NITIE Mumbai offers a total of five postgraduate programs of which Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Management (PGDIM) and Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainability Management (PGDSM) are two of the management programs which accept CAT scores for admission.

The cutoffs for the two courses change every year depending on the pool of candidates applying to the program. Also, the overall performance of the candidates and sectional cutoffs play a huge part in the process. 

But according to previous year trends, a CAT score of around 96percentile is needed for the PGDIM course while a percentile of 95 is needed for the PGDSM course.

Yes, NITIE Mumbai considers past academic records including 10th, 12th, and graduation marks for admission through GATE score. 

The weightage of the various components during final admission through GATE at NITIE Mumbai is given below –

The scores are weighted against a score as mentioned. For example in class X you scored 100% it will give you 5 marks. If you score 80% it will give you 4 marks. In that same fashion, you will get normalized scores for your 10th,12th, and graduation.

The cumulative score of a candidate in all these parameters will decide whether he/she will get admission to the program or not.

NITIE offers 5 postgraduate diploma courses. Admission to each course follows a specific selection process. My brother is a student at the institute so I can give you some insight regarding this.

In NITIE, only people from Engineering backgrounds are allowed to take admission. The following are the criteria for the same.

• Minimum 60% marks in 10th, 12th, and graduation for the general category (55% for backward castes).
• CAT percentile for PGDIM, PGDISEM: 97.5 for General category (drastically lower for backward castes).
• GATE cut-off for PGDIE, PGDMM and PGDPM – Varies from branch to branch.
• Work Experience – Students in their final year can also apply. If you have more than 5 years of work experience then choose executive courses like the one offered at Great Lakes or ISB.
• After these qualifying scores, you get a shortlist for the GD/ PI process.
• Weightage to your 10th, 12th, graduation scores, work experience, performance in GD/ PI to generate a final score.

The merit lists are created based on the final score. You will be selected if you are on the list.

There is no such thing as “common topics” for GD. The GD topics are given by the evaluators or moderators based on the activity they were involved in or what is their preferred area of expertise. So it can be from any topic and any area they deem good. Thus it is completely a personal choice and you can never accurately predict this.

So do not try to narrow down some topics beforehand as it is literally a waste of time and energy. 

• The more intelligent approach would be to keep track of major events from the past 4-6 months through the news. 
• It is often seen that the topics which are trending in recent news are often GD topics. 
• Thus you should be up to date with the latest happenings around the world.
• Alternatively, you can join a coaching institute like TIME and get some mock GDs to get acquainted with the process. 

One of my friends during his time got the topic of “Is India discouraging women from getting education and jobs?” This went on for close to 20 minutes and there were three panelists in the room. Lastly, I would suggest that you focus on learning about recent events.

Among the mentioned programs PGDMM and PGDPM are comparatively newer and provide some really good courses for students with computer and IT backgrounds. If you want to take the GATE exam and get into NITIE through PGDIE then in the 2nd year of your course you will get a wide range of electives available. Here are some of the electives. 

• Advanced IT for Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
• Business Process Integration and Management
• Computer Integrated Manufacturing
• Data Analysis and Decision Making
• Data Analytics
• Data Communications and Networking
• Data Mining for Business Intelligence
• Decision Support Systems and Expert Systems
• E commerce
• E customer Relationship Management
• ERP, etc. 

Most of the courses here are Computer sector-related and related to the programming and software side whereas some of them are related to the IT sector and mainly deal with the hardware side. 

But make a note that IE is not an M.Tech course. It is a management course. So, you will get placed in management roles post your degree. 

Actually, there is no comparison between NITIE and IEOR. Choosing one of these two institutes depends on your inclinations and interests. 

• The PGDIE, MM or PM courses at NITIE are continued like an MBA program rather than an M.Tech program. In terms of course curriculum, there is less stress in NITIE, the projects are often taken lightly. The course curriculum has some basic management subjects such as accounts, HR and the rest is domain-specific. You will also have the option to choose some electives.
• At IEOR IITB, the course curriculum is not taken lightly. Here you will learn subjects such as optimization, supply chain, game theory, simulation techniques, system dynamics, Machine learning, deep learning, etc. There are a vast number of electives available. The course curriculum is mixed type, industry and research-oriented.
• Considering Social life, NITIE is a small institute. IITB, on the other hand, is huge. It has one of the best sports facilities in comparison to any technical institute in the country. There are some huge fests organized such as MoodI and Techfest. There are many other fests as well.
• In terms of placements, IEOR and NITIE both offer good placements. The students at IEOR candidates get placed in different kinds of organizations and job profiles such as Data analytics, machine learning, financial services, Core-optimization job profiles, supply chain management, and software engineer. The Jobs are of both type research and non-research. Students from NITIE are placed in FMCG for supply chain management, operations management, other supply chain management-related jobs, banks, etc.
• The average package offered at IEOR is about 12 LPA while at NITIE it is more than 20 LPA.

If you want a course like an MBA and want a job in that domain, NITIE is the place.

Since NITIE is a mecca of Supply Chain management, more options are there for operations and supply chain profiles. Few operations and marketing profiles are offered to freshers only who have no prior work experience.

As a matter of fact, if you look at the profiling of any batch, more than 60% of students are placed in supply chain management. There are not many companies that come to NITIE with dedicated finance and marketing profiles and the students interested in marketing and operation profiles get into FMCGs which offer profiles somewhat related to marketing.

Last year various banking firms came with finance profiles and offered good packages to freshers as well as experienced.

One of my close friends recently got admission to NITIE Mumbai. In the interview, he was asked mostly about his final year engineering project and his work experience, education, and about his skills. To clear your interview you will have to prepare very hard and will have to practice a lot. Here are a few things you should do for your preparation.

• Introduction: You will be asked to introduce yourself. So prepare a good introduction about yourself where you should cover all the major points you want to highlight. Tell them about your academics, hobbies, extracurricular activities, and also about your personal life. 
• Project: You will be asked about your graduation project. So you should know everything about the project. They will ask about the topic, project objective, your contributions, and what were the achievements. 
• Work Experience: If you have any prior work experience, then they will ask questions about it. There will be questions about your job role, your experience, and your achievements. And if you are a fresher, then prepare 3-4 engineering subjects, as they will ask you questions based on that.
• Current Affairs: Stay updated with current affairs. Read newspapers, magazines and watch the news regularly. This will help you in GD too. 

NITIE has a mock admission process called B-Cube. This will give you an idea about the GD and Interview. 

One of my sisters is a former student of NITIE. She was amongst the toppers of NITIE with a pretty amazing experience after getting placed. Here’s what she had to say about her experience:

• Job satisfaction: She got placed in Amazon with a great CTC. It was a great opportunity for her.
• Work-life balance: It depends on person to person. You should maintain a work-life balance to conserve your mental health and energy.
• Job security: This depends on your skillset and talent. Most people will never talk about this. If you are confident about yourself you wouldn’t be worried about job security.
• Workload: Being a student at NITIE, you will get used to the workload of studying at night, and of course when a company pays you a good salary, they will demand quality work too.

All of these factors vary from person to person. It all comes down to your skills, talents, and ability to deal with different problems.