The Institute of Hotel Management, Gangtok, Sikkim was set up in the year 1990 as a Food Craft Institute by Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India and Govt. of Sikkim with a motto to provide job-oriented and professional education to all the students from any stream from any parts of the country. During the year 2000 it was upgraded to full-fledged Institute of Hotel Management affiliated to National Council for Hotel Management under Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India and started enrolling candidates from all over India through Joint Entrance Examination conducted by the NCHMCT, New Delhi. With the progress of the Institute, Government of India sanctioned funds for setting up a permanent campus at Sajong, Rumtek and Institute was finally placed in its permanent campus at Sajong, Rumtek during the year 2011-12. Vision Be a excellent hospitality education , training , consultancy and research center . Cater to training needs and produce technically skilled manpower of the hospitality industry at the managerial and supervisory labels. Impart in service training for practicing managers in management , marketing and entrepreneurship at the tourism facilities and services . To associates with other and national and international bodies in developing and bench marketing standards in Tourism and Hospitality Management .