Mr. J. Prakash has been working as the Principal of Chennais Amirta International Institute of Hotel Management, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He has an amazing 23 years of teaching and academic experience. His area of specialization is Food and Beverages and he had received the Gurukul Jyoti Award in 2006 for his contribution in the education sector. He has done BBA in 1996, Post Graduation in Human Resource Management in 2003 and also did a Diploma in Hotel Management and Catering Technology from Merit Swiss Asian School of Hotel Management as part of his academics.

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Which latest programs are you offering in your college to help students stand apart from the crowd?

"In addition to regular courses, we are offering various value based courses to supplement students knowledge"

We have adopted the concept of project-based and self-directed learning, using value-added courses to bridge gaps between students' skills and industry requirements and also use case studies while teaching them so that they can clearly relate theoretical concepts with real world scenarios. In addition to this, appropriate internships are arranged too by us for them so that they can use their classroom learning to find solutions for real world issues and can build new skills as well. 

Which factors make the programs of your institute a best fit and worth pursuing for students?

"Our teaching pedagogies, courses fees, amazing campus and activities we organize makes each course worth pursuing"

The quality of education we offer to students, internships, projects and global learning opportunities we provide to them and academic support and career guidance sessions which are regularly organized for their benefit makes each course unique and worth pursuing for students. Apart from this, the amazing campus we have for students, extracurricular activities we regularly conduct for their complete personality development and the kind of classroom environment we have established along with our course fees makes them a best fit for students. 

What are some of the best practices of courses that your institute is offering to students?

"Assessment are regularly assigned to students and training programs are arranged from time to time"

We regularly take students' assessments to assess their knowledge and get an idea of which areas we need to focus more while teaching them. And after every assessment, we provide detailed feedback to students so that they can improve a few things on their own and give more focus to their studies. In addition to this, assessing them this way also lets us know which skills are left which we need to inculcate in students as per industrial development and expectations. Last but not the least, hands-on training sessions are arranged by us on a regular basis. 

What are some valuable insights of the programs that students are pursuing from your college?

"Projects and work-integrated learning opportunities are provided to students to make sure they get best practical knowledge"

Under our every course, we provide work-integrated learning opportunities to students and also regularly connect them with the real world through educational tours and field visits. Along with this, we have collaborated with reputed institutions and industries to ensure our students get the best training programs, internships and real time projects. Lastly, they are encouraged to be aware of the latest happenings of the outside world, learn from their mistakes and try new things by coming out of their comfort zone. 

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How do the programs of your institute ensure the future preparedness of students?

"Our programs are a perfect blend of amazing teaching techniques and we make best use of technologies to educate them"

We have provided complete freedom to students to experiment with their ideas using resources we have for them and use new learning tools and technologies as and when required. In addition to this, we encourage them to participate in college activities and events, be creative and innovative and to make sure that we offer abundant opportunities to them so that they can communicate and learn. Last but not the least, global learning exposures, opportunities are ensured so as to connect students with like minded people from all over the world and help them to find their purpose. 

How did you train your faculty members to help them deliver the courses to students in the best way possible?

"Faculties are trained and upskilled through FDPs, seminars and customized training programs"

Although all the Faculty members of our college are highly qualified and extensively experienced in their respective areas, this changing world and technologies also ask them to continuously upgrade their skills, knowledge, teaching pedagogies. Therefore, our college regularly organizes Faculty Development Programs in collaboration with experts and coaches to upgrade their skills and knowledge. In addition to this, conferences, seminars and workshops are organized too and they regularly evaluate where they are lacking and then take help from their fellow teachers. 

What valuable advice would you like to give the current students and ambitious youths of our society?

"Try to gather as much practical knowledge as possible and don't afraid of asking questions"

I would like to advise my dear students and youths of our society to keep learning new things and gain practical knowledge instead of focusing only on theoretical concepts. Don't be an introvert and try to explore new horizons, establish a strong professional network that can help you to grow, be grateful for the things you have and try to publish research papers. Also, develop an online presence, be authentic, reciprocative and consistent in your efforts because only then will you be able to achieve your goals.

What challenges have you faced while inculcating new programs in your curriculum?

"Lack of time for proper planning and ever changing standards and requirements of industrial and educational world are real challenge"

There are various factors which become a hindrance in our path when we add new courses in our college curriculum and the very first challenge is that we rarely get time to plan things in advance as we are already engaged in a lot of work. Apart from this, there is a lot of paperwork when Curriculum is updated and diverse learning needs of students and ever changing educational and industrial trends and standards also create challenges for us as we rarely get support from student's parents. But we have established a lot of procedures in place with time to fix these kinds of issues and the very first thing we do is that we plan most of the things in advance before the start of the semester and encourage everyone to use digital mediums to teach and learn so that paper work could be reduced. Additionally, we teach students in a wide variety of languages to bridge the gaps, try to complete tasks in time so as to reduce burnout and also provide customized training programs to students. 

On what kinds of projects your students are currently working on under their respective courses?

"Our students are working on many industrial and self-designed projects"

Our students are working on a wide variety of simple and complex, self-designed and industry based real projects on an individual and group basis. 

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What benefits and career options would be available for students after pursuing courses from your college?

"Students after gaining sufficient knowledge can work as a Food Manager, Service Crew and Hotelier"

With changing technologies and a dynamically developing world, abundant opportunities are present in the outside world for competent individuals. And students after pursuing our UG, PG and Diploma courses in the discipline of Hotel Management, Catering Science and Business Management will be having sufficient knowledge and experience about Tourism, food and beverage resources and they can work as a Food & Beverage Owner/Manager, Service Crew, Instructor, Restaurant Publicist, Winemaker and Hotelier.