| Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM) |
The Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management was established as a registered society in 1983 at New Delhi under the Ministry of Tourism with the objective of developing and promoting education, training and research in the field of travel and tourism.In August 1992, Institute was shifted to Gwalior and is now functioning from its own campus at Govindpuri, Gwalior-474011.
Since 1995-96, the IITTM started full-time one-year Diploma in Tourism Management programme with the approval of All Indian Council of Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi. In 1996-97, Eastern Regional Centre, Bhubaneswar was established with the same DTM programme . Besides this, the Institute also undertakes various courses like Guide Training courses ,UGC Refresher Courses for University and College teachers, etc..
Orientation Programme for officers posted in Indiatourism Offices abroad and Officers of the State Governments and Tourism Development Corporations are also organised by IITTM on request by Ministry of Tourism and State Governments.
At present, the Institute is running three regular courses viz Bachelor of Tourism Management (BTM - Honours) a three year degree course, Masters of Business Administration (MBA), a two year course and Post Graduate Diploma in Tourism Management (PGDTM). Besides the short duration courses being arranged by the Institute, it is also running a PG Diploma in Tourism & Travel Industry at its nine “Chapters” situated at Delhi, Kolkatta, Lucknow, Guwahati , Trivandrum , Ahemedabad , Ranchi , Jaipur and Dehradun.
The Institute has it own website and can be accessed at www.iittm.org for more information.