The inaugural session was kicked off by IIFT director Mr K T Chackoas note on the commodity markets. With a special focus on the WTO ministerial rounds, he discussed the contribution of China and India towards the growing commodity markets. Amongst other members present was Mr Sanjeev Asthana, President and CE, Reliance Retail. He stressed […]

The current inflationary spate which has resulted in double digit rates of inflation, opined Mr Kar, was growth driven. He observed that India’s average annual GDP growth rate of 9.3% over the past 13 quarters had far exceeded expectations. However, persistent supply constraints, primarily in the form of infrastructural bottlenecks, had led to overheating in […]

The course will be focused on practical training and the institute is planning to get online trading simulators to facilitate learning in both equity and derivatives. The faculty for the course will include in-house faculty from the institute as well as private investment bankers and trading practitioners. The course outline was conceptualized both by the […]

The meet was a resounding success and was attended by alumni from as far back as the 1970 batch. Nostalgia hung heavy in the air as alumni caught up with batchmates, some of whom they had not met in as long as a decade. People from the same batch walked in together exchanging warm hugs […]

The batch consists of 78% engineers. Also, the number of students with work experience has consistently been on the rise. This year, 69% of the batch consists of people with some work experience and 53% of them have more than one year of work experience. The number of girl students in the batch has almost […]

Addressing the occasion KT Chako, Director, IIFT, said, “In the four decades of IIFT’s existence, we have built a niche for ourselves and are constantly striving towards fulfilling our pioneering role”. He also congratulated the maiden batch of students from Kolkatta. Also, speaking on the occasion Kamal Nath, Minister, Commerce and Industry, congratulated the convocating […]

Banking and Financial services sector was the major recruiter with 38 pc of the batch being recruited in the same. 24 pc preferred IT domain with 13 pc students going to Telecom sector. 7 pc opted for Manufacturing, 6 pc for FMCG and 5 pc going into the trading sector. The jobs on offer were […]

These workshops will be conducted across 3 cities : Mumbai : 2nd March, 5 pm, Sydenham college of Commerce, Churchgate, MumbaiPune : 8th March, 5 pm, Brahme Sabhagruh, Senani Bldg, Ex-Servicemen Colony, Near More Vidyalaya, Paud Road, Pune – 411038.Nasik : 9th March, 2 pm, Rotract Club Hall, Ganjamal, Nasik ‘esquaremc’ is a educational consultancy, […]

The curtain raiser for the event witnessed Mr Siddharth Gautam, News Coordinator, Times News Network, as the Chief Guest. It was followed by the commencement of the competitions, the first being Protostar. Protostar, an HR consultancy game, was based on ‘How to improve recruitment and motivation practices at DRDO’. The winners were part time MBA […]

The showcase event was the ‘Idea Summit’ wherein renowned speakers from different walks of life distilled and shared their experiences, insights and thoughts with a diverse audience. The summit revolved around the vital discussion on inclusiveness in India’s growth story. The competitions were a treat not just for the participants but also for the audience […]