IIFT'S TRIPLE CROWN ASPIRATION

The B-School holds AACSB and EQUIS accreditations and has filed for AMBA.

- Chitranjan Kumar

IN AN INCREASINGLY interconnected world today, there is a growing demand for professionals who understand the dynamics of international trade. Known for nurturing future leaders in international businesses, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) is now ranked No. 1 in Networking and 51 in LinkedIn's Top 100 MBA programmes in the world. The only B-School under the Ministry of Commerce has also made progress in NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) ranking, jumping from 27th in 2023 to 15th this year.

Since its establishment in 1963, IIFT, with campuses in Delhi and Kolkata, has been ranked consistently among the top business schools, offering an array of innovative Management Development Programmes (MDPs) and Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDPs). Globally, IIFT has launched MBA (International Business) Degree Programme in Tanzania in collaboration with the Institute of Finance Management at Dar-es-Salaam. It is setting up a campus in GIFT City, Gujarat, and an offshore campus in Dubai. "The Dubai campus will initially offer short-duration programmes and potentially expand to full-time MBA programmes," says Niti Nandini Chatnani, professor of finance and head of alumni affairs, IIFT.