It’s not mandatory that you have work experience, but it will be good if you have a couple of years of experience at the work front. This will give you a better understanding of the course at NICMAR. It’s also not compulsory to have work experience, in order to get placement. Although a few consulting companies do shortlist students based on their experience for better packages. But major recruiters are open for both. There are even some companies that prefer freshers. L&T is one such company. 

However, that does not mean, everyone from NICMAR gets placed. Only the deserving candidates get placed.