The Institute of Hotel Management, Gangtok, Sikkim was set up in the year 1990 as a Food Craft Institute by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and Government of Sikkim with the objective of providing job-oriented and professional education to all the students of any stream from any part of the country. During the year 2000, the Institute was upgraded to a full-fledged Institute of Hotel Management affiliated to the National Council for Hotel Management under the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. The Institute then started enrolling students from all over India through Joint Entrance Examination conducted by NCHMCT (National Council of Hotel Management and Catering Technology), New Delhi. With the progress of the Institute, the Government of India sanctioned funds for setting up a full-fledged campus at Sajong, Rumtek near Gangtok and the Institute finally found it’s home in a permanent campus during the year 2011-12.