Changing times are steadily demanding adoption of new approaches to management education worldwide. While the traditional approach focuses on functional lines, NITIE long ago embraced the holistic approach to management with the objective of equipping the students with an attitude to rise above functional barriers. The programme provides students a well balanced insight into various managements frontiers viz. Marketing, Finance, Systems, Human Resources, Operations, Strategy etc.

The Institute's pedagogy promotes students to look outwards by seeking and nurturing contacts with the real business world. In keeping with this philosophy, NITIE's USP is its 6 month industry internship programme, comprising of 2 months summer project and 4 months final industry internship. The objective of the internship programme is to provide the students an opportunity to integrate their classroom knowledge with practical aspects of business. Another such endeavor is the "Capstone Project" - where the students prepare a research paper in the assigned area under the guidance of an experienced faculty.

Finally, classroom instructors at NITIE who are also MDP (Management Development Programme) trainers, successful industry consultants and accomplished researchers in management, ensure that classroom teaching is well synchronized with dynamic industry requirements. The case studies and analyses discussed in the class in majority of the cases are a simulation of their personal experiences with the industry as consultants.