Internal Academic Audit: Need Of The Hour In Hospitality Institutes, Nchmct, India
Keywords:
Hospitality, Academic Audit, Stakeholders, Quality AssuranceAbstract
Background : Academic audit is an important and essential part of any educational institution. It provides the opportunity for a regular strategic overview of learning and teaching activities of any institution in its entirety. National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology (NCHMCT) is an autonomous body under Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. The council centrally regulates academics for B.Sc. Hospitality and Hotel Administration and nine other structured courses of study that are imparted at the existing 21 Central Institutes of Hotel Management, 16 State Government Institutes of Hotel Management and 14 Private Institutes of Hotel Management affiliated with NCHMCT. Methods: Data was collected by means of a questionnaire which was sent to all the Hospitality Institutes (n=51) through e-mail under the NCHMCT. Results: 49% institutes responded and sent back the filled questionnaire. The study identifies that 92% IHMs recommend a well defined Internal Academic Audit is need of the hour in Hospitality Institutes under the umbrella of NCHMCT.
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