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Journey of IHM Lucknow

The Institute took its first stretching in the year 1973, when Mrs. Suman Singh took
over as Principal. Under her able patronage institute started One year Diploma courses

(Cookery, Bakery, Food & Beverage, Front Office and Housekeeping) in 1978. In year
1980 Food Craft Institute was upgraded as State Institute of Hotel Management and
affiliated with Board of Technical Education, Uttar Pradesh, became 5th oldest
Government Institute of Hotel Management in the country. The same year another
achievement came in the form of introduction of 3years diploma in Hotel Management

along with other ongoing courses. In 1982 NCHMCT was constituted and on 1st
August 1984 Institute was brought under the umbrella of National Council for Hotel Management and Catering
Technology (NCHMCT) and named as Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied
Nutrition, Lucknow, an autonomous body under Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. The Institute was
shifted to its present location in the year 1989 with better infrastructure and facilities. Until 1991 IHM Lucknow
prospered under the principleship of Mrs. Suman Singh, During her tenure, the institute had witnessed

tremendous growth in terms of infrastructure, course elaboration and faculty enhancement.

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