Indian Tourism Development Corporation today announced that the company will soon commence campus recruitments of 700 students from Top 10 colleges of Delhi as well as hospitality institutes across India. The students will be designated as Hospitality Executives and will be based in Hotel Ashok, Hotel Janpath and Hotel Samrat, which have been named as the Official Family Games Hotel. ITDC will also be placing these students at the DDA flats in Vasant Kunj which are being constructed for accommodating Commonwealth delegates.

The students will be recruited by ITDC through on-campus interviews and group discussions, and will work with ITDC for a period of five months starting June 2009. The selection criteria would consist of judgeing students on aspects such as communication skills, ability to work under pressure, aptitude for interacting with international visitors etc. The selected students will undergo rigorous training modules on hospitality industry and guest relations by ITDC officials for the first two months and then assume the responsibilities allocated to them at various locations, during the Commonwealth Games.

All 700 students will be getting a stipend from ITDC for the five month period.

Commenting on this development, ITDC’s official spokesperson said, “India is a young country and we believe that our youth are the best ambassadors to showcase India’s strength, prowess and world famous hospitality to the world. It is our privilege to give these students an opportunity of a lifetime to interact with the Commonwealth delegates. We are already in talks with heads of various colleges and hospitality institutes and will soon begin our campus recruitment process.”