It all depends on your personality, skills, and grades. My sister was an average student of NITIE but she secured a great package because of her personality and skills. 

There is no guarantee that you will get the highest package. But, you can increase your chances by doing below few things mentioned below:

• Prepare an honest and attractive Resume 
• Invest a good amount of time and enter accurate details. 
• Be updated with current happenings in the country, read the newspaper.
• Get acquainted with management terminologies, and the basics of your desired specialization as these are some of the basic questions asked at the interview.
• Study the company you are interviewing for, profiles offered by them, and expectations of regular visiting companies on the campus.
• Practice Group discussion and Mock interviews
• Prepare explanations and technical justification of every point mentioned in your Resume.
• Attend pre-placement talk of the companies you are applying for and make notes

Hope this helps. All the best.

As there are many competitors, admission is tough. But only the cream students get the admission letter. The process includes cracking the CAT exam with a high percentile and acing the GDPI process after getting shortlisted. The final scores after aggregating the CAT and GDPI scores get calculated. The top highest scorers as per seat matrix are offered admission.

For the GDPI process, the topics can be abstract, technical, current affairs, or related to management. A few of the topics in the group discussion as per seniors are below.

• Kejriwal vs Modi Government.
• Independence of women in India.
• Is astrology a science or just a farce?
• Are we doing enough for the environment?
• Whistleblowers are disloyal agents
• Make in India - a boon or a bane
• India: Soft Power vs. Hard Power
• Extra weightage for female candidates for admission to educational institutes - right or wrong?
• Is war the only solution for Indo-Pak peace?
• Yoga should be made mandatory in schools.

These were the few topics. The topics are much simpler than the IIMs. Overall, the GD is comparatively easy to crack if you read the newspaper and track your surroundings.

Top IIMs (BLACKI) can undoubtedly beat any management college in India, but NITIE is the best choice after them. The following are the reasons.

• NITIE has a strong alumni base compared to the baby IIMs, new IIMs, or IITs.
• The institute has strong industry relations such that almost all the FMCG companies and brands come for campus placement. The top recruiters are Nestle, HUL, OLA, P&G, Airtel, L&T, Godrej, GE, TCS, Wipro, Colgate, and more.
• NITIE also has a location advantage as most companies have the head office in Mumbai, and the city is the financial capital of India. It gives it an edge over new IIMs and IITs.
• The placement in NITIE is at par with any top B-school in India. 

Check the placement statistics below:

The order of preference should be Old IIMs> NITIE> IIT Bombay> IIT Delhi> New IIMs.

NITIE offers 5 courses. These 5 courses are as follows. 

1. Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering (PGDIE)- This is considered to be the Flagship program offered by NITIE. If you have studied mechanical/production/industrial engineering and are a graduate, it would be very easy for you to understand the curriculum of the course. 
2. Post Graduate Diploma in Manufacturing Management (PGDM)- If you are a mechanical/production/industrial engineering graduate, you can easily understand this program's curriculum. Civil Engineering graduates are not eligible to apply for this program. 
3. Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management (PGDPM)- This program would help you to get techno-managerial job opportunities in the industry. Students from any branch of engineering can apply for enrollment in this course.
4. Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Management (PGDIM)- This program is one of the oldest programs offered by NITIE and would help you in getting decent job roles in industries. 
5. Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Safety and Environment (PGDISE)- This program would help you nourish your interest in safety and sustainability. You will be shortlisted based on your CAT Scores. 

You can make your choice according to your interest. 

When it comes to pursuing marketing from NITIE, you should know that the institute is focused around operations. But, you will definitely be able to pursue marketing or similar roles from the college.

• You can make a decision depending on how your interview and admission calls go.
• When you decide to go to NITIE, you will not find that many marketing-oriented students. 
• So there are chances that you might miss out on peer learning. 
• But, you can get in touch with groups like Marketing Interest Group (MIG) which are quite active.
• NITIE also has less recruiters for marketing but you will see companies like ITC visiting the college. 
• There is nothing much to say about the faculty. The professors are good and cooperative.
• You will also be exposed to events like Mandi which are held by MIG where you will be selling toys on the streets for an entire day. 
• You will get to experience new concepts and learn a lot.

Don’t keep NITIE as your top priority for marketing. Keep it as a backup and if you do end up at NITIE, you can keep all your electives marketing oriented.

Due to normalization, the minimum marks required vary from 65 to 72. But, the minimum GATE score that you must try to score lies between 725 to 750 marks. Here is the cutoff for 2021.

Please take note that your admission to the institution does not wholly depend on your GATE score. In fact, a good GATE score only makes you eligible for getting shortlisted and getting a call letter for further rounds which constitute group discussion (GD) and personal interview (PI).

Before releasing the final merit list, different weights are assigned to your past academic records- 10th, 12th and undergraduate percentage, your GATE score, and your performance in the GD and PI round, and then, all these scores will be added up and an aggregate will be taken out. Thus, making it to college does not solely depend on your GATE score.

Apart from your hard work, determination, and perseverance, nothing guarantees you admission to this premier institution.

NITIE accepts CAT and GATE for its various PG courses. The below table shows the course and accepted exams.

The institute has a basic eligibility criterion of a minimum of 60% marks in graduation (in any branch of engineering/ technology). For reserved candidates, it is 55%. After getting shortlisted by the GATE exam, you have to appear for the GDPI process for the final selection.

Usually, the college does not reveal the sectional cutoff on an official basis. On average, the cutoff are decided depending on the applicant pool and this could also decrease after a while by a few percentiles. This is true for a few sections but expects it not to go below 80.

With your current scores and past trends, if you are from the general category then you will not get a call back from the institute.

If you are lucky with respect to your applicant pool, you might have some small chances, but my advice to you would be to look for other options and not keep high hopes.

It's a subjective question and mostly depends on your profile. PGDMM would be advantageous, if you are a fresher, especially with a mechanical or manufacturing background. It is better in terms of securing a good profile, a good package (Avg. 12 LPA), and robust manufacturing domain command.

A few years of work experience would be preferable for the PGDPM course, but it is not required. It's a safe option to play for both freshmen and those with a little experience because it improves your profile, package, and adds the rich experience of a top MBA school - NITIE.