NITIE
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The National Institute of Industrial Engineering, popularly known as NITIE, is a prestigious business school
located in Vihar Lake, Mumbai
, India
. The institute, which started off as an Industrial Engineering
institute, now offers full-time Post Graduate programs in both Industrial Engineering
and Industrial Management. In addition, the institute also offers Fellow programs, and many executive education programs. It is considered by the Government of India as an apex institution on the lines of IITs, IIMs & IISc. It has been recognized as one of the 15 Centres of Excellence along with the seven Indian Institutes of Technology
(IITs), six Indian Institutes of Management
(IIMs) and Indian Institute of Science
(IISc) by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India.
NITIE enjoys a location advantage of being in the heart of Mumbai
, the commercial capital of India.
(UNDP) through the International Labour Organization
(ILO) to create skilled professionals to improve industrial efficiency, productivity and management of resources. Steve Dembicki, who was a Chief advisor at ILO
, and Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
were instrumental in founding the institute. Its first on-site Director was Vinayak S. Vernekar who had previously worked at TISCO
in Jamshedpur. Fully funded by the Government of India
and registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. NITIE, an autonomous body, is governed by a Board of Governors comprising eminent personalities from the government, industry and academia. Since its inception, National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) has been providing solutions to the complex problems of industry and business.
The institute was formerly known as the 'National Institute of Training in Industrial Engineering'. Later, the word 'Training' was removed and was rechristened 'National Institute of Industrial Engineering'. The institute, in its initial days, was spread across the country with knowledge centres situated in Hyderabad, Chennai
and Delhi
. Gradually, during the late 80's, all of these nodal centres were shut down and a single centre was formed, which is currently located at Mumbai
. The institute has served industry for four decades now and the institute shares a good relationship with the industry. The institute is also engaged in applied research
and offers professional consultancy services in various facets of management.
examination conducted by the Indian Institutes of Technology(IITs) and IISc, Bangalore
.
. The present curriculum has undergone continuous fine-tuning in line with the requirements of the dynamic business environment. The course incorporates a wide range of electives providing the students an opportunity to pursue their functional areas of interest be it Marketing,Finance,Operations,Systems or Human Resources. This course admits students through the Common Admission Test
(CAT) conducted by the IIM
s.
(CAT) conducted by the IIM
s.
All the above courses are approved by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE).
Besides training, NITIE conducts applied research and it undertakes various public and private sectors' special projects as sponsored research. The Faculty and Doctoral (Fellow) students strive to adapt theoretical concepts and probe their effectiveness generally when applied in the Indian context. Such work aims at delivering practicable results and competitive methods to practitioners in industry. Areas covered are diverse and have included Credit Card Fraud Detection, factors to make ERP
implementation effective, Environmental interventions, Supply Chain
Optimization, Data Mining
, Technology Management, Truck Fleet Management and novel OD interventions, among others. NITIE's faculty members undertake sponsored research regularly while most guide Fellow students in their investigative pursuits.
Aided by the Government of India, NITIE has established a Centre of Excellence in Ergonomics and Human Factor Engineering (CEEHFE) as a part of Government of India's Technology Mission-2020 through TIFAC (Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council) - mission REACH (Relevance and Excellence in Achieving New Heights) in educational system. NITIE has a very active research group engaged in environmental studies. NITIE has also established an Advanced Centre of Excellence in Operations and Manufacturing Management that is equipped with ERP/MRP-II, CAD/CAM, Pro-engineer, EDM and QUEST software.
Each quarter, NITIE publishes a professional journal-UDYOG PRAGATI. This publication elucidates new developments in industrial engineering
and allied fields. Members of the NITIE Alumni Association are entitled to a free copy of Udyog Pragati. Participants of Management Development Programmes are also eligible to become members of alumni. Additionally, NITIE periodically circulates NITIE News, a reporter also available electronically that contains information about Institute's activities of interest to industries, educational institutions and the alumni.
Consultancy assignments are undertaken by NITIE through faculty members as individuals/teams on a selective basis to meet the following goals, on self-supporting basis.Following are the goals kept in mind while taking up any consultancy assignment:
This team is responsible for maintaining relations with the NITIE Alumni. The team maintains a comprehensive database of the alumni and also organizes Sansmaran every year in November where Alumni come to the campus to recollect their time spent in NITIE. Maintaining a strong alumni relation program is essential to the growth and development of the institute. hail....
Team Kaizen
is as its name suggests, continuous improvement, aims at the overall development of the PGDIE students at NITIE. From the point when a student joins the institute till the end of his/her stay in the institute, the students are associated with this team.
B-Gyan (Business-Gyan) is a forum at NITIE, which facilitates the mutual exchange of the experience of industrial stalwarts with the academic prowess of the students. The most distinguished personalities from different spheres of corporate world come to share the knowledge of their field and disseminate pearls of wisdom to the all-agog, ever learning students of the institute. The students have benefited in innumerable ways for many years now.
CyberCom & Sysco are the two teams that are responsible for providing the best-of-breed IT solutions to the student community. Both the teams are completely student driven. The design and the maintenance of the NITIE website, Online Resume Tracking System, Alumni website etc. are done by these teams.
Formerly known as the Ethics Committee, Coordination Committee has over the years ensured perfect harmony among the different committees and the batch. The Coordination Committee organizes and conducts free and fair polls to elect various Secretaries and Vice President of the Student's council from the newly joined batch.
PAPCO & Placecom are the placement teams of Industrial Engineering & Management batches of NITIE, respectively. These teams manage the placement processes for summer/winter internships and final placements which include lateral as well as graduate placements. Summer Internship forms an integral part of the course curriculum at NITIE and takes place in the months of September – October whereas final placements take place in the months of December – January.
Lakshya Team is responsible for organizing Lakshya, a three day corporate confluence, known for its leadership in initiating and participating in knowledge-led productivity improvement. It is organized by the PGDIE students of NITIE.
The Prerana team, also known as the Prerana Management Group, is responsible for organizing the flagship business event of the management students of NITIE. Prerana’s legacy stretches back to 1995 when the then batch of NITIE initiated the Summer Project Contest. Students across B-schools take up challenging and cutting-edge Summer Projects across disciplines and industries. Over the years it has evolved into a comprehensive B-school event spanning all management disciplines.
Samiksha is a student committee which organizes a series of panel discussions on contemporary business themes. Successfully bringing together the experts from the industry and the students for the last many years, it has provided a platform for the students and eminent corporate dignitaries to interact with each other, focusing on forces that would be instrumental in shaping the businesses in the future.
IMPress & IETimes are the media teams for the management and the Industrial Engineering batches of NITIE respectively. These committees are the point of contact for surveys conducted, for external accreditation committees, ad infinitum.
The Impact team was formed in 2004 to coordinate the GD/PI admission process in the campus. The Impact team disseminates valuable information, tips and guidelines to budding managers and gives them a platform to get their queries and apprehensions answered through their student-operated website http://life.nitie.net Team impact has also organizes Best Business Brains(an event for MBA aspirants), Budweiser(A mentoring program for the first years, who are mentored by the second years), another mentoring facility for students shortlisted for the GD/PI admission process). The Team also handles the merchandising for the Batch.
Sansmaran is an endeavor to bond the NITIE Family and be inspired from distinguished Alumni who have excelled in every walk of life. Organised annually in NITIE campus, Sansmaran offers the alumni a chance to come together and relive the good, old times. Sansmaran is organized in the last quarter of every year (Oct/Nov/Dec). It includes felicitation of that year's Silver Jubilee batch of NITIE. The event comprises the Annual General Meet (AGM) of NITIE Alumni Association (NAA), cultural programs and a Ceremonial dinner.
B-Cube is an event conducted by the Impact Team and revolves around the MBA aspirants, and tries to answer their numerous queries regarding what an MBA is all about. Further, it gives a platform to various candidates for interacting with the Seniors and get their perspective. The Impact team also arranges for lectures by the distinguished faculty of NITIE on various verticals of MBA.
Every year after induction, the first year students of NITIE display their artistic talents through the cultural extravaganza “DeNovo”. The event was conceived to nurture the multi faceted talent which is a hallmark of a versatile manager. The event kick starts with the felicitation of senior batches for their contribution to the institute through various committees and forums. All kinds of art forms - music, dance, mime, drama and fashion shows are put on display by the students.
Empresario is an endeavor to spread the wave- Entrepreneurship Everywhere..
It is all about the change creators, it's about dreaming, about believing in beauty of one's dream, about the will to chase the dreams and finally it's all about realizing them. Empresario organizes the following: Entrepreneurship Awards, Start-up Entrepreneur of the year award, B-Plan Contest, Elevator Pitch Contest, Spardha : The Battle of Nerves, D’apprendre : Learn from the Lead, Navkriti: A Springboard for Startups.
Envision is an event organized by the PGDISEM students of NITIE with the intent of providing a common platform for the industry & the institute to discuss current environmental issues. The companies that have participated in EnVision over the past few years include Asian Paints, PWC, E&Y, Gujarat Ambuja, TUV, Glaxo Smithkline, P&G, IL&FS, HLL, Bayer, Castrol, ONGC, J&J and NSC among others.
Lakshya, NITIE’s annual international corporate festival provides a unique knowledge sharing platform for the industry, academia and the student community. Lakshya hosts Business Visionary Awards where the top corporate honchos of the likes of Mr. Ratan Tata, Mr. Adi Godrej, Mr. A. M. Naik (L & T), Mr. Venugopal Dhoot (Videocon) were felicitated for their visionary and charismatic leadership. Lakshya also boasts of India’s first On the job Achievers’ Contest, a platform for budding managers on company roles to present their live projects. Lakshya also hosts online quizzing contests, called Lakshwiz for B-School students. Sparsha, a CSR initiative of Lakshya, provides a platform to NGO’s to present their projects before the corporate.
LITMUS is the annual event of the PGDITM students of NITIE. It is an IT conclave where the industry, academicians and B-school students meet to discuss the issues faced by the industry today. The event has 2 sub-events: Sync Quest which is Case study competition for B-school students and Biz Talk which is a Corporate Panel Discussion.
Every year NITIEans take to the streets of Mumbai in a unique annual event called Mandi. The event was conceptualized to help every student understand and discover management wisdom for himself. The professors of the institute claim that the idea behind this approach is to make management learning experiential and innovative. The toys, made by an NGO called Navnirmiti, are tools to aid learning of maths and science and are targeted mainly at children. At the end of the event, each student group brings his own perspectives to the discussion table – his experiences, strategies, innovation which in turn goes towards supplementing the wisdom of the NITIE student community. Mandi stands as a hallmark in NITIE’s curriculum as it integrates the principles of statistics, managerial economics, marketing and basic market research through hands-on-application. NITIE is the first B-School in India which has adopted this unique method of teaching to enhance practical knowledge-gaining experience of the students which is being followed by even IIMs now.
Started in 2004,Mastishk was the first fully online gaming event amongst the B-Schools in India and was a huge success. Ever since the inception of the event, the event has witnessed a spiraling growth in the number of players participating in these games. At the same time, the event has also been a crowd puller in terms of corporate participation from some of the bellwethers in the Indian Business arena.
NITIE's flagship business event, Prerana was conceptualized in 1995. It began with a Summer Project contest, the first of its kind in India during that time. Over the years, it has evolved into a comprehensive B-School event spanning all management disciplines. In 1995, Prerana launched the first Summer Project Contest in the country. In 2000, the contest invited participation from the foreign MBA schools. The event became hugely popular when Fiat India chose Prerana as a platform for the launch of Fiat Palio in 2001. In addition to a myriad of case study contests, business plan competitions, Prerana also organizes the prestigious Prerana Business Quiz which regularly sees participation from some of the best quizzers in the country.
Samadhan is an event exclusively for GATE aspirants condcuted by the PGDIE students of NITIE. It consists of a series of online quizzes, games and case studies to test the creativity and general awareness of the students.
Business school
A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in Business Administration. It teaches topics such as accounting, administration, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, information systems, marketing, organizational behavior, public relations, strategy, human resource...
located in Vihar Lake, Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The institute, which started off as an Industrial Engineering
Industrial engineering
Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering dealing with the optimization of complex processes or systems. It is concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials, analysis...
institute, now offers full-time Post Graduate programs in both Industrial Engineering
Industrial engineering
Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering dealing with the optimization of complex processes or systems. It is concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials, analysis...
and Industrial Management. In addition, the institute also offers Fellow programs, and many executive education programs. It is considered by the Government of India as an apex institution on the lines of IITs, IIMs & IISc. It has been recognized as one of the 15 Centres of Excellence along with the seven Indian Institutes of Technology
Indian Institutes of Technology
The Indian Institutes of Technology are a group of autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institutes of higher education. The IITs are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 which has declared them as “institutions of national importance”, and lays down their powers, duties,...
(IITs), six Indian Institutes of Management
Indian Institutes of Management
The Indian Institutes of Management , are graduate business schools in India. They were set up with the objective of providing management education and to assist the industry through research and consulting services. The IIMs award diplomas and not degrees.- Institutes :Indian Institute of...
(IIMs) and Indian Institute of Science
Indian Institute of Science
Indian Institute of Science is a research institution of higher learning located in Bangalore, India. It was established in 1909.-History:After a chance meeting between Jamsetji N...
(IISc) by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India.
NITIE enjoys a location advantage of being in the heart of Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, the commercial capital of India.
History
National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) was established by the Government of India in the year 1963 with the assistance of United Nations Development ProgrammeUnited Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP operates in 177 countries, working with nations on their own solutions to...
(UNDP) through the International Labour Organization
International Labour Organization
The International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
(ILO) to create skilled professionals to improve industrial efficiency, productivity and management of resources. Steve Dembicki, who was a Chief advisor at ILO
Ilo
Ilo is a port city in southern Peru, with some 58,000 inhabitants. It is the largest city in the Moquegua Region and capital of the province of Ilo.-History:...
, and Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
Vikram Sarabhai
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was an Indian physicist. He is considered to be the father of the Indian space program; legendary Homi Bhabha’s successor as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission; and was as at home in the world of the arts as in his favourite laboratory. His interests were vast and...
were instrumental in founding the institute. Its first on-site Director was Vinayak S. Vernekar who had previously worked at TISCO
Tata Steel
Tata Steel is a multinational steel company headquartered in Jamshedpur, India and part of Tata Group. It is the world's seventh-largest steel company, with an annual crude steel capacity of 31 million tonnes, and the largest private-sector steel company in India measured by domestic production...
in Jamshedpur. Fully funded by the Government of India
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
and registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. NITIE, an autonomous body, is governed by a Board of Governors comprising eminent personalities from the government, industry and academia. Since its inception, National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) has been providing solutions to the complex problems of industry and business.
The institute was formerly known as the 'National Institute of Training in Industrial Engineering'. Later, the word 'Training' was removed and was rechristened 'National Institute of Industrial Engineering'. The institute, in its initial days, was spread across the country with knowledge centres situated in Hyderabad, Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
and Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
. Gradually, during the late 80's, all of these nodal centres were shut down and a single centre was formed, which is currently located at Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. The institute has served industry for four decades now and the institute shares a good relationship with the industry. The institute is also engaged in applied research
Applied research
Applied research is a form of systematic inquiry involving the practical application of science. It accesses and uses some part of the research communities' accumulated theories, knowledge, methods, and techniques, for a specific, often state, business, or client driven purpose...
and offers professional consultancy services in various facets of management.
Vision
The vision of the institute is to be a leader in the knowledge led productivity movement. The institute aims to build up indigenous capabilities and competence in the technology management interface. It also means 'Nurturing Industry Towards International Excellence'.Mission
The mission of the institute is to nourish a learning environment conducive to foster innovations in productivity and business development.Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering(PGDIE)
PGDIE, flagship course of NITIE, is a two year full time course.It has continuously evolved since 1971, and is designed to transform engineers into management professionals capable of steering organizations along the growth path. Diversity of backgrounds of its students, inclusiveness of the program, intensive industry interaction and contemporary methods of teaching make the course a true grindstone for learning. The course offers students to select the electives from diversified functional areas viz. Marketing, SCM, Operations, Finance, Systems or Human Resources giving student a holistic view of the various business processes involved. This course admits students through the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is an examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and the Indian Institutes of Technologies on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development ,...
examination conducted by the Indian Institutes of Technology(IITs) and IISc, Bangalore
Indian Institute of Science
Indian Institute of Science is a research institution of higher learning located in Bangalore, India. It was established in 1909.-History:After a chance meeting between Jamsetji N...
.
Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Management(PGDIM)
The course has been modeled along the lines of the General Management Program at the MIT Sloan School of ManagementMIT Sloan School of Management
The MIT Sloan School of Management is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
. The present curriculum has undergone continuous fine-tuning in line with the requirements of the dynamic business environment. The course incorporates a wide range of electives providing the students an opportunity to pursue their functional areas of interest be it Marketing,Finance,Operations,Systems or Human Resources. This course admits students through the Common Admission Test
Common Admission Test
The Common Admission Test is a Computer Based Test in Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation, Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning. The Indian Institutes of Management use the test as an important component in selecting students for the business administration programs. The test is conducted...
(CAT) conducted by the IIM
IIM
IIM may refer to:*Indian Institutes of Management, a group of business schools in India*Alternative name for Mexican pop group Flans for 2002 revival, from initials of names Ivonne, Ilse and Mimí...
s.
Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Safety and Environmental Management(PGDISEM)
The course addresses a crucial contemporary requirement - the design, development, management and maintenance of safe and environmentally sound industrial systems and work places. The students are taught the sustainable practices of businesses from the points of view of operations management and process technologies, finance, economics and human resource management. The admission for this course too is through the Common Admission TestCommon Admission Test
The Common Admission Test is a Computer Based Test in Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation, Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning. The Indian Institutes of Management use the test as an important component in selecting students for the business administration programs. The test is conducted...
(CAT) conducted by the IIM
IIM
IIM may refer to:*Indian Institutes of Management, a group of business schools in India*Alternative name for Mexican pop group Flans for 2002 revival, from initials of names Ivonne, Ilse and Mimí...
s.
Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology Management(PGDITM)
The course aims to develop knowledgeable and skilled IT professionals who can formulate IT strategies and design, develop and implement IT based total business solutions for global enterprises in various sectors. The programme is designed to develop skilled IT and telecom business managers who can use and manage the enterprise network services to revitalize business processes, conduct electronic commerce, improve business decision making and gain competitive advantage. Admissions are through CAT.Fellowship (PhD)
The Fellow Programme aims at developing outstanding scholars who explore the inexact science of management with a beyond the obvious perspective.Management Development Programme(MDP)
The Management Development Programme assists some of the best practising managers in radically changing their perspective about business.It is one of the several ways through which the industry benefits from faculty's rich experience.Unit Based Programmes(UBP)
Unit Based Programmes are based on the philosophy that every business is unique with its specific needs and requirements. UBPs are customised learning experiences for satisfying these special needs.All the above courses are approved by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE).
Research & Consultancy
- Research
Besides training, NITIE conducts applied research and it undertakes various public and private sectors' special projects as sponsored research. The Faculty and Doctoral (Fellow) students strive to adapt theoretical concepts and probe their effectiveness generally when applied in the Indian context. Such work aims at delivering practicable results and competitive methods to practitioners in industry. Areas covered are diverse and have included Credit Card Fraud Detection, factors to make ERP
Enterprise resource planning
Enterprise resource planning systems integrate internal and external management information across an entire organization, embracing finance/accounting, manufacturing, sales and service, customer relationship management, etc. ERP systems automate this activity with an integrated software application...
implementation effective, Environmental interventions, Supply Chain
Supply chain
A supply chain is a system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer. Supply chain activities transform natural resources, raw materials and components into a finished product that is delivered to...
Optimization, Data Mining
Data mining
Data mining , a relatively young and interdisciplinary field of computer science is the process of discovering new patterns from large data sets involving methods at the intersection of artificial intelligence, machine learning, statistics and database systems...
, Technology Management, Truck Fleet Management and novel OD interventions, among others. NITIE's faculty members undertake sponsored research regularly while most guide Fellow students in their investigative pursuits.
Aided by the Government of India, NITIE has established a Centre of Excellence in Ergonomics and Human Factor Engineering (CEEHFE) as a part of Government of India's Technology Mission-2020 through TIFAC (Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council) - mission REACH (Relevance and Excellence in Achieving New Heights) in educational system. NITIE has a very active research group engaged in environmental studies. NITIE has also established an Advanced Centre of Excellence in Operations and Manufacturing Management that is equipped with ERP/MRP-II, CAD/CAM, Pro-engineer, EDM and QUEST software.
Each quarter, NITIE publishes a professional journal-UDYOG PRAGATI. This publication elucidates new developments in industrial engineering
Industrial engineering
Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering dealing with the optimization of complex processes or systems. It is concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials, analysis...
and allied fields. Members of the NITIE Alumni Association are entitled to a free copy of Udyog Pragati. Participants of Management Development Programmes are also eligible to become members of alumni. Additionally, NITIE periodically circulates NITIE News, a reporter also available electronically that contains information about Institute's activities of interest to industries, educational institutions and the alumni.
- Consultancy
Consultancy assignments are undertaken by NITIE through faculty members as individuals/teams on a selective basis to meet the following goals, on self-supporting basis.Following are the goals kept in mind while taking up any consultancy assignment:
- Provide service to industry by sharing the expertise and competence of experienced NITIE members to diagnose and solve industrial problems objectively in selected areas of industrial engineering and management.
- Provide services of inter-disciplinary team of NITIE faculty to apply latest concepts / methodologies / research validated approaches to solve real life problems in business and industry.
- Help the faculty in developing case studies/course material, which can be used , with permission from host-organisation, for dissemination of knowledge to executives / students.
- Maintain close linkage and liaison with Business and Industry.
Teams
- Alumni Team
This team is responsible for maintaining relations with the NITIE Alumni. The team maintains a comprehensive database of the alumni and also organizes Sansmaran every year in November where Alumni come to the campus to recollect their time spent in NITIE. Maintaining a strong alumni relation program is essential to the growth and development of the institute. hail....
- Kaizen
Team Kaizen
Kaizen
, Japanese for "improvement", or "change for the better" refers to philosophy or practices that focus upon continuous improvement of processes in manufacturing, engineering, game development, and business management. It has been applied in healthcare, psychotherapy, life-coaching, government,...
is as its name suggests, continuous improvement, aims at the overall development of the PGDIE students at NITIE. From the point when a student joins the institute till the end of his/her stay in the institute, the students are associated with this team.
- B-Gyan
B-Gyan (Business-Gyan) is a forum at NITIE, which facilitates the mutual exchange of the experience of industrial stalwarts with the academic prowess of the students. The most distinguished personalities from different spheres of corporate world come to share the knowledge of their field and disseminate pearls of wisdom to the all-agog, ever learning students of the institute. The students have benefited in innumerable ways for many years now.
- IT Teams
CyberCom & Sysco are the two teams that are responsible for providing the best-of-breed IT solutions to the student community. Both the teams are completely student driven. The design and the maintenance of the NITIE website, Online Resume Tracking System, Alumni website etc. are done by these teams.
- Coordination Committee
Formerly known as the Ethics Committee, Coordination Committee has over the years ensured perfect harmony among the different committees and the batch. The Coordination Committee organizes and conducts free and fair polls to elect various Secretaries and Vice President of the Student's council from the newly joined batch.
- Placement Teams
PAPCO & Placecom are the placement teams of Industrial Engineering & Management batches of NITIE, respectively. These teams manage the placement processes for summer/winter internships and final placements which include lateral as well as graduate placements. Summer Internship forms an integral part of the course curriculum at NITIE and takes place in the months of September – October whereas final placements take place in the months of December – January.
- Lakshya
Lakshya Team is responsible for organizing Lakshya, a three day corporate confluence, known for its leadership in initiating and participating in knowledge-led productivity improvement. It is organized by the PGDIE students of NITIE.
- Prerana
The Prerana team, also known as the Prerana Management Group, is responsible for organizing the flagship business event of the management students of NITIE. Prerana’s legacy stretches back to 1995 when the then batch of NITIE initiated the Summer Project Contest. Students across B-schools take up challenging and cutting-edge Summer Projects across disciplines and industries. Over the years it has evolved into a comprehensive B-school event spanning all management disciplines.
- Samiksha
Samiksha is a student committee which organizes a series of panel discussions on contemporary business themes. Successfully bringing together the experts from the industry and the students for the last many years, it has provided a platform for the students and eminent corporate dignitaries to interact with each other, focusing on forces that would be instrumental in shaping the businesses in the future.
- Media Teams
IMPress & IETimes are the media teams for the management and the Industrial Engineering batches of NITIE respectively. These committees are the point of contact for surveys conducted, for external accreditation committees, ad infinitum.
- Impact
The Impact team was formed in 2004 to coordinate the GD/PI admission process in the campus. The Impact team disseminates valuable information, tips and guidelines to budding managers and gives them a platform to get their queries and apprehensions answered through their student-operated website http://life.nitie.net Team impact has also organizes Best Business Brains(an event for MBA aspirants), Budweiser(A mentoring program for the first years, who are mentored by the second years), another mentoring facility for students shortlisted for the GD/PI admission process). The Team also handles the merchandising for the Batch.
Forums
Apart from the committees, the students also take active part in forming special interest groups and contribute to the institute- Arth - A Quasi Mutual Fund run by the students of NITIE
- C2X - The Supply Chain Interest group
- CIE - Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- IIPC - Institute Industry Partnership Cell http://nitie.net/iipc
- JustTalk - Forum for improving one's communication and presentation skills
- Kaizen - Continuous Knowledge Improvement Club
- Mastishk - NTIE's annual international business event http://mastishk.nitie.net
- MiG - Marketing Interest Group
- NSC2 - NITIE Student Consulting Club
- Prueba - The Quizzing Forum at NITIE
- Rotaract - Initiates and conducts various social activities aiming for the betterment of communities within and around the campus
- SIFE - Students In Free Enterprise
- SPICMACAY - Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Among Youth
- $treet - Finance Interest Group
- TechnoMatrix - Information Technology Interest Group
- Team Rendezvous - Publishes the students' college magazine 'VERVE'
Major Events
- Alumni Meet - Sansmaran
Sansmaran is an endeavor to bond the NITIE Family and be inspired from distinguished Alumni who have excelled in every walk of life. Organised annually in NITIE campus, Sansmaran offers the alumni a chance to come together and relive the good, old times. Sansmaran is organized in the last quarter of every year (Oct/Nov/Dec). It includes felicitation of that year's Silver Jubilee batch of NITIE. The event comprises the Annual General Meet (AGM) of NITIE Alumni Association (NAA), cultural programs and a Ceremonial dinner.
- B-Cube
B-Cube is an event conducted by the Impact Team and revolves around the MBA aspirants, and tries to answer their numerous queries regarding what an MBA is all about. Further, it gives a platform to various candidates for interacting with the Seniors and get their perspective. The Impact team also arranges for lectures by the distinguished faculty of NITIE on various verticals of MBA.
- Denovo
Every year after induction, the first year students of NITIE display their artistic talents through the cultural extravaganza “DeNovo”. The event was conceived to nurture the multi faceted talent which is a hallmark of a versatile manager. The event kick starts with the felicitation of senior batches for their contribution to the institute through various committees and forums. All kinds of art forms - music, dance, mime, drama and fashion shows are put on display by the students.
- Empresario
Empresario is an endeavor to spread the wave- Entrepreneurship Everywhere..
It is all about the change creators, it's about dreaming, about believing in beauty of one's dream, about the will to chase the dreams and finally it's all about realizing them. Empresario organizes the following: Entrepreneurship Awards, Start-up Entrepreneur of the year award, B-Plan Contest, Elevator Pitch Contest, Spardha : The Battle of Nerves, D’apprendre : Learn from the Lead, Navkriti: A Springboard for Startups.
- Envision
Envision is an event organized by the PGDISEM students of NITIE with the intent of providing a common platform for the industry & the institute to discuss current environmental issues. The companies that have participated in EnVision over the past few years include Asian Paints, PWC, E&Y, Gujarat Ambuja, TUV, Glaxo Smithkline, P&G, IL&FS, HLL, Bayer, Castrol, ONGC, J&J and NSC among others.
- Lakshya
Lakshya, NITIE’s annual international corporate festival provides a unique knowledge sharing platform for the industry, academia and the student community. Lakshya hosts Business Visionary Awards where the top corporate honchos of the likes of Mr. Ratan Tata, Mr. Adi Godrej, Mr. A. M. Naik (L & T), Mr. Venugopal Dhoot (Videocon) were felicitated for their visionary and charismatic leadership. Lakshya also boasts of India’s first On the job Achievers’ Contest, a platform for budding managers on company roles to present their live projects. Lakshya also hosts online quizzing contests, called Lakshwiz for B-School students. Sparsha, a CSR initiative of Lakshya, provides a platform to NGO’s to present their projects before the corporate.
- Litmus
LITMUS is the annual event of the PGDITM students of NITIE. It is an IT conclave where the industry, academicians and B-school students meet to discuss the issues faced by the industry today. The event has 2 sub-events: Sync Quest which is Case study competition for B-school students and Biz Talk which is a Corporate Panel Discussion.
- Mandi
Every year NITIEans take to the streets of Mumbai in a unique annual event called Mandi. The event was conceptualized to help every student understand and discover management wisdom for himself. The professors of the institute claim that the idea behind this approach is to make management learning experiential and innovative. The toys, made by an NGO called Navnirmiti, are tools to aid learning of maths and science and are targeted mainly at children. At the end of the event, each student group brings his own perspectives to the discussion table – his experiences, strategies, innovation which in turn goes towards supplementing the wisdom of the NITIE student community. Mandi stands as a hallmark in NITIE’s curriculum as it integrates the principles of statistics, managerial economics, marketing and basic market research through hands-on-application. NITIE is the first B-School in India which has adopted this unique method of teaching to enhance practical knowledge-gaining experience of the students which is being followed by even IIMs now.
- Mastishk
Started in 2004,Mastishk was the first fully online gaming event amongst the B-Schools in India and was a huge success. Ever since the inception of the event, the event has witnessed a spiraling growth in the number of players participating in these games. At the same time, the event has also been a crowd puller in terms of corporate participation from some of the bellwethers in the Indian Business arena.
- Prerana
NITIE's flagship business event, Prerana was conceptualized in 1995. It began with a Summer Project contest, the first of its kind in India during that time. Over the years, it has evolved into a comprehensive B-School event spanning all management disciplines. In 1995, Prerana launched the first Summer Project Contest in the country. In 2000, the contest invited participation from the foreign MBA schools. The event became hugely popular when Fiat India chose Prerana as a platform for the launch of Fiat Palio in 2001. In addition to a myriad of case study contests, business plan competitions, Prerana also organizes the prestigious Prerana Business Quiz which regularly sees participation from some of the best quizzers in the country.
- Samadhan
Samadhan is an event exclusively for GATE aspirants condcuted by the PGDIE students of NITIE. It consists of a series of online quizzes, games and case studies to test the creativity and general awareness of the students.
NITIE in Rankings
- Ranked 7th in CNBC rankings 2011
- Ranked 6th in Competition Success Review / GHRDC B School Rankings 2010
- Ranked in the Super League in Business Standard B School Survey 2010
- Ranked 5th in Business World B School Rankings 2010
- Ranked 6th in MBAUniverse.com B School Rankings 2010
- Ranked 7th best B-school in India in 2009 by Wall Street Journal.
- Ranked 7th in Best B-School survey 2009 conducted by CFore and Open Magazine .
- Ranked 5th in BusinessWorld B-School rankings 2009.
- Ranked 6th in Competition Success Review-GHRDC B-School Rankings 2009.
- Ranked 5th in Outlook B-School rankings 2008.
- Ranked 6th in Competition Success Review-GHRDC B-School Rankings 2008.
- Ranked in the Super League (Top 10) in AIMA 2008 B-School survey conducted in association with Business Standard.
- Ranked 9th in 'Top Government BSchools in India' survey 2008 conducted by HT-Mint and CFore.
- Ranked 7th in Business World B-School Rankings 2007.
- Awarded the 'Best B-School' award by the Bombay Management Association (BMA)