MBA IB from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade – IIFT

IIFT – INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN TRADE

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) was established in 1963 as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry to contribute in the skill building for the external trade sector of India. It has come a long way to successfully develop into a unique institution involved in imparting knowledge through research and training in international business and trade. The Institute was granted “Deemed to be University” status in 2002. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has recognized IIFT as Grade ‘A’ Institution in 2005 as well as in 2015. Over the years, IIFT has emerged as a national university with focus on International Business Management and Strategy, and such focus is reflected in all three major activities of the Institute: Research, Training and Education.

Special Features

International Collaborations

IIFT has collaborations with 31 Universities/ B-schools throughout the world. The key areas of collaboration with partner institutes include the following:

• Student Exchange

• Faculty Development Programme

• Training programmes/Study Tours

• Joint Research

Delhi Campus

Located in Qutub Institutional Area, overlooking green ridge and historical Qutub Minar, the IIFT Campus is considered to be one of the finest in the country. The campus spread over 6.5 acres of land houses two academic blocks and two residential blocks for students and visiting faculty. One more residential facility for the students has been created a few steps away from the main campus. Be it the imposing structure of the “atrium”, the mystic beauty of the architectural design called “eye of the universe”, or the splendor of the campus in full bloom in winter, it never fails to impress the visitors. The campus itself is a very picturesque with artistically designed buildings and well-maintained plush gardens. The facilities available on the campus include, fully air-conditioned lecture halls with modern audio-visual aids, conference halls for round-table conferences, an auditorium of 450 seating capacity, two computer labs, indoor games, sports ground, besides excellent residential facilities for the students. The campus is fully wi-fi enabled. Another campus of the Institute spread over 5.6 acres, located at Maidan Garhi, New Delhi is also under construction and will be operationalized very soon

Kakinada Campus

 Starting of IIFT full time MBA(IB) programme in a rented premises at Kakinada is under consideration. Commencement of such a programme in 2021-23 will be subject to approval of UGC and other regulatory authorities of IIFT.

MBA TWO-YEAR (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS) – FULL TIME

 MBA (International Business) is a six-trimester general management programme with a focus on International Business for developing a competent cadre of business executives to meet the country’s growing requirements for trained personnel in the field of International Business Management. Developments in the international market on the one hand and the consequential impact of the same on India’s domestic market on the other, call for an increasingly professional approach and sensitivity to international business environment.

Pattern of Computer Based Test

The Computer Based Online Test is multiple choice objective type (in English) of 120 minutes. It generally consists of questions covering Quantitative Analysis, Reading Comprehension and Verbal Ability, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, General Awareness.

Placements at IIFT

Final Placements IIFT witnessed the Final Placements of its largest ever batch with a record of over 125 companies hosted on campus. With a staggering highest offer of Rs.75 Lakhs per year, the average package rose to Rs.20.48 LPA annually and the median increased to Rs.18.2 LPA. This year the average package saw a marginal increase despite a 14% increase in the batch size. A whopping 28% of candidates from the batch got prestigious Pre-Placement Offers from both new and old decorated recruiters after the Summer Internships. The 41 new companies which have associated with IIFT this year included some of the biggest organizations such as McKinsey & Company, Reckitt Benckiser, Star Global, Western Digital, Media.net, Axis Bank, Boston Scientific, Tata International, BEML, Virtusa, Polestar Solutions, HMS Bergbau AG, RBL Bank, Tech Mahindra, BOD Consulting, Ninjakart, Newgen Software, IGT Solutions, Gemini Solutions, Cremica, and Merilytics. In the BFSI sector, HDFC Bank and Federal Bank were among the first-time recruiters. Marquee recruiters such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan & Chase, D.E. Shaw, Yes Bank, Citibank, HSBC Global Banking and Markets, Epik InDifi, L&T, Indus Valley Partners and Samunnati Finance continued to show their faith in the talent pool of IIFT. In the Sales and Marketing domain, our legacy recruiters included Dabur, ITC, L’Oréal, Bajaj Auto, Shell, Pidilite, Flipkart, Amazon, Western Digital, Tata Global Beverages Limited, Philips, Signify, Tata Steel, Aditya Birla Fashion Retail Limited, Maruti Suzuki, Cremica, Dell, Epik Indifi, Games 24×7, Google, Hero Electronix, Hero MotoCorp, HT Media, L&T, Raymond, Tata Sky, Tata Consultancy Service, TVS, and Raam Group. Top recruiters in Strategy and Consulting included McKinsey & Company, Roland Berger, Bain & Company, Cognizant Business Consulting, Michael Page and Infosys Management Consulting. IIFT once again proved its mettle in Trade with prestigious recruiters like Apical Group, ETG, Olam, Tolaram, Trafigura, Enhance Group, Archer Daniels Midland, TATA International and Louis Dreyfus Company revisiting the campus and offering coveted roles in overseas locations. Shell, Ninjakart, Maersk Line, Tata Steel, Genpact and Vikram Solar were among the top recruiters or their core supply chain and operations roles. Airtel, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, Mahindra, Flipkart and Reliance Industries continued to show their faith in IIFT for their prestigious Management Trainee Roles in the General Management Domain. The Logistics domain saw first-time associations with Delhivery and QuickRide. For the IT, Product Management and Business Development, IIFT continued its association with industry giants such as Microsoft, Go MMT, Epik Indifi, Media.net, Cognizant Business Consulting, Genpact, Ofbusiness, Polestar, Axtria, Hexaware, HCL, Tech Mahindra, IBM, Zestmoney, Wipro and Capgemini. IIFT takes this opportunity to express gratitude to its Alumni for their unrelenting support throughout the placement cycle and looks forward to for the same to continue in the upcoming drives.

Resource

Dear Reader- Kindly visit IIFT Official Website for updated information.

https://www.iift.ac.in/iift/mba-ib.php