Diploma in Travel and Tourism Management at Centre for Distance and Online Education, Aligarh Muslim University

Centre for Distance and Online Education, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, offers Diploma in Travel and Tourism Management as a 1-year diploma degree. Fees for the full course come to ₹4,800 – ₹10,800 (roughly ₹5,000 a year).

Expect to spend most of your time on how organisations run: accounting, marketing, finance, human resources, operations and business communication, usually with case studies and an internship.

Centre for Distance and Online Education, Aligarh Muslim University is a public/government institute, founded in 1920. This page brings together what is on record for this course at Centre for Distance and Online Education, Aligarh Muslim University — fees, seats, eligibility, the admission route and placements — so you can judge it before you apply.

Most PGD programmes follow a similar pattern: the first year builds the foundations, the middle years go deep into the subject, and the final year is given over to electives, a major project and usually an internship.

Here that means how organisations run: accounting, marketing, finance, human resources, operations and business communication, usually with case studies and an internship. Typical first jobs: management trainee, business development, sales, marketing or operations roles.

The exact syllabus is set by the college or its affiliating university and changes from year to year, so ask Centre for Distance and Online Education, Aligarh Muslim University for the current semester-wise plan.

The fee figures on record for this course are below. Fees are for the whole course unless marked otherwise, and apply to PGD programmes at Centre for Distance and Online Education, Aligarh Muslim University as a group.

Colleges revise fees most years, and hostel, transport and exam charges are often billed separately. Confirm the current figure with Centre for Distance and Online Education, Aligarh Muslim University before you pay anything.

To get into Diploma in Travel and Tourism Management, you usually need Class 10 (or Class 12, for some diplomas).

Admission to this kind of course is usually through state polytechnic entrance exams. Reserved-category candidates generally get a relaxation in the minimum marks. Check Centre for Distance and Online Education, Aligarh Muslim University's prospectus for the exact cut-off this year.

In most years, admission follows these steps:

1. Check that you meet the eligibility above and register for the entrance exam in time.
2. Take state polytechnic entrance exams and keep your scorecard.
3. Apply to Centre for Distance and Online Education, Aligarh Muslim University or through the enquiry form on this page, and take part in counselling if a state or central body runs it.
4. Once you are offered a seat, verify your documents (marksheets, ID, category certificate if any) and pay the admission fee to confirm it.

Centre for Distance and Online Education, Aligarh Muslim University runs 15 PGD specialisations in all. If this one is not quite right, compare it with:

• Post Graduate Diploma in Language For Advertisement, Marketing & Media
• Post Graduate Diploma in Guidance & Counseling
• Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management
• Post Graduate Diploma in Office Management
• Post Graduate Diploma in Human Right and Duties
• Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Programming
• Diploma in Communicative Skills in English
• Post Graduate Diploma in Portfolio Management
• Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication
• Diploma In Foreign Languages (Spanish)
• Diploma In Foreign Languages (German)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Data Analytics with Statistical Packages for Social Science
• Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management
• Post Graduate Diploma in Sales and Retails

Ask yourself — and the college — these questions first:

• Are you genuinely interested in how organisations run? You will spend 1 year on it.
• Can you manage ₹4,800 – ₹10,800 over the course, plus hostel and living costs? Ask about scholarships and education loans.
• What do recent graduates of this course actually go on to do?
• How does Centre for Distance and Online Education, Aligarh Muslim University compare with other colleges offering PGD in and around Aligarh?