Master of Hotel Management at WGSHA

Manipal

Deliver excellence from service to strategy and craft the future of hospitality

The Master of Hotel Management (MHM) course at Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration (WGSHA), MAHE, is a two-year postgraduate program designed to cultivate leaders, strategists, and innovators in the global hospitality industry.

You gain a deep understanding of managerial decision-making, sustainability, and service innovation, while cultivating the analytical and leadership skills needed for executive roles in hospitality and allied industries. Through practice schools, live consultancy projects, and internships in the Master of Hotel Management program, you acquire enough exposure from real-world scenarios to thrive in the dynamic environment of hospitality. You are also placed on a pathway to research, teaching, and hospitality consultancy, helping you lead not just hotels but the industry itself.

Program Highlights

Dual Focus on Business and Hospitality: As you specialize in either Revenue Management or Sales & Marketing, you gain the necessary aptitude and professional competence for higher executive positions in the hospitality industry.

Research and Innovation Hubs: Collaborate on research initiatives with hotel companies on service innovation, sustainability, and consumer behavior and make academic contributions with practical relevance.

Guest Lectures and Masterclasses: During the MHM course, senior industry leaders, general managers, and specialists regularly interact with you, offering insights into current trends, technology adoption, and leadership strategies.

ITC Partnership and Industry Integration: You train under the mentorship of ITC Hotels and other top brands and gain access to best practices and global hospitality networks.

Career-Ready Leadership: Graduate from the Master of Hotel Management program with the professional polish, analytical ability, and ethical foundation needed to thrive in management, research, or entrepreneurship.

Lab Work

Training kitchens, bakeries, front office simulation labs with Oracle & Opera PMS, housekeeping labs, mock guest rooms, restaurants, a mock bar, and a student-run food pod and café with gourmet store.

Advanced Exposure

Real-time consultancy assignments and research projects in partnership with hotel chains, focusing on revenue optimization, branding, and market analytics.

Internships

Mandatory six-month internship in 4th semester in luxury hotels, airlines, resorts, and event companies in managerial or analytical roles in India and abroad, as part of the MHM course.

Lab Work

Scholarships

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Manipal awards scholarship for its Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) students under the following categories

Degree / Marks/ Board

UG: 80% aggregate in 12th (as per admission criteria) PG: 70% aggregate in Undergraduate (UG)

Entrance Test

As applicable to the respective program

Scholarship on program fee

10% fee waiver

Scholarship on hostel fee

Not Applicable

Room type

Not Applicable

Monthly Stipend

Not Applicable

Continuation of Scholarship

The award of Fee Waiver for the subsequent years will be the same as given at the time of admission in the first year. Scholarship will be extended in the subsequent year only to those students who have cleared all subjects in the University Examinations of previous year before the due date for payment of annual program fee. Students who are promoted to next year with failures (F) / Incomplete (I) / Detention (DT) grades, will NOT be eligible for fee waiver for that academic year. Fee Waiver will be forfeited in the instances of irregularity in attendance, proven charges of indiscipline, bringing disrepute to the Department / Institution / University etc.

Withdrawal Policy

In case the candidate leaves the course before the course completion (for any reason), he / she MUST reimburse the total program fee (as per Prospectus 2025) for the years of scholarship utilized, back to MAHE Manipal.

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Program Highlights

ITC Partnership and Industry Integration: You train under the mentorship of ITC Hotels and other top brands and gain access to best practices and global hospitality networks.

Lab Work

Advanced Exposure

Real-time consultancy assignments and research projects in partnership with hotel chains, focusing on revenue optimization, branding, and market analytics.

Internships

Mandatory six-month internship in 4th semester in luxury hotels, airlines, resorts, and event companies in managerial or analytical roles in India and abroad, as part of the MHM course.

Lab Work

Program Details

Outcomes
Careers

Upon the completion of this program, you can:

Apply broad discipline knowledge to a range of theoretical and practical business situations through research and practical application.

Generate innovative solutions using research and complex problem-solving skills.

Demonstrate systematic, extensive and coherent knowledge, and understanding on hotel operations from managerial perspectives.

Communicate and function effectively as an individual and as a team member in professional environment.

Pursue lifelong learning and continuous improvement of your knowledge and skills in diverse industries with the highest professional and ethical standards.

Curriculum and Fees

Year 1
Year 2

Management Foundations

Build core skills in management, finance, marketing, analytics, communication, research, and strategic thinking. The year also includes specialization subjects, foreign language learning, professional development, and the first stage of the dissertation.

Program Duration

2 Years

Total Program fees

General:

INR 7,16,000

Total Program fees

NRI/Foreign:

USD 11,300

Scholarships

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Manipal awards scholarship for its Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) students under the following categories

Degree / Marks/ Board

UG: 80% aggregate in 12th (as per admission criteria) PG: 70% aggregate in Undergraduate (UG)

Entrance Test

As applicable to the respective program

Scholarship on program fee

10% fee waiver

Scholarship on hostel fee

Not Applicable

Room type

Not Applicable

Monthly Stipend

Not Applicable

Continuation of Scholarship

Withdrawal Policy

To Know More

Master of Hotel Management at WGSHA

Deliver excellence from service to strategy and craft the future of hospitality

Program Highlights

Upon the completion of this program, you can:

Industry and Academia Connect

Qualification

2 Years

INR 7,16,000

USD 11,300

Program Highlights

Upon the completion of this program, you can:

Industry and Academia Connect

2 Years

INR 7,16,000

USD 11,300