National Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NIHMCT) has been established by the Maharishi Educational and Welfare Trust, Karaikudi, India in order to bring the educational opportunities to the door-steps of the middle and lower income group of the rural community of the economically backward Pudukottai, Sivagangai, Ramnad and Virudhunagar districts in particular and Indian and International Communities in general.

By starting this National Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology(NIHMCT) in 2001, the trust believes to achieve its main motto of providing world class quality education, training and skills development in the hospitality industry to all who care and long for a standard professional qualification of high caliber at a comparatively lower fees structure which could be reached even by a proletariat student.

National Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology(NIHMCT) is a co-educational institute providing training and education in the hotel and catering crafts and management.

This education provides perennial job opportunities and enable the students to get employment anywhere in the world. The quality of training imparted at out NIHMCT matches the international standards in the hospitality industry.

This is through a service minded, efficient and devoted teaching and non-teaching who won international experience, globally recognized qualifications in this service industry.

The Maharishi Educational and Welfare Trust was registered in June 2000 with many lofty objective of the trust is the sphere of the education which is being achieved through starting the NIHMCT.