What We are

NIEC is a provider of short term exam preparation for exams like TOEFL, IELTS, SAT 1, GRE and GMAT. NIEC is also a placement consultancy that represents institutions around the world and places students in these institutions.

History

NIEC's beginnings were humble; we started out from a nondescript location in a suburb - with just 4 rooms on very small premises. Till February 2002, NIEC acted solely as the liaison office of the Boston College of London (15 Leyland Road, Ealing, London, {www.bcluk.ac.uk}) and was exclusively engaged in counseling, recruiting and placing students at various levels of education at Boston College of London.
Then in 2002, NIEC moved to the newly constructed Share Market Complex. This five-storey, state of the art building which is one of the most conspicuous landmarks in the capital-where building construction is limited to six stories- served as a launching pad for several new courses. These new courses were soon followed by new admissions and placement packages in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia-Oceania.
With over 5200 square feet of office space at the new location, NIEC spared no expenses in air-conditioning the entire premises and installing fully equipped Selfaccess Center, Library, Computer Labs, Classrooms and Administrative blocks. The growing market awareness about the NIEC brand and the quality of services reinforced by lavish facilities on board ensure that the above-mentioned investments are paying off.

Mission Statement

The guiding principle at NIEC is providing Exam preparation and Placement services that are at par with the very best in the world.

Timeline

January 2001: NIEC was registered under the Companies Act of His Majesty's Government. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed with the Boston College of London allowing NIEC to act as its sole representative in Nepal and to function as its local branch.

February 2001: Renovation and interior work concluded on the four-room premises.

March 2001: The first promotional advertisement for Boston College hit the media and work started in earnest.

September 2001: NIEC managed to recruit a record number of 45 students for Boston College of London to start in the Fall semester 2001, 90% of these students were successful in obtaining visas.

January 2002: NIEC recruited 62 students for Boston College of London for the spring semester. This time the visa success rate was 87%.

March 2002: Managing Director of NIEC and Director of Academics signed MOU with the Share Market Commercial Complex leasing 3000 square feet of floor area...Interior decorations began at a frenetic pace.

April 2002: The new NIEC office premises was formally co-inaugurated by former Prime Minister Mr. Marich Man Singh Shrestha and Mr. Lyndon Jones, Founder President of the ABE (Association of Business Executives, U.K.) at a grand ceremony, followed by a seminar and a press conference.

May 2002: NIEC introduced TOEFL and IELTS classes.

June 2002: NIEC introduced SAT, GRE and GMAT classes, receiving a positive response from its target clientele.

December 2002: The NIEC student body crossed the three-figure mark for the first time with 113 students altogether studying various courses on 31 December 2002.

April 2003: NIEC ties up with Indian Interior Design Educator, 'Ex-In' by signing an MOU requiring NIEC to conduct a substantial portion of the Ex-In course on the NIEC premises.

May 2003: NIEC participates in the Education and Book Expo, Kathmandu for the first time. Student response is overwhelming, NIEC receiving 1500 visitors at its stall every day of the exhibition.

September 2003: NIEC enjoys an 80% visa success rate in the Fall session worldwide. The Board of Directors felicitates the staff at a private gathering for this great achievement

December 2003: NIEC recruits more teachers and trains them to keep up with the unprecedented demand for the Exam Preparation classes.

January 2004: NIEC celebrates its Third Anniversary. Full page advertisements congratulating NIEC appear in the national dailies. These advertisements are supported by over 40 national business houses and multinational corporations.

May 2004: NIEC again participates in the Education and Book Expo, surpassing last year's record attendance.

May 2004: By the end of this month, NIEC has a record 300 students studying various courses and availing of various services.

September 2004: NIEC's database indicates that over 700 alumni will be applying for visas in the Fall session independently or through NIEC's Placement wing.

October 2004: NIEC decides to launch a Research and Development wing for the main purpose of producing high quality study materials for different courses.

November 2004: NIEC introduces new courses in 'Personality Development' and sees an excellent response to promotions

January 2005: NIEC initiates the application process as a test center for the iBT TOEFL

May 2005: NIEC participates in the annual education fair and sees over 2500 students visit our pavilion daily.

July 2005: NIEC opens a branch office in Pokhara- Nepal's second largest city. The branch starts off with all the operations of the head office and gradually gathers steam.

January 2006: NIEC celebrates 5 years at a gala birthday party at the institute
premises. Over 500 people attend October 2006: NIEC is confirmed as an iBT test center and trainings for test center personnel go into full swing.

December 2006: NIEC conducts its first iBT test. The test and subsequent tests in December are conducted without any hitches.

January 2007: Further tests are conducted at NIEC and all of them are conducted flawlessly. January sees an upsurge in UK placement too with many students placed in various institutions around the UK.

February 2007: NIEC hosts 3 colleges in a UK study bonanza! Response from Students is tremendous.