NICMAR is a reputed private institute offering MBA in construction management. There are five campuses of the institute, but the main is the Pune campus.

The placements are decent, but the return on investment is not the best. The stages are contingent on the companies visiting the institute. The recruiters are KPMG, L&T Realty, Oberoi, PwC, Samsung, CBRE, and others. Unlike others, some companies conduct group discussions (GD). In general, the following are the steps.

• Resume Short-list.
• The aptitude Test might be general or related to your profile. Some companies like HCC, GAMMON, and others conduct technical aptitudes. Others like PwC, KPMG, and others conduct financial aptitude.
• Group Discussion (GD).
• Extempore on the given topic.
• Personal Interviews (PI).

In the end, the companies choose any one or a combination of a few parameters. Therefore, it is impossible to unfold the actual process.

Various facilities are given at NICMAR hostels, some of which are as follows:

1. The college administration allocates single and double sharing bedrooms in the hostel.
2. You will get the rooms with wardrobe, tables, chairs, bed and LAN port.
3. There is a gym facility on the college campus.
4. The college campus is well equipped with solar water heaters, thus the candidate would not face any problem regarding the hot water for bathing and other use.
5. Sports facilities are also provided.

You can look for more detailed information from the official website and also talk to the current student of NICMAR for more info.

Without any doubt, NICMAR has many things to offer and it depends on your wish that how much you want to take. It is seen that NICMAR is good for students who want to pursue their careers in the field of construction management. There is no pressure on class assignments and other work so that you can enjoy other things as well in your leisure time.

The infrastructure, faculty, facilities are excellent but you should be self-motivated to make every penny of yours count worth it so that you get placed in excellent companies. Also, it is a very great opportunity for you to learn as there is a mixed background of freshers and experienced people. You can have many friends from different boundaries of the country and try to learn something new from every person.

Life at NICMAR Pune is quite enjoyable but you are the only one who has to decide whether you spend your 2 years on a vacation or really work hard to achieve your goal.

NICMAR Pune is the main campus of the National Institute of Construction Management and Research, out of the five campuses.

The current placements of the institute are decent, 99.2% placement percentage. The statistics are below.

The salary packages are insignificant in the tenure of ten long years. 

If the package is INR 50 LPA after ten years, you might become satisfied. But why do you need to settle for any amount? You can gain a lot of knowledge in the institute. It can help you get even INR 1 crore or your own start-up company. In the end, you need to take risks and experiment with the options.

Here are the things which are important to mention while enclosing the documents in favor of the NICMAR.

• Mention your Name
• Mention your Course
• Home Address
• Email ID
• Contact number
• Registration Number
• Attach Demand draft

And post this to the Admission Department of NICMAR with full address.

It will be advised to call a week later and check if they have received it or not. You can also enclose a photocopy of the offer letter if they wish to. It is advised to check all the information from the official website of the college before sending it. 

NICMAR, RICS, SCMHRD, and XIMB all of these are reputed management institutes in India. NICMAR conducts NCAT and SCMHRAD conducts SNAP to take admission. Whereas, XIMB and RICS select students based on their performance in CAT/XAT/GMAT, etc.

Rankings:

• NICMAR is ranked 1st amongst the top colleges in ASIA.

• RICS, Amity University is one of the six Indian institutes which have made it to QS Asian University Rankings.

• SCMHRD is ranked 4th state wise and city wise in 2020 by the Indian Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF).

• XIMB, Xavier University Bhubaneswar has been ranked 10th amongst All India Private B-School by IT-MDRA B-School Ranking 2019.

Placements:

Highlights of the placements at the institutes are as follows.

Top Recruiters:

• NICMAR: Adventz Group, Rabico Engg. & Construction, Reliance Industries Ltd, AFCONS Infrastructure Ltd, Synergy group, etc.

• RICS: Turner & Townsend, AECOM, Rider Levett Bucknall, Formulaic Engineers Pvt. Ltd, GMR, and many more.

• SCMHRD IM: Deloitte, Cognizant, Amazon, Vodafone, Kotak Life, Google, IBM, Cipla, Godrej, and many more.

• XIMB XUB: Tractebel GKW GmbH, Recity Network Pvt. Ltd., Convexicon Software SolutionsIndia Pvt. Ltd., CURE, etc.

Facilities:

NICMAR:

• It has a library with a rich collection of more than 23000 thesis, 2300+ volumes, 495 teaching notes, 13 e-resources, and 75 printed periodicals.

• Other facilities like hostels, 24x7 wifi connections for computer labs and classrooms, auditorium, 3 conference halls, and outdoor sports facilities are offered.

RICS:

• The institute has more than 100 faculty members and 1000+ students studying on the campus.

• Classrooms with new-age teaching tools, computer labs, a library with 2 lakh+ books, periodicals, references to international and national journals, food courts, and cafeteria are the facilities offered by the institute.

SCMHRD:

• Scholarships are offered only to students of MBA who top the first semester A total of 50% tuition fee waiver is covered by the scholarship.

• The institute has a health center with specialized doctors, a yoga center and gymnasium, hostels, a library with a huge collection of more than 2000 audio and video files, 24000 books, and periodicals.

XIMB UGB:

• Library, residential facility, medical help, sports, fitness facility, and professional audio-video studios are the facilities offered.

NICMAR, RICS, SCMHRD, and XIMB all these colleges are highly reputed and have nailed down their efficiency in terms of education, placements as well as all the factors required for the development of the student’s academics and career.

Here are the differences between NICMAR Pune and NICMAR Hyderabad, in terms of their courses, placements, and infrastructure.

Courses: 

NICMAR Pune (Full-time courses): 

• Advance Construction Management (ACM)
• Project Engineering Management (PEM)
• Real Estate and Urban Infrastructure Management (REUIM)
• Infrastructure Finance, Development Management (IFDM)

NICMAR Pune (One Year Courses):

• Management of Family Owned Construction Business (MSFOCB)
• Contemporary Smart Cities Development and Management (CSCDM)

NICMAR Hyderabad (Full Time Courses):

• Advance Construction Management (ACM)
• Project Engineering Management (PEM)

NICMAR Hyderabad (One Year Courses):

• Quantity Surveying and Contracts Management (QSCM)
• Health, Safety and Environment Management (HSEM)

Placements:

The number of companies that visit the Pune campus is relatively more than what has yet been witnessed in the Hyderabad campus. However, the difference in number is due to the local companies that are visiting the campus. The MNCs’ that visit the campus for recruitment is moreover the same.

Campus Infrastructure:

In terms of the campus infrastructure, NICMAR Hyderabad is comparably larger than the campus located in Pune.

I have also heard through my friends that NICMAR Hyderabad has better faculties than the Pune campus.