NHTET 2024 Eligibility Criteria, Qualification, Age – Check Here Category Wise

NHTET (National Hospitality Teachers Eligibility Test) is the popular eligibility test and the conducting authority of NHTET is the National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT), Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India. This test is conducted to offer the post to the candidates for Professor and Assistant Professor.

The NHTET Examination is conducted every year for the applicants and they must have to score qualified marks in the examination.

From this article, candidates will be able to know detailed information of the National Hospitality Teachers Eligibility Test (NHTET) in which includes NHTET Eligibility Criteria

NHTET Eligibility Criteria 2024

Applicants can fill the Application Form on the basis of their Eligibility Criteria and those applicants will not have to check their Eligibility Criteria before applying. The Eligibility Criteria details are mentioned below.

Educational Qualification

• The applicants should hold a full-time bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 60% marks in Hotel Management or Hospitality Administration from a recognized university.
• Along with the Bachelor’s degree, the candidate must have at least two years of industry experience or should hold a full-time master’s degree in hospitality administration or hotel management with 60% marks from a recognized university.
• Applicants who are currently in the final year can also apply.
• These students must make sure that they should score 60% of their marks in the qualifying examinations.
• Candidates pursuing the 2nd second of the Bachelor’s degree course are not eligible to apply for NHTET.

Age Limit

• The age of applicants should not be above 30 years. However, there is a relaxation of up to three years for the candidates belonging to the OBC category and up to five years relaxation for SC/ ST/ PD categories.
• The applicants belonging to the general category should be born on or after 31.12.1988, OBC applicants on or after 31.12.1985 & SC/ST& PD applicants on or after 31st December 1983.

NHTET Exam Limit:

There are no restrictions for the number of attempts a person can appear for the test within the age limit of 30 years, OBC category candidates can appear till the age of 33 and the candidates from SC/ST & PD can appear for the exam till the age of 35.

NHTET 2024 Application Form

The NHTET Application Form will be available on the official website and those applicants who are interested and eligible, they can fill the Application Form online mode by visiting the official website of the National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology.

Applicants should have to make the payment of the application fee is Rs. 800 for General/ OBC categories and Rs. 400 for reserved categories. After the application fee payment, the candidates can proceed with the submission of the Online Application for NHTET.

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