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Milestones

• Introduction of new Programme VLFM jointly conducted with IIT Delhi2017

• Introduction of two new Programme PGDPM and PDGMM2014

• NITIE celebrated Golden Jubilee2013

• PGDITM- A management programme to focus on systems/IT starts in response to demand from the corporate world.2006

• PGDISEM- A very niche Programme to focus on environment and sustainability starts at the dawn of the new century2001

• PGDIM-The first management Programme begins with an aim of imparting cross functional management education1994

• Name of the institute changed to National Institute of Industrial Engineering1992

• Fellow Programme-Launch of Fellow programme (equivalent to PhD degree) in different areas of Industrial Engineering1984

• PGDIE-NITIE joins Industrial Enginnering movement with its first post graduate programme in Industrial Engineering.1971

• Executive Development Programme (EDP) and Management Development Programme (MDP) begins1969

• Governemt of India and ILO established National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering1963

Vision “To be the thought leader in Industrial Engineering education and research, and partner in

the manufacturing renaissance of the nation”

Mission “To advance transformative education and industry inspired research in Industrial Engineering”

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2 Vision, Mission, and Milestones

4 Message from Director

5 Message from Dean Academics and Admission Coordinator

6 NITIE at a Glance

7 MoU’s Signed

8 Infrastructure

9 Faculty at NITIE

16 Fellow Programme Overview

17 Eligibility for Admission

18 Application Process

19 Fees, Financial Assistance and Contingency Grants

20 Duration of Fellow Programme

21 Time limits for the Fellow Programme

22 Facilities and Student Exchange Programme

23 Prescribed Coursework

24 Credit Requirements

25 Registration of the Research Topic

26 General Regulations

27 Areas of Research and Alumni

28 Fellow Committees

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MessageNational Institute of Industrial Engineering

(NITIE) since its inception is committed to

provide world class academic and research

environment. The institute encourages

productivity in all aspects of the industry

through its forte in innovative, learning

oriented teaching practices and

contemporary industry specific curriculum.

NITIE has been ranked 12th amongst all the

management institute in India by National

Institution Ranking Framework (NIRF) for

2017 and 16th in graduation outcomes.

NITIE endeavours significant contribution

to nation’s development through its vision

and mission

The Fellow Programme aims to develop a

strong theoretical foundation through

rigorous one-year course work. The fellow

programme student pursue their dissertation

and create knowledge respiratory is cross-

sectoral and cross-functional research.

The Fellow Programme is designed to

develop outstanding scholars who explore

the science of productivity management

with a ‘beyond the obvious’ perspective.

NITIE, encourages its scholars to work with

the industry and other sectors of economy to

find solutions for current and future

problems and generate new knowledge

through diverse research methodology.

NITIE provides not only education but a

lifetime experience to be cherished. NITIE

with its beautiful campus referred as

“GOD’S OWN CAMPUS”. The faculty at

NITIE brings tremendous research strength

and a wide variety of industry experience

across diverse domains. We would be happy

to provide you the suitable platform to

pursue your research interest to achieve your

goal. We invite you to be a part of our fellow

programme and take NITIE to the next level

of excellence in research.

Prof. (Ms.) Karuna Jain

Director, NITIE

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nurtures the students deep seated curiosity by exposing them to different research tools which are

required to answer the research questions. Furthermore, the academic curriculum also integrates with

the industry through its different outreach activities which enable students to be innovative and

creative. The students over their duration of program will be transformed as capable individuals to

take up interdisciplinary research which will benefit research, academia and industry alike.

Looking forward to see you at NITIE.

Prof. Vivekanand Khanapuri

Dean, Academics

High quality industry inspired research forms the cornerstone of the

Doctoral fellow program of NITIE. Having started way back in 1984,

the program has adequately reshaped itself with the demands of

changing times. The program offers an optimal amalgamation of

relevant mandatory coursework for skill acquisition, multiple

industry/field visits to facilitate experimental and empirical studies,

regular presentations to fine tune the research outcomes. This is

reflected in a steady rise in the number of high quality fellow

awardees who have gone on to serve the nation in academics,

research and industry. We invite you to join the unique research

ecosystem of NITIE and prove their worthy successor.

Prof. Padmanav Acharya Admissions Coordinator

Welcome to the Fellow programme of NITIE. As a prospective student, I

welcome you, and congratulate you for embarking on a exciting and stimulating

phase of your development. The ever changing business environment poses

new set of challenges and there is always a need to question the existing body

of knowledge for it’s suitability & relevance in this changing environment. The

existing theories, models need to be understood in the new context. There is

need for professionals both in academia and industry who will question the

existing theories and apply different research tools to expand the frontiers of

knowledge. As a student of our fellow program you will research in the

interdisciplinary areas of Industrial Engineering and Management and advance

the state of the art in the field you have chosen. The Fellow program at NITIE

Message from Admission Coordinator

Message from Dean Academics

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NITIE

at a Glance Over the last five decades, NITIE has

developed a symbiotic relationship with the

industry that helps it serve the industry

better upholding its motto of “Udyog

Pragati”. NITIE is governed by the Board

of Governors comprising eminent

personalities from the industry,

government, labour and professional

bodies. NITIE has been consistently

ranked among the top notch institutes

imparting Industrial Engineering and

Management education.

Annually, NITIE trains over 2000

professionals through its various week long

Management Development Programs

(MDPs) and the Unit Based Programs

(UBPs) in different areas of Industrial

Engineering and Management. NITIE is

also engaged in applied research and offers

professional consultancy services in various

facets of Supply Chain Management,

Operations Research, Information Systems,

Marketing, Finance, Human Resources,

Industrial Engineering, Environmental

Management, Ergonomics, Information

Technology Management and other

management and productivity related fields.

NITIE fosters the capacity for value based

leadership, the aptitude for innovative

thinking and confident decision-making, the

ability to communicate effectively and

helping them collaborate thus equipping

them for a promising future.

The unique pedagogy of interactive

classroom lessons coupled with real-world

practical learning experiences, both faculty

and peer-driven, provides the students with

the right foundation to take on the

challenges posed by the corporate world.

Rankings Ranked 12th in NIRF 2017 among all

Management institutes in the Country

Ranked 8th in NIRF 2017 for teaching,

learning and resources among all Engineering

institutes in the Country

Ranked 4th in NIRF 2017 among all

Engineering institutes in the Country for

outreach and inclusivity

Ranked 1st in Management and 4th in

Engineering education in Maharashtra in

NIRF 2017

Ranked 36th in NIRF 2017 among all

Engineering institutes in the Country

Ranked 8th among top B-Schools in India in

Dalat Street Rankings, 2017

Ranked 11th among top B-Schools in India in

Career 360 Rankings 2017

Ranked 9th in Outlook magazine’s list of

India’s top 100 B-schools, 2015

Ranked 2nd among top government B-

schools of India by CSR survey, 2015

Ranked 12th best B-school of India by

Business today, 2014

Recognized as a “Centre of Excellence” along

with the IITs, IIMs and IISc by the Ministry

of HRD

NITIE was honoured with 2nd Prize of

“Rajbhasha Keerti Award” by Honourable

President of India, 2015

NITIE was awarded as the “Best B-School

with Industry Related Curriculum in

Operations Management” by ABP News

National B-School Awards, 2015

Received “Outstanding B-school (west)”

award in Lokmat National Education

Leadership, 2015

Ranked 2nd as Top B-schools by Placements

by Higher Education Review beyond IIM’s

Top B-School Survey, 2014

Ranked 1st as Top B-Schools by

Infrastructure and Facilities by Higher

Education Review Beyond IIM’s Top B-

School Survey, 2014

Ranked 2nd in “Go-Getter” Best B-school

survey, 2014

NITIE

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ACADEMIC MOUs

Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute - Mumbai

PEC University of Technnology - Mumbai

College of Engineering - Pune

Indian Institute of Technology - Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology - Mumbai

National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management

Tata Institute of Social Sciences - Mumbai

Society for Human Resource Management - Pune

National Institute of Technology - Jalandhar

Malaviya National Institute of Technology - Jaipur

Prestige Education Society - Indore

Indian Institute of Technology - Kharagpur

INDUSTRIAL MOUs

TVS Motors

Godrej Industries

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

Anand Group

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.

Dassault Systemes – Mumbai

Larsen & Toubro Infotech

INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC MOUs

Ecole centrale de Lille - France

University of Alabama

University of Pittsburgh – U.S.A.

PROFESSIONAL MOUs

National Knowledge Network – New Delhi

Indian Institute of Industrial Engineering - Mumbai

National Productivity Council – New Delhi

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Hostel

NITIE has an accommodation consisting of 3 hostel blocks and an MDP building for

executives. NITIE boasts of the tallest hostel building in the country (Taylor Hall of 16

floors) which has been accommodating 800 students from this session. Every room is

equipped with uninterrupted WiFi connectivity.

Computing Facilities

NITIE is equipped with excellent computing facilities to complement the classroom

pedagogy. An 8 mbps leased line for LAN and another 8 mbps WiFi are available to

cater to the internet requirements of the campus providing 24/7 connectivity. NITIE

has acquired licenses for many educational softwares, thus helping students go beyond

theoretical learning.

Fitness Centre and Ergonomics Lab

NITIE has a comprehensive state-of-the-art, fully air-conditioned fitness centre and

ergonomics lab with world class equipment and a floor area of over 5000 sq. ft. The

entire program is scientifically managed and executed on a strictly individualized basis

to monitor and improve fitness levels.

Recreation Facilities

To ensure all-round development of students, the campus has a basketball court and a

lawn tennis court in addition to a ground for cricket and football. The hostels have

facilities for table tennis and carrom. Televisions have been provided at every floor as

well as in the common room.

Auditorium

NITIE houses a newly constructed, acoustically designed, fully air-conditioned, fully

equipped auditorium. The auditorium is well suited for holding various corporate talks,

cultural events, executive development programs and other academic and community

activities. In addition, NITIE has fully functional auditorium with similar features and

capabilities in the existing academic block.

Library

NITIE has a well-furnished library housing over more than 55,000 books, 11,000

periodical bound volumes and 237 technical journals in the field of Industrial

Engineering, Manufacturing Management, Operations & Supply Chain Management,

Project Management, Safety and Environment Management, Information Systems,

Technology Management, Marketing, Finance, Economics etc. NITIE Library is also a

core member of INDEST Consortium, an initiative of MHRD. Additionally, various

online services like CD Stacker, Indiastat, Science Direct, EBSCO, IEEE Publications,

ACM publications, etc. are available. The vast reservoir of knowledge is a source of

constant value addition to the students and plays a vital role in the intellectual pursuits

of NITIE’s academic community.

Infrastructure The students of NITIE are provided with state-of-art facilities for classroom, hostel, recreation,

computing and fitness for the all round development of students besides quality education.

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Finance and Accounts

FACULTY The Success of NITIE’s education is largely anchored in its faculty as a key resource. A high calibre faculty

ensures that the students receive maximum exposure to the latest insights and thinking from the industry. The

members of faculty actively engage students with case based curricula, real world examples and strong

academic theories. With a passion for the classroom, they are also experienced, dynamic and interactive group

of knowledge leaders. Members of faculty are drawn from diverse disciplines in humanities, technology, and

management. Many of them are highly distinguished professionals, trainers, and leading authors in

management. The combination of broad experience and devotion to scholarship translates into a faculty that

is committed to staying ahead in industry trends, countering the business’ most complex challenges, and

imparting their knowledge to tomorrow’s business leaders.

Panda, Ajaya Kumar Assistant Professor

PhD (Hyderabad Central University),

MPhil, MA

Areas of Interest: International Finance,

Financial Economics, Applied Econometrics,

Time Series Analysis

Ranjani, K S Assistant Professor

PhD, MPhiI(Commerce),

AICWA, FCA,

BCom

Areas of Interest:

Accounting and Finance

Singh, Vipul Assistant Professor

Ph.D.(Jamia Millia

Islamia), MSc,

BSc

Areas of Interest:

Financial Engineering

Venkateshwarlu, M Professor

PhD(Osmania University),

MCom

Areas of Interest:

Accounting & Finance

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Kumar, Satish Assistant Professor

PhD (IIT Roorkee), MBA, B.Com

Areas of Interest: Corporate

Finance, Behavioural Finance and

Capital Markets

NITIE fellow programme started in 1984 and since then it has

evolved continuously to nurture researchers who can undertake

quality research in industrial engineering and allied areas with an

interdisciplinary approach. In the fellow program, significant input

both on domain knowledge and research methods is provided to

help budding researchers transform into erudite individuals. NITIE

fellow scholars excel in research, teaching, consulting and business.

Prof. Som Shekhar Battacharya

Fellow Programme Coordinator

Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Systems

FACULTY

Narayana, Rao KVSS Professor

PhD (IIT Bombay), PGDIE (NITIE),

B Tech

Areas of Interest: Capital Markets,

Industrial Engg, Fin Modelling

Acharya, Padmanav Professor and Admission Coordinator

PhD (IIT Kharagpur), M Tech (IIT

Kharagpur), BE(Mechanical)

Areas of Interest: Industrial Engg, System

Dynamics, Project Mgmt, Logistics Supply

Chain

Akarte, Milind M Professor and Admissions Coordinator

PhD (IIT Bombay), M Tech (IIT Bombay),

BE (Production Engineering)

Areas of Interest: Industrial Engineering,

Operations & Supply Chain Mgmt,

Manufacturing Strategy, MCDM, Additive

Manufacturing

Ganapathy, L Professor and Dean - Administration

PhD (IIT Kharagpur), M Tech, BSc

Areas of Interest: Quantitative Methods,

Project Mgmt

Iqbal Rauf, S M Associate Professor

PhD (Vidhya Sagar University), MSc

(University of Calcutta)

Areas of Interest: Ergonomics and Human

Factors Engineering, Work System Design

Khanzode, Vivek Associate Professor

PhD (IIT Kharagpur), M Tech (IIT

Kharagpur) BE

Areas of Interest: Operations Mgmt, Lean

Manufacturing

Narkhede, Balkrishna E Associate Professor

PhD, M.Tech , BE

Areas of Interest: Industrial Engineering

and Manufacturing systems.

Pundir, Ashok K Professor

Fellow (NlTlE), PGDIE (NITIE), B Tech

(Mech.), FIE, FIIE

Areas of Interest: Project Mgmt, BPR,

Work-Systems Design, Productivity Mgmt,

Service Ops, SCM

Verma, Priyanka Assistant Professor

PhD (IIT Kanpur), M Tech (IIT Kanpur),

BE (Mech.)

Areas of Interest: Supply Chain,

Operations, Quantitative Techniques

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Engineering Technology and Project Management

Gupta, Ruchita Assistant Professor

PhD (IIT Bombay), M Tech, BE

Areas of Interest: Mgmt of Technology,

Tech. diffusion and Adoption, Technology

Transfer and Commercialization,

Technology Entrepreneurship.

Jain, Karuna Professor & Director

PhD (IIT Kharagpur)

Areas of Interest: Technology and

Innovation Mgmt, SCM, Project Mgmt,

IPR

Joshi, Kanchan Assistant Professor

PhD ( IIT Bombay), MMS, BE

Areas of Interest: Project Mgmt, Data

Analytics

Khanapuri, V B Associate Professor

Fellow (NITIE), MBA, BE

Areas of Interest: Project Mgmt,

Maintenance Mgmt, BPR, & IT

FACULTY

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A NITIE Fellow programme is an invaluable tool for those uniquely

suited to a professional research career. Pursuing industry-inspired

research in industrial engineering and management in one of the most

dynamic cities in the country, with all of the assets that NITIE has to

offer, will give you a truly sublime academic experience. Our program’s

rigorous curriculum provides ample training for an academic career and

gives students the opportunity to make an indelible mark on the research

activity of NITIE.

Prof. Shirish Sangale

Dean, Sponsored Research & Industrial Consultancy

The NITIE Fellow programme is unique doctoral programme that

admits students who have a strong academic background and have high

enthusiasm to do research in the area of engineering, management,

science and interdisciplinary areas of techno-managerial-science. The

Fellow programme prepares students for a career in academia or research

position in industry. We, at NITIE, strongly value our unique blend of

talented faculty members, rich academic content & industry exposure,

and state-of-art infrastructure.

A Good head and heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to

that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special” – Nelson Mandela

Prof. Ravindra Gokhale

Professor In-Charge Placements

Engineering Technology and Project Management

Marketing Management

FACULTY The Fellow Programme provides a platform for research students to develop

knowledge and enhance analytical skills required to solve complex industrial

problems with their innovative solutions.

Established in 1963, NITIE has been recognized for excellence in the field of

Industrial Engineering and management. NITIE will stay committed to its

mission of grooming first class engineers into world class managers. I welcome

you to join God’s Own Campus, NITIE, and help in nation building.

Prof. Hema Date

Dean, Student Affairs

Chikhalkar, R D Associate professor

Fellow (NITIE), MBA

Areas of Interest: Marketing Mgmt

Chaudhuri, Ranjan Associate Professor

PhD , MBA

Areas of Interest: Modern Trade, Food

Chains, Global Markets

Jha, M K Associate Professor

PhD (University of Bihar), MBA, BE

Areas of Interest: Marketing Strategy,

Software Engg, MIS

Pandey, Neeraj Associate Professor

Post-Doc (Johns Hopkins University,

USA), PhD, MBA

Areas of Interest: Pricing, Digital

Marketing, B2B Marketing, Services

Marketing

Verma, Sanjeev Associate Professor

PhD , MBA , PGDCA, BSc

Areas of Interest: Marketing Research,

Marketing Analytics, Consumer Behaviour,

Services Marketing

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Naik, Koteswara Rao Assistant Professor

PhD (IIT Delhi), MBA, B Tech

Areas of Interest: Management of

Intellectual Property, Managing Creativity

& Innovation, Technology Mgmt,

Entrepreneurship and Project Mgmt

Mukundan, R Assistant Professor

PhD (IIT Bombay), PGDIPRL, BE

Areas of Interest: Intellectual Property and

Innovation Mgmt, Manufacturing Strategy,

Strategic New Product Development,

Systems Thinking

Economics and Strategy

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Chattopadhyay, Utpal Associate Professor

PhD (Delhi University), MSc (University

of Calcutta)

Areas of Interest: Economics

Gupta, Vijaya Professor and Dean - Academics

PhD (University of Rajasthan), MPhiI, MA

Areas of Interest: Business Economics,

Agriculture Economics, Environmental

Economics

Mazumdar, Mainak Assistant Professor

PhD Institute for social and Economic change

(ISEC), M.Sc (The university of Calcutta)

Post Doctoral Experience (Center de Science

Humaines, CNRS India)

Areas of Interest: Economic growth and

Regional Disparity, Urbanization of India,

Applied Econometric, Network Economics

Singh, Poonam Assistant Professor

PhD (IGIDR), MSc

Areas of Interest: Corp. Finance, Corp.

Governance, Competition Policy, Financial

Regulations, Industrial Organization,

Applied Econometrics

FACULTY

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Bhattacharya, Som Sekhar Associate Professor and Fellow Coordinator

FPM (MDI), PGDFM, BTech

(ISM,Dhanbad)

Areas of Interest: Strategic Management,

Strategic CSR, International Business

Strategy

Binilkumar, Amarayil

Sreeraman Assistant Professor

PhD (IIT Bombay), MA

Areas of Interest: Environmental and

Natural Resource Economics, Industrial

Organization, Business Environment,

Public policy and systems

Aghalaya, Sushmita Narayana Assistant Professor

Fellow (IIM Kozhikode), BE

Areas of Interest: Supply Chain Mgmt,

Systems Thinking, Healthcare

Gokhale, Ravindra S Assistant Professor

PhD (IISc Bangalore), M Tech (IIT

Bombay), BE (Prod.)

Areas of Interest: Operations Mgmt,

Business Statistics, Applied Multivariate

Analysis, Supply Chain Mgmt

Kamble, Sachin S Associate Professor

PhD (Vikram University), MBA, BE

Areas of Interest: Operations, Logistics

and Supply Chain Mgmt

Maddulety, K (On-Line) Associate Professor and Prof. I/C -

Placements

PhD (Shivaji University), MBA, B Tech

Areas of Interest: Operations Mgmt,

Quality Mgmt, Business Statistics

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Decision Science and Information Systems

Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management

FACULTY

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Agarwal, Upasna A Assistant Professor

PhD (IIT Bombay), Masters - Labour

Law

Areas of Interest: Organisation Behaviour,

Human Resource Mgmt

Jha, Sumi Associate Professor

Fellow(NITIE), MBA (HR), BSc

Areas of Interest: Competency Mapping

Assessment Centre, HR Analytics

Raut, Rakesh D Assistant Professor

Post-Doctoral Research (EPEL,

Switzerland), Fellow (NITIE), M Tech,

BTech

Areas of Interest: Managing Supplier

Relations, Partner Selections,

Collaborative Network Organization, Logistic

Management

Sharma, Sanjay Professor

PhD, MTech, BE

Areas of Interest: Manufacturing Mgmt

and Supply Chain Mgmt

Date, Hema A Associate Professor

Fellow (NITIE), PGDIE (NITIE), BE

Areas of Interest: Software Engg, Business

Intelligence, DSS, e-Business, IT Consulting,

AI, Data Mining, Business Analyst,

Knowledge Mgmt, IT Applications

Panandikar, S C Associate Professor

PhD, MSc (Mumbai University)

Areas of Interest: Operations

Research,

Applied Statistics, Financial Modelling

Ramaswamy, R Professor

Fellow (NITIE), M Phil, MSc

Areas of Interest: Computer Networks,

JAVA Programming, MIS, Software Engg

Sangle, S Purnima Associate Professor

PhD (University of Indore), MSc

Areas of Interest: Business Analytics,

Data Mining, Multi Channel CRM, ERP,

Business Value of IT

Verma, Rakesh Associate Professor

PhD (IIT Kharagpur), MSc

Areas of Interest: Operations Research

Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management

Environmental Engineering and Management

Diwan, Hema Assistant Professor

PhD, MSc (EnvironmentaI Sc.), BSc

Areas of Interest: Environmental &

Sustainability Management, Pollution

Control & Mgmt

Murthy, Shankar Associate Professor

PhD (IIT Bombay), ME (Env. Engg.), BE

(Civil)

Areas of Interest: Environmental Engg &

Mgmt, Industrial Waste & Water Mgmt

Sangle, Shirish Associate Professor

PhD (University of Indore), M Tech,

MSc

Areas of Interest: Business Strategies for

Sustainability, Adoption and Diffusion

of Cleaner Technologies, Stakeholder

Engagement and Strategic CSR

Singh, Anju Associate Professor

PhD (IIT Bombay)

Areas of Interest: Sustainable business

development, Life Cycle Assessment,

Design for Environment, Corporate Social

Responsibility

Unnikrishnan, Seema Professor

Fellow (NITIE), MSc, PGD (Environmental law)

Areas of Interest: Environmental Mgmt,

Environmental Legislation, Air Quality Mgmt

Mehta, Nikhil Associate Professor

PhD (Nagpur), MBA (Personnel

Management), MA (Pscyhology)

Areas of Interest: Human Communication,

Ethics

Nair, S K Professor

PhD (University of Nagpur), M Phil, MA,

DBM

Areas of Interest: OB, HRM, Business

Ethics, Positive Psychology

Prasad, T Associate Professor

PhD(Osmania University), M Com

Areas of Interest: Innovation,

Entrepreneurship, Reinventing Higher

Education

Srivastava, D K Professor

PhD (IIT Bombay), MA (University of

Allahabad)

Areas of Interest: Organizational

Behaviour and HRM

FACULTY

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NITIE offers a Doctoral Level Fellowship Programme recognized by Ministry of HRD as

equivalent to PhD of any Indian University. It is a programme aimed at shaping individuals

such that they become competent enough for a career in academics, research, business, and

consulting. The Fellow Programme of NITIE was started in the year 1984. The programme

is interdisciplinary in nature, covering all areas as mentioned below. The alumni of our

Fellowship Programme are well placed in academics and industry.

The program selects both Regular Full time (With Financial Assistance and Without Financial Assistance) and sponsored candidates (Full Time sponsored and Part Time sponsored). Full

time candidates carry out the full term residential program and are entitled to financial

assistance as per MHRD guidelines. The Programme also encourages sponsored candidates

from Industry, Academic Institutions, Government and other organizations. No financial

assistance shall be provided to the sponsored candidates.

Areas: Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Systems, Operations & Supply Chain

Management, Engineering Technology and Project Management, Decision Science and

Information Technology, Environmental Engineering and Management, Organizational

Behaviour and Human Resource Management, Marketing, Accounting and Finance,

Economics and Strategy.

The programme aims to admit individuals with sound academic background, strong motivation

and potential to become excellent researchers at national and international level. A candidate can

apply under the following categories:

Regular Full Time:

Candidates with financial Assistance: A student in this category works full-time for his/her Fellow

Degree. He/she receives assistantship from the Institute as per the latest MHRD guidelines. They

must record their daily attendance. They must not take up any employment either full time or part

time while they are drawing scholarship from the Institute.

Candidates without financial Assistance: A student in this category works full-time for his/her

Fellow Degree. He/she does not receive assistantship from the Institute.

Sponsored:

Full Time Sponsored: A student in this category is sponsored by a recognized R & D organization,

Academic Institute, government organization or Industry for doing research work in the Institute

on a full-time basis. The Institute does not provide any assistantship /Fellowship to such a student.

Fellow Programme Overview

Prospective Candidates for the Programme

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Part Time Sponsored: A student in this category is professionally employed person, who pursue

the Fellow Program while continuing the duties of his/her service. The Institute does not provide

any assistantship /Fellowship to such a student. The research work leading to Fellow Degree may

be carried out largely in the parent organization under the overall guidance provided by a faculty

member of the Institute along with a local guide from the organization, if required.

Such candidates, if selected, have to stay in the campus for one-year regular course work.

Regular Full Time Candidates

Candidate with Master's degree or equivalent in Engineering/ Technology, Management,

Economics, Commerce, Social Sciences, Life sciences and Pure Sciences with 60% aggregate

marks (55% in case of SC/ST/PwD (Person with Disability) candidates) from recognized

University/ Institution can apply.

Candidates appearing for their final examination in the respective disciplines can also apply,

provided they qualify the above criteria for examinations appeared at the time of application

and submit their result latest by September 30, 2018.

Projects/ Work Experience/Research Publications in these areas would be preferred. As per

Govt. of India rules, reservation of seats exists for SC/ST/OBC-NC (Non-Creamy) and PwD

candidates.

Sponsored Candidates

In addition to the above eligibility criteria, candidates from reputed Industry/ Academia must

have two years of full time work experience as on last date of application i.e. April 2, 2018. Such

candidates, if selected, have to stay in the campus for one-year regular course work. Candidates

need to produce sponsorship certificate (at the time of application) and relieving certificate (at

the time of joining) from the employer as per the pro-forma available on the NITIE website. No

financial assistance shall be provided to the sponsored candidates.

Eligibility for Admissions

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Interested and eligible candidates shall apply through ONLINE mode only and register themselves

at Admissions Portal on "NITIE website" during the window of time provided in the advertisement

for admission.

Application Fee is Rs.1000/- (Rs.500/- in case of SC/ST/PwD candidates) plus bank charges as

applicable. This fee can be paid through online. Application fess is non-refundable.

Instructions to fill the application form is available at “Instructions to Apply Online” at Admissions

Portal on "NITIE website". At the time of application all candidates should submit their Research

Proposal (Maximum 1500 words). Guidelines for preparation of research proposal are given on

website. In addition, all sponsored candidates should submit the Sponsorship Certificate.

Stage 1: Initial Screening and Shortlisting

In this first step, candidates are screened from among the candidates:

➢ Who have submitted the completely filled in application form to the Fellow Programme and

paid the prescribed registration fee within the window of time specified and

➢ Who satisfy the eligibility criteria for the Fellow Programme and

➢ Who have submitted the research proposal.

Candidates satisfying above requirements shall only be considered for further processing.

Further, shortlisting of candidates will be done based on the evaluation of Research Proposal invited

during the application stage. Candidates shortlisted for admission process to the Fellow Programme

at NITIE will be intimated by email and/ or online notification only. Individual regret communication

will not be sent to applicants.

Shortlisted candidates will be called for NITIE Admission Test, Writing Skills Test, Research

Presentation and PI (Personal Interview) at NITIE, Mumbai. Shortlisted candidates must attend

NITIE Admission Test, Writing Skills Test, Research Presentation and PI, otherwise they shall not

be considered for the admission process further.

Stage 2: Selection Process for Shortlisted Candidates

a. NITIE Admission Test and Writing Skills Test

All shortlisted candidates will appear for the NITIE Admission Test and Writing Skills Test at the

Institute. The NITIE admission test shall have three sections namely Analytical Skills, Logical

Reasoning, and Research Aptitude. For Writing Skills, Fellow applicants will be asked to write

summary (150 / 200 words) of Research /General article.

Application Process

Selection Process

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b. Research Presentation and Personal Interview (PI)

All candidates have to appear for a Research Presentation and Personal Interview. Research

Presentation will be based on the research proposal submitted by the fellow candidates. This would

be followed by a personal interview which will be based on subject knowledge, motivation for doing

research, communication skills, and overall assessment. Project/Work Experience/Research

Publications would be preferred.

Stage 3: Merit List

Final merit list shall be prepared based on the performance of the candidates in the different

evaluation components such as NITIE Admission Test, writing skills test, past academic

achievements, research presentation and personal interview.

At the time of admission for securing a seat all Fellow candidate have to deposit following fees.

Sr

No.

Fee Nomenclature Amount

(Rupees)

1 Tuition Fees @ Rs. 500/- pm for 12 months (500x12) * 6,000/- Per Year

Caution Money Deposit

(Refundable after successful completion of the programme)

15,000/-

2 Electricity and Internet charges @ Rs 500/- pm for 12 months (500

x 12)

6,000/- Per Year

3 Advance mess charges for one month 1,500/-

4 Life Membership of NITIE Alumni Association (NAA) – One

time

3,000/-

Total 31,500/-

* Full Tuition Fee exemption for SC / ST candidates (for both Regular Fulltime and Sponsored Candidates)

as per Government of India rules.

Regular full time candidates those who will qualify for the financial assistance will receive Rupees

25,000/- during 1st and 2nd year of the Fellow programme and Rupees 28,000/- during 3rd, 4th and

5th year of the Fellow programme as per MHRD guidelines. In addition, these candidates are also

eligible for a contingency grant of Rupees 30,000/- per annum and also entitled for copy editing of

their TWO research paper manuscripts as per the NITIE rules. They also can avail a grant up to a

maximum of One Lakhs for Presenting Paper in International Conference abroad (Subject to

Approvals).

The amount and duration of scholarships, financial assistance and contingency grant provided to

Fellow students are subject to change from time to time as per Government of India rules. No financial

assistance shall be provided to the sponsored candidates.

Fees

Amount of Financial Assitanceship and grant for Regular Candidates

Eligibility for Financial Assistance

Fee, Financial Assistance and Contingency

grant

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Financial assistance shall be provided only to the regular fulltime candidates as per MHRD guidelines

and no financial assistance shall be provided to the sponsored candidates.

To be eligible for financial assistance the candidate must have GATE/NET-JRF qualification.

Financial assistance shall be provided to the regular fulltime candidates fulfilling any one of the

following criteria:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Engineering/Technology through GATE qualification,

preferably within last 5 years.

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Engineering/Technology, Management, Economics,

Commerce, Social Sciences, Life sciences or Pure Sciences with valid GATE/NET-JRF

qualification at the time of application.

The fellow programme consists of the following stages: Course work, Literature Review - cum- Pre-

Registration, Credit – cum –Progress Seminars, Pre-Synopsis seminar, Synopsis Submission, Thesis

submission and final viva voce examination. Since the financial assistance to fellow students is

provided for 5 years, it is expected that the student should plan out the research activities so as to

complete the research and submit the thesis during this period. Thus, a fellow student should

complete the course work in first year and the literature review cum pre-registration seminar within

the given time frame. As a guideline, a fellow student should plan and complete the three credits –

cum – progress and research publications in second and third year, and Pre-Synopsis seminar and

final thesis writing and submission in the fourth/fifth year.

Duration of Fellow Programme

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Time Limits for the Fellow Programme

The following conditions apply with respect to time limits:

A fellow student in the direct category may submit his/her thesis only after a minimum of 2 years from

the date of registration. The maximum time period allowed for the submission of the thesis is 5 years

from the date of admission or 4 years from the date of registration, whichever is earlier.

If a candidate fails to submit the thesis within the above upper time limit due to the reasons beyond

his/her control, he/she may apply to the Post Graduate Programme (PGP) Committee for an

extension of time. The PGP committee may recommend an extension of time based on the merits of

the case. A fellow student who is granted an extension of time needs to re-register to the programme

by submitting an application in the prescribed form accompanied by a Re-registration fee of Rs.

2000.00. This re-registration will, however, be effective only for a period of two years beyond which

no extension will be permitted. The final decision on extension of time will be taken by the Director

as Chairman, Academic Council

Any break or unauthorized absence from the programme before registration will lead to the

cancellation of admission. Any authorized break or leave of absence will not be counted for the

minimum period of 2 years stipulated for submission of the thesis but will be counted in the maximum

period of 5 years permissible for submission of the thesis. Any authorized leave of absence from

NITIE campus for the purposes of data collection or questionnaire survey will not be treated as break

in study. The financial assistance for direct candidates in such cases will be governed by Government

of India Rules and the final decision will be taken by the Director as Chairman, Academic Council.

Sponsored candidates must get relieved from their normal duties from the parent organization and

be available on the campus for course work (two semester). In addition, fellow students in sponsored

category must allocate adequate time for (i) regular interaction with their Guide(s) and members of

his/her research progress review committee, (ii) periodical progress review of research, (iii) payment

of annual tuition fee, and (iv) Adequate preparation for seminars, synopsis presentation and thesis

writing.

Break or Unauthorized absence from the Programme

Commitment from the Sponsored Candidates

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Facilities Provided for Fellow Students:

➢ Fellow Labs

NITIE has provided Two Dedicated Labs for Students from Fellows. The Labs are equipped

with all the facilities including book shelves, Internet Facility, notice board and a passage for

Group Discussion.

➢ Subscriptions

NITIE Library is housed with more than 230 Journals in the field of Industrial Engineering,

Operation Research, Supply Chain Management, Finance and Economics, Project

Management and Environment Management.

Students Exchange Programme

NITIE has started student exchange programme for Fellow Students from 2017. After Credit 2

Seminar, student is eligible to apply for Student Exchange Program with the permission of director,

his guide/s and Fellow Coordinator.

Numbers of Fellows Awarded (Last Four Years)

Year Number of Fellows awarded

2014 5

2015 18

2016 13

2017 22

Facilities and Student Exchange Programme

0

10

20

2014 2015 2016 2017

Numbaer of Fellows Awarded

Numbaer of Fellows Awarded

Fellow Lab 1 Fellow Lab 2

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The faculty guide(s) will finalise the proposed area of research and recommend stream specific

course(s) for the fellow student. The fellow student should submit the stream specific course names

for semester - I in the prescribed format to the academic section within the first week of admission

to the programme.

All fellow students will have to complete a minimum of 12 courses. If Guide/Research progress

committee (RPC) recommends additional courses to be completed by a fellow student then he/she

should be encouraged to complete the same during the first year of fellow programme.

In partial fulfilment of the requirements of the fellow programme, a minimum number of credits are

required to be earned through coursework and seminars as prescribed.

Research Enabling Courses: Building research skills

A total of 7 courses should be taken during the first year of the fellow programme.

These are categorized as Basic research skills and Special research skills

Both basic research skill and special research skill courses should be done during the first year of

Fellow programme

Basic research skill courses comprising Research methodology, Statistics-I, Qualitative research,

and Technical writing, Survey research,

Review of Industrial Engineering and management

Special research skill courses are Quantitative Skills/Statistics II/Econometrics/Research

Methodology-II

Basic research courses are compulsory for the fellow students whereas fellow students would

choose one special research skill based course.

Foundation Courses: Building perspective

A total of 2 courses should be taken during the first year of the fellow programme.

Suggested courses may be: (1) macroeconomics and (2) technology, business and environment

(TBE)

These are compulsory for all the fellow students and are fellow level courses. These courses could

be seminar based or based on a term paper

Stream specific courses: Building specialization

A minimum of 3 courses should be taken during the first year of course work. Out of three, at

least two courses should be from major area and one course may be from minor area.

Stream specific courses are fellow level courses.

RPC may advise how many courses to be taken by a fellow student; however each fellow student needs

to do a minimum of three courses. Additional courses, if any, fellow students may be encouraged to

finish during the first year of the fellow programme.

Credit Requirements

Prescribed Coursework and Credit Requirement

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Title Credits

Courses

Research Methodology-1 4

Statistics 1 4

Macroeconomics 4

Review Of Industrial Engineering And

Management

4

Systems Approach To Management 4

Stream Specific Course (Major Area-I) 4

Research Methodology II 4

Quantitative Skills/ Statistics II/ Econometrics 4

Technical Writing 4

Technology, Business And Environment 4

Stream Specific Courses (Major Area II) 4

Stream Specific Courses (Minor Area/ Major Area

III)

4

Total credits in coursework 48

Seminars One literature review cum pre-registration seminar

Three credit-cum-course seminars of 4 credit each 12

Total credits 60

A research fellow should earn all the credits courses in two semesters beginning from July-April

after admission in the programme. Further, a research fellow should earn rest of the credits

specified above within a maximum period of three years from the date of admission to the

programme. Extension after total of four years may be recommended by the post graduate

committee (PGP) for a period of one year with review of progress every six months. The final

approval for extension will be given by the Director as Chairman, Academic Council.

The following are the credit course requirements in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the

fellow programme.

A research fellow should undergo course work of 12 credit courses to secure a total of 48 credits

in two semesters and it is attended as part of the one-year residential requirement at NITIE

campus.

Subsequently, the research fellow should give one literature cum pre-registration seminar and three

credit-cum-progress seminars each carrying 4 credits thus earning 12 credits these seminars.

Thus, a total of 60 Credits is to be earned by a research fellow during the programme.

Duration for Earning Credits

Credit Course Requirement

Credit requirement for Fellow Programme

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The minimum grade points required for passing in a credit course or seminar is 'C'

(61 per cent).

I. Failure in Credit Course: A fellow student getting a grade less than 'C' in any course will be

given one more opportunity to pass by repeating the examination. If the fellow student still

does not pass in the course, then he/she will have to repeat the course in the next year. If the

Fellow student still does not pass in the course, he/she will be liable for removal from the

fellow programme.

II. Failure in Credit Seminar: A fellow student getting a grade less than 'C' in any credit

seminar will be given one more opportunity to pass by repeating the seminar. If the Fellow

student still does not pass in the credit seminar, then he / she will have to repeat the seminar

after 3 months. If the Fellow student still does not pass in the credit seminar, he/she will be

liable for removal from the fellow programme.

The final decision on removal of a fellow student from the programme will be taken by the

Director as Chairman, academic council.

Each research fellow needs to register his/her research proposal. The Registration procedure

is given below:

Each research fellow should give a LITERATURE REVIEW-CUM-PRE REGISTERATION

SEMINAR (LRPRS) before a research progress committee (RPC) consisting of two or more

examiners and faculty guide(s).

LRPRS will be given after completion of course works (Semester I and II). The research fellow

should submit required number of copies of the registration report and it will include the

following:

I. proposed title of the thesis,

II. objectives of research,

III. literature review and gaps identified,

IV. proposed research area and scope of the study,

V. hypotheses, if any,

VI. framework and usefulness of the proposed research,

VII. methodology proposed for carrying out the research, and

VIII. a list of references.

Grading System of Credit Courses / Seminars

Literature Review cum Pre-registration

Registration of the Research Topics

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Registration is considered to be a very important stage for screening the candidate for further

progress in the Fellow programme. In case the research fellow fails to successfully defend

his/her research proposal, he/she will be allowed to resubmit the modified research proposal

as suggested by the RPC. He/she needs to give a revised seminar based on the modified

research proposal. In case he / she fails to defend it the second time, the research fellow will

be liable for removal from the programme. The key milestones in the fellow programme are

given below.

Course work

Literature review cum Pre-registration seminar

1st Credit-cum-progress seminar

2nd Credit-cum-progress seminar

3rd Credit-cum-progress seminar

Submission of Synopsis

Thesis submission

If the desired progress is not made by the student as per the above timelines, it may lead to

cancellation of his/her admission. The final decision on removal of a fellow student from the

programme or for time extension will be taken by the Director as Chairman, Academic

Council.

The research fellow must apply for formal registration within one month after successful

completion of the registration seminar. The application for registration must be made in the

prescribed form and should be accompanied by the following:

I. Title and summary of the research proposal approved during the registration seminar, and

II. A registration fee of Rs.500.00.

The effective date of registration will be the date of registration seminar in which the RPC

approves the presentation made by the research fellow, provided the research fellow has

subsequently submitted his application for registration within the time frame.

i. All fellow candidates are expected to be in continuous touch with their guides and report the

progress made from time to time. The RPC can seek a periodical report of progress of the

course work and research work from the candidate. Unsatisfactory progress in research will

render the candidate liable to be removed from the programme.

ii. The candidate shall pay the entire prescribed fee as and when it is due.

Application for Registration

Effective Date of Registration

General Regulations

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iii. The research fellow will face automatic disqualification and removal from the programme if

he/she is found to be admitted to any other doctoral level programme.

iv. The Institute reserves the right to amend, modify or change regulation(s) as may be necessary,

from time to time. All such changes will be binding on the research fellow.

v. In all matter of interpretations, the decision of the Institute shall be final and binding on the

candidate. Any legal matter related to rules and regulations shall subject to Mumbai jurisdiction

only.

Fellows (doctoral) of previous batches are well placed across top academic institutes and industrial

organizations of India as well as abroad.

Omkarprasad S Vaidya

Assistant Professor, Operations Group, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow

Sayan Banerjee

Assistant Professor (Innovation Management Group), CIMP, Patna

Rahul V Altekar

Director Strategic Services, JDA, India

Maniyan P

Supply Chain Analytics, Accenture

Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing

Systems

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Engineering, Technology and Project

Management

Decision Sciences and Information Technology

Environmental Engineering and

Management

Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource

Management

Marketing Finance and Accounts

Economics and Strategy

Areas of Research

Alumni

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The Fellow Committees have been initiated from the academic year 2017-18.

➢ Cultural and Sports Committee

The Cultural and Sports Committee for the Fellow students of NITIE is a synonym for fun

and collaborative learning. The committee aims to take care of the social as well as the cultural

aspects of life at NITIE. The objective of the cultural and sports committee is to give a holistic

approach to the research education and orient the researchers to standards of equality, justice

and a humanist culture and sports.

➢ Placement Committee

The Placement Committee at for the fellow of NITIE is a student elected and driven body

responsible for developing and maintaining a healthy long-term relationship with the Industries

and institutions. The primary purpose of the Placement Committee for fellow of NITIE is to

manage all the placement related activities at NITIE Mumbai. It also ensures the readiness of

the fellow students towards the Corporate & academic World.

➢ Outreach Committee

The Corporate committee is the official liaison between Fellow of NITIE and the Corporate

& academic world for all non-placement activities. Corporate committee facilitates student

interaction with different industry by opening channels for communication. Our primary focus

is to bridge the expectation gap that exists between different industry and the student

community.

➢ International Relations Committee

International Relations Committee for the fellow of NITIE is continuously working towards

branding and proving co-learning opportunities in the global perspective. The committee is

responsible for facilitating the exchange process for outgoing students. It also works in tandem

with the Student Exchange Offices of the various International Universities fostering new tie-

ups towards the branding & increasing the visibility of NITIE to the world. The committee

strives for better and improved relations with the existing and prospective partners by sustaining

and exploring areas of collaboration with NITIE.

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Fellow Committees

#FELLOWS

Fellow Students of NITIE

Fellow 2017 Batch

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All inquiries should be directed to

Deputy/Assistant Registrar (Academic) NITIE

Vihar Lake, Mumbai – 400087

Phone: +91-22-2803 5251 ; +91-22-2857 3371 Ext: 5251

Fax: +91-22-2857 3251

Email: admission.fellow@nitie.ac.in

To know more about our programs

visit our website : www.nitie.edu

National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE)

Vihar Lake, Powai, Mumbai