Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)- NEW DELHI

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)- NEW DELHI

Introduction

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) was set up in 1963 by the Government of India as an autonomous organization to help professionalize the country's foreign trade management and increase exports by developing human resources; generating, analyzing and disseminating data; and conducting research.

The institute visualizes its future role as a catalyst for new ideas, concepts and skills for the internationalization of the Indian economy. The primary provider of training and research-based consultancy in the areas of international business, both for the corporate sector, government and the students’ community.

An institution with proven capability to continuously upgrade its knowledge base with a view to servicing the requirements of government, trade and industry through both sponsored and non-sponsored research and consultancy assignments

Programs
MBA – International Business
The MBA (IB) is a six-trimester general management programme with a focus on international business. The Programme aims at providing a comprehensive coverage incorporating all the important areas and disciplines relevant to international business activities. The syllabi for MBA (IB) compares favourably with the syllabi of some of the worlds best International Business Schools.

Eligibility

No age limit
Recognized Bachelor's Degree of minimum 3 years' duration in any discipline
Candidates appearing for a qualifying examination can also apply subject to submission of proof of requisite qualification by pre-specified date

Mode of Admission
For General / SC / ST / PH Candidates

On the basis of Written Test, Group Discussion, Interview

The Written Test held on fourth Sunday of November every year and is organized at:
Based on marks obtained in the Written Test, candidates are called for Group Discussion and Interview to be held between third week of February and mid-March at Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai.


For Foreign / NRI candidates

On the basis of General Management Aptitude Test (GMAT)

For MBA 2006-08, GMAT result should not have been declared before 1 January, 2004 and should be received by the Institute latest by end-March 2006.


Tuition Fee & Other Charges
Category Cost
General Rs. 1,60,000/- pa
SC / ST Rs. 80,000/- pa
Foreign / NRI US$ 10,000 pa


Admission Test Details

Pattern of Admission Test

The admission test is a multiple choice objective type written test (in English). Duration of the test is two hours. It normally consists of 200 questions covering

ENGLISH COMPREHENSION
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & AWARENESS
LOGICAL REASONING
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS.




Certificate Program in Export management

The main objective of this Programme is to help working executives and officers develop analytical skills to identify export opportunities, determine conditions for access to potential markets and to take necessary action to achieve export objectives in the context of various internal and external constraints inherent in international marketing operations.
The Programme covers international marketing management, international business environment, India’s foreign trade & policy, marketing logistics, export & import procedures and documentation.

Eligibility

Admission is open to individuals fulfilling the following criteria:

Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized Indian or foreign University

OR

Diploma holders with two years of post-diploma full time work experience as on 31 March of the Programme year


Mode of Admission

Selection will be on the basis of Interviews.

Tuition Fee & Other Charges
Rs. 27,000/- payable at the time of admission.

Venue / Timing Of The Programme
IIFT Campus, 6.00 PM to 8.00 PM (Monday to Friday)

Important Dates
Release of advertisement/Availability of Brochure and application form on IIFT’s website i.e. www.iift.edu NOVEMBER
Last date for receipt of applications DECEMBER
Interviews THIRD WEEK OF FEBRUARY

Placements:

This year’s placement was dominated by the IT bigwigs such as IBM, HP, HCL, Birla Soft, Infosys and Wipro picking a sizable number of students.
Around 43% of batch was absorbed by the IT sector in various functional areas such as sales and marketing, business development and business consulting, representing a strong relationship of the IT majors with IIFT.

The FMCG majors such as ITC, Godrej Agrovet and the Indian MNC namely Aditya Birla Corportation actively participated in the process and recruited the students.

The automobile sector was well represented by Maruti Udyog Limited, Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto lapping up a sizable number of students.

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories and Lupin Pharma represented the Pharma sector in the placement process.

The Bank, Finance and Insurance Companies like SBI, Power Finance Corp., G.H. Financials, IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance and Pulsar Knowledge Centre also participated and recruited.

International placements were in companies like Olam International Ltd., Kuok Oil & Grains and Backes & Straus For international placements, the highest CTC stood at US$70,000 p.a.

Based on the performance of the summer trainees, pre-placement offers were made by companies such as Maruti Udyog, Cargill India and Trident. The Lateral Placements and the pre-placement offers resulted in 10% of the batch being placed before the final placement week. All the major sectors of the economy participated in our placement process. Out of 60 companies that registered for the placement process, the batch of 2003-05 was recruited by 34 companies and 26 companies had to be advised about our inability to offer any student.


International Linkages

The Institute is a member of the following international and regional organisations:
International Association of Trade Training Organisations (IATTO), United Kingdom
Academy of International Business, United States of America
Association of Training Institutions for Foreign Trade in Asia and the Pacific (ATIFTAP), Manila, Philippines

Correspondence

Web address: www.iift.edu
Contact address: Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
IIFT Bhawan,B–21, Qutab Institutional Area,
New Delhi–110016
Contact numbers: 91–11–6965124, 6965051, 6561026

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