P.R. Institute Of Catering And Hotel Management (PRICHM), Thanjavur was established in 2000.

The college is affiliated to the Bharathidasan University. 

Vision

There vision is to create an aptitude amongst the students towards education as a life long process of formal and practical learning on the platform of assimilation of experiences for ongoing knowledge and skill to be of value to oneself and therefore to the society.

Mission

There mission is to create and sustain an educational environment in which each student is taught to believe in himself, to create his/her own opportunities and to be a team player so that he/she creates in himself/herself an unending thirst for knowledge and skill.

The main goal of the college is to encourage, nurture and develop inborn capabilities of each student into a belief that nothing is impossible including permanent faith in positive attitude to learning and effectively applying what is learnt

So that they are prepared to make their career a successful one, their life a satisfying one and contribute to the benefit of the society by their Virtues, Wisdom and Saturity. A variety of teaching and learning techniques are employed to impart knowledge and skills to the students in various departments of the college.