Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade ( IIFT ) was set up in 1963 by the government of India as an autonomous organisation to help professionalise the country's foreign trade management and increase exports by developing human resources; generating, analysing and disseminating data; and conducting research. Today it is one of India's most prestigious business schools.

IIFT's portfolio of long-term programmes is diverse, catering to the requirements of aspiring international business executives and mid-career professionals alike. These are:

Two-year MBA (International Business) - New Delhi, Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania) and Kolkata. This is the flagship course, offering specialisation in Marketing, Finance, Systems and Trading.
Three-year MBA (International Business) (Weekends), New Delhi
Executive Master's in International Business, New Delhi, Dubai and Dar-es-Salaam
Certificate Course in Export Management, New Delhi, Guwahati (Assam)
IIFT has, over the years, undertaken research studies with organisations like WTO, World Bank, UNCTAD and the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, government of India. IIFT has also trained more than 40,000 business professionals across 30 countries in various facets of international business and trade policy via its management development programmes.

Placements

Some of the leading recruiters over the past two years have been Lehman Brothers, Cognizant, Olam International, Accenture, HP, IBM, Citibank, Standard Chartered Bank, ICICI, Hindustan Lever Limited, Proctor & Gamble, Nestle, ITC Limited, Aditya Birla Group, SBI, UTI Bank, Infosys, Backes & Strauss and Australian Wheat Board.

International affiliations

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

IIFT has also entered into Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with the following institutions:

Centre for Globalisation and Sustainable Development, Columbia University, USA

The MoU provides for undertaking joint research programmes in the areas of global competitiveness of Indian industry and FDI Policy and issues to provide inputs for formulating trade and investment policies for the Government of India.

CERAM Sophia Antipolis, France

The MoU provides to pursue student and faculty exchange activities in order to promote understanding and goodwill and strengthen cultural ties while broadening student and faculty experience and horizons.

Dubai International Institute at Al Ghurair University, Dubai

The MoU provides for IIFT to offer Executive Masters in International Management and some Management Development Programmes. The administrative and marketing side of the programmes is looked after by the Dubai International Institute while the academic side is the responsibility of IIFT.

Institute for Trade Studies & Research (ITSR), Iran

The MoU provides the framework for a partnership arrangement between ITSR and IIFT ensuring close cooperation and coordination of efforts concerning research and training and sharing of data and information in the areas agreed upon mutually.

Institute of Financial Management (IFM), Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

The Mou provides for IIFT to offer a two-year MBA (International Business) and one-and-a-half year Executive Masters in International Business at Dar-es-Salaam.

International Institute for Trade and Development, Bangkok, Thailand

The MoU provides the framework for a partnership arrangement between ITD and IIFT ensuring close cooperation and coordination of efforts concerning research and training.

School of Public Policy (SPP), George Mason University, USA

The MoU provides for student exchange programmes at the Master's Degree level with up to five students from IIFT being exchanged with up to five students from SPP.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

The Mou provides for setting up a Regional Centre for Training in Investment Related Issues for Asia.