SurekhaNICMAR has a lot of two-year courses. My brother pursued the Advanced Construction management (PGP-ACM) program at NICMAR. So here's an overview of the same:

• NICMAR follows a trimester policy in which three terms of 3 months period each are divided to fit in the two years.
• In the fifth term after completion of the 1st year, you can intern with some company.
• The syllabus in the 1st year will be centered on core construction and management subjects. During placements, companies will recruit on the basis of these subjects.
• You will also learn finance, risk management, estimation, project life cycle, earned value management, marketing, and other subjects.

In the second year, placements will begin and elective subjects based on real estate and infrastructure will make their appearance. You will have a choice based on the sector chosen. Here you may choose electives that are easy and add value to your degree and resume in turn. 

You will also learn how to work with software lab, which includes MS Project, Primavera, Candy, etc. These will be spread over the span of two years. There'll be a lot of fun and learning so relax and learn as you go.

National Institute of Construction Management and Research, Hyderabad offers a well-structured course of Quantity Surveying and Contracts Management. 

• This course is available only in the Hyderabad branch of NICMAR and has a properly established faculty department for the same.
• For those looking forward to learning contractual management from the initial stages like the bidding process to closing stages along with learning to calculate the quantities of the project, Quantity Surveying, and Contracts Management from the National Institute of Construction Management and Research, Hyderabad is a perfect choice. 
• However, what you achieve with it in the long term depends more on how you go about the learnings received during the course. 
• Usually, after graduating from NICMAR, you might secure the position of Cost engineer or Assistant Planning Manager depending on the hierarchy of the respective organizations.

The college offers ample opportunities in Quantity Surveying and Contracts Management, however, in the end, the choice depends completely on the feasibility and interest of the students.

Frankly, NICMAR Pune and NICMAR Hyderabad are incomparable, since they are both somewhat in the same range. 

• NICMAR was first established in Pune, following which the Hyderabad campus came into view. 
• NICMAR Hyderabad is only a branch of the main campus situated in Pune. 
• The Pune campus unquestionably is treated as a better choice than Hyderabad. 
• Other than that, the curriculum and pedagogy of both institutes remain almost identical. 
• However, if talking about the campus physically, then NICMAR Hyderabad is several times larger than the former. 
• Shifting the focus to the placement scenario of both the institutes, you must note that companies visit campus in accordance with their regional benefits. 
• Quite clearly, the Hyderabad campus would actually obtain recruiters that are located around the region of the institute, while Pune will receive offers from recruiters around Pune itself. 
• However, the offers from MNCs remain almost in the same range for both institutes.

Therefore, the only visible point of difference is that the local companies visiting each campus vary on a larger scale. Apparently, that is exactly where the count of companies eventually alters. 

Join NICMAR if you are willing to work for the next two years and take advantage of the prospects that Nicmar will provide, it has a lot to offer construction allied professionals.

To begin with, NICMAR is neither AICTE nor UGC authorized. It does not award an MBA degree but rather a PGP; and if you are to come here for the proper reasons, it doesn't need to be any of those things, as you will see. There are top institutes in the country that offer PGP courses rather than degrees, and there are also many third-grade institutes that offer MBA degrees. Some institutions opt to give PGPs for a variety of reasons. 

I'm not going to compare NICMAR to IIMs and SP Jains, but it is one of the top institutes in its niche construction sector, with excellent senior-level faculty from most areas of the industry, a strong identity, and reputation in the industry, and modern top-class institutional amenities and infrastructure. It has a good proportion of narratives, as does every mid-level institute.

From a placement standpoint, first and foremost, as a civil, mechanical, or electrical engineer coming to study construction management, you are part of the construction industry. It is common knowledge that the last 5-7 years have been difficult, and things are only now beginning to improve. 

However, NICMAR has influenced the careers of hundreds of people. Freshers have gotten positions in big global firms with 8-9 LPA, while experienced people have gotten jobs in top companies with 11-12 LPA. In the 2020 placement drive, the average CTC offered was 6 LPA. The placement average was 99.2%. 

So, you will get decent opportunities at NICMAR. I will suggest that weigh out your option and decide whether NICMAR is a good fit for you.

The placements for the QSCM course at NICMAR are quite less. As of 2019, a total of 24 companies visited and out of 225 students only 40 students were placed. There was a criterion that is set by nearly all the companies that the students need to have at least 60 percent marks in class 10th, 12th, and engineering. 

Also, it has been seen that due to the high intake of students, the package is reduced too much lower than before. In the 2021 placement drive, the average CTC offered was 6.75 LPA. 

Overall, the placements for QSCM at NICMAR are not so impressive.

The PGP HSEM (Health, Safety & Environment Management) course is a one-year full-time residential program. The curriculum is centered around the industry's needs. But Indian companies do not adhere to the standards and need to be updated. This course will cater the benefits in future when a company is restructuring.

Most of the reputed companies have started embracing safety measures in their operations. So, the placement statistics are approximately 80% for HSEM. The companies like Tata Projects, L&T, and more. Overall, there are ample opportunities.

One of my friends studied at NICMAR. According to him, the software that is part of the curriculum are: 

• MS Project - It is used for relatively small-scale projects.
• Primavera - This is the advanced version of MSP with some changes in its interface.
• Excel - Risk.
• Candy - This is used for cost and quantity estimation.
• Tally - It is used for Project Accounting.
• MS Access - It is used for records management and project reviewing.

Among all these MS Project will be mostly used for your project. Also, most companies use MSP for planning.

Gathering more information and knowledge about the Project Management System is important because it is the core of the course. It will definitely be helpful for securing a job offer.

Actually, all of the subjects have something that will be used in the future and that you must prepare for.

Concentrate on your fundamental civil engineering subjects, such as Concrete Technology and building materials. These topics will help you prepare for interviews if you are applying for specific positions in large real estate companies. 

For REUIM, you don't need to focus on any of the civil engineering-specific disciplines, in order to get admission. REUIM provides a better balance of electives, such as corporate real estate management, real estate negotiations, and asset management, among others. The rest of the numerous subjects are shared by all branches.