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JKSSB Receptionist (Hospitality, Front Office Operations & Hotel Administration) Syllabus & Exam Pattern

Official 120-mark written examination syllabus for Receptionist covering Front Office Operations, Hospitality Management & Tourism (Etymology of Tour Tornus, Hotel Departments Revenue Centers vs Cost Centers, Chief Engineer Plant Maintenance, Uniformed Services Bellboy Luggage Handling, Guest Cycle Stages Pre-arrival/Arrival/Occupancy/Departure, Resort Hotels vs Transient, Domestic vs International Tourism, Les Clefs d'Or Golden Keys Concierge, Front Office Cashiering, Room Types Hollywood Twin/Interconnecting/Duplex/Cabana, Crib Rates, Hotel Sizing Small/Medium/Large 101-300, HRACC Star Classification System, Heritage Hotels Classic 1920-1935 vs Grand, Floatel Houseboats Dal Lake Kashmir, Meal Plans American Plan AP / Modified American MAP / European EP / Continental CP, Taj Hotels IHCL Brand, Tariff Bases Check-in/24hr/Night, Rack Rate, Guest Complaints Service/Attitudinal/Mechanical/Unusual, Moments of Truth Jan Carlzon, Front Office Attributes, Form C Foreigner Registration Rules 1992, Passports vs Visas, Travel Package Bundling, Upselling vs Cross-Selling), Guest Cycle, Reservations & Telecommunications (Guaranteed vs Non-Guaranteed 6 PM Release Reservations, Reservation Amendments, Modes of Reservation vs Walk-ins, Group Booking Cut-Off Dates, Scanty Baggage Front Office Controls Duty Manager Authorization, No-Show Guest Tracking, Franchisor vs Franchisee, Check-out Procedures, Guest Mail Log, Left Luggage Counterfoil Tallying, Global Distribution Systems GDS Amadeus/Sabre/Galileo, Wake-up Call PBX, VVIP Protocols GM Escort, Guest Paging, Central Reservation Systems CRS, PBX/PABX Telephony, Check-in Workflow Sequence Room Assignment-GRC-Billing-Key Issuance, Intersell Agencies, Room Change Protocol, Rooming Lists, Message Slips, Self Check-out Kiosks, Smart Mobile Digital Keys), Front Office Accounting, Folios, Billing & Financial Controls (Electronic Debit Cards vs Credit, Transaction Vouchers, Paid-Outs Visitor's Paid Out VPO, Guest Ledger Balance Formula Opening+Debit-Credit, Airline Meal & Accommodation Orders MAO, Miscellaneous Charge Vouchers MCV, House Credit Limits, Ledgers Guest Ledger vs City Ledger, Types of Folios Guest/Master/Non-Guest/Employee, Paid-in-Advance PIA Cash Guests, Front Office Posting, Cash Bank Float Management, Cashier Due Back Replenishment, Cash Drawer Shortages vs Overages, Settlement Methods Cash/Cards/Bill-to-Company BTC, Zeroing Out Folios, Delinquent Accounts 90 Days Aging, Internal Control Auditing, Transfer Vouchers, Allowances vs Corrections Compensation INR 1500, Late Charges Handling, RBI Foreign Exchange Currency Rules Resident Guests/INR/FFMC License), Night Audit Operations, Hospitality Ratios & Yield Management (End of the Day Accounting Cutoff, Supplemental vs Daily Transcripts, Semi-Automated D-Card Reports, Night Audit Key Functions Account Balancing/Credit Monitoring/Reports, Transposition Errors Divisible by 9, Room Rate Pricing Approaches Market Condition/Hubbart Formula Bottom-up/Rule-of-Thumb, Daily Operations Manager's Report, Night Audit Standard Sequence Postings-Rate Verification-Room Taxes-Reports, Audit Trail Source Documentation, No-Show Charge Verification, Multiple Occupancy % Formula & Leela Hotel Calculation 71.4%, Key Performance Indicators RevPAR = ADR x Occupancy %, Operating Ratios, Room Block Washing & Wash Factors, Average Daily Rate ADR = Rooms Revenue / Rooms Sold, Market Potential, Yield Management Rate Spread = Double Rate - Single Rate, Yield Statistic = Actual Revenue / Potential Revenue, Low Demand Yield Tactics Rate Removal/Packages/Upgrades), and Hotel Administration, HRACC Star Classification & Timeshare (Timeshare & Vacation Ownership Vacation Exchange, Interval International II Network, Resort Condominiums International RCI Founded 1974 DeHaan, Timeshare Types Fixed/Floating/Points Club, Obsolete Manual Whitney Systems vs Cloud PMS, HRACC Standard of Facilities Criteria, Job Specifications vs Descriptions, Hotel Safety Accident Incident Registers, Emergency Security Protocols Bomb Threat Exact Words Recording, Guest Loyalty CRM, Budgetary Control Systems & Master Budget Consolidation).

📜 Notification:Advt No. 04 of 2024 & Advt No. 03 of 2025 (OMR Examination 2025)
TOTAL MARKS
120 Marks
TIME DURATION
120 Mins
NEGATIVE MARKING
-0.25 Mark
UNITS / SECTIONS
5 Sections

Declared Weightage vs. Observed Exam History

The Declared Weightage represents the marks allocated in the official notification. The Observed Count reveals the actual number of solved questions asked in real past papers from our verified dataset.

UNIT 1

Front Office Operations, Hospitality Management & Tourism

25 Marks
Etymology of Tourism (Tornus), Revenue vs Support Departments, Chief Engineer Maintenance, Bellboy Luggage Handling, Resort/Floatel Hotels (Dal Lake Houseboats) & Les Clefs d'Or Concierge
Declared: 13 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Room Types (Hollywood Twin, Interconnecting), Meal Plans (AP, MAP, EP, CP), Rack Rate, Moments of Truth (Jan Carlzon), Form C Foreigner Registration (1992 Rules), Passports & Upselling/Cross-selling
Declared: 12 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
UNIT 2

Guest Cycle, Reservations & Telecommunications

25 Marks
Guaranteed vs Non-Guaranteed (6 PM Release), Amendments, Group Cut-off Dates, GDS (Amadeus, Sabre), Central Reservation Systems (CRS) & Intersell Agencies
Declared: 13 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Scanty Baggage Controls (Duty Manager), Check-in Workflow Sequence (1,2,3,4), Room Change Sequence (3,1,4,2), Left Luggage Counterfoil Tallying, PBX/PABX Telephony, Wake-up Calls, VVIP Escorts & Rooming Lists
Declared: 12 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
UNIT 3

Front Office Accounting, Folios, Billing & Financial Controls

25 Marks
Transaction Vouchers (VPO, MCV, MAO, Transfer Voucher), Folio Types (Guest, Master, Employee, Non-guest), Guest Ledger Balance Formula (Opening+Debit-Credit) & House Limits
Declared: 13 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Cash Bank Float, Due Back, Cash Shortages/Overages, Zeroing Out Folios, Paid-in-Advance (PIA), Allowances vs Corrections, Late Charges & RBI Foreign Currency Exchange Regulations (Resident Guests/INR/FFMC)
Declared: 12 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
UNIT 4

Night Audit Operations, Hospitality Ratios & Yield Management

25 Marks
End of the Day Cutoff, Supplemental Transcripts, D-Card Summary Reports, Night Audit Standard Sequence (Postings-Verification-Taxes-Reports), Transposition Errors & Daily Operations Manager's Report
Declared: 13 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
RevPAR Formula, ADR Formula, Multiple Occupancy % Calculation (Leela Hotel 71.4%), Room Pricing (Hubbart Formula Bottom-up, Rule of Thumb), Rate Spread, Yield Statistic & Low Demand Tactics
Declared: 12 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
UNIT 5

Hotel Administration, HRACC Star Classification & Timeshare

20 Marks
HRACC Star Classification Standards, Hotel Sizing (Large 101-300), Heritage Classifications (Classic 1920-1935), Vacation Ownership Timeshare (RCI 1974, Interval International, Fixed/Floating/Points) & Whitney System Obsoletion
Declared: 10 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Job Specifications vs Descriptions, Budgetary Control & Master Budget, Hotel Accident Registers, Emergency Bomb Threat Response Protocols & Guest Loyalty CRM
Declared: 10 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)

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