booming and hospitality industry is one of its kind of industry which helps not only in creating jobs but also best suited for budding entrepreneurs who want to start [...] Read more...

Importance of Academic Research

Dr. Rasika Gumaste HOD, Research cell Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought.” –Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Research is intrinsic to everything that we do and translates into insights that change the way we live. It has a scientific base and a [...] Read more...

Never stop learning as life never stops teaching.

Mrs. Chhavi Sahai Assistant Professor AISSMS College of Hotel Management & Catering Technology All of us have wished for time to turn back, at least once in our life, haven’t we? I experienced something similar, I felt I went back in time when in my early forties, I had to […] Read more...

Effective learning through Events

Dr Anuradha Karmarkar AISSMS College of Hotel Management & Catering Technology Students during their education undergo different levels of learning. Lot of emphasis is given on attending theory classes, where they learn content but when it comes to hands on training, hotel training and participating in college events are the [...] Read more...

Yogic Yoga for Humanity- International Day of Yoga

Malhar Dhonsale Assistant Professor AISSMS College of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Pune. 21st June 2022   Let’s set your Dhyaan, Yoga it is followed for almost 5000 years & it is an old tradition of India. By doing yoga humans can achieve harmony, peace & mental happiness in the […] Read more...

DREAMS

Dr. Honey Tyagi Assistant Professor AISSMS College of Hotel Management & Catering Technology   Dreams are thoughts that go subconsciously into our minds. Although most of the dreams we don't remember. Dreams which we experience subconsciously are based on one's emotions which can be love, care, trust, fear, anger, hatred, [...] Read more...

Impact of covid on Women

Dr. Rina Dongre Assistant Professor AISSMS College of Hotel Management & Catering Technology   Recently I was writing a research paper on the Impact of covid on women and came across many works of literature, documents, and research papers. It made me realize that throughout the world plight of the […] Read more...

Sharing Economy

Sumit Ramchandani Sybsc II AISSMS College of Hotel Management and Catering Technology   Sharing economy and cities is all about creating interconnections between urban and local development. It will also contribute to local environmental and economic sustainability by creating testbeds including the deployment of shared services to achieve effective utilization […] Read more...

MERCEDES – BENZ’s ELECTRIC TRUCK “eACTROS”

Sumit Ramchandani Sybsc II AISSMS College of Hotel Management and Catering Technology   Mercedes Benz has launched its sustainable heavy distribution truck called “Eactros”.It focuses on reducing the induced air pollution by primarily combating Climate change. The truck is available for transportation of goods in urban areas, it is yet [...] Read more...

The way forward after culinary education

Dr. Rina Dongre Assistant Professor, AISSMS College of Hotel Management & Catering Technology How did the culinary profession get popularised? Chefs of India-  The first word that pops-up in the mind when you hear anything around ‘chef’ is ‘Sanjeev Kapoor’! Undoubtedly he has played a major role in popularizing the [...] Read more...

‘CULINARY’, a word that changed the face of the hospitality industry!

Dr. Milind Peshave Professor, AISSMS College of Hotel Management & Catering Technology Have you ever come across anyone who has said that "I don't like good food & want bad or average food?’’ Bet not! Good food is one of the few things that is common & liked by everyone [...] Read more...

My new found friendship with social media

Ms. Prachi Wani Assistant Professor AISSMS College of Hotel Management and Catering Technology Let me start with this interesting and to an extent a relatable quote by none other than our common friend Mark Zuckerberg. He says, “Think about what people are doing on Facebook today. They're keeping up with [...] Read more...

MY FIRST FLIGHT

Vasundara Goja SY BHMCT Mob- 9149900818   Sitting in the car with moving wallpapers and excited heart; I was like a five-year-old kid who was getting her bicycle of dreams…. Reached the airport and passed through security check, my eye balls were moving here and there, looking at the strange […] Read more...

Simple Steps to Stop Comparing Yourself to Other People

Mrs. Rasika Shahane Assistant Professor Mark Twain has rightly said ““Comparison is the death of joy.” One of the most common and destructive daily habit we all have is to constantly compare our life and our self to other people and their lives. We compare our jobs, financial status, relationships […] Read more...

The Matheran Experience

Dr. Meyola Fernandes Assistant Professor Head of Department Accommodations Operations Travel is easy when you do it alone, but it’s more fun and different when done with family and friends. That too in a place not so far from home and not too close to be around your backyard…. Imagine […] Read more...

Sah-keh “Kanpai!!”

Rajeshree S. Pol Assistant Professor HOD- Food and Beverage Service Department Amazing session attended on “Sake”. The knowledge on sake was shared with us by Tushar a certified sake sommelier who happens to be the only Indian sake sommelier with excellent experience of beverage industry. In Japan Sake is brewed […] Read more...

ARE WE READY?

Dr. Anuradha Karmarkar Assistant Professor AISSMS College of Hotel Management and Technology   Pune has always been considered as a pensioner’s city. People are relaxed and cool but at the same time pretty alert and progressive when it comes to the reforms and change. The administration of the city is […] Read more...

New Horizons: AISSMS CHMCT Industrial Visit Singapore’s Best Hotel

Dr.Sameer Diwanji Associate Professor and Training and Placement Officer AISSMS College of Hotel Management and Catering Technology We at AISSMS College of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Pune have always given importance to practical education and latest industry trends. The students of final year of 4 year degree BHMCT – […] Read more...

A Father’s Letter to Son on Stepping into Adulthood

Dr. Milind Peshave Professor AISSMS College of Hotel Management and Catering Technologies   A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR. LOTS OF LOVE AND BEST WISHES! It has been 18 years that we are together. We have seen both the good and the not so good sign of our relationships but of […] Read more...

The Principal’s Open Letter to Parents of Generation Z

Dr. Sonali Jadhav – Principal – AISSMS CHMCT To, All Parents of Generation Z, Here is an icebreaker – Maybe your child is not disobedient, maybe he/she just has a different perception. This might come as an infamous opinion to many of you, but we cannot deny the fact that […] Read more...

Hotel Management As A Career in India

Dr. Sonali Jadhav – Principal – AISSMS CHMCT In today’s times as India’s per capita income is gradually increasing people have more disposable income. No wonder the travel and tourism industry in India is in full bloom which in return opens the gates of opportunities for Hotel Management and Hospitality […] Read more...

The Ideology of AISSMS College of Hotel Management and Catering Technology

Dr. Sonali Jadhav – Principal – AISSMS CHMCT Right from the flinch in 1997 with a very small batch, until today, where 300+ students are admitted every year, holistic development is what AISSMS College of Hotel Management and Catering Technology has vigorously works towards. This isn’t an overnight transformation but […] Read more...

Why I prefer a small hotel over a star hotel

Dr. Rasika Gumaste HOD Accommodation Operations AISSMS CHMCT   The feeling starts the moment the car enters the parking lot. My car remains unchanged, it is recognized as it enters. Balu is deployed in my service from that moment onwards. The greeting is indeed warm, whatever is the length of […] Read more...

A magical ancient place

So happy on the road. Watching sunrises and sunsets in new places. Experiencing new towns. Meeting kind strangers. Exploring with wide-eyed kindred spirits full of wonder. This is magnificent earth & we should do our best to take in her beauty, bit by bit, while we're here   Hampi:- A [...] Read more...

Travel-o-pedia

Nestled in the Sayadari Hills, adorning the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, astonishingly carved into hillside rock in the middle of nowhere are the Ajanta and Ellora caves. Both form an important UNESCO World Heritage site and represent an exquisite piece of master craftsmanship dating back to the and 11 th [...] Read more...