What are the technical skills that one should have for getting an admission in NITIE PGDIE?

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.