NIEC Delhi 2022: Ranking, Admission, Courses, Placement & Packages

Formerly Northern India Engineering College, NIEC is known as Dr Akhilesh Das Gupta Institute of Technology and Management today. It is a reputed institution with approvals from NCTE and NAAC. Here are few more key highlights of this college.

Northern India Engineering College, now renamed to Dr Akhilesh Das Gupta Institute of Technology and Management, was established in the year 2003. It is situated in a sprawling, green campus spread over 9 acres of lush greenery at Shastri Park. Five interconnected buildings make up the huge campus of NIEC, boasting a built-up area of 3 lakh sq. ft.

NIEC Delhi is affiliated with the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprasth University of Delhi and offers courses in technology and management sectors that are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education.

The exclusive NIEC Delhi Placement Cell is a dedicated body that governs the training and placement activities on the campus. NIEC Delhi also employs modern teaching methods like audio-visual aids, Virtual Labs, NPTEL and EduSAT. Additionally, NIEC also conducts various national and international conferences every year. One major highlight of NIEC's collaborations is with IBM, Microsoft, HP, HCL and CMC to conduct regular training, which is a part of the curriculum.

Listed below are a few more important details about NIEC Delhi.

NIEC Delhi offers a sprawling campus of 9 acres to its students and boasts of exceptionally talented faculty. Its students have been known to acquire placement packages of as high as ₹19 LPA. Due to this, NIEC Delhi (MBA) was ranked as 4th best in the National Institute Ranking Framework of Ministry of Education, India, in the year 2020.

Admissions to NIEC Delhi Courses can be applied if you fulfil any one of the following criteria:

• A minimum of 50% aggregate score on a recognized Bachelor's degree of three years or higher in any discipline,
• A minimum of 50% aggregate score on Bachelor of Engineering or Technology in any discipline, or 50% minimum aggregate score on any equivalent degree,
• Having passed the final exam of any of these institutions:

• Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India or England
• Institute of Company Secretaries of India
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of India or England

• For admission to the MBA Financial Analysis programme, the candidate must have secured passing marks on 10+2 level mathematics.
• A valid IPU CET score for GGSIPU

NIEC Delhi provides admissions to candidates based on their merit on the CAT exam first, followed by the CMAT exam. If there are seats left vacant after evaluation of candidates based on these two criteria, then the GSSIPU CET score is used to further select candidates based on merit.

NIEC Delhi admission process is as follows:

• Online mode of filling applications for MBA courses begins in June-July each year. The application fee is ₹1,000.
• Two applications are required to be filled, one carrying personal information and the second with academic information and the courses the candidate wishes to pursue.
• The CET exam is conducted based on the slot and centre selected by the candidate.
• The exam is held in August.

Admission to the NIEC Delhi course can be applied with respect to the following cutoff ranges mentioned in the table.

NIEC Delhi Cutoff Ranks for Admission to 2020-21 NIEC Delhi Course

In order to ensure the brightest of futures for its students, NIEC Delhi has established a dedicated Training and Placement Division that is comprised of faculty and student coordinators and staff members. This Division is responsible for assisting the recruiters in pre-placement tests, interviews and discussions if required.

The Training and Placement Division of Dr Akhilesh Das Gupta Institute of Technology and Management has tie-ups with ALMA MATE, CAPRICOT, RANDSTAD and SOFCON India Pvt Ltd to train the placement-ready students in the ground realities of the corporate world.

A few examples of the rigorous training that the placement-ready students at NIEC Delhi undergo include the following skills:

• Verbal and non-verbal communications skills, including English language proficiency, body language and writ communication.
• Business etiquette as required by multinational recruiters. This training includes proper dressing etiquette, meet-and-greet, conference and meeting etiquette and much more.
• Handling email, telephonic conversations, email conversations, etc.
• Talk by contemporary dignitaries of the corporate world.

Below is a table representing the NIEC Delhi packages and placement trends for the MBA batches 2012-14, 2015-17, 2018-20, based on maximum (80%ile) and median (50%ile)

NIEC Delhi Placement record boasts of 70-80 students placed in every 100 in each batch from 2017, according to the placement record uploaded to their website.

Here are the visiting company highlights of the 2019-21 batch of NIEC (MBA) placements and the number of students selected for the same.

NIEC Delhi offers a two-year post-graduate programme in business administration to candidates that fulfil its eligibility criteria for admissions. The course comprises the following components spaced over a duration of two years:

• Industry visits in the first year
• Summer Training for the students of the second semester of the NIEC Delhi course
• Project Dissertation in the final year in the topic of candidate's choice.
• Special courses to augment management skills in students such as Business Analytics, Business Simulation and games, managerial skills development, etc.

NIEC Delhi course offers the students to do one Major and one Minor subject during their tenure.

NIEC Delhi currently offers 120 seats in its MBA course. Listed below are some of the courses of NIEC (MBA) in 2021. 

Listed in the table below is the detailed break-up of the fee structure for NIEC Delhi admissions. Candidates need 50% in undergraduate programmes and minimum NIEC Delhi cut-off to be eligible to apply for admission. NIEC Delhi Fees for SC/ST/OBC may vary slightly from the figures for the general category candidates.

Check out the table below that lists NIEC Delhi fees for the respective courses and their eligibility criteria in detail.

NIEC Delhi provides two scholarship options to its students that are run by AICTE:

• AICTE Pragati Scholarship Scheme for girls:

• ₹50,000 for every year of study post selection
• Eligibility for the scholarship is based on 10+2 merit, disbursal to the first 5,000 candidates.

• AICTE Saksham Scholarship Scheme

• ₹30,000 tuition fee for specially-abled students in families with income no greater than ₹8 LPA.

This year, the duration for application to these scholarships has been extended to 31st July.

Spread over 9 acres of land, the NIEC Delhi campus offers its student the following facilities:

• Computer centre - NIEC (MBA) campus has about 1,000 computers housed in fully air-conditioned labs. Internet connectivity is round-the-clock with a dedicated line of 100Mbps bandwidth.
• Library - NIEC houses a library with over 90,000 books, 143 national and international journals and a digital library as well.
• Central Workshop - The campus has a workshop for its technology students to teach welding, foundry, fitting, carpentry and other vocations for better understanding.
• Tech labs - Specialized laboratories equipped with applied science equipment meant for computer students.
• Auditorium - NIEC has an auditorium to host fests and talks by visiting guests and lecturers.
• Canteen, Medical and Sports facilities - Much like any other good campus, NIEC boasts a dedicated medical facility, sports centre and canteen for its students.

NIEC (MBA) Hostel

NIEC Delhi currently does not offer a hostel facility. However, there are numerous affordable Paying Guest rooms available around the campus, starting from ₹3,000 a month with comfortable, airy rooms and meals service.

The vision and mission statements of NIEC Delhi announce achieving the highest standards of education, which reflect in their selection of some of the notable faculty of NIEC Delhi:

• Dr Divya Gangwar, Head of MBA
• Prof. (Dr) Kavita Gupta, Humanities Department

In addition, this college has a great web of alumni:

• Adya Shakti, Section Head, Aditya Birla Group
• Tarundeep Singh Bhatia, India Business Lead, Glen Dimplex Group (Ireland)