As a part of offering market-oriented and professional courses, Acharya Nagarjuna University has started the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management under the Faculty of Commerce & Management Studies, keeping in view the growing demand for skilled manpower who can render their services in Tourism and Hospitality Sectors. The Department has started by offering a Master of Tourism and Travel Management Course from the academic year 2005-2006 by Prof. V.V.L.Narasimha Rao. The nomenclature has been changed from MTTM to MBA (TTM) from the 2013-2014 batch onwards and admissions have taken place through I-CET counselling. It is a Two-Year-Four-semester-Regular-English Medium Professional Course, and it is one of the Sectorial Branches of the MBA program.
It is a carefully designed programme, (with 28 papers+2 Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs, Total: 30 papers), which has taken the academic strength of the premier institutions in the country. The syllabus for the Tourism discipline helps out students around the Tourism world to expand their knowledge, develop their skills and realize their potential while making their choicest career in Tourism, Travel & Hospitality sectors. The unique features of the course are Theme based project works, Comprehensive viva-voce, seminars, study tours, and tour Reports, which give an immense commitment, continued dedication to inspiring and developing Travel & Hospitality Professionals. Since its inception of the department, all the students were well settled in the reputed Tourism, Travel, and its related organizations and others.
Dept of Tourism & Hospitality Management has compiled & produced the study material for 8 Papers/Subjects of MBA (TTM) students, CDE, ANU.
Dept. has compiled & prepared the study material for 5 Papers/Subjects of TTM which is being offered by ANU online course under MOOCS.
Dept of Tourism & Hospitality Management has compiled & produced the following books also-
• “Tourism & Travel Techniques” (TTT) (Editor) (A Text Book Intermediate Vocational Course, 1st year). IVC Course Code: 506, Board of Intermediate, AP, 2018.
• “Travel Tourism Technique” (TTT) (Editor) - (A Text Book Intermediate Vocational Course, 2nd year) IVC Course Code: 506 , Board of Intermediate, AP, 2019.
• “Banking & Retail Management” (Editor) A Text Book of Intermediate Vocational Course, 2nd year IVC. Board of Intermediate, AP, 2021-2022.
• “Amaravathi within Amaravathi Tourism Perspective - Andhra Pradesh” Tourism Book.
• “Glimpses of South India Tourism”, Paramount Publishing House, Hyderabad, ISBN NO: 978-93-85100-81-9, March-2017.
1. Under the category of Best Tourism Educational Institution, An Award has been received from the APTA, Government of Andhra Pradesh by the then Chief Minister Sri.Konejeti Rosaiah on 27-SEP-2010.
2. Under the category of Best Collateral Publicity Material of Tourism, An Award has been received by Dr.P.Purnachandra Rao from the then Tourism Minister Sri Vatti Vasantha Kumar, AP Government on 27th-Sep-2013 for the compilation and publication of three (3) combined Districts Tourism Chronicles such as Guntur, Krishna & Prakasham.
3. Under the category of Best Tourism Educational Institution, An Award has been received from the APTA Government of Andhra Pradesh by the then Honorable Chief Minister Sri Nara Chandrababu Naidu on 27-SEP-2014.
4. Under the category of Excellence in Writing and Publication on tourism and its related aspects, An Award has been received by Dr.P.Purnachandra Rao and Dr. K.Rajesh from the Education Minister of AP i.e., Ganta Srinivasa Rao, and Tourism Minister Bhuma Akhila Priya for the compilation and publication of a book titled “Glimpses of South Indian Tourism” on 27th Sep 2017.
5. Under the category of Excellence in Publication, An Award has been received by Dr.P.Purnachandra Rao, S.A. Rahiman Saheb, Dr. K.Rajesh from the Minister of Tourism, Culture & Youth Advancement, AP i.e., Sri Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao for the book titled “Amaravathi within Amaravathi – Tourism Perspective, Andhra Pradesh” on 28th Sep 2019.
1. The research programs (M.Phil & Ph.D.) have been introduced in the department since 2013-14 academic years onwards.
2. Total no. of PhDs awarded from its inception: 20.
3. Total no. of M.Phil s awarded from its inception: 4
4. Under the Research & Publication category, received a Best Editor Award by Dr.P.Purnachandra Rao from Elsevier Publications, (IJIEMR), Sept. 2022.
5. Under the category of Best Research Category in Tourism, An Award has been received from the Tourism Minister Smt. R.K.Roja, AP Government on 27th-Sep-2022 for the Thesis of Dr.K.Rajesh, entitled “An Empirical Study on Impacts of Eco-Tourism (With Special Reference to Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh)” at Tirupati.
HOD, Department of Tourism & Hospitality Management,University College of Arts,Commerce & Law,
NH16, Nagarjuna Nagar, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh 522510
0863-2346393,394
helpcenter@anu.ac.in
