One of my friends is pursuing PGDIM at NITIE, and here is his insight regarding admission.

• He arrived as a fresher from an Electrical and Electronics background. He didn’t have any particular technical skills.
• The only technical experience he had were his industrial training with a time period of 6 months at a certain chemical firm, his projects based on the transmission of energy via laser, and a few of the academic projects that he completed during the course.

He mentioned the same on his CV. According to him, it is vital that you focus more on the GDPI and GATE score, instead of the technical skills, since you are applying for admission and not a job.

Your technical skills may not be needed in the academic curriculum designed by the institute. However, colleges usually look for a diverse set of students, thus if you have a certain technical skill, then it only might add value to your profile.

Not all three companies visit NITIE for campus placements every year. There are many others as well. 

Your selection will highly depend on your profile and if you are shortlisted according to the company’s placement process. At NITIE, you will get the opportunity to try and sit for placements of these big names but eventually, it boils down to how well your profile is presented. This definitely has a big role to play.

If you do not get into your dream company using this process, don’t worry. NITIE is known for its huge alumni base. They are present across various sectors and different firms. So you can gain some experience first and then decide to join your dream company via networking a few years down the line.

For admission in NITIE Mumbai CAT examination scores are considered. The cutoff varies for every year and also according to courses. For the IM course, the cutoff is near about 98 percentile overall and 92 percentile for sectional. For the past few years, the average general cutoff was around 96 percentile and near about 85 percentile for OBC in the PGDIM Course - Main course

For the ISEM, the overall cutoff is around 93 percentile and the sectional will be around 76 percentile.

To compare two colleges (especially MBA) the parameters that should be considered - Industry connect; Alumni base; Academic levels; Course Curriculum; and Placements.

With respect to these parameters, NITIE is a great place to be due to the following reasons:

• Being in Mumbai, it gives the opportunity to interact with the companies, their head offices, industries, MSMEs, startups, etc. A batch of students went to the Godrej plant for a visit recently.
• It has a very strong alumni connection of around 6000 across the country and across the globe.
• The faculty members are indulged in a lot of research work and they work as consultants for many of the companies and they often include students in their work as well to provide them practical knowledge of the industry.
• Coming to the placements, NITIE has a placement rate of 100%. The highest package offered at NITIE is 44 LPA and the average package offered is 20.85 LPA

There are many more reputed colleges but NITIE is one of the best colleges for industrial engineering.

I think I can give you an idea about the opportunities that you will receive at NITIE since a have a few friends who graduated from the institute. 

• NITIE Mumbai is a premier b-school under the Ministry of HRD in India. It is famously known as the “Mecca of Operations and Supply Chain Management” in India.
• The alumni base of NITIE is 50+ years old. They work as the lead in many companies across the globe.
• NITIE is located in the financial capital of the country, with many company headquarters within a radius of 10-15 km. Which is beneficial in terms of placements and exposure.
• The faculty members of the operation and supply chain management are of top-notch.
• You will get ample opportunities to take part in various case studies in the area of operations from the first month of the first year itself. In addition to this, you get an opportunity to work on weekend projects under many start-ups.
• Maha Mandi, which is a Socio-Marketing field event, is organized by NITIE every year to provide an experience of Sell in the streets of Mumbai to its students.

These are a few of the opportunities that you will get at NITIE. 

To get admission into NITIE Mumbai, you are required to fill out the online application form available on the official website of the institution. If you get shortlisted for further rounds, you would get an invitation for the Group discussion and Personal Interview rounds. The sessions are usually half a day or a full day long. You can check out your name in the list of the shortlisted applicants to ensure your candidature at the institution. 

The institute has made it mandatory that the students are from a technical background. 

There are two ways you take admission at NITIE. 

• Through GATE, you can apply for PGDIE, PGDMM, and PGDPM programs. 
• Through CAT, you are eligible to apply for the PGDIM and PGDM programs offered by the institution. 

Other than the GATE and CAT examination scores, you will be tested based on the following. 

• Total Work Experience (0 to 4 years is considered to be appropriate for most cases) 
• The Engineering College from where you have obtained your UG degree and Marks obtained. 
• Percentage obtained in Class 12th. 
• Percentage obtained in Class 10th Examination.
• Interviews and Group discussion rounds involved in the admission process also have an essential role in determining the possibility of your admission at the institute. 

These are the thighs NITIE considers for admission. 

Having to know some people from both these institutions, I can say that both of these colleges are specialized in two different fields. Let me share some facts about both these colleges I gathered by interacting with them.

• VJTI is one of the prominent engineering colleges and NITIE is prominent among the top B-schools of India. 
• NITIE is recognized for its extensive alumni and professional professors who are experts in their fields. 
• Project Management at NITIE, in terms of studies, is the best among the B-schools in the country.
• From Project Management at VJTI, 18% of the students are placed in prominent companies.
• NITIE is known for its high management extension.
• The placement and faculty of VJTI are not up to the mark when compared to NITIE.

Hence, there is no comparison between VJTI and NITIE. But one of my friends has recommended NITIE as in many aspects it manages to be better than VJTI. 

I have a few friends who graduated recently from NITIE, so I think I can give you some information regarding the fee structure of the institute. 

• There are two modes of entry in NITIE, i.e. GATE (PGDIE/MM/PM) and CAT (PGDIM/ISM). 
• The Fee structure is different for GATE and CAT qualifying applicants.
• GATE qualifying candidates are charged around INR 12.5 LPA for the MBA program while CAT qualifying applicants are charged nearly INR 14.5 LPA. 

Although the fees I have mentioned are solely meant for Tuition Fees, this doesn't include mess fees which you need to pay separately.