BTME-141 Solved Question Paper June 2026 answers all 10 questions of the June 2026 term-end paper of Tourism Undertaking, a 4-credit theory course in IGNOU's B.A. (Vocational Studies) Tourism Management. Two answers are open on this page — Question 1 on road transportation and Question 7 on ICT; the other eight come in the full file on WhatsApp 9899436384.
BTME-141 Tourism Undertaking key facts for the June 2026 solved question paper
- Course code: BTME-141
- Course title: Tourism Undertaking
- Programmes: B.A. (Vocational Studies) Tourism Management (BAVTM, CBCS); Semester 5 of the four-year BAFVTM; Semester 1 of the online BATSOL — all run by the School of Tourism and Hospitality Service Management
- Credits: 4, theory, with no practical component
- Units: 18, listed on eGyanKosh without block numbers — transport (1–5), travel trade (6–11), accommodation (12–16) and organisations (17–18)
- Maximum marks: 100 (Term-End Examination)
- Duration: 3 hours
- Questions in the June 2026 paper: 10 of 20 marks each; attempt any five, with no sections and no compulsory question
- Question formats: six single essays (Q1, Q2, Q4, Q6, Q7, Q9) and four two-part notes at 2 × 10 (Q3, Q5, Q8, Q10) — so the full file runs to 14 answer parts
- Answer length printed: about 600 words — but see section 5, because five answers at that length is not writable in three hours
- Weightage in the final result: term-end exam 70 per cent, tutor-marked assignment 30 per cent
- Samples shown on this page: 2 (Q1 on road transportation, Q7 on ICT)
- Questions in the paid file: all 10 answered; 8 of them are not shown on this page
What the BTME-141 solved question paper June 2026 covers
Tourism Undertaking is the course where tourism learners study the businesses that physically move and house a tourist: roads, railways, airlines and waterways, travel agencies and tour operators, GDS companies, hotels, and the trade bodies around them. The June 2026 paper tested all four of those areas.
The paper printed 10 questions and asked for any five. Six are full essays and four are two-part notes, so the solved file contains 14 answer parts in total.
Three things on this paper are worth knowing before you plan anything. First, the printed word instruction — about 600 words an answer — asks for more writing than three hours allows, and section 5 does that arithmetic so you can plan a realistic length instead. Second, Question 5(a) is printed as "Ernise tourism", which is a typesetting slip; the questions list below explains what it means and why. Third, this is the most repeat-heavy course on our site — 13 of the 15 topics we track came back in June 2026 — which makes the two it skipped unusually easy to name.
This page shows two of the ten answers in full. If you only need the question paper itself, the other eight are listed below exactly as IGNOU printed them.
BTME-141 sample answers: Questions 1 and 7 solved in full
Question 1 on road transportation and Question 7 on ICT in tourism are solved in full below. We chose one transport question and one technology question because together they show how our answers handle both halves of the course: hard facts about India's travel infrastructure, and the digital side of the travel trade.
Question 1 Any 5 of 10 Unit 2, Surface Transport-Road 20 marks single essay Near-repeat of December 2022 Q2 on the same topic
1. What is Road Transportation? Describe the role of road transportation in tourism development. 20
Introduction. Road transportation is the movement of passengers and goods over roads in motor vehicles such as cars, taxis, buses, coaches, two-wheelers and caravans. It is the most flexible surface mode of transport because it offers door-to-door service, allows travel at any time, and reaches places that railways and airlines cannot.
In tourism, road transport is usually the first and last link of every journey. Even a tourist who flies to Leh or takes a train to Haridwar depends on a taxi, bus or coach to reach the hotel and the attractions. For this reason, the growth of tourism in any region closely follows the growth of its road network.
Main features of road transportation
- Flexibility of route, timing and stops, which suits sightseeing and leisure travel.
- Door-to-door service with no transfer between terminals.
- Best suited to short and medium distances and to group travel by coach.
- Access to hilly, rural, forest and border areas where rail and air links are absent.
- Works as a feeder to airports, railway stations and ports.
Road network in India. India has one of the largest road networks in the world, made up of national highways, state highways, district roads and rural roads. Projects such as the Golden Quadrilateral, which links Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, the Bharatmala Pariyojana, and the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana for rural roads have improved access to many destinations.
Role of road transportation in tourism development
- Access to destinations. Most hill stations, heritage towns, pilgrimage centres and wildlife parks are reached by road. The Atal Tunnel, opened in 2020, gave the Lahaul valley an all-weather road link and opened it to tourists through more of the year.
- Formation of tourist circuits. The Golden Triangle of Delhi, Agra and Jaipur is sold mainly as a road circuit, helped by expressways such as the Yamuna Expressway. Buddhist, Char Dham and hill-station circuits also depend on road links between sites.
- Coach tours and package tourism. Tour operators build packages around air-conditioned coaches and tempo travellers. The All India Tourist Permit under the Motor Vehicles Act allows registered tourist vehicles to move across state borders, which makes multi-state road tours practical.
- Self-drive and adventure tourism. Car rentals, road trips, biking tours to Ladakh and Spiti and caravan holidays are popular because the road gives the tourist control over the itinerary.
- Budget and domestic tourism. State transport buses and private coaches are the cheapest way to travel for students, families and pilgrims. Many state tourism development corporations also run their own sightseeing buses.
- Income and employment. Roads create a chain of businesses: drivers, guides, dhabas, motels, fuel stations, mechanics and roadside handicraft sellers. This spreads tourism income to small towns and villages along the route.
- Rural and offbeat tourism. Rural roads open villages, homestays and lesser-known sites to visitors, which reduces pressure on crowded destinations.
Problems of road transport in tourism
- Traffic congestion and long travel times in peak season.
- Road safety concerns and accidents, especially on hill roads.
- Landslides and poor road condition in remote areas during the monsoon.
- Shortage of clean wayside amenities such as toilets, food and rest areas.
- Air pollution and noise in sensitive destinations.
Conclusion. Road transportation is the backbone of tourism in India because it connects every other mode of transport to the actual destination. Better highways, safe hill roads, wayside amenities and well-regulated tourist vehicles can turn road travel from a necessity into an attractive part of the tourism experience itself.
What earns the marks here are the named Indian examples — the Atal Tunnel and its 2020 opening, the Golden Quadrilateral's four cities, the Golden Triangle, the All India Tourist Permit. Generic points about flexibility are available to every candidate; the dated, named facts are not. If you are short of time, cut two of the seven roles and keep every proper noun.
Question 7 Any 5 of 10 Units 8 and 10 20 marks single essay ICT set in 5 of the 8 earlier papers
7. Define ICT. Elaborate the role of ICT in tourism. 20
Introduction and definition. ICT stands for Information and Communication Technology. It is the combined use of computers, software, telecommunication networks, the internet and mobile devices to create, store, process and share information. In simple words, ICT covers every technology that helps people find, send and use information.
Tourism depends heavily on information because the tourism product is intangible: a traveller pays for a flight, hotel or tour long before using it, and decides mostly on the basis of information. This is why ICT has changed tourism more than almost any other industry.
Components of ICT in tourism
- Hardware: computers, servers, smartphones, kiosks and self-check-in machines.
- Software: reservation systems, property management systems and booking engines.
- Networks: the internet, mobile networks and cloud platforms.
- Databases holding fares, availability, guest profiles and reviews.
Role of ICT in tourism
- Reservation and distribution. Airlines use Computer Reservation Systems (CRS), and Global Distribution Systems (GDS) such as Amadeus, Sabre and Travelport (Galileo) connect travel agents to airline seats, hotel rooms and car rentals worldwide in real time.
- Online travel agencies and e-commerce. OTAs and supplier websites let tourists compare prices, read reviews and book flights, trains, hotels and packages at any hour. In India, IRCTC's online ticketing moved most railway reservations to the internet and mobile phones.
- Destination marketing. Tourism boards promote destinations through websites, social media, videos and digital campaigns. The Ministry of Tourism's Incredible India campaign uses its website and social media to reach both domestic and foreign travellers.
- Travel facilitation. India's e-Tourist Visa, introduced in 2014, lets foreign tourists apply online, and DigiYatra, launched at airports in December 2022, uses facial recognition for paperless entry.
- Hotel and tour operations. Hotels use property management systems, channel managers and revenue management software for room allotment, billing and pricing. Tour operators use itinerary and costing software, and transport firms use GPS for fleet tracking.
- Better tourist experience. Maps, translation apps, mobile check-in, digital payments, chatbots and virtual or augmented reality tours make travel easier and help tourists plan and enjoy a destination.
- Information, safety and feedback. Tourist helplines, weather alerts and online travel advisories improve safety, while review platforms give instant feedback that businesses use to improve service.
- Data and decision making. Data on searches, bookings and reviews helps businesses forecast demand, design packages and target customers through customer relationship management.
- Transport and attractions management. Airlines use online check-in and mobile boarding passes, railways display live train status, and monuments sell timed online entry tickets. These tools cut queues and spread visitor flow across the day.
- Reach for small businesses. Homestays, local guides and small agencies can sell directly to tourists across the world through websites and booking platforms, which was hard before the internet.
Challenges of ICT in tourism
- Digital divide between large firms and small or rural businesses.
- Cyber security risks, online frauds and protection of personal data.
- High cost of technology and staff training.
- Heavy commission payments to large online platforms.
Conclusion. ICT has become the nervous system of the tourism industry, linking tourists, suppliers, intermediaries and governments. Its role will keep growing with artificial intelligence and mobile technologies, but businesses must also manage data security and keep the human touch that hospitality needs.
Ten roles is more than you can develop in one answer — in the hall, take six or seven and give each a named example. The four that are hardest to replace are reservation and distribution (the three GDS names), travel facilitation (the e-Visa's 2014 date and DigiYatra's December 2022 launch), destination marketing (Incredible India) and the challenges block, which is where a candidate who only lists benefits loses marks.
BTME-141 questions answered only in the full file
The remaining eight June 2026 questions appear below exactly as printed in the paper, with IGNOU's own question numbers. Their answers are not shown on this page.
2. What do you mean by tourist trains? Elaborate the role of Indian Railways in tourism. 20
3. Write a note on: 2 × 10 = 20
(a) ICAO
(b) Open sky policy4. Define tour operator. Illustrate main functions of tour operator. 20
5. Write a note on: 2 × 10 = 20
(a) Ernise [Cruise] tourism
(b) IWAI6. Describe the rules and regulations of government to approve a tour operation in India. 20
8. Write a note on the following: 2 × 10 = 20
(a) CRS system
(b) Business automation9. Illustrate the role of Hotel industry in Indian tourism. 20
10. Write a note on the following: 2 × 10 = 20
(i) AI in tourism
(ii) Sharing economy and travel business
About "Ernise tourism" in Question 5(a). That is how it is printed, in both the English and the Hindi versions of the paper, so it is a typesetting error rather than a translation problem — most likely a corruption of "Cruise", where the C has been set as an E and the u as an n. The reading is confirmed by the question itself: part (b) is IWAI, the Inland Waterways Authority of India, so both halves of Question 5 belong to the water transport unit. Our file answers it as cruise tourism, which is how an examiner will read it. If you meet a word like this in an exam, say in one line how you are reading it and why, then answer — a candidate who leaves the question blank scores nothing, while one who states a reasonable reading loses nothing.
Tourism Undertaking unit-wise syllabus: the 18 units of BTME-141
BTME-141 has 18 units, running from tourist transport (Units 1 to 5) through travel trade (Units 6 to 11) and accommodation (Units 12 to 16) to tourism organisations (Units 17 and 18). The unit titles below are taken from the official BTME-141 collection on eGyanKosh. The theme column is our own grouping for revision, because the collection page lists units without block numbers.
| Unit | Unit title (eGyanKosh) | Theme | Exam topics linked to this unit | June 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Tourist Transport System | Transport | Elements of a transport system, objectives of a tourist transport system (Dec 2022, Dec 2024) | None |
| 2 | Surface Transport-Road | Transport | Road circuits, types of land transport, road transport and tourism development | Q1 |
| 3 | Surface Transport-Rail | Transport | Tourist trains, railway milestones, Indian Railways in domestic tourism | Q2 |
| 4 | Air Transport | Transport | Five freedoms of air, open sky policy, DGCA and ICAO | Q3(b) |
| 5 | Water Transport | Transport | IWAI, prospects and problems of water transport, cruise tourism | Q5 |
| 6 | Introduction to Travel Agency and Tour Operation Business | Travel trade | Functions of a travel agency and a tour operator, and how the two differ | Q4 |
| 7 | Setting up of Travel Agency and Tour Operator Business | Travel trade | Steps to start an agency, Government of India approval rules | Q6 |
| 8 | Changing Business Model of GDS Companies | Travel trade | Amadeus, Sabre and Galileo, GDS versus CRS, business automation | Q7, Q8 |
| 9 | Tour Costing and Pricing | Travel trade | Costing and pricing of packages — not asked as a full question in any of the nine sessions we read | None |
| 10 | Changing Scenario of Travel Trade: New Age Travel Intermediaries | Travel trade | OTAs, the lastminute.com model, e-travel agencies, sharing economy | Q7, Q10 |
| 11 | Tourism During Troubled Times — Case Studies | Travel trade | Post-COVID-19 changes for agencies, tour operators and hotels | None |
| 12 | Accommodations and Catering Industry | Accommodation | Catering industry (Dec 2024), role of the hotel industry in tourism | Q9 |
| 13 | Star Hotels and Classification | Accommodation | Ministry of Tourism hotel classification, HRACC | Q9 |
| 14 | Different Groups of Hotels in India | Accommodation | Taj Group of Hotels, heritage hotels | Q9 |
| 15 | Accommodation as Tourism Product | Accommodation | Meaning and types of accommodation, budget accommodation | None |
| 16 | New Concepts and Development in Accommodation | Accommodation | Homestay and NIDHI schemes, Airbnb, alternative accommodation | None |
| 17 | National Level Travel and Tourism Organizations | Organisations | FHRAI, TAAI, IATO, ITDC, TFCI and RTSOI | None |
| 18 | International Travel and Tourism Organizations | Organisations | IATA, PATA, UNWTO and ICAO | Q3(a) |
June 2026 drew its 10 questions from 12 of the 18 units · the six that fed nothing are Units 1, 9, 11, 15, 16 and 17 · Unit 9 on tour costing and pricing has never produced a full question in any of the nine sessions we read, which makes it the longest-dormant unit on any of our pages
Units 1 to 5 on transport and Units 12 to 16 on accommodation have produced the most questions over the years. The six silent units are where the December 2026 gaps sit, and section 7 ranks them — because two of them line up exactly with the two topics the repeat table says were skipped.
If you are still reading the course books, start with our BTME-141 study material notes for the transport units.
BTME-141 June 2026 paper pattern and marks split
The paper carried 100 marks in 3 hours: 10 questions of 20 marks each, of which you attempt any five.
| Format | June 2026 questions | Marks | What the examiner looks for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Define-and-explain essay | Q1 road transport, Q2 tourist trains, Q4 tour operator, Q7 ICT | 20 each | A clear definition first, then role or functions under headed points |
| Describe or illustrate essay | Q6 approval of a tour operation, Q9 hotel industry | 20 each | Government procedure step by step, or the sector's role with Indian examples |
| Two-part note | Q3 ICAO and open sky, Q5 cruise and IWAI, Q8 CRS and automation, Q10 AI and sharing economy | 2 × 10 each | Two balanced notes, each with a definition and key features |
10 questions · 20 marks each · 200 marks printed, 100 attempted — the widest choice of any paper on our site · 180 minutes ÷ 5 = 36 minutes an answer · four of the ten come in two parts, so a two-part answer gives each half about 18 minutes
Now the word count, because the printed instruction cannot be met and it is better to know that before the exam than during it. The paper asks for answers of about 600 words. Five answers at 600 words is 3,000 words. A person writing by hand, with reading and planning time included, sustains roughly 11 to 12 words a minute over a long paper — which is what IGNOU's own figures imply elsewhere, as the table below shows. At that rate, 3,000 words needs about four hours and ten minutes. The exam is three.
| Course | Marks and time | Answers | Words printed per answer | Minutes per answer | Words per minute implied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSOC-101 Sociology | 100 marks, 3 hours | 5 of 20 marks | About 400 | 36 | 11.1 |
| BPCC-107 Psychology | 50 marks, 2 hours | 5 of 10 marks | About 300 | 24 | 12.5 |
| BTME-141 Tourism | 100 marks, 3 hours | 5 of 20 marks | About 600 | 36 | 16.7 |
BTME-141 asks for half again as much writing as a sociology paper of identical length and marks. There is a hint that IGNOU knows this: the December 2024 and June 2025 papers dropped the "600 words" line from the instructions altogether, before it reappeared in June 2026.
So write to the marks, not to the figure. In 36 minutes you can produce a well-structured 400 to 450 words — a definition, six or seven headed points with named Indian examples, a short block on problems or challenges, and a conclusion. That is a complete answer by any marking standard, and examiners award coverage of points, not word count. The real risk on this paper is not writing short answers; it is writing two 600-word answers, running out of time, and leaving the fifth question half-done. For a two-part note, give each part about 200 to 225 words rather than chasing 300.
The format has otherwise been steady since June 2022. Comparing sessions side by side in any IGNOU Previous Year Question Paper set shows this clearly.
Which BTME-141 topics keep coming back? Eight IGNOU papers compared
We read every official BTME-141 question paper from June 2022 to December 2025 — eight sessions in a row with none missing — from ignou.ac.in and webservices.ignou.ac.in. The count column shows in how many of those eight papers each topic was asked, and the last column shows whether it came again in June 2026, which sits outside the count.
| Topic | Unit | Sessions asked earlier | Papers (of 8) | In June 2026? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel agency and tour operator functions | 6 | Jun 22, Dec 22, Jun 23, Dec 23, Jun 24, Dec 24, Jun 25, Dec 25 | 8 | Yes — Q4 |
| Hotel industry and types of accommodation | 12–14 | Jun 22, Dec 22, Jun 23, Dec 23, Jun 24, Dec 24, Jun 25, Dec 25 | 8 | Yes — Q9 |
| Indian Railways, tourist trains and rail tourism | 3 | Jun 22, Dec 22, Jun 23, Dec 23, Dec 24, Jun 25, Dec 25 | 7 | Yes — Q2 |
| Air transport rules: freedoms of air, open sky, DGCA | 4 | Jun 22, Jun 23, Dec 23, Jun 24, Dec 24, Jun 25, Dec 25 | 7 | Yes — Q3(b) |
| Indian trade bodies: FHRAI, TAAI, IATO, ITDC, IRCTC | 17 | Jun 22, Dec 22, Jun 23, Dec 23, Jun 24, Dec 24, Jun 25 | 7 | No |
| Role of transport and the tourist transport system | 1–2 | Jun 22, Dec 22, Jun 24, Dec 24, Jun 25, Dec 25 | 6 | Yes — Q1 |
| Water transport and IWAI | 5 | Jun 22, Dec 22, Dec 23, Jun 24, Dec 24, Jun 25 | 6 | Yes — Q5 |
| OTAs, app-based models and the sharing economy | 10 | Jun 22, Dec 22, Jun 24, Dec 24, Jun 25, Dec 25 | 6 | Yes — Q10(ii) |
| ICT, IoT, big data and new technologies | 8, 10 | Jun 22, Jun 24, Dec 24, Jun 25, Dec 25 | 5 | Yes — Q7 and Q10(i) |
| GDS and CRS (Amadeus, Sabre, Galileo) | 8 | Jun 22, Jun 23, Dec 24, Jun 25, Dec 25 | 5 | Yes — Q8(a) |
| Homestay, NIDHI and SAATHI schemes | 16 | Dec 23, Jun 24, Dec 24, Jun 25, Dec 25 | 5 | No |
| International bodies: ICAO, IATA, PATA, UNWTO | 18 | Jun 22, Dec 22, Jun 23, Dec 23 | 4 | Yes — Q3(a) |
| Road and land transport, road circuits | 2 | Dec 22, Jun 23, Dec 23 | 3 | Yes — Q1 |
| Setting up and government approval of an agency | 7 | Jun 23, Jun 25, Dec 25 | 3 | Yes — Q6 |
| Business automation | 8 | Dec 22, Jun 25 | 2 | Yes — Q8(b) |
15 recurring topics tracked · 13 of the 15 appeared again in June 2026 · a reuse rate of 87 per cent, among the highest we have measured · only two topics were skipped, and both map onto a unit that fed nothing
This is a course that reworks old questions rather than writing new ones. Question 2 of December 2022 asked learners to examine the role of road transportation in the development of tourism in India; June 2026 Question 1 asks almost the same thing. Of the ten June 2026 questions, only two had no earlier match at all in these eight papers: AI in tourism, and the misprinted cruise question.
What June 2026 left out, and what to prepare next
Two things make the December shortlist on this course unusually firm. The repeat window is eight consecutive sessions with nothing missing, which is rare, and the two skipped topics line up exactly with two of the six units that fed no question — so the count and the unit mapping agree instead of pointing in different directions.
Indian trade bodies — FHRAI, TAAI, IATO, ITDC, TFCI, RTSOI (Unit 17). This is the clearest gap on the page. The topic was set in seven consecutive sessions, June 2022 through June 2025, and has now been absent from two in a row — December 2025 and June 2026. Unit 17 fed nothing at all in June 2026. A topic with an unbroken seven-session run does not usually stay away for three.
And there is a precedent for exactly this shape on this very paper. International bodies — ICAO, IATA, PATA, UNWTO (Unit 18) — were set in the first four sessions of the window, went dormant for four sessions, and came back in June 2026 as Q3(a). The two organisation units appear to take turns over multi-year stretches rather than alternating by session, which puts Unit 17 next in line.
Homestay, NIDHI and SAATHI schemes (Unit 16). A different shape, same conclusion. This is a rising topic: nothing in June 2022, December 2022 or June 2023, then five consecutive sessions from December 2023 to December 2025. June 2026 is its first break. Unit 16 also fed nothing.
Tour costing and pricing (Unit 9). A whole unit that has never produced a full question in any of the nine sessions we have read. There is no count to rank it by, which is exactly why it is worth reading — it is the only unit on the course with no exam history at all, and costing and pricing of packages is an obvious thing to ask a tourism student.
Tourism during troubled times (Unit 11) and accommodation as a tourism product (Unit 15). Both fed nothing in June 2026. Unit 11's COVID case studies are the kind of material that drops out of papers as the event recedes, so rank it below the three above.
Introduction to the tourist transport system (Unit 1). Asked in December 2022 and December 2024 — both December sessions, never a June one — and skipped in June 2026. A small sample, but it points the right way for a December attempt.
One thing this course does not give you, and it is worth saying. The eight readable papers fall as exactly four June and four December sessions, so a session-split analysis is possible — but it comes back almost empty. Most topics sit at three or four appearances on each side, because they are asked nearly every session whatever the month. Only Indian Railways (four of four December papers) and air transport rules (four of four June papers) lean at all, and both are set in seven of eight papers anyway, so the lean changes nothing. On a course that repeats this heavily, session preference is not where the signal is — the dormant units are.
We track these gaps course by course in our IGNOU Solved Guess Paper files.
How our Tourism Undertaking answers are written and checked
Every June 2026 answer is written against the 18 eGyanKosh units, compared with eight earlier IGNOU papers, and reviewed before the file is released. The file is prepared by the team led by Prateek Talwar, Academic Head of Unnati Educations, and reviewed by Sheetal Kirola (M.Ed.), who has seven years of experience guiding IGNOU learners.
Our subject team started from the official June 2026 paper. Answers follow the shape examiners reward in this course: a definition, the main points under headings, Indian examples such as IRCTC, IWAI, the Atal Tunnel or the Golden Triangle, and a short conclusion.
- Facts such as dates, scheme names and organisation roles are checked against official sources before they go into an answer.
- Each answer is matched to its eGyanKosh unit so you can revise the right chapter.
- Earlier papers from June 2022 to December 2025 were read to see how IGNOU words repeat questions, which on this course it does constantly.
- Two-part notes are split evenly so each part earns its full 10 marks.
The two samples on this page are written closer to the printed 600 words than we would advise you to write in the hall, because a revision page should give you more points than you need. The notes inside each sample say which points to keep when the clock is the constraint.
BTME-141 solved file index: where each June 2026 question sits
The solved file answers all 10 June 2026 questions — 14 answer parts in all — each mapped to its course unit. Two answers are on this page and eight are in the full file only.
| Q. no. | Topic | Format | Linked unit | Where to read it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Road transportation and tourism development | Essay | Unit 2 | On this page |
| 2 | Tourist trains and Indian Railways | Essay | Unit 3 | Full file only |
| 3 | ICAO; open sky policy | Two-part note | Units 4 and 18 | Full file only |
| 4 | Tour operator: definition and functions | Essay | Unit 6 | Full file only |
| 5 | Cruise ("Ernise") tourism; IWAI | Two-part note | Unit 5 | Full file only |
| 6 | Government rules to approve a tour operation | Essay | Unit 7 | Full file only |
| 7 | ICT and its role in tourism | Essay | Units 8 and 10 | On this page |
| 8 | CRS system; business automation | Two-part note | Unit 8 | Full file only |
| 9 | Hotel industry in Indian tourism | Essay | Units 12 to 14 | Full file only |
| 10 | AI in tourism; sharing economy and travel business | Two-part note | Unit 10 | Full file only |
Questions 7 and 10 sit on the edge of the printed units, because ICT and AI run across the travel trade units rather than having a unit of their own. Our answers draw them from Units 8 and 10, where GDS and new-age intermediaries are covered.
Read the index by format and a planning choice appears. Six questions are single 20-mark essays and four are two-part notes. The notes are the safer pick when you are unsure of a topic, because you can earn the first ten marks on a definition and key features even if the second part is weaker — a single essay gives you no such shelter. On the other hand, two notes mean two definitions, two structures and two conclusions in the same 36 minutes. If you know the topic well, the essay is faster to write.
For papers of the other BAVTM courses in the same session, see our BAVTM question paper collection.
Programmes that study BTME-141 Tourism Undertaking
BTME-141 is a 4-credit theory course in three IGNOU programmes, all run by the School of Tourism and Hospitality Service Management.
| Programme | Code | Where BTME-141 sits | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.A. (Vocational Studies) Tourism Management (CBCS) | BAVTM | Theory course; BAVTM is printed on every term-end paper since 2022 | eGyanKosh and IGNOU question papers |
| B.A. (Vocational Studies) Tourism Management (four-year, NEP) | BAFVTM | Semester 5, theory, 4 credits | IGNOU BAFVTM programme page |
| Bachelor of Arts (Tourism Studies), Online | BATSOL | Semester 1, theory, 4 credits | IGNOU BATSOL programme page |
All three use the same course code and the same syllabus, so this solved file works for each. But note where the course sits: it is a fifth-semester course in BAFVTM and a first-semester course in BATSOL. If you are a BATSOL learner you meet Tourism Undertaking right at the start, alongside TS-1 and TS-2, with none of the groundwork a fifth-semester student has — which is worth knowing before you judge how hard the paper looks.
One more point for anyone comparing courses: BTME-141 carries 4 credits and a 100-mark, three-hour paper, while a six-credit course such as BPCC-107 Social Psychology carries a 50-mark, two-hour paper. Credits do not determine the exam format on IGNOU papers, so always check the paper itself rather than reasoning from the credit count.
You can read more about the Bachelor of Arts (Vocational Studies) Tourism Management programme and its other courses on our IGNOU pages.
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The full file covers Questions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 in addition to the two answers above, so you can prepare every topic from railways and IWAI to hotels, CRS and the sharing economy.
BTME-141 Tourism Undertaking FAQs
How do I get the full BTME-141 Solved Question Paper June 2026?
Send a WhatsApp message to 9899436384 with the words BTME 141 June 2026. Our team will confirm the file details and share it with you. The full file answers all 10 questions of the paper, 14 answer parts in total, while this page shows only two of them in full. The eight answers not shown here cover railways, ICAO, tour operators, IWAI, approvals, CRS, hotels and AI.
Which BTME-141 June 2026 questions are solved on this page?
Two. Question 1 explains road transportation and its role in tourism development, and Question 7 defines ICT and explains its role in tourism. Questions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 are listed exactly as printed, but their answers are only in the full file.
How many questions do I attempt in the BTME-141 exam?
You attempt any five of the ten questions. Each carries 20 marks, so the paper totals 100 marks in three hours — about 36 minutes an answer. Ten questions printed for five attempted is the widest choice on any IGNOU paper we have analysed. Four of the ten in June 2026 were two-part notes worth 10 marks for each part.
How long should a BTME-141 answer actually be?
The paper asks for about 600 words, but five answers at that length is 3,000 words, and at a realistic handwriting rate of 11 to 12 words a minute that needs over four hours — the exam is three. IGNOU seems aware of the problem: the December 2024 and June 2025 papers dropped the 600-word line entirely. Write a well-structured 400 to 450 words instead: a definition, six or seven headed points with named Indian examples, a block on problems, and a conclusion. Examiners mark coverage of points, not word count, and the real danger on this paper is leaving the fifth answer unfinished.
How many credits and units does BTME-141 Tourism Undertaking have?
It is a 4-credit theory course. IGNOU's BAFVTM programme page lists it in Semester 5 and the BATSOL page lists it in Semester 1, both at 4 credits. The eGyanKosh collection has 18 units covering tourist transport, travel agencies and tour operators, GDS companies, accommodation and hotels, and national and international tourism organisations. Check your own programme guide for the semester.
Which BTME-141 topics repeat most often in IGNOU papers?
Travel agency and tour operator functions, and the hotel industry with types of accommodation, appeared in all eight papers from June 2022 to December 2025. Indian Railways, air transport rules and the Indian trade bodies came in seven papers each. Thirteen of the fifteen topics we track returned in June 2026, which makes this the most repeat-heavy course on our site.
Which BTME-141 topics did June 2026 leave out?
Two from the repeat table, and both are strong candidates for December 2026. The Indian trade bodies — FHRAI, TAAI, IATO, ITDC — were set in seven consecutive sessions from June 2022 to June 2025 and have now been absent from two in a row. The homestay, NIDHI and SAATHI schemes were set in five consecutive sessions from December 2023 and have just had their first break. Four more units fed nothing: tour costing and pricing, tourism during troubled times, accommodation as a tourism product, and the introduction to the tourist transport system. Tour costing is the striking one — it has never produced a full question in any session we read.
What is "Ernise tourism" in BTME-141 June 2026 Question 5?
It is how Question 5(a) is printed, in both the English and the Hindi versions of the paper, so it is a typesetting slip rather than a translation problem — most likely "Cruise" set with a wrong C and u. The reading is confirmed by the question itself, since part (b) is IWAI, the Inland Waterways Authority of India, and both halves belong to the water transport unit. Our full file answers it as cruise tourism. If you meet a word like this in an exam, state in one line how you are reading it and why, then answer.
Can BAFVTM and BATSOL students use this solved paper?
Yes. BTME-141 is offered in BAVTM (CBCS), the four-year BAFVTM and the online BATSOL, with the same course code and syllabus in each, so the June 2026 questions and answers apply to all three. Just confirm with your study centre which exam session you are appearing in before you start revising.
Are the BTME-141 answers written in English or Hindi?
The answers on this page and in the full file are written in English. IGNOU prints the paper in both English and Hindi, and the Hindi side asks the same ten questions. If you write your exam in Hindi, message 9899436384 on WhatsApp first and our team will tell you what is currently available in Hindi.
About the authors
This page was prepared by the academic team at Unnati Educations, which has been helping IGNOU, NIOS, MDU Rohtak and GGSIPU students with solved papers and assignment support for over a decade.
Prateek Talwar, Academic Head, led the writing of the BTME-141 answers and built the unit mapping and repeat analysis on this page, including the writing-rate comparison that shows why the printed 600-word instruction cannot be met and the dormant-unit ranking for December 2026. He reads every official paper in a series before a single answer is drafted.
Sheetal Kirola (M.Ed.), with seven years of experience guiding IGNOU learners, reviewed this page and the solved file against the printed question wording and marks, and verified the factual detail used — the Golden Quadrilateral's four cities, the Atal Tunnel's 2020 opening and Lahaul link, the All India Tourist Permit under the Motor Vehicles Act, the Bharatmala and Gram Sadak schemes, the three GDS companies and Travelport's ownership of Galileo, the 2014 launch of the e-Tourist Visa and DigiYatra's December 2022 rollout.