Established in 1963, NITIE blessed with lush green or to be precise God’s own campus is a unique b-school of India. It has been nationally recognized as one of the Centres of Excellence along with the IITs, IIMs and IISC Bangalore, by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. Known for excellence in Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management education, NITIE strives to diversify its expertise with a unique pedagogy of the institute which focusses on conceptual learning, analytical reasoning and developing problem-solving skills among students. The Institute not only concentrates on development of knowledge, but also emphasizes on personal and social development of the students which helps them to be an innovative, competent, and creative leaders. NITIE, also known as Mecca of Supply Chain and Operations, has a very unique quant heavy trimester system and has been catering to the supply chain needs of almost all the major companies in India and abroad. It is unique in contributing to the industry by true sense Techno-managers as one of the basic entry criteria here is to have an engineering background.
Located centrally in the heart of the financial capital of India, Mumbai, it has a majestic Vihar lake with Sanjay Gandhi National Park in background 65 acre lush green campus. The campus remains abuzz with corporate interactions all year long. Due to its location, there are ample opportunities for students to do weekend projects in companies and startups all around the year. And yes, there is also the added incentive of having a ton of cool hangouts nearby.
The new centrally air conditioned academic complex almost merits the word ‘luxurious’. Well, the size of our library is bigger than most B-Schools in India. It has the tallest hostel building in India – Taylor Hall. The entire campus is WiFi enabled.
It has a strong faculty team having vast knowledge and expertise in the corporate industry. The current director of IIM Shillong is a professor at NITIE. The faculty teaches full-fledged courses at the IIMs besides giving guest lectures here.
All the big case competitions open at NITIE – HUL LIME, P&G CEO Challenge, Deloitte Maverick, Amazon ACE, RB Mavericks, J&J Quest, Nestle, L’Oréal – the list goes on. In fact, there are a few Supply Chain case studies which open only for NITIE. Most FMCGs have NITIE alumni managing their supply chain, courtesy of which NITIE did not feel the heat of the recent downturn in the economic scenario. NITIE also has a strong alumni base in BFSI sector as well.
It is well known that NITIE charges half of what other B-schools in the same league charge and a good percentage of the students get scholarships in the form of partial or full fee waivers. Even students from the Open category are eligible to apply for partial need-based tuition fee waivers. Ministry of Minority Affairs’ scholarship is applicable for students from the minorities. It has the 2nd best ROI among B-schools in India.
NITIE boasts about its stellar placements with 135+ recruiters visiting the campus offering an average CTC of 18.45lpa with 91 PPOs, 10 international offers and 46.5lpa as highest domestic salary in 2018.
The institute has numerous research centres like the Centre for Technology and Innovation Management, the Centre for Supply Chain Management, the Centre for Environment Studies etc. Students can do projects running under these centres and gain tremendous insights into real life techno-managerial issues.
Which ABG company I would like to work for?
I would like to work with ABFRL as it is India's No 1. Branded apparel company with a revenue of 7,181 crores and curator of several iconic brands like Louis Philippe. It constantly innovates designs, concepts and products by infusing the latest trends in fashion which attracts masses towards it.
It is India's largest fashion network close to 2,500 brand outlets across 700+ cities, 4,900+ multi-brand outlets across the country hence it will be a great challenge to work in such a competitive environment and apply my knowledge of supply chain management to excel and contribute towards achieving goals.
-Pooja Sinha
