
Silver Mountain School of Hotel Management (SMSH), located in Lainchaur, Kathmandu, was established in 2002 to provide world-class education in hotel and tourism management. The school is affiliated with Queen Margaret University, UK, and offers a four-year Bachelor’s Degree in International Hospitality and Tourism Management (BHM), covering areas such as food and beverage service, housekeeping, and front office management. SMSH also provides a Higher Diploma in International Culinary Arts (DICA), leading to a four-year hospitality degree, along with various short-term vocational courses certified by the American Hospitality Academy (AHA), USA, and the Education Institute of American Hotel and Lodging Association (EI-AHLEI). The faculty at SMSH combines strong academic credentials with practical industry experience, and the school frequently invites industry experts for guest lectures and joint venture activities, ensuring students are up-to-date with the latest trends. With practical training facilities, top hotel internships, Nepal's first French fine dining restaurant, Pavillion Rose, and the Coffee Academy for barista training, SMSH stands out among hotel management institutions in Nepal.

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Dear Students and Parents,
I welcome you to Silver Mountain School of Hotel Management with pride. It is an honour to be a Founder Principal of Silver Mountain SHM, the school that stands for excellence and continuously sets the highest standards. With our humble beginnings with handful of students 16 years ago, we have crossed a pretty long journey. Today Silver Mountain SMSH is a school whose graduates are successful hoteliers and entrepreneurs, not only in Nepal but all around the world.
Silver Mountain SHM strongly believes in providing education by equipping our students with skills, confidence and a positive approach with an all round development. The school is constantly and relentlessly encouraging students not only to pursue and thrive for academic excellence but also to participate in various co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. An inclusive and student centric environment at Silver Mountain SHM nurtures creativity, passion, resilience and leadership qualities. From the time student is enrolled at Silver Mountain SHM, we focus on their attitudinal development to make them a global citizen with empathy and awareness. They not only grow up to be finest hospitality personnel, equipped with sound knowledge but we help groom an individual who not only becomes a leader but a team player.
Our team continuously works towards enhancing each individual’s strength as simultaneously teaching new international trends, techniques and skills. I am extremely proud of our team of faculties and staff at Silver Mountain SHM who share our values and ethos. Our teams are hands on teachers who strongly believes in nurturing and at the same time developing the value of Freedom with Responsibility, Silver Mountain SHM always welcomes change and we are also proud to be a trendsetter here in Nepal.
A first international officiated hotel management school in affiliation with Queen Margaret University of UK, first Teaching Hotel, First fully fledged Oenology (lab); First international affiliated Coffee School with Università del Caffè, Italy. We are also affiliated with American Hospitality Academy, USA; American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute, USA, for various Short Term Diploma and Certification Hospitality and Culinary Courses and it is first and only school to be partnered with international hotels worldwide for internship and job placements.
With our state-of-art facilities, Silver Mountain SHM is a world class hospitality and tourism school with affordable fee structure at your own country. We constantly strive to upgrade and excel in all terms and students can experience world-class teaching and learning. With our affiliation with Queen Margaret University, we cannot compromise on quality education and learning. Silver Mountain SHM boasts of highly qualified Nepalese and international faculties who also have long and solid international experience in world of hospitality and tourism.
Silver Mountain SHM plays active role in CSR events and uplifting and developing local skills. We are partnered with government and non government bodies and have steered several pilot projects to uplift livelihood of locals with skill development programs. Our short term programs are targeted to youth who may not be academically inclined but have passion and capacity to perform in their chosen field. Once again, thank you for choosing Silver Mountain SHM. Your exciting journey begins now. And I assure you, this will be the best, most productive and memorable years of your lifetime.
I would like to welcome you personally at Silver Mountain SHM!
Thank You!
Samir Thapa
Chairman
Lainchaur
Kathmandu, Bagmati Province
01-4515038
University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal
University Grants Commission provides scholarships to increase access to higher education for students with disabilities, economically disadvantaged students, Dalit students, children of martyrs and conflict victims, Mukta Kamlari, and Muslim women students.
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MOEST)
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology provides scholarships for Nepali students to study abroad through bilateral agreements with countries like China, India, Bangladesh, Russia, Pakistan, Japan, and others.
Government of Nepal
Constitutional provision for 45% reserved scholarships across all higher education institutions. Quotas are allocated for women, Janajati, Madhesi, Dalit, disabled, Muslim, and remote area students as per Nepal's inclusive education policy.