National Institute of Industrial Engineering

Coordinates: 19°8′21″N 72°54′18″E / 19.13917°N 72.905°E / 19.13917; 72.905

National Institute of Industrial Engineering(NITIE)
Motto	Udyog Pragati(Hindi)
Established	1963
Type	Public
Director	Dr. Subhash D. Awale[1]
Location	Mumbai, Maharastra, India
Campus	Urban, 67 acres (0.27 km2)
Website	Nitie.edu

The National Institute of Industrial Engineering, popularly known as NITIE, is a prestigious business school located in Vihar Lake, Mumbai, India.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4]

NITIE enjoys a location advantage of being in the heart of Mumbai, the commercial capital of India.

History

Administrative Building, NITIE, Mumbai

National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) was established by the Government of India in the year 1963 with the assistance of United Nations Development Programme (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.^[5]

NITIE Pond and the Hostel in the background

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.

Motto

NITIE's motto is Udyog Pragati(Hindi) which translates as Progress in Industry.

Vision

The vision of the institute is to be a leader in the knowledge led productivity movement.^[6] 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.^[6]

Academic programmes

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) examination conducted by the Indian Institutes of Technology(IITs) and IISc, Bangalore.

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 Management. 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 IIMs.

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 Test (CAT) conducted by the IIMs.

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 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

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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Maintain close linkage and liaison with Business and Industry.

Student activities

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 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 [1] 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 [2]
• JustTalk - Forum for improving one's communication and presentation skills
• Kaizen - Continuous Knowledge Improvement Club
• Mastishk - NTIE's annual international business event [3]
• 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.

Gallery

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  A breathtaking view of the pond inside the NITIE campus.

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  The road connecting the hostel, faculty quarters and the main campus

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  The NITIE administrative building.

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  Nested in the sylvan surroundings.

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  Greenery inside NITIE campus.

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  View of the Vihar Lake (behind NITIE Campus).

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.^[7]
• Ranked 7th in Best B-School survey 2009 conducted by CFore and Open Magazine .^[8]
• Ranked 5th in BusinessWorld B-School rankings 2009.^[9]
• Ranked 6th in Competition Success Review-GHRDC B-School Rankings 2009.^[10]
• Ranked 5th in Outlook B-School rankings 2008.^[11]
• Ranked 6th in Competition Success Review-GHRDC B-School Rankings 2008.^[12]
• Ranked in the Super League (Top 10) in AIMA 2008 B-School survey conducted in association with Business Standard.^[13]
• Ranked 9th in 'Top Government BSchools in India' survey 2008 conducted by HT-Mint and CFore.^[14]
• Ranked 7th in Business World B-School Rankings 2007.^[15]
• Awarded the 'Best B-School' award by the Bombay Management Association (BMA)^[16]

External links

• Official website of NITIE
• NITIE website for PGDIM/PGDITM/PGDISEM batches
• NITIE website for PGDIE batch
• Official Alumni Website
• Arbit Choudhury's Official Website
• Official website of Lakshya
• Official Website of Prerana

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