NICMAR
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Building a Better Future Together
Issue: March 2023
March 2023
Director General's Message 
'Education is a catalyst for Change'
NICMAR University today represents an amalgamated intellectual population where those from diverse backgrounds feel included and supported in their journey of learning and growth. The university has always espoused the value of creating an equitable platform for every student, allowing them an opportunity to harness their true potential for accelerated career progression.
The campus houses future leaders and entrepreneurs who are the harbingers of positive change for both the nation and the world. Thus it is imperative that these impressionable minds develop sensitivity towards their fellow beings, society, environment and inculcate human values toward the creation of an equitable and fair globalized community.In alignment with this objective and towards the creation of a community that respects human values across varied backgrounds, the university has been organizing a multitude of workshops and talks with eminent personalities in the area of ‘gender sensitivity’.
The idea is to encourage the community to examine their own attitude, beliefs and value systems and expand their outlook beyond the horizon of limited gender-based knowledge; to distinguish between the terms ‘sex’ and ‘gender’, which are words with absolutely different connotations; to create an appreciation and understanding of the different gender roles; to reduce gender-related biases and discriminations and finally to develop sensitivity and empathy towards each other for harmonious co-existence and development.
NU feels pride that we have been steadily moving towards our objective of creating a harmonious, cohesive campus where human values and empathy are espoused and celebrated through our policies and initiatives. We intend to continue our educational efforts towards creating a diverse and inclusive community that appreciates the uniqueness of each individual and uses their inherent potential for accelerated learning, growth, and development.
Warm regards,
Professor Anil Kashyap,
Director General, NICMAR
Alerts
First Round - Admissions 2023
| Particulars | Details |
| 1st round Admission Result (NICMAR Pune & Hyderabad) | Monday, 6th March 2023 |
| Last date for Payment of Tuition Fees (1st Instalment) | Wednesday, 5th April 2023 |
Announcements
Second Round - Admissions 2023
Applications are invited from dynamic and enthusiastic aspirants.
NICMAR University, Pune
Learn more| School Of Constrution |
· MBA in Advanced Construction Management [2 Years]
· PG Dip in Quantity Surveying and Contract Management [1 Year]
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| School Of Engineering |
· B.Tech. in Civil Engineering [4 Years]
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| NICMAR Business School |
· MBA (7 Choice Based Immersive Specialisations) [2 Years]
Infrastructure Management|| Supply Chain Management||
Business Analytics|| Management Consulting||People and
Communications
· MBA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation [2 Years]
· MBA in Family Business Management [2 Years]
· Integrated MBA [BBA - BBA(Hons.) - MBA] [5 Years]
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| School of Planning, Real Estate and Infrastructure |
· MBA in Advanced Construction Management [2 Years]
· PG Dip in Quantity Surveying and Contract Management [1 Year]
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| School of Project Management |
· B.Tech. in Civil Engineering [4 Years]
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| School of Energy and Environment |
· MBA in Sustainable Energy Management [2 Years]
· MBA in Environmental Sustainability [2 Years]
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NICMAR University, Hyderabad
Learn more|
· Two Year Post Graduate Program in Advanced Construction
Management (PGP ACM)
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· Two Year Post Graduate Program in Engineering Project
Management (PGP EPM)
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· Two Year Post Graduate Program in Sustainable Energy Management
(PGP SEM)
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· Two Year Post Graduate Program in Logistics and Supply Chain
Management (PGP LSCM)
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· One Year Post Graduate Program in Quantity Surveying and
Contract Management (PGP QSCM)
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· One Year Post Graduate Program in Health, Safety and
Environment Management (PGP HSEM)
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March 2023
Latest Updates
Launch of Technikala 2023
Technikala 2023, the flagship event of NICMAR university has been revived after a 2-year hiatus and is now back with a bang. Technikala 2023 is a revelry of three days from 10th March to 12th March, highlighting the importance of understanding the diversity of perspectives and recognizing that there may be more than one “correct” way of perceiving the world.
This year’s theme “A prism of perceptions” refers to the idea that people’s perceptions can vary greatly and each of them carries a value of their own, either individually or combined. Similar to how a prism separates light into different components and creates a spectrum of colours, people’s perceptions create a diverse range of interpretations of the same event or object. It is a fiesta celebrating each individual, their inner spirit, and the way they uniquely perceive the world. These varying yet valuable perceptions would be honoured through exciting events organized under numerous domains such as technical, business, cultural, photography, sports, literary, informal and design.
For more details see Student Nook section.
March 2023
Happenings @ NICMAR
Institutional Award
We are proud and happy to share that NCMAR University team received the Institutional award for the year 2023 in “SUSTAINABILITY IN HIGH RISE”- GREEN CONCLAVE 2023 which was held at Suzlon One Earth event and was organised on 4th February 2023. Distinguished guests - Pankaj Dharkar NS Chandrashekhar, Anand Chordia, Prof. Anil Kashyap, (President & Chancellor, NICMAR University, Pune) and Ar. Anshul Gujarathi attended the event.
A student team of seven students from MBA-APM and MBA-ACM headed by Dean-School of Energy and Environment (SOEE) and faculty members of SOEE attended the event. The award was received by our honourable Founder President and Chancellor, Prof. Anil Kashyap.
SWAYAM-NPTEL Recognition
It gives us pleasure to share that NICMAR University, Pune has been awarded as the "Best New Local Chapter" all over India by SWAYAM NPTEL with "AA" Grade in the very first semester (July - December, 2022) of enrolment.
NUP has made an entry in top 100 directly within 6 months of enrolment and achieved a rank of "33" in the Top 100 Local Chapters of the Country.
Expert Talk
An Expert Talk on the “NAAC Accreditation Process” was organised by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of NICMAR University, Pune on 10th February, 2023. Dr Ruchi Tripathi, Assistant Advisor, NAAC was the guest speaker at the event. Presiding over the event, the President & Chancellor, NICMAR University, Prof. (Dr) Anil Kashyap highlighted the quality aspects of teaching, research, and other criteria in the University.
Dr Tripathi made a comprehensive presentation on the different steps by highlighting various quantitative and qualitative parameters for the accreditation process of HEIs. Dr. P K Samanta, Director, IQAC, briefed about the importance of the accreditation process for the University. Faculty members from different schools of the university, IQAC Committee members, Senior Officers and other staff members attended the event.
Webinar
The School of Energy and Environment, NICMAR University Pune, conducted a webinar on "Environmental Social Governance (ESG) certifications: An Overview" which was delivered by Dr. U.Senthilnathan.
The webinar was attended by around 65 participants across the country. Expert talk was delivered by Certified Corporate Director/ESG/Sustainability Lead Specialist Dr. U. Senthilnathan, Tata Projects.
Industry Seminar Series @Pune
NICMAR University Pune conducted a seminar on the topic “Drone Tech for CRIP Sector”. The objective is to make our students future leaders in the construction sector and to prepare them to take flight by developing digital drone skills and measuring knowledge outcomes that improve productivity, safety, quality, and profitability. The seminar speaker was Mr. Kush Agarwal, CEO YelloSKYE. Mr. Agarwal highlighted the user cases on drone tech and also encouraged interested NICMAR University students to connect and conduct research in this area.
As a part of the course seminar for the Construction Quality and Safety Management course, Dr. Nilesh Patil and Dr. Deepak M D. (subject faculty) introduced students of MBA-ACM with an interactive session on "Digitization of Construction: Focus on Quality". This session was organised on February 8, 2023, at NICMAR University, Pune and was delivered by Shri. Sumant Kachru, CEO, Spaceify Technology Pvt. Ltd.
Shri. Sumant gave an overview of the various technology developments and explained how they are converging to create mega-trends that will impact the AEC industry as part of the digital revolution happening globally. Shri. Sumant conducted a live quiz in a uniquely interactive manner using his academy.digiqc.com platform. The questions demonstrated the importance of authentic inspections with accountability, traceability, searchability, and the ability to analyse as part of the quality assurance process. Shri. Sumant's high energy and interactive style of presentation was well received by the students as well as the faculty members.
A seminar on “Construction Equipment Management for Bridge Construction Projects” was organised on Wednesday 15th February 2023. The seminar was delivered by Shri. P. G. Pagnis, Free Lance Consultant Bridge Construction projects. Prof. Babalu Rajput (Subject faculty) as a part of the course seminar for the Construction Equipment Management course introduced this seminar to MBA-ACM batch students.
Interaction @Hyderabad
The Library Committee, NICMAR Hyderabad arranged an interaction on academic and journal publishing with Mr. M. Gopukumar, Senior territory manager, Taylor and Francis on 30th January, 2023 for the faculty. Mr. Kumar briefed the faculty on the services offered by Taylor & Francis, such as publishing books, journals, open access, and conference proceedings. The session was well-received by the faculty members.
FDP @ Hyderabad
The Centre for Continuing Professional Development, NICMAR Hyderabad organised a faculty development program on “Evidence-Based Active Learning Strategies: A Team-Based Learning (TBL) Approach”. The resource person was Dr.Briju Thankachan, Executive Director, EdTech Society, Visiting Faculty at the Interdisciplinary Program in Educational Technology (IDP-ET) at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mumbai, India and certified trainer in TBL. He explained the significance of such pedagogical methods at the higher education level.
In this hands-on session, the faculty members were given a demonstration on how TBL can be built into the delivery of learning programs. The vibrant interactions during the session motivated all the faculty members to integrate such innovations into their own pedagogical practices.
Campus Tour @Hyderabad
Over 70 students from the CMR Group of Institute, College of Engineering Technology (CMR-CET) visited the NICMAR Hyderabad campus on 17th February 2023. The day-long visit included a campus tour, acquainting the students about the programs offered by NICMAR along with the available career opportunities in these sectors.
Management Development Programs @Hyderabad
The School of Executive Education organized a visit of Executives from the Adani Group on the 3rd February 2023. Mr Mohan Jadhav (Head- Technical Training) and Mr Anil Kalaga (Group Head- L&OD) visited the campus and discussed the various ongoing training initiatives and collaboration possibilities with NICMAR. During this time, the dignitaries also addressed the placement committee members of the present batch and the first-year batch students on the industry needs and expectations.
The School of Executive Education in association with the School of Clean Energy & Technologies organized a virtual session on the NEBOSH certification on the 15th of Feb’23. Mr. Kamarajan M, Head of the British Safety Council addressed all students of the one-year HSEM Program at NICMAR Hyderabad. The NEBOSH certification and its importance for Health & Safety Management in Construction were emphasized during the session.
A one-month residential Company Based Program on “Essentials of Quantity Surveying and Contract Management” for the site engineers of Welspun Enterprises Limited commenced on the 20th February 2023. The dignitaries - Ms Deepthi R – L&OD, & Mr Sairam Gadwala – Project Head, from Welspun Enterprises Limited, joined for the inauguration of this program.
The program is designed to impart in-depth knowledge on the theoretical concepts of quantity surveying, contracts, billing, methods of measurement, and software tools for estimation with several hands-on workshop sessions, along with project work. 20 participants are undergoing the training and are going through an immersive experience.
Industry Talk @Hyderabad
An interactive lecture on Construction Contract Claims was delivered by
Mr E. V. Johnson Neil, Director, Eben Johnson Consultants, and Mr Paul Bankala Founder member of IIQS Dubai, UAE for the QSCM students of NICMAR University Hyderabad and NICMAR University Pune on 15th Feb 2023. Mr E V. Johnson Neil is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (UK), Fellow of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (Australia), Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Arbitrators (UK), and Fellow of the Institution of Surveyors (India). He is also a Director and Global Vice President of the Indian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (India) and a Trustee of the International Ethics Standards Coalition (UK).
The lecture was followed by a question-answer session.
Faculty and Staff Achievements/Awards
Prof. Vijayeta was invited to deliver a guest Talk by BITS Pilani, Hyderabad campus on the topic “Project Management in the BANI (Brittle, Anxious, Non-linear and Incomprehensible) era and Job opportunities galore.”
Dr P. Ammani was invited as a resource person for ATAL FDP on Supply Chain and Customer Relationship Management organised by the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad.
Dr P. Ammani received First prize for presenting a paper on ‘Value chain analysis and horizontal integration of Agriculture value chains’ at the National Conference on Emerging Developments in Agri-Business and Rural Management, held on 3rd February 2023.
March 2023
Executive Education Programs
Management Development Program on Project Management
The school of executive education program organised a Management Development Program (MDP) on Project Management from 06th February to 10th February 2023 for the executives of Tata Steel Limited at Jamshedpur. 69 participants attended the MDP in online mode.
Project Management Champions' Program (Level 2)
Project Management Champions’ Program (Level 2) for the Tata Power Company Limited was held from 10th February to 12th February 2023. A total of 27 executives from TATA Power Company participated in the program.
Project Management Practitioners’ Program (Level 1 Batch 2)
The second batch of the Project Management Practitioners’ Program (Level 1) for Tata Power Company Limited was conducted from 24th to 26th February 2023.
March 2023
Alumni Corner
Alumni Talk @ Hyderabad
Er. Ravi Prasad Gupta, Project Manager, Gammon Engineers and Contractors Pvt Ltd., and an alumni of PGPQSCM program of NICMAR Hyderabad, delivered a talk on the ‘Impact of scope change on time and cost’ on 22nd February 2023.
March 2023
Student Nook: Technikala 2023
Technikala 2023: First Prelude
The first prelude for Technikala 2023 was a unique affair with a surprise screening of the most favourite movie. A list of movies was given to students to vote for the most preferred and the highly hilarious " Chennai Express" emerged as the winner. This movie night was indeed one of a kind and well-received start to Technikala 2023.
Technikala 2023: Second Prelude
An exhilarating flash mob was organised by the NICMAR Dance club on the occasion of the banner reveal of Technikala 2023. The fantastic fusion of songs left everybody tapping their feet to the beats.
Technikala 2023: Third Prelude
The MAD club performed a Nukkad Natak near McDonald located on Baner High street.This was the first prelude held out of campus and was sketched to highlight the importance of sustainability and emphasized its adoption into our daily lives through the simple concept of Reduce-Recycle-Reuse.
Technikala 2023: Fourth Prelude
NICMAR Dance club performed an engaging flash mob as a promotional event at Westend Mall, Aundh, Pune. This dance performance was appreciated well by all the age groups across the crowd that had gathered.
Technikala 2023: Fifth Prelude
A blood donation drive was organised in association with The Rotary Club, Baner, Pune along with Sassoon Hospital. This initiative garnered immense support from the students and faculty of NICMAR University, Pune as well as members and friends of The Rotary Club. Up to 34 litres of blood were collected through this drive, declaring it a triumph like no other.
Technikala 2023: Sixth Prelude
In recognition of the necessity of "Safety on the Streets", expert riders were called to show manoeuvring techniques for effectively controlling the bikes and monitoring the speed to ensure safe rides. This event, titled "Rider Mania" garnered a huge round of applause at every move made by these expert bikers.
Technikala 2023: Seventh Prelude
The students of NICMAR University, Pune, were given an attractive opportunity to bid for stalls that would be set up during the three-day fest of Technikala 2023. The stalls would serve as space to showcase and market their talent and creativity and nurture their business skills. The auction ended on a highly competitive note.
Technikala 2023: Eighth Prelude
Music is the magic that always leaves us mesmerized and craving for more. To spread this melodious magic, the members of the NICMAR Music club got together to sing popular tunes in various languages. The team's synchronous singing attracted the audience to hum and vibe along in tandem.
Technikala 2023: Ninth Prelude
To highlight the importance of taking care of one's health and physical fitness, NICMARathon 2023 was organised. With almost 100 participants, the event was flagged off near the New Building. President and Chancellor, Professor Dr Anil Kashyap also participated in the marathon and shared a message about the transformational impact of adopting physical fitness as a daily routine. The marathoners ran for a distance of 5 km and the top 5 male and female candidates who completed the run in the shortest time were awarded for their achievement.
March 2023
Expert Talk
For the students of NICMAR University, Pune, a lively and inspiring seminar on the subject of "Happiness and Well-Being" was organised. Dr Sanjay Upadhye, a renowned orator and prolific writer recognised for his uplifting and energizing talks, delivered the talk. With his unique take at life's simple instances and perfect comedic timing, Mr. Upadhye's conversational speech left students intrigued and in awe of his straightforward yet important facets related to safe-guarding one's physical and mental well-being.
March 2023
Blood Donation @Hyderabad
The Business Club and Club Rekhta of NICMAR Hyderabad organised a Blood Donation camp on 15th February, 2023 in association with the NTR Trust. A total of 62 donors including faculty, staff and the student community of NICMAR Hyderabad donated blood.
March 2023
Industry Visit @Hyderabad
Students of the ACM Program (36th Batch) went on a site visit to Vasavi Atlantis, a magnanimous 7-tower, 45-storey apartment coming up at Narsingi, Hyderabad on 22nd February 2023.
The students were enthused to see NICMAR Alumnus - Mr. Vishal Kamaraju as the Project Director from the client-side, Vasavi Group. The students were provided safety orientation by Knight Frank (PMC). The difference between methodologies adopted until podium level (non-typical level) - conventional construction and in residential levels (typical level) - MIVAN/Aluminum formwork was pointed out to the students. Additionally, the use, mobilization, deployment and de-mobilization of construction equipment were explained.
March 2023
Webinar
Club Equitas and Club Mark-it organised a webinar on “How to start your Investment Journey” on 17th February 2023. The webinar was delivered by Mr. Pushna Ajay Kulkarni. Mr. Pushna is the founder of Equity Treasure, an organization set up to help youngsters in their investment journey. He gave a very enlightening talk on the importance of investing young and threw light on the different sectors of the stock market and mutual funds. He brought on board valuable information about investments and the risks associated with the stock market.
March 2023
Placement Update @ Pune
Batch 2022-2023 has achieved 90% final placement in reputed national and international organisations.
The Summer Internship for the 2022-2024 batch stands at 27% with reputed organizations like Hilti, Sunteck Realty, Livio Building systems, Pidilite, Rustomjee, Bechtel, Masin Projects, SPML Infra, Afcons, ANJ Turnkey Projects, etc.
March 2023
Placement Update @ Hyderabad
The final placements of students of two-year Programs stood at 96.85%, whereas the final placements for students of one-year Programs was 61.12%.
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