PGDIE opens various opportunities in different areas like industrial engineering, industrial design, Supply chain, and operations management. After completion of this course, you can expect yourself to be working at one of the top companies in India. 

Most of my friends got placed in an FMCG company and are currently working in different domains. You will be given challenging projects every now and then. This will groom you for a business scenario. A good college will not guarantee a high-paying job in a top company, but it will only provide you with the best academics and exposure you will need in securing that job. 

Working in an FMCG company will make your presence realize whenever you find your designed product in a supermarket. You will work hard enough to deliver the right product at right time.

Maintain very good academic records and prepare hard enough to get a job in a top company that offers very good opportunities and facilities to its employees, then your life after PGDIE can be great. 

PGDIE is one of the flagship courses of NITIE and getting admission in this course is very difficult. The cut-off of CAT is very high and if you can clear it, then you will have to appear for the GD-PI round. This round is very important and carries the highest weightage for your admission. 

There are several other factors that have an impact on the decision for your admission. It includes your 10th & 12th marks, your graduation marks, and any prior work experience if you have any. 

The chances are higher for the students who are coming from an Operations background. Even if you are a fresher from a mechanical or electrical branch, your chances of getting a seat will be much higher than the rest of the students. 

Considering all of the factors mentioned, your overall profile will be evaluated and a consolidated merit list will be prepared. For this year, the GATE score for PGDIE was 609 for General candidates.

One of my friends recently got admission to NITIE. According to him, you should expect the following in the interview round. 

GD –

• The panel will consist of 3 persons (professors/ alums) and a group of 8 to 10 students will discuss any one topic. Topics will be related to generic or related to current issues.
• GD timings are set to 1 min initial time, 10 min discussion, 1 min conclusion/ summary.
• You can do 3 entries for 30 seconds each. 
• GD marks are given 60% based on communication skills, 20% group coordination, 20% knowledge.
• GD plays a crucial role in someone's selection. So, try to summarize the GD.
• In spite of giving only suggestions, put some facts and then discuss what you believe.

PI -

• The interview may take place for 5- 20 mins, depending on the number of candidates in that slot.
• Prepare a 1-minute introduction including your hometown, family background, your branch, college, final year project, summer internship, your hobbies, and achievements.
• Also prepare for technical questions (industrial engineering, thermodynamics) or subjects related to your final year project or internship. 
• There will also be some HR questions like why NITIE, your strengths, and weaknesses. 
• They will judge you based on your communication skills, and your interest in NITIE.
• Invest enough time while filling the application form as it will be a CV for the process.

Last but not the least, be confident and cooperative with the panel. 

The tuition fee for PGDIE at NITIE is 3.69 lakhs for the first year and 3.41 lakhs for the second year. This fee structure consists of your Hostel rent and other academic fees excluding mess fees.

 Here is the detailed fee structure for PGDIE at NITIE. 

Furthermore, students from the reserved category are exempted from payment of Academic charges whose annual family income is less than Rs. 4.5 lakhs but then they shall have to pay all other fees, charges, and deposits.

For the sponsored category the tuition fees are two times and all other charges remain the same. 

Jobs at PSUs win over PGDIE at NITIE. However, if you are a fresher and you have to choose one, let us look at both the jobs options one by one.

1. If you join NITIE, which offers techno-managerial roles, you will end up in the corporate world with lots of job varieties and offers. Even though NITIE is a center of excellence, no big offers are given to students. PGDIE is an industrial course offered by NITIE that does not add much value after 2 years.
2. On the other hand, PSUs provide you a settled life. However, during the initial years, it might be hectic but it varies from organization to organization. After few years of work, due to saturation employees try leaving the job. So, if you do not like saturation, you can opt for NITIE.

However, 99.99% of top 100 rankers in GATE either go for jobs at PSUs or opt to pursue M.Tech from institutions like IITs/ IISC. In fact, you will find this in any branch you look at. You can also check the GATE rank of persons joining NITIE.

The placement scenario for PGDIE at NITIE is outstanding as a lot of reputed companies visit the campus during placements. These include Abbott, Aditya Birla, Tata Sky, Flipkart, Accenture, Exide, Cognizant, Grofers, Ola, Cloudtail, Myntra, Marico, Reliance, Airtel and many other companies. 

A total of 121 companies have visited the campus and the students have received around 130 pre-placement offers. The highest domestic package offered is 44 LPA and the average package offered is 20.85 LPA. 

Most of the companies take GD first and then personal interviews, but finance and consulting companies have a different approach. They shortlist the students based on their resumes and then take their interviews. They also take an aptitude test which requires having good knowledge of the subject and decent mathematical skills. 

If you have prepared hard enough to present yourself in the interviews, then you will surely get placed in a top company. You should know everything about your resume and should always answer the questions with confidence.

The Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering (PGDIE) course offered by NITIE Mumbai is a management-level course. So growth opportunities are very good. 

• NITIE Mumbai will definitely offer you a very good opportunity to work with some of the biggest companies in India. 
• These companies include HUL, ITC Ltd., Amazon, P&G, KPMG, Deloitte, and many other nationalized and private banks as well as other financial institutions.
• It then depends on your own performance how you utilize them and go up the ladder. 

As this is a management level program it does not really matter whether you are from mechanical engineering or industrial engineering or some other. The college gives equal opportunities to all. After you reach a certain level, technical expertise becomes less and less relevant.

Coming from a mechanical background, I can assure you that you will find a lot of opportunities in your desired field of interest. Your chances of getting placed with a manufacturing firm or an FMCG are higher.

If you get placed in a manufacturing firm or an FMCG or any e-commerce company, you will get jobs offering planning roles.

NITIE attracts a lot of consulting and manufacturing firms. To be honest, the only college where you will find manufacturing firms offering SCM roles is NITIE. In addition to that, NITIE is the best in providing roles related to demand planning, forecasting, and similar job profiles in an FMCG firm.