NITIE is a very reputed and popular college of our country and it is among the top 20 colleges for MBA. Doing an MBA from this college will give you a better perspective of business. Here you will also get the chance to explore more options apart from civil engineering. 

• At NITIE, only engineers are applicable for admission in this course, so the competition will be very high. 
• This is a general management course, so you may or may not get a course in core companies.
• But if you want to stay connected to civil engineering, then you can choose NICMAR as its course structure is related to civil engineering. 
• The placement records of this college are very good as the companies visiting the campus for placements are of the same level as IIT Delhi and IIT Madras. 
• They also offer similar salary packages. 

Placement Statistics

Hence, NICMAR will be a very good option if you want to be in the field of civil engineering and want a decent job in this field. Placements in this college are excellent. But if you are interested in exploring more options then you can go for NITIE. 

The Project management course is a total worth at NICMAR. The placements for the course have been good so far. The only thing to keep in mind is that if you are committed to your studies and with this determination, you will get a good placement for sure.

The only thing you should keep in the mind is to get knowledge and that will only help in getting a placement. Your performance also plays an important role during placements. The course will really be beneficial from a career point of view as well.

Quite clearly, summer internships are mainly incorporated in the course so as to impart practical knowledge of execution and planning that is to be utilized for a construction area. 

• The institute usually takes responsibility for the placements and internships. 
• There are companies that are willing to pay the necessary stipend, alongside other basic amenities, to candidates appearing for the summer internship. 
• These summer internships are basically initiated during the 4th Trisem, which visibly takes emergence following the 3rd term of the course. 
• By the very end of the internship, an Internship report is to be submitted for processing a deep analysis.
• One of the major companies to talk about is Infosys since it pays an amount of INR 15,000 per month to candidates, besides providing other modes of accommodation as well. 
• On the other hand, L&T does not offer any stipend for the same purpose, nor do they provide any mode of accommodation likewise. 
• Therefore, it depends from one company to another.

However, there are top MNCs that choose to provide Pre-placement offers (PPO) to students during the placement drive. To secure a job cell nonetheless, these companies commonly keep a cut-off percentage, so as to help retain balance in job opportunities. 

NICMAR is a renowned institute for PGP construction and other allied industries, equivalent to MBA in construction management.

The institute offers various facilities like a library, internet, hostels for boys and girls, and a well-established infrastructure. 

There are four hostels by the institute. Boy’s hostels with a single room occupancy of 1100+ boys, and girl’s hostels have 194 rooms in shared occupancy.

The hostel rooms in NICMAR are allotted based on the merit lists. So, nothing is in your hands. However, it is always better to pay an advance fee. You might get an edge over the candidates with overlapping scores like yours.

There are surely some good alternatives to NICMAR and one of them is RICS School of Built Environment. It was established in 2013, but it has managed to offer very good placements to its students. 

Here are some of the Pros and Cons of joining RICS School of Built Environment.

Pros

• RICS School of Built Environment offers MBA, compared to NICMAR which offers PGP program, which is a certificate program.
• It has comparatively less fees as compared to NICMAR.
• RICS School of Built Environment is the only college to offer RICS Support.

Cons

• The number of recruiting companies visiting is less as compared to NICMAR.
• It has lesser brand value than NICMAR.

The student can talk to the current students and know the facts. Try reaching out to the alumni also either through the internet or personally. They will be able to give you the intricate details about the institution.

The institute does not accept GATE scores. Instead, it evaluates candidates based on a unique test, NCAT. For the final admission, NCAT score, academic performance, work experience, and Personal Interview (PI) are considered. 

NCAT is a test conducted online on Saturday and Sunday. There are three sections as discussed below.

After the test, there will be a group discussion in a group of 15 students. The PI will be technically based, but it will not be at a higher end.

After all rounds, based on the aggregate scores, the merit list is prepared. Overall, with a decent knowledge and scores in each round, you can get admission to NICMAR.

NICMAR does not offer a degree but a certification equivalent to post-graduation in various specializations. However, the institute draws attention from some Gulf and African countries. There will be a chance to secure a job at these companies.

Before that, you must know the recruitment criteria for these companies and build your profile accordingly. Rather than focusing just on placements, brush up the technical knowledge as they will be looking at your managerial and technical skills.

NICMAR Pune will not offer you the best education, not only for electrical engineering but for anyone pursuing a specific stream of discipline. It will be best if you avoid joining it.

One of my cousins mentions that he lost two years of his time investing energy in this institute when it allegedly did not quite fill the void for him. This scenario has been for the campus of Hyderabad. In a nutshell, you should research thoroughly about other campuses of the same and decide if it is a fruitful choice nonetheless.