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National Institute of Industrial Engineering, formerly National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering, is an institute located in Powai near Vihar Lake in Mumbai, India. The institute, which started off as an Industrial Engineering institute, now offers full-time Fellow Programme in Management/ Fellow Programme in Industrial Engineering, Post Graduate programs in Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management, Industrial Safety And Environmental Management, Manufacturing Management, and Project Management. It has been recognized as one of the 15 Centres of Excellence along with the seven Indian Institutes of Technology, six Indian Institutes of Management and Indian Institute of Science by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.HistoryNational Institute of Industrial Engineering was established by the Government of India in 1963 with the assistance of United Nations Development Programme through the International Labour Organization to create skilled professionals. It was funded by the Government of India and registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. NITIE, an autonomous body, is governed by a Board of Governors comprising eminent personalities from the government, industry, and academia.The prestigious institute was formerly known as the 'National Institute of Training in Industrial Engineering'. Later, the word 'Training' was removed and was rechristened 'National Institute of Industrial Engineering'. The institute, in its initial days, was spread across the country with knowledge centres situated in Hyderabad, Chennai, and Delhi. Gradually, during the late 1980s, all of these nodal centres were shut down and a single centre was formed, which is currently located at Mumbai. The institute is also engaged in applied research and offers professional consultancy services in various facets of management.