Munnar International Campus
The flagship International Campus of Munnar Catering College is located 6500 ft. above sea level in Thachankary Hills, Sooryanelli, Munnar, Kerala. Spread across acres of lush greenery and surrounded by the majestic Western Ghats and the world famous Tea gardens; the campus offers students a tranquil environment to immerse themselves in their training and practice and refine their skills.
The international campus in Munnar is the largest of its kind anywhere in India and competes on par with the top hotel management institutions of the world. The facilities of the College include a helipad, two swimming pools (including a private pool for women), jacuzzi, sauna, steam bath, two gymnasiums (including a private gym for women), library, cricket pitch, amphitheater, convention center, three hostels including a new international hostel and an exclusive women’s hostel, on-campus ATM etc.
100% Cashless Campus
On-Campus ATM
For the convenience of our students and faculty, an ATM machine has been installed in the lobby of the main building of the campus. This allows students the safety and security of withdrawing any cash they need right on campus and avoids the difficulty and additional expenditure of going into town.
Co-Branded International Debit + ATM Card
An international co-branded Debit cum ATM Card of South Indian Bank will be issued to all students. The card can be used to make all payments inside the campus – at the campus store, at the cafeteria to order À la carte items etc. This frees students from the hassle of carrying around cash. As a first of its kind facility, this card can be used by students anywhere in the world, even after graduating from college
Hostels
Munnar is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Kerala. Finding affordable accommodation near the campus has always been quite challenging. In view of this, the management of Munnar Catering College decided to set up a 100% residential campus and provide accommodation for both students and faculty inside the campus itself.
For students there are 3 hostel complexes inside the campus. A Women’s hostel, a Men’s hostel and a new modern International hostel with the latest amenities, facilities and fixtures which was opened in 2021.
International Hostel
Opened in 2021, the International Hostel is a brand new hostel complex with the most modern amenities and fixtures on par with international facilities. There is a private entrance and lobby with a separate powder room and shower facilities for parents and guests visiting the students.
There are 34 double rooms available. The rooms are made and designed in the style of hotel suite rooms and are fully furnished. Each room will have the following amenities:
- Two single beds with orthopedic mattresses
- Spacious attached bathroom with modern fixtures
- TV
- Fridge
- Hot water kettle
- Coffee table with 2 coffee chairs
- Clothes cupboard
- Separate study area with 2 tables, 2 chairs and storage cupboards
- Mirror
- Ample power outlets
In addition to these, the International hostel also offers its residents ‘complimentary laundry facilities’. Clothes can be dropped off in the fully equipped laundry room to be washed, dried and ironed.
Men’s Hostel
The Men’s hostel is our biggest hostel complex with a total of 145 rooms available.
The room configuration is four students per room. Each room has four study desks and four chairs and cupboards for clothes.
Each floor has common bathrooms, shower rooms with hot water and hand wash areas. Each floor also has hot and cold filtered drinking water.
In addition to this, the hostel building has a prayer room, a laundry washing and drying area, a garden seating area outside the building and 3 dedicated wardens.
Women’s Hostel
The Women’s hostel is a separate building with a private entrance, garden and parking and was renovated in 2021.
There are 2 categories of rooms available in the hostel :
The higher category rooms – are called ‘Pool Rooms’ and have amenities like the International hostel rooms. There are 9 Pool Rooms available – 3 Single rooms and 6 Double rooms.
The economic category rooms are called ‘Pool View Rooms’. There are 18 Pool View Rooms available.
The hostel also has several private facilities for the women including a private swimming pool and gym.
Pool Rooms (Higher Category Rooms)
Amenities of Single Pool Rooms :
- One single bed with orthopedic mattress
- Spacious attached bathroom with modern fixtures
- TV
- Fridge
- Hot water kettle
- Clothes cupboard
- Study desk and chair
- Dressing unit with mirror
- Ample power outlets
Amenities of Double Pool Rooms :
- Two single beds with orthopedic mattresses
- Spacious attached bathroom with modern fixtures
- Hot water kettle
- Clothes cupboard
- Two study desks and two chairs
- Dressing unit with mirror
- Ample power outlets
Pool View Rooms (Economic Category Rooms)
Amenities of Pool View Rooms :
- Four students per room
- Clothes cupboards
- Four study desks and four chairs
- Common bathrooms
- Common shower rooms with hot water
- Common hand wash area
Common Facilities
The Women’s hostel building has the following additional amenities:
- Private lobby
- Private indoor swimming pool
- Gym with brand new equipment
- Common room
- Separate toilet block (in additional to the common toilets inside the building) with bathrooms, shower rooms with hot water and hand wash areas
- Laundry washing and drying area
- Dedicated women’s hostel warden
Clubs and Committees
Our core aim at Munnar Catering College is to foster the holistic – intellectual, physical, emotional, and social development of our students.
In this 21st century, the world is changing faster than ever before. The conventional education curriculum, which was developed in the early 20th Century, must be supplemented with a new kind of education and learning that prepares students to thrive and succeed in a rapidly shifting digital world.
Since the early 1980s, a variety of governmental, academic, non-profit, and corporate entities have conducted considerable research to identify key personal and academic skills and competencies they determined were needed for the current and next generation. These skills were called – “21st Century Skills”
The twelve 21st Century Skills
Each 21st Century skill is broken into one of three categories
- Learning skills
- Literacy skills
- Life skills
Learning skills (the four C’s) teaches students about the mental processes required to adapt and improve upon a modern work environment.
- Critical thinking: Finding solutions to problems
- Creativity: Thinking outside the box
- Collaboration: Working with others
- Communication: Talking to others
Literacy skills (IMT) focuses on how students can discern facts, publishing outlets, and the technology behind them. There’s a strong focus on determining trustworthy sources and factual information to separate it from the misinformation that floods the Internet.
- Information literacy: Understanding facts, figures, statistics, and data
- Media literacy: Understanding the methods and outlets in which information is published
- Technology literacy: Understanding the machines that make the Information Age possible
Life skills (FLIPS) take a look at intangible elements of a student’s everyday life. These intangibles focus on both personal and professional qualities.
- Flexibility: Deviating from plans as needed
- Leadership: Motivating a team to accomplish a goal
- Initiative: Starting projects, strategies, and plans on one’s own
- Productivity: Maintaining efficiency in an age of distractions
- Social skills: Meeting and networking with others for mutual benefit
Altogether, these categories cover all twelve 21st Century skills that contribute to a student’s future career. This is not an exhaustive checklist of career readiness skills — but they’re the career readiness skills that overlap with 21st Century skills.
Clubs and Committees
Co-curricular activities, those activities which are undertaken along with academic studies, are the best way to give students the opportunity to practice and master these 21st century skills. To that end, we have several clubs and committees representing a range of interests and fields that students can choose to join. Each activity that these clubs organize is structured in such a way that students get to showcase and learn these 21st century skills.
List of Clubs and Committees
- Oxford Club
- Shakespeare Club
- Green Energy Team (GET)
- Editorial Club
- Social Media Committee
- Food Production Committee
- Service Committee
- Briefing Committee
- Disciplinary Committee
- Examination Committee
- Placement Committee
- Cultural Committee
- Sports Committee
- Venue Committee
- Achievers Guild Committee