Induction Program- Batch of 2014

NITIE, Mumbai
PRE-JOINING ASSIGNMENTS

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Dear Student.

Congratulations and Welcome to NITIE, Mumbai!!!

We are glad that now you have become a part of NITIE, and we are looking
forward to seeing you in the campus. We are sure that your two years in NITIE will
consist of immense learning and lot of fun too. Also being in NITIE, you will create
vigor to succeed and achieve in life, thats what differentiates us from others. Be
rest assured, you have made the best choice in choosing NITIE and will definitely
provide you a challenging but rewarding professional career.

But as it is said Nothing worthwhile ever comes easy. Life at NITIE is challenging,
and expects every individual to be on their best to get the best. To offer you a
flavor of what you can expect in the coming days and also to make you equipped
for the hurdles ahead, we have prepared a set of pre-joining assignments which
you need to complete before you start your journey to NITIE. Just assure that you
give your 100% in completing your assignments, and please have that in mind, its
for your own good.
We are looking forward to meet you at NITIE, Mumbai.
All the Best

Best Regards,
Team Coordination
NITIE, Mumbai




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Instructions
The assignments have to be prepared in softcopy format only.
The assignments should be in the following format
i. Font Calibri
ii. Font Size : 11
iii. Line Spacing: 1.15
Deadline for submission of the same is 23:59:59 hours, 10
th
June 2014.
Collate your work in a zip folder and send it to the following email id:
assignments.nitie.ie@gmail.com
Name convention for zip file : Assignment_Firstname_Lastname.zip (eg.
Assignment_Ravi_Singh)
Subject line for the mail will be: Pre-Joining Assignment Submission (
Firstname_Lastname)
These submissions will be a critical element in evaluating a candidate for
membership to various student bodies in NITIE. No excuses for non-
submission or late submission will be entertained.







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Know Yourself
This assignment is focused in making you understand your strength and weakness
so that you can have a dedicated approach to work on your personality and
groom yourself. Complete the below listed questions in 100-200 words for each
question. And please be honest while answering them.
Write one paragraph about yourself and also put in three words that
completely describe your personality
Do a SWOT analysis of your personality (Each group should have at least 5,
with proper justification)
What are you doing to overcome the weaknesses in your personality?
Why have you chosen NITIE?
What are your short term and long term goals?
How would NITIE help you achieve your goals in life?
Describe an incident that had a deep impact on you and has brought a
significant change in you
Describe an incident when you experienced failure. What could have been
done differently to prevent such a situation?



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SCM-Pro
1. Study the Basic Supply Chain PPT sent to you with the mail to get an
understanding of supply chain concepts.
2. Correlate the knowledge gained above and analyze the supply chain model and
practices of any three of the following companies (Choose one from each group).
Explain with the help of a PPT for each company in a separate presentation file,
with naming convention like <company-name>_<student-name>. Slide can be
between 3-5 (Excluding title and thank-you slide) . Also make sure you explain in
your own words.
List of Companies
GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3
Procter and Gamble
Asian Paints
Hindustan Unilever
ITC
Nestle
Wal-Mart
Amazon
Seven Eleven
Dell
Apple
Toyota
IKEA
Zara
Mumbai Dabbawala
WW Grangier






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Book Review
Read the book The Goal by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt and summarize the same in a
document file in not more than 750 words.
NOTE: Do have the physical copy of the book, either bought or taken print of the
PDF sent. It is mandatory to have the book hard-copy when you enter the
campus.
The best review would be awarded and will get a chance to write articles for the
college magazines moving ahead.












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Curriculum Vitae

Prepare your comprehensive CV using the website https://cvmkr.com by choosing
Executive format style, and send us the same.

Name the CV as Resume_<Firstname>_<Lastname> (Eg:
Resume_Ravi_Singh)
Add all entries as per your certificates.
All claims in the CV should be substantiated with relevant proofs, and the
same would be verified after you come to the campus. Please make sure
that you carry relevant proofs alongside.














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Miscellaneous Activities
Create or update your LinkedIn profile, with all relevant data.
Try to be updated with the latest current affairs by reading newspapers and magazines.
Try to read few reports on sectors of your interest
Follow NITIE Admissions Facebook group and keep track of the activities at the college