The Beginning
The Institute of Hotel Management, Gangtok, Sikkim was set up in the year 1990 as a Food Craft Institute by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and Department of Tourism, Government of Sikkim with the objective of providing job-oriented and professional hospitality education to all the students of any stream from any part of the country.
During the year 2000, the Institute was upgraded to a full-fledged Institute of Hotel Management and affiliated to the National Council for Hotel Management under the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. Institute then started enrolling students from all over India through All India Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) conducted by NCHMCT (National Council of Hotel Management and Catering Technology), New Delhi.
Institute was shifted to its new campus at Sajong, Rumtek near Gangtok during the year 2011-12.
Mission & Vision
The Institute aims to provide sufficient academic knowledge for a student to be able to meet the standards required by the industry. The student must possess a healthy disposition to life, a reasoning mind and an attitude of service. He/she should be friendly, disciplined and responsible. The ultimate goal is to eventually transform this Institute into a premier Institute of Hotel Management for hospitality education.
Management
Administrator, IHM Gangtok
Dr. Prerna Chamling is the administrator of IHM Gangtok. She is also the Additional Secretary to the Tourism & Civil Aviation Department, Govt. of Sikkim.
Dr. Prerna Chamling
Administrator-cum-Additional Secretary
Faculty
Sudhakar Sahoo
HOD-cum-Academic Incharge
Kalpana Chhetri
Senior Lecturer
Indira Singh
Senior Lecturer