Assam ASSEB Higher Secondary Skill Subject Tourism and Hospitality study materials
Assam ASSEB Higher Secondary Skill Subject Tourism and Hospitality study resources

Assam ASSEB Higher Secondary Skill Subject Tourism and Hospitality study plan

Assam ASSEB Higher Secondary Skill Subject Tourism and Hospitality · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Introduction to Tourism: Concepts, Types, and Tourism System & Travel and Tourism Industry Components: Transport, Accommodation, and Intermediaries

  • Define tourism, tourist, excursionist and visitor using official statistical definitions, and distinguish them with three original examples each

  • Classify tourism by type (domestic, inbound, outbound, leisure, business, MICE, religious, medical, rural, wellness) and map each type to one Assam or North East example

  • Draw the tourism system as a labelled diagram showing origin, transit route, destination, and the push-pull factors linking them

  • List the eight components of the travel and tourism industry and state the function of each in one sentence

  • Explain how transport, accommodation and intermediaries interlock by tracing one tourist trip from Guwahati to Kaziranga step by step

Your checkpoint

A one-page hand-drawn tourism system diagram plus a 300-word glossary of 15 core terms written in your own words

Week 2

Hospitality Operations: Front Office and Housekeeping & Food and Beverage Service and Production Basics

  • Describe the front office cycle from reservation to check-out and name the document or record generated at each stage

  • Differentiate room types, meal plans (EP, CP, MAP, AP) and tariff structures, and compute a three-night MAP bill for two rooms

  • Sequence the housekeeping cleaning routine for an occupied room and list the cleaning agents used for each surface group

  • Identify the sections of a commercial kitchen, the brigade de cuisine roles, and the standard cuts of vegetables used in Indian cooking

  • Compare five food and beverage service styles (table d'hote, a la carte, buffet, banquet, room service) by staffing, equipment and suitable outlet

Your checkpoint

A two-page operations workbook containing one completed sample front office bill, one housekeeping task checklist, and a labelled kitchen brigade chart

Week 3

Tourism Geography and Destinations of India with Focus on Assam and the North East

  • Locate on a blank India outline map the major tourist circuits and mark at least 15 key destinations with their state

  • Describe the attractions of Assam in detail: Kaziranga, Manas, Pobitora, Majuli, Sivasagar, Tezpur, Haflong, and the tea gardens

  • Explain the cultural and natural significance of two North East destinations outside Assam, such as Tawang and Loktak Lake

  • Match ten UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India to their states and state why each is inscribed

  • Compare the climate, best visiting season and accessibility of three Assam destinations

Your checkpoint

A hand-annotated India map plus a two-page destination profile sheet covering five Assam sites and three other North East sites

Week 4

Tourism Products, Culture, Heritage, and Sustainable/Eco Tourism & Tour Operations, Itinerary Planning, and Travel Documentation

  • Distinguish tourism product from tourism attraction, and classify products into natural, cultural, heritage and man-made categories with two examples each

  • Explain the principles of sustainable and eco tourism and apply them to judge whether a given resort practice is acceptable

  • Draft a three-day itinerary for a family visiting Guwahati and Kaziranga, balancing travel time, meals and rest

  • Identify the documents required for domestic and international travel, including passport, visa, and health and insurance papers

  • Calculate a tour package cost covering transport, accommodation, meals, guide fee and a stated profit margin

Your checkpoint

A complete three-day Assam tour package document with day-wise itinerary, inclusion-exclusion list, document checklist and itemised costing

Week 5

Communication Skills, Grooming, and Customer Service in Tourism and Hospitality & Entrepreneurship, Employability, and Career Pathways in Tourism and Hospitality

  • Demonstrate the seven stages of the guest service cycle and script a greeting, complaint handling and farewell dialogue

  • Apply grooming and hygiene standards for front office and food service roles, listing specific requirements for uniform, hair, nails and footwear

  • Practise active listening and telephone etiquette by recording a two-minute mock reservation call

  • Map five career pathways in tourism and hospitality to the qualifications and entry-level roles each requires

  • Outline a small tourism business idea for Assam with target customer, cost estimate, legal permissions and one risk

Your checkpoint

A recorded two-minute mock reservation call plus a one-page business concept note and a personal career pathway chart

Week 6

Introduction to Tourism: Concepts, Types, and Tourism System & Travel and Tourism Industry Components: Transport, Accommodation, and Intermediaries & Tourism Geography and Destinations of India with Focus on Assam and the North East

  • Re-derive the tourism system diagram and industry components from memory without notes

  • Explain the role of travel agents, tour operators and online travel agencies, and state two differences between a travel agent and a tour operator

  • Recite the key features of ten Assam and North East destinations from memory

  • Solve ten numerical problems on tariffs, meal plans and package costing under timed conditions

  • Correct your own errors from the previous weeks and write a short note on each mistake

Your checkpoint

A closed-book revision test of 25 self-set questions scored and corrected, with an error log of at least five entries

Week 7

Hospitality Operations: Front Office and Housekeeping & Food and Beverage Service and Production Basics & Tourism Products, Culture, Heritage, and Sustainable/Eco Tourism & Tour Operations, Itinerary Planning, and Travel Documentation

  • Answer ten short-answer questions on front office, housekeeping and F and B service within a 45-minute limit

  • Prepare a sustainable tourism case note on Kaziranga that weighs conservation against visitor pressure

  • Build a two-day itinerary for a cultural tourist in Sivasagar and Majuli with realistic travel timings

  • List and explain the steps for obtaining a passport and a tourist visa in the Indian context

  • Explain the difference between eco tourism, responsible tourism and mass tourism with one Assam example each

Your checkpoint

A timed 45-minute written practice paper of ten questions, self-marked against a checklist you write yourself

Week 8

Communication Skills, Grooming, and Customer Service in Tourism and Hospitality & Entrepreneurship, Employability, and Career Pathways in Tourism and Hospitality & Introduction to Tourism: Concepts, Types, and Tourism System & Travel and Tourism Industry Components: Transport, Accommodation, and Intermediaries & Hospitality Operations: Front Office and Housekeeping & Food and Beverage Service and Production Basics & Tourism Geography and Destinations of India with Focus on Assam and the North East & Tourism Products, Culture, Heritage, and Sustainable/Eco Tourism & Tour Operations, Itinerary Planning, and Travel Documentation

  • Deliver a five-minute spoken presentation on a career plan in Assam tourism without reading from notes

  • Complete two full-length mock papers under exam conditions and score above 60 percent on each

  • Review every error log entry and confirm each weakness is now resolved

  • Summarise all nine domains onto a single A4 revision sheet of keywords and formulas

  • Write a personal 90-day action plan for the first job or internship application

Your checkpoint

Two completed mock papers with scores, a one-page A4 master revision sheet, and a written 90-day career action plan

Milestones

Week 2: You can draw the tourism system from memory and correctly compute a multi-night hotel bill with meal plans without referring to notes

Week 4: You can produce a costed three-day Assam itinerary with a full document checklist in under 60 minutes

Week 6: You score at least 60 percent on your own closed-book 25-question revision test and your error log shows fewer repeats than week 4

Week 8: You score at least 60 percent on both full-length mock papers and can deliver the five-minute career presentation fluently