IIHM eCHAT (Electronic Common Hotel Admission Test) is a National Level entrance exam conducted by International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM). eCHAT is organized for the students, who want to take admission in various Hotel Management programs offered by a number of Institutes/Universities in India. This entrance exam is also called as Combined Hospitality Aptitude Test.
As it name also shows, eCHAT is an online exam conducted by IIHM along with Edexel. The programs for which eCHAT is organized are BA in Hospitality Management, Advanced Diploma in International Hospitality Administration and BSc in Hotel Management, Catering and Tourism.

All these programs are affiliated with International Universities except Catering and Tourism which is recognized by UGC (University Grant Commission).
In this post, we will provide all the relevant information related to eCHAT 2021 exam which includes eCHAT 2021 exam date, eCHAT 2021 eligibility criteria, eCHAT 2021 Application form, eCHAT 2021 registration, eCHAT 2021 exam pattern, eCHAT 2021 syllabus etc.

How to Participate in IIHM eCHAT

Candidates, who wants to appear in eCHAT 2021 exam, should have to fulfill the below-mentioned eligibility criteria:

•  Maximum age limit to appear in this examination is 22 years as of 1st July 2021.
•  Candidates must have to clear their 10+2/equivalent examination with minimum 50 % marks.
•  English should be the core subject of the candidates in 10+2.
•  Final year students are also eligible to appear in eCHAT 2021 exam.

eCHAT 2021 Application Form
 eCHAT 2021 Application Form is available at the official website.

•  Candidates can apply for eCHAT 2021 exam either online mode or offline mode.
•  First of all, candidates need to visit the official website and register themselves.
•  Enter the personal details of the candidates such as Name, Email ID, contact details, education details etc.
•  Now upload the scanned copy of the latest photograph and signature of the candidates.
•  Pay the Application fees either online mode via Debit/Credit Card/Net Banking or through offline mode via cash/cheque/DD sent to the IIHM campus.
•  After filling the Application fees, candidates need to click on submit button.
•  For offline mode, candidates need to submit the filled Application form to the IIHM campus in person or by post.

eCHAT 2021 Application Fees

 eCHAT 2021 Application fees for all the candidates is Rs 600. Candidates can either pay the Application fees via cash/cheque/DD at any of the IIHM campus. DD should be sent at the IIHM campus in favour of ‘’International Institute of Hotel Management’’.

eCHAT 2021 Exam Date

1.  eCHAT 2021 registration process starts from –13th December 2021
2.  Last date of online Application process –4th week of April 2021
3.  Admit Card Issuing Date – May 2021
4.  eCHAT 2021 exam date – 15th May 2021
5.  Result Announcement of online exam–1st week of June 2021
6.  Group Discussion and Personal Interview –1st week of June 2021
7.  Final Result Declaration – 3rd week of June 2021

eCHAT 2021 Syllabus

eCHAT 2021 question paper consists of 5 sections, i.e. English, Logical Reasoning, General Knowledge, Mathematics and Scientific Aptitude. Topics to be covered in these sections are as follow:

Logical Reasoning:

•  Alphabets Test                                                               
•  Mathematical Operations and Reasoning
•  Statement and his Product test
•  Classification Test
•  Venn diagram Test
•  Decision Making test
•  Series Test

Mathematics:

•  Percentage
•  Number System
•  Numerical Abilities
•  HCF and LCM
•  Profit and Loss
•  Ratio and Proportion
•  Simple Interest and Compound Interest
•  Mixture of Allegations
•  Ratio and Proportion

General Knowledge

•  Current Affairs
•  History
•  Indian Economy
•  Geography
•  Indian Politic
•  General Science

English Language

•  Idioms and Phrases
•  Rules of Conjunctions
•  Synonyms and Antonyms
•  Prepositions
•  Sequence of words
•  Rules of Correct Usage
•  Sentence Completion

Scientific Aptitude

•  Physics
•  Service Aptitude Questions
•  Chemistry
•  Biology

eCHAT 2021 Exam Pattern

•  eCHAT 2021 exam is an online entrance exam.
•  There will be 50 questions to be asked in eCHAT 2021 question paper.
•  All the questions in the question paper will be of objective types.
•  Total time duration is 1 hour.
•  Candidates will receive the IIHM eCHAT online scorecard in 24 hours of the online test.