Department of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Tourism Administration

Department of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Tourism Administration

Department of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Tourism Administration was established in the academic year 2005-06 and offers Master of Tourism Administration (MTA), a two-year full time, regular P.G programme in Tourism Studies. This P.G Programme is a multi-disciplinary Professional Programme with a well designed and updated curriculum focusing on National and International Travel and Tourism Management, Foreign Language, Hotel and Hospitality Management, Airline Management, Air Ticketing, Event Management, Computer Skills, Accounting Knowledge, Communication Skills, Personality Development, etc to mould and trim the students to meet the standards of the Industry.

Besides the Regular Faculty Members of the Department, professionals and experts from Tourism and Allied Industries are invited to interact with the students to enable them to understand the recent trends and requirements of Travel and Tourism Industry in the right perspective. Study Tours, both national and regional, are conducted to provide practical exposure on tour packaging and management to the budding aspirants of Tourism. More over, one month on the Job Training and Dissertation are made compulsory at second and fourth semester respectively to ensure practical exposure to the students. Seminars and Workshops are conducted regularly to provide better opportunities to the students to discuss and interact among themselves and with the teachers and experts. The Department is eagerly looking for Research Projects in the field of Tourism as a part of academic requirement and societal development, and the students are given ample opportunities to involve in such Research programmes.