National Institute of Construction Management and Research
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Dr. Mangesh G. Korgaonker (Director General) |
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Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 18°34′26″N 73°46′00″E / 18.57389°N 73.76667°E |
| Nickname | NICMAR |
| Website | www |
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| Coordinates | 18°20′35″N 73°27′36″E / 18.343°N 73.460°E |
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| Coordinates | 15°14′02″N 74°00′04″E / 15.234°N 74.001°E |
The National Institute of Construction Management and Research (acronym NICMAR) is a non profit management institute and research centre in the field of construction engineering and management. The Institute has been recognized by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) and is headquartered at Walchand Centre, Tardeo, Mumbai, India. Main campus being at Pune, Maharashtra.
The National Institute of Construction Management and Research was founded in 1983 as a result of a joint effort by a group of major construction companies in India headed by Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) whose Chairman, Ajit Gulachand, put forth the idea of setting up an advanced research centre in construction management. HCC contributed ₹ 30,000,000 towards the setting up of the proposed institute. The result was the establishment of the institute with headquarters at Walchand Centre, Tardeo in Mumbai.
The Institute is a non profit making organization and has a mandate to provides a platform for advanced research and training on the subject and for dissemination of knowledge through print and audiovisual media, conferences and seminars. It also undertakes projects on behalf of other organizations. It is controlled by a Board of Directors and managed by Research Advisory Board and an Academic Advisory Council in matters related to research and academics respectively.Under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950, NICMAR was registered as a Public Trust in 1982. The NICMAR Society was constituted in 1984 and registered under the Societies’ Registration Act, 1860.
In 1990, NICMAR was accredited by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO). Advanced Construction Management Program, a higher studies program conducted by NICMAR in association with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, International Labour Organization and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad is considered to be a premium education program by the industry. The program is funded by UNDP and has visiting faculty from MIT, University of Michigan, University of Loughborough, and IIMA as per agreements with the respective organizations.
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