SWOT ANALYSIS

OF
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CONSTURCTION
MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH
BY: Avishek Dey
PGP-PEM6 (2010-2012)

About NICMAR
National Institute of Construction Management and Research (NICMAR) is a leading educational
Institute established by the Indian construction industry. NICMAR is an autonomous, non
-government, non-profit academic body, incorporated in India on September 1983 as a 'Society' and
a public charitable 'Trust'. It is recognised by Government of India as a Scientific and Industrial
Research Organisation - SIRO. Major academic programmes of the Institute were started with
technical assistance from UNDP and academic inputs from the faculty of Loughbourgh and Indian
Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.The Institute is managed by Board of Trustees, Board of
Governors and Academic Council.

The Institute is situated at Balewadi, 17 kms. away from the Pune Central Railway Station and seven
kms. From Pune University and the Expressway to Bangalore runs along the Institute. It has over one
lakh sq.ft. Built area on 11 acre plot of land, using the latest materials and technologies having state-
of-art facilities blend harmoniously with the landscaped greenery all around. Physical infrastructure
of the Campus include work area for 400 support staff, classrooms, seminar rooms, tutorial rooms,
faculty cabins, offices, library to hold 70,000 titles, stack areas, reference section, documentation
centre, scholars cabins, computerised catalogues, inter-campus library on-line, computer centers for
50 persons each to work at a time, provision of computer on every desk and in every room in hostels
with total connectivity, internet and e-mail round the clock, chartrooms, recording and transmission
facilities, a guest house, a modern and well appointed kitchen with capacity to serve 1,000 meals per
day, students and faculty dining rooms and staff housing units.

Strengths:
1). Started by Indian Construction industries, so it’s a niche institute which caters the need of
construction and infrastructure industry of India.
2). Almost every year 100% placement of the students studying in NICMAR.
3). First ERP lab for construction Industry in India.
4). State of art facilities, technologies and accommodation for Students.
Weakness:
1). Curriculum is not certified by AICTE and the course is just as a certificate course not recognised as
degree or diploma.
2). Very less popular in students of state like Rajasthan, Jharkhand.
3). Though the Placement is 100% but the salary packages offered by the industries varies between 5
to 8 lacks without considering of 2-5 year experience of the student, each student is treated almost
equal whether he/she is fresher or experienced.
4). No research and development in the teaching methodology.

Opportunities:
1). India is developing in a very fast and exponential growth rate; the want for techno-managers is
also growing in the similar fashion.
2). Students and professional of engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, chemical) back ground
who want to pursue further study NICMAR is a very good option for them.

Threats:
1). Various new institutes are also opening with same courses.
e.g.: Adani institute of infrastructure management, UPES.
2). Poor quality of entrance exam which in turns result in poor Quality of students that finally leads
to bad impression to industry.