“BACK TO ALMA MATER”

“BACK TO ALMA MATER”

At Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology

On 31^st August 2013, a group of BCIHMCT alumni working in the hospitality sector gathered at the campus to share their experiences with the current students. Mr. Tusher Taneja (Business Development Chef – Costa Coffee), Ms. Kriti Wasan (Avanta Business Centre), Mr. Ahmed Faisal (Restaurant Manager, Eros managed by Hilton), Mr. Sumit Gulati (HR Executive in an MNC), Mr. Prateek Wadhwa (Sales and Marketing, Taj Hotels and Resorts) and Mr. Abhinav Singhai (Pursuing PGDM-Tourism, IITTM, Noida) facilitated the interaction.

Such an interaction holds a great importance to the College experience as students see their possible future through alumni, and alumni remember their pasts and what they experienced as students.

The formal session started with the welcome note of our Honorable Principal Mr. R.K.Bhandari.  He emphasized on the importance of enjoying the college life and using it as a platform to reach greater heights in the professional life.

The students heard about the significance of learning at the Institute in former students’ lives and enlightened the gathering, how the outlook has changed and still stayed the same during these years. It was a great opportunity for intergenerational interaction and was just an example of many such opportunities at the College each year.

While discussing on how to prepare oneself to meet the expectations of the industry, the alumni members advised the current batch students to perform responsibly and work with dedication during their Industrial Exposure, in order to develop better industry networks.  They also recommended the students to upgrade their knowledge by going for further education at specific institutes with relevance to their area of interest such as Le Cordon Bleu, London for Culinary Arts and others.

As alumni, the former students played an important role as mentors, advisers and inspirations for our current students. In the talented and accomplished alumni of BCIHMCT, the budding hospitality professionals saw the exciting opportunities that the institute can provide and realized the strong positive relationship shared by the two.