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School of International Business

Placements 2011

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Just like the Rubik’s Cube, education

at IIFT is a magic maze o diverselayers and experiences that cometogether to create

multi-dimensional talents

Creating and nurturing multi-dimensional talentsrequires a pedagogy that is inspired by the real world –its inter-dependencies and complexities unite to makesense o the globalized business paradigms that today’seconomies represent.

We invite you to IIFT to meet the managers o todayand tomorrow.

the sum o partsequals the whole

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Since 1963, IIFT has trained morethan 40,000 business proessionalsacross 30 countries in various acets o International Business and Trade Policy.Throughout its long-standing history,IIFT has an enviable track record o giving its students the experience andexposure to gain a unique edge in themarketplace.

Our competent cadre o businessmanagers are equipped withspecialized knowledge, team skills anda sense o responsibility to ace the

new business challenges in today’sast changing times and contributeto organizational growth anddevelopment.

To be an Academic Centre o Excellence in the areao International Business and a well-networkedinstitution committed towards deliveringglobally competitive business education, trainingand research to individuals, corporate bodies,government organizations and the society.

Globally strengthen and sustain business knowledgethrough creative research and teaching, highlightingthe signicance o learning and by collaboratingwith organizations, institutions, and universities

both within India and well beyond the nationalboundaries.

Establish a sustainable position as one o the topinternational business schools, imparting knowledgein the area o International Business throughstructured academic and customized trainingprogrammes.

Be innovative, proessional and provide anintellectual as well as institutional culture towardsexcellence.

Vision

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Director’s Message

CPA’s Message

Academic Programmes

MDP

MBA-IB

Course Structure

IIFT Delhi

IIFT Kolkata

Faculty Inormation

Student Exchange Programme

Port Visit

Corporate Relations

Arica Business Cell

Social Awareness ProgrammeAlumni

Clubs

Flagship Events

Live Projects

Achievements

Events 2009-10

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The students at IIFT are a combination o dynamism,

proessionalism, uniqueness, vigor and brains who have

been through every test and examination to attain

heights and dierentiate them rom the rest.

When such intellect comes together to deliberate

theories, cases, live problems and solutions, the outcome

is bound to be not short o spectacular.

The time has come to open the gates and expose the best

o the best to the outer world. IIFT proudly presents to

you a talented group o budding managers who promise

to build and transorm Indian and Global businesses with

an uncanny ability to work across diverse cultures and

challenging environments.

I wish to invite you to the placement process at the

Indian Institute o Foreign trade, School o International

Business.

IIFT has always aimed to represent India at its best be it

in terms o learning culture or diversity. We are proud to

call ourselves amongst the premier B Schools o India,made possible through our rigorous curriculum and our

students who imbibe not just academic concepts but

absorb the requisite analytical and decision making skills

to become the leaders o tomorrow.

Every year we provide exceptionally bright management

graduates who are armed with extensive knowledge,

skills-sets and the ability and maturity to mould them to

any business scenario. In a nutshell, they are groomed

to perection to work and lead in any multi-national

organization. The proo o our capabilities shine clearly

through our alumni who don the most challenging roles

the industry has to oer.

Recognizing the value addition an MBA can provide

to his society, we impart amongst our students a deep

consciousness and responsibility towards the society and

an ever ready attitude to help the needy. This is achieved

through a structured Social Awareness Program.

The brochure gives comprehensive and all relevant

inormation which you may need to participate in the

Placement Program.

We look orward to strengthen our mutual relationship,

enhance the bonds and traverse unchartered territories

o excellence. Welcome to IIFT!

Munish Bhargava

Message romthe Corporate and Placement Advisor

(Mr. Munish Bhargava graduated rom IT BHU and has a MastersDegree in Engineering rom IIT Roorkee. He participated in the ExecutiveDevelopment Program in “Marketing Management” at IIM Calcutta.He has over 35 years o work experience with leading groups namelyAditya Birla , Eicher, Dunlop, Shriram and DLF at senior managementproles. He has also been the President o Rotary Club. He is currentlythe Corporate and Placement Advisor at Indian Institute o ForeignTrade.)

Scaling new heights

The recent global economic crisis has interalia brought

to the oreront how individual nations and economies

are becoming increasingly inter-dependent. The

economic, nancial and commercial inter-linkages and

understanding o those variables, in-depth, are crucial

to minimise the negative impacts and to maximise

the positive gains. No course or proessional study

understands these variables and interlinkages better

than the MBA (International Business), two year degree

programme, o IIFT.

The speed with which Indian economy and its growth

trajectory has been brought back on a sound terrain has

opened up new opportunities or Trade and Business.

IIFT has been continuously upgrading and reviewing

the course content o its degree, diploma and other

programmes and have strived to incorporate the latest

developments in its curricula to the benet o its

students and the recruiters. In-depth understanding

o International Business has become imperative even

or a domestically oriented company as its continued

competitiveness is dependent on the dynamic changes in

the World o Trade and Business.

We, at IIFT, take pride in developing socially responsive

and proessionally sound young proessionals who are

proving themselves to be assets wherever they work.

K.T. Chacko

Message romthe Director

(Mr. K.T. Chacko, IAS (Retd.) is rom the M.P. Cadre o 1973. He holdsMasters Degree in Economics rom the University o Kerala and wasawarded three gold medals or obtaining rst rank in the State. Hedid Masters in Public Administration rom Harvard University, USAspecializing in International Trade and Monetary Policy. Mr. Chacko heldthe crucial assignment o Director General o Foreign Trade, Ministry o Commerce, Government o India rom 2004 to 2006.)

“No course or proessional study

understands the variables andinterlinkages o today’s globalizedworld better than the MBA(International Business), two yeardegree programme, o IIFT.

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The Centre or WTO StudiesThe major objective o the Centre has been to provide research and analytical support on a continuous

basis to the Department o Commerce on identied issues pertaining to the World Trade Organization.

The Centre or International Trade and Technology (CITT)Recognizing the role o innovations, research & development and technology or the growth and

competitiveness o trade and industry in knowledge based economy, the Centre or International

Trade and Technology (CITT) was set up in 2001 at IIFT with the active technical and nancial support

o Ministry o Science & Technology, Department or Scientic and Indust rial Research, Government

o India. The CITT primarily aims at promoting technology business through policy research, capacity

building, dissemination o inormation and networking.

The Centre or SME StudiesThe Centre or SME Studies at IIFT provides continuous support to the SME sector by carrying out

activities which can be broadly classied into:

• Conducting Training Programmes,

• Provision o Business Intelligence services through a Databank and

• Acting as a catalyst or interacing with other concerned and associated institutions.

ResearchIIFT has, over the years, undertaken path-breaking research studies with organisations like WTO, World

Bank, UNCTAD, Reserve Bank o India and the Ministry o Commerce & Industry, Government o India.

The Institute has so ar brought out over 650 research studies and surveys. Prominent institutions

and international organisations that have been consulting the Institute include Harvard University,

European Union Oce, USAID, UNDP, ESCAP, Commonwealth Secretariat, FICCI, CII, FIEO and Central &

State Governments o India.

It is infuenced by interactions,conversations, activities and experiences.

At IIFT, learning is team based, practical and interactive. The curriculum has been designed

to emphasize on theoretical and practical nuances. It is revisited and scanned by eminent

management education experts to ensure it refects the dynamics o an ever changing business

world. IIFT’s diverse portolio o programs caters to the requirements o aspiring business executives

and mid-career proessionals alike. The programs oered are:

• Two-year MBA (International Business), New Delhi & Kolkata

• Three-year MBA (International Business) (Part-Time), New Delhi, Kolkata and Dar-e-Salaam

• Executive Post Graduate Diploma in International Business, New Delhi

• Executive Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Marketing, New Delhi

• Executive Post Graduate Diploma in International Business (through VSAT), in 91 cities across

India

• Executive Post Graduate Diploma in Capital and Financial Markets, New Delhi

• PhD Programme

• Certicate Programme in Export Management, New Delhi and Kolkata

• Certicate Programme in International Business Languages, New Delhi

• Certicate Programme in Capital and Financial Markets, New Delhi

• Certicate Programme in Global Trade, Logistics and Operations

IIFT understands that these courses might not t the requirements o all. So, the Institute also

organizes customized training programmes or the corporates so that it suits their requirement

while satisying the need o the program.

Academic Programmes

At IIFT, learning goesbeyond the structured.

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As a part o the decisions taken at India Arica Forum Summit on 8-9 April, 2008, IIFT has been

entrusted with the responsibility o conducting Executive Development Programmes (EDPs) on

International Business in dierent Arican countries.

Executive Development Programme on International Business at Cairo, Egypt (05-16 July, 2009)

During the current nancial year, the institute has organized EDPs on International Business in

various Arican countries such as Ethiopia, Egypt, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Uganda and South

Arica. These received overwhelming response rom the participants and the governments in the

host countries.

Unprecedented changes have been taking place in the economic environment across the world as

a result o globalization in general and global slowdown in particular. This has metamorphosed the

very approach o international business. In times o economic turbulence and political upheavals,

the secret o success lies in building capacities to meet unoreseen but emerging challenges.

Management Development Programmes (MDPs) being thecore strength o IIFT in the eld o International Business aimat developing required skills and proessional competencyamong the participants and equip them with knowledge o international trade and business and to keep pace with theemerging challenges.

Management Development Programmes

The Institute oers a wide range o MDPs in various areas o International Business such as

International Marketing, Trade Operations and Logistics, International Finance, WTO & related issues

in India and abroad or the representatives rom government ocials rom various departments,

trade associations and exporters.

Through a unique combination o cutting edge knowledge, insight in to the glob al development

agenda and aculty expertise, these programs provide a orum or the exchange o ideas and

acquisition o skills in the area o international business that help shape corporate strategies.

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Management education withan in-depth ocus on globaltrade and policy ormulation.

MBA (IB), the fagship programme o IIFT, is a two year, ullyresidential programme. The course has been designed with specialemphasis on international perspectives o all the unctional streamso management. This dierentiates the MBA (IB) programme rom themanagement programmes oered at other top business schools.

The programme aims at a holistic development o the students. Integrating economics with

management principles through careully designed courses makes the programme unique. Port visits,

summer projects, live projects, a social awareness programme, symposia, cultural events, community

service activities, sports and dierent club activities orm an integral part o the curricula.

Admission Procedure

Through a rigorous admission procedure involving an intensive written exam, group discussion, essay

writing and an interview, IIFT ensures that only the crème de la crème make it to the programme.

The 1:350 student to applicant ratio stands testimony to the level o scrutiny that IIFT adopts in its

admission procedure.

MBA (International Business)Developments in the international markets and their consequential impact on India’s domesticmarket, call or a proessional approach and sensi tivity to international business environment. TheMBA (International Business) is a oundation course or developing a competent class o businessexecutives to meet the country’s growing requirements or training personnel in the eld o International Business Management.

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MARKETING

Core Courses

• Marketing Management• Business Research Methods

• Advanced Research Methods

• Consumer Behaviour

• International Marketing

Electives

• International Brand Management

• Retail and Distribution Management

• Marketing o Services

• Industrial Marketing

• Advertisement & Promotion Management

• Customer Relationship Management

• Rural Marketing

• Strategic Marketing

• Sales Management

STRATEGY

Core Courses

• Business Strategy

• International Business Strategy

• Global Sourcing & Business Development

Electives• Competitive Strategy

SYSTEMS

Core Courses

• Introduction to IT

• IT Applications in Management

• Database Management

• Management o Inormation Systems

Electives

• IT Project Management

• Sotware Process & Quality Management

• Business Intelligence & Data Ware Housing

• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

• IT Consultancy Practices & Management

OTHER CORE COURSES

ECONOMICS

• Managerial Economics• Macro Economics

• International Economics

• Business Economics & Macro Economics Projects

• Global Economics Environment & Policy

• Indian Economy & Trade Policy

GENERAL MANAGEMENT AND PERSONALITY

DEVELOPMENT

• Principles o Management

• Business Communications

• Principles o Entrepreneurship

• Foreign Language (French/Spanish/Mandarin)

• Sot Skills or Entrepreneurs

• International Business Law

HUMAN RESOURCES

• Psychology or Managers

• Organizational Behaviour

• Cross Cultural Management

• International HRM

• International Negotiations• International Human Resource Management

• Fair Human Resource Practices

OPERATIONS AND QUANTITATIVE METHODS

• Business Statistics

• Quantitative Methods or Decision Making

• Supply Chain Management

• Production & Operations Management

OTHERS

• Seminar Presentation

• Social Awareness Programme

• Dissertation Project

FINANCE

Core Courses

• Accounting or Managers• Financial Management

• International Finance

• Working Capital Management

Electives

• Derivatives & Risk Management

• Project Appraisal & Finance

• Retail Banking

• Security Analysis & Portolio Management

• Management o Financial Services

• Fixed Income Security Analytics

• Mergers & Acquisitions

• Bank Management

• Foreign Currency Loans & Currency Risk

Management

• Trade Financing

• Micro Financing

• Global Financing

• Wealth Management

• Equity Research

TRADECore Courses

• International Trade Operations

• International Trade Logistics

• Seminar Course on Sectoral Strategy

• WTO and Trade Policies

Electives

• Agri Commodity Trading

• Environment Management

• Market Access Issues

• Management O Shipping Services

• Metals & Minerals Commodity Trading

• Customs & Excise Management

• Commodity Trading & Price Risk Management

The course structure at IIFT gives a stronggrounding o international perspectives. The

rst year o the programme helps in buildinga strong oundation and equips studentswith the basics o Finance, Marketing, Trade,Strategy and Entrepreneurship. It alsointroduces the students to the concepts o HR, Operations and Economics. All researchndings at IIFT are careully incorporated inthe curriculum.

The second year requires the studentsto specialise in a domain by opting or apreerred combination o 8 electives inaddition to the core courses oered. Tomajor in any particular domain, a minimumo 4 electives are to be chosen. A minimumo 2 electives make a minor in the particulardomain.

The total number o credit hours or thecourse is 1260 hours.

Course StructureThe pedagogy at IIFT is specically designed to create a healthy learningenvironment - a blend o both theoretical concepts and practical nuances.An optimal mix o learning methods ensures a holistic personality development o the students. The curriculum encourages students to apply theoretical learning toreal-lie scenarios in the orm o case studies, primary research and live projects.

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LibraryOne o the largest o its kind in the developing world,

with a repository o over 1 lakh volumes and 800

journals, the library comprises o a unique collection

o publications and business journals rom FAO, IMF,

UNCTAD, World Bank and other international agencies.

Students have access to databases such as CMIE, India

Stat, World Trade Atlas, World Bank Indicators, WITS and

EBSCO and other audio-visual aids on management.

IIFT has set up the WTO R esource Centre in the Library

to ocus exclusively on WTO issues. This unique Centre

enhances the utility o the IIFT Li brary even urther.

FacilitiesThe campus itsel is very picturesque, with artistically

designed buildings and well-maintained plush gardens.

The acilities available on the campus include, ully

air-conditioned lecture halls with modern audio-visual

aids, conerence halls or round-table conerences, an

auditorium o 500 seating capacity, three computer

centers, indoor games, sports ground, besides excellent

residential acilities or the students.

HostelIIFT, Delhi comprises o two hostels which are

well equipped to help students deal with the

hectic course. Both hostels have recreation

rooms, study lounges and gymnasiums. Full time

medical assistance is available.

LocationLocated in Qutab Institutional Area, overlooking the

green ridge and the historical Qutab Minar, the IIFT

Campus is considered to be one o the nest in the

country. The campus is spread over 6.5 acres o land,

houses two academic blocks and two residential blocks

or students and visiting aculty. Be it the imposing

structure o the “Atrium”, the mystic beauty o the

architectural design called “Top o the World”, or the

splendour o the campus in ull bloom in winter, it never

ails to impress the visitors.Student LieKeeping in line with the aim o all round

development o managers, IIFT Delhi provides

a plethora o activities initiated by students

themselves. The slew o interesting group

projects and assignments make sure that the

IIFTians work together and develop team-spirit.

But IIFT is not just about academics. Students

also take part in various recreational activities

and get togethers.

The campus boasts o a well equipped gymwhich is much appreciated by the programme

participants. But the idea o tness is not just

restricted to the gym.

IIFTians take pride in their passion or sports. The

Ultimate Warrior League organised this year was

one o the biggest successes o the sports clubs.

The quizzing club has its share o enthusiastic

ollowers. Along with quizzing, the book club is

yet another popular cult at IIFT, Delhi. Here, all

IIFTians bring together their vast collection to

share and enjoy various genres o books.

IIFT Delhi

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LibraryThe library at the Kolkata campus has subscriptions to

a number o unique publications, business journals and

magazines including those by IMF, UNCTAD, etc. and

access to comprehensive online databases that help t he

students carry out extensive research. The databases

include CMIE, India Stat, World Trade Atlas, WITS,

EBSCO, etc. A separate reading room is also available or

students to study rom their own material during ree

time.

HostelMBA (ull-time) at the Kolkata campus is a

residential program having excellent hostelacilities with an ambience conducive to learning.

The hostels are also Wi-Fi enabled with 24x7 high-

speed internet connectivity. Medical assistance is

available round the clock.

FacilitiesThe acilities at the campus include air conditioned

lecture rooms, well equipped conerence hall with

acilities or video conerencing, a rich library with

extensive reading/ research material and ully equipped

computer centres with latest sotware applications like

SPSS, Clementine, Palisade Decision tools, e-Views and

Oracle Developer which aid the students in their various

assignments and projects. The campus is Wi-Fi enabled

with 24x7 high-speed internet connectivity. Medical

acilities are also available on campus round the clock.

Construction o IIFT Kolkata’s new campus is under way

on a 10-acre plot allotted by the Govt. o West Bengal

and it is expected to b e a state-o-the-art campus

meeting international standards in the eld o MBA

education.

LocationThe IIFT Kolkata Campus was started in the year 2006

and is an extension o the Delhi campus or all academic

activities. The highly qualied and experienced aculty

teach at both the campuses and the courses and credits

are common among the campuses. IIFT also ollows

a common Admission as well as Placement Process

or both its campuses. The Kolkata Campus o IIFT is

located in the lush green area o Salt Lake, the modern

commercial hub o the City o Joy, overlooking the

picturesque salt water lakes o the area.

IIFT Kolkata

Student LieIIFT Kolkata teaches students to live lie at its best.

Students strive to excel in various elds, be it the

world o academics including various research

assignments and projects or the numerous B-School

competitions or the extensive club activities and

symposiums. Annual sports meet with other

B-schools is an eagerly awaited event. The campus

has a ully equipped tness centre which enables

students to stay t and energetic.

An in-house Finance Magazine, Inneeti is

completely a work o the students o IIFT, published

on a monthly basis. It includes enriching articles

in the eld o Finance including articles on current

happenings and on prominent personalities along

with quizzes, insights, etc. Brandwagon, the

Marketing Club o IIFT also publishes its Marketing

Magazine under the name o MarkMantra

containing interesting and innovative marketing

articles written by students and industry experts.

MarkMantra is going to be the rst e-magazine

in the B-School raternity to associate itsel with

a Corporate Brand in the near uture. Both these

magazines are circulated among the top B-Schools

o the country.

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Economics Dr. Basanta K Sahu

Dr. Bibek Ray Chaudhuri

Dr. Biswajit Nag

Dr. Chandrima Sikdar

Dr. Debashis Chakraborty

Dr. Jaydeep Mukherjee

Dr. Ranajoy Bhattacharyya

Dr. Sunitha Raju

Dr. Vijaya Katti

Finance

Shri Ashok Kapoor

Shri Harkirat Singh

Dr. Jacqueline Symss

Dr. Jayanta Kumar Seal

Dr. Niti Nandini Chatnani

Shri Rajiv Mohan Srivastava

Dr. Satinder Bhatia

Dr. Sheeba Kapil

Dr. T P GhoshDr. V Raveendra Saradhi

General ManagementDr. M Venkatesan

Dr. Pooja Lakhanpal

Dr. Sweta Srivastava Malla

Inormation TechnologyDr. Ashim Raj Singla

Dr. O P Wali

Ms. Parul Singh

Dr. Radhika Prosad Datta

Shri Ranjit Goswami

Marketing

Dr. Gautam Kr. Datta

Dr. Mridula Savitri Mishra

Dr. Pinaki Das Gupta

Dr. Rajendra Prasad Sharma

Dr. Rakesh Mohan Joshi

Dr. Ravi Shankar

Ms. Ruppal Walia Sharma

Dr. Saikat Banerjee

Quantitative TechniquesDr. Himani Gupta

Dr. Nitin Seth

Dr. Prabhir Kr. Das

Dr. Sanjay Rastogi

Dr. Saswati Tripathi

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Singh

Ms. Sonu Verma

Strategy

Dr. K. RangarajanShri Rohit Mehtani

Trade

Dr. Dipankar Sinha

Shri G P Sharma

Dr. Justin Paul

Dr. Ram Singh

Ms. Tamanna Chaturvedi

The Guiding LightsLearning to tread the complex maze o the dierentacets o international business can be an arduoustask. The IIFTians are guided through their journey byexperienced aculty who develop a pedagogy laden withintellectual insights and encourage lateral thinking

aculty

Providing directionand encouragingexploration

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Grooming o uture managers at IIFT is amulti-directional journey that integrates socialawareness, alumni mentoring, corporate internships,industry interactions and student activities.

the multi-dimensionaltalents

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Hanken, Helsinki

Gaining knowledge in entrepreneurship and qualitative

research instigated us to brave our ways through the

cold winter

EDHEC Business School, Lille, France.

Innovative ways o administering the course and the

emphasis on group work provided a unique learning

milieu. My class had students o 16 dierent nationalities

– a cultural diversity o the best sort.

Canada• School o Public Policy (SPP),

George Mason University,Fairax, Virginia, USA

Mainland Europe

• CERAM Sophia Antipolis, France

• Hanken Swedish School o economics, Finland

• Porzheim University o Applied Sciences, Germany

• Grenoble School o Management, Grenoble Cedex, France

• IESEG- School o Management, Lille Catholic University, Lille,

France

• IECS- Strasbourg Graduate School o Management, Universite

ribert Schuman, STRASBOURG CEDEX, France

• EDHEC Business School, Lille Cedex and Nice Cedex, France

• International University, Geneva

• University o Bocconi, Milan, Italy

• Nyenrode, Holland

UK

• NewCastle University, Newcastle, UK

• Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK

South East Asia

• Ajou University, Korea

Student Exchange ProgrammeStudents are encouraged to study in Foreign Universities

or a trimester (3rd) and interact with oreign students

who visit IIFT under the student exchange programme.

IIFT also conducts many MDPs (Management

Development Programmes) with universities abroad as

well as aculty exchange programmes.

The institute is a member o the ollowing International

and Regional Organizations:• Academy o International Business (AIB), USA

• European Foundation For Management Development

(EFMD), Brussels

• International Association o Trade Training

Organisations (IATTO), UK

• United Nations Conerence on Trade and

Development (UNCTAD)

IESEG School of Management – Lille

Nothing short o a truly global experience.

Skema Business School, Sophia Antipolis France

It provided a huge opportunity to participate in radically

dierent learning environments - a learning well beyond

books.

IIFT Exchange Programme is anoutcome o the Institute’s academiccollaboration with some o theleading institutions across the world.The academic collaborations are anendeavor towards showcasing IIFT’slegacy o over our decades and atthe same time an endeavor to gainrom the expertise o the partnerinstitutions.

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Corporate Relations Arica Business Cell

The Arica Business Cell is a unique initiative across

any B- School in India to impart the students o IIFT

with knowledge and skills to tackle the challenges that

businesses in Arica ace. The Cell will identiy, create, and

explore tangible and actionable opportunities through

research studies and consultancy, and by collaborating

with Arican governments, Indian government and

corporate.

The Arica Business Cell was launched on 21st July, 2010.The event was centered around the theme, “India as aPartner to Arica’s Growth”.

Some of the people who have graced us with their

contribution in the “View from the Top” series are:

• Mr. Robert Erickson, COO, Walmart India

• Mr. Vivek Atray, Senior Advisor, KPMG

• Mr. Kishore Chakrabarty, Mccann Ericsson• Mr. Rahul Misra, Accenture Business Consulting

• Mr. Anit Mukherjee, Fellow at NIPFP

• Mr. M G Ramachandran, Associate Director- Tax &

Regulatory Services, PWC

• Mr. Som Kapoor, Accenture Business Consulting

• Ms. Shuchi Chawla, Advisor, BMR

• Mr. Deepak Shimpi, Tata Capital

• Dr. C. Rangarajan, Governer, RBI

• Mr. Ashish Talwar, Telecom Leader, GE

• Mr. Sanjay Balasundram, NDTV Convergence

• Mr. Pawan Kota, CEO, Kinduz Consulting

Formal interactions and paneldiscussions between students, industryleaders and the academia have longbeen the bedrock o such industry-academia association. Stalwarts romvarious industries are invited to sharetheir experiences and pearls o wisdomin their area o specialty.

Realizing the immense opportunitiesor business and trade in Arica, IndianInstitute o Foreign Trade has taken theinitiative o creating Arica Business Cell.

Port Visit

IIFT is a renowned oreign trade institute. It

is one o the very ew institutes that oers

papers like International Trade Operations,

International Trade Logistics etc which deal

with the practical issues related to oreign

trade. In the th tri-semester, the studentsundertake a port visit. This enables them to

get a rst hand experience o the workings o

a sea port. It enables students to experience

real world applications o the knowledge they

gained in the preceding semesters.

Some o the ports that the students visit are:

•Mumbai

•Chennai

•Vishakhapatnam

•Kolkata

•Cochin

•Kandla

•Singapore

•Dubai

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“Koshish, the Social Awareness

Club at IIFT, is a group o very

enthusiastic young students which

is doing good work in various areas

to create awareness among the

lesser privileged persons o the

society. They include lot o younger

students in their programme to

make it more eective and to sensitise them to the needs

and problems o society.”

Mathew Cherian, HelpAge India

Social responsibility is an intrinsic part o the corporate

liestyle which is not a short but a tranquil and steady

dedication o a lietime. Realizing this, IIFT has taken

the initiative to train its students to become socially

responsive managers by sensitizing them to social

issues, to be a good citizen and human being.

The Social Awareness Programme (SAP)is part o the curriculum or the MBA (IB)Programme. Under this initiative, studentsare aliated to more than 40 dierentNGOs or a period o about 6 months.

Partner NGOsAstha, Aashray Adhikar Abhiyan, Development

Alternatives, Sukanya, Joining Hands, Abhyas Trust,

Muskan Foundation, Family Planning Association o

India, Action Aid India, Akshya Patra Foundation and

SOS Children’s Villages o India, OFFER, Cini Asha, Prayas,

HOPE, Smile Foundation, Prerana, HelpAge India, Naz

Foundation, Udayan Care, Salaam Balak Tomorrow’s

Foundation, Women’s Interlink, Tangra Maitre Soci ety,

Sanlaap, Sabuj Sangha, Don Bosco Ashalayam, CRS,

Kolkata Socio Cultural Institute, Tiljala Shed, CLPOA (City

Level Programme o Action), Swechha, National Skills

Foundation o India, Vigyan Vijay Foundation, Sahara

Centre or Residential Care and Rehabilitation, United

Way o Delhi, Deepalaya, Aadhaar Micro Enterprise

Solution Trust etc..

These NGOs address various issues o the society such

as Child Education & Health Care, Old Age, Disability,Environment, HIV/AIDS Awareness, Poverty, Population

& Family Welare, Community Development, Female

Foeticide, Women empowerment and Income Generation.

Thus at IIFT, many orces have been simultaneously

working to improve the conditions o the underprivileged

and add momentum to the increasingly growing belie

that business is interlinked with society. The success o

this programme lies in sensitizing the students on social

issues and in the valuable experience they carry with

them into the corporate world.

Transerring academic knowledgeto the real-world to bring aboutsocial change.Another dimension o an IIFTian

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Featured Alumni

Mr. Govind AmbadyCEOLouis Dreyus Commodities

Manu Sawhney

Managing Director

ESPN STAR Sports

Mr. S.K. Roongta

Chairman

Steel Authority o India Ltd.

“IIFT has changed my career rom an army backgroundopening the vistas into corporate world.”

Madhusudhana RaoOperations ManagerIBM India Private Limited

Distinguished Alumni

• Ashok B, Director, Supply Chain & Manuacturing, Eli

Lilly and Company (India) Pvt. Ltd.

• Atul Gogna, Director Strategy (Asia Pacic), Alcoa

• D. P. Singh, Managing Director, Sara Intl.

• Deepak Sehajpaul, Head Arica, Dabur Pharma

• Dinesh Jain, CEO, Zee Turner

• Jaspreet Bindra, Regional Director, Microsot

• Madhan Krishnaswamy, Director, Flextronics

• Milind Pant, Managing Director, Yum Restaurants

• P K Prakash, Director, Cisco Systems Inc

• Raj Sansi, Director, Sales, Patni

• Ramesh Natarajan, Head Marketing, DHL India

• Ramesh Natarajan, VP - Rest o South Asia, DHL

• Ramesh Vijayaraghavan, Exec. Director, RBS

Singapore

• Ramesh Vijayaraghavan, Executive Director, Morgan

Stanley

• Sanjay Singh, Managing Director, Yamaha Motors

• Siraj S. Chaudhry, Chairman, Cargill India

• V. Shashikanth, CEO, UB Global

The Institute inspires the same dedication in the alumni,

that it generates in its current students. It compels them

to return, in person or in spirit, to revisit the memories,

to rekindle old riendships, and to give back, a part o

their time, energy and resources, to the alma mater that

has so careully and lovingly crated their utures.

IIFT encourages its Alumni to participate in the various

programs held especially or them such as Annual

Alumni Chapter Meets held at both Regional (Delhi,

Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai)

and International (Singapore, Dubai, Washington DC,New York) venues. The rst Saturday o November sees

hundreds o IIFT Alumni come together at their Alma

Mater along with their amily and riends or a night

lled with bonhomie.

The students o yesteryears look back upon their alma

mater as the reason or their success while the Institute

looks up to them as the reason or its pride and glory.

IIFT’s alumni are activelyengaged in the Institute’sactivities as volunteers, locallyand across the world, servingin direct capacities such as theAlumni Association, or quietly

adding value through alumni-student interactivity such asthe Mentorship Programme.

The IIFT Alumni Associationis one o the Institute’slong lasting and powerulinstitutions, encompassingmany IIFT post graduates overthe past 45 years, includingseveral well known personalitiesin the arena o business andeconomy.

The Alumni

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IMFInternational Management Forum (IMF) is the ocial

student body at IIFT. It coordinates and provides

administrative support to various student bodies and

activities. The ve member body consists o the President,

the General Secretary, the Media coordinator, the

Cultural secretary and the Alumni coordinator.

Cash-o-nova: The Finance clubCashonova true to its name deals with all the acets o

money. Its members are n-enthusiasts, passionate about

crunching numbers. The club organizes a national nancesymposium every year in Mumbai and a plethora o other

events related to dierent aspects o nance. In order

to equip the students with the nuances o valuation, the

club has also started an Equity Res earch Cell.

Brandwagon: The Marketing clubBrandwagon promotes the spirit o marketing in all

its glory. It endeavors to increase student exposure to

branding, advertising and other disciplines o marketing.

It provides opportunities or learning beyond the book.

Socrates: The Consulting clubSocrates caters to all the strategists o IIFT. It assists and

guides students in becoming eective consultants. One

o its main agenda is to inculcate “A structured problem

solving approach” in students akin to the job demands o

a real-world consultant.

Systemix: The Business Technology clubSystemix serves as a platorm that provides students

a chance to strengthen their knowledge o the

business aspects o Inormation Technology and

Telecommunications. Systemix also takes care o the IT

administration in college and takes responsibility or all

network related issues.

Blash: The Trade Club

Blash is a dedicated club or Trade and prepares students

or successul careers in it. The club ocuses on sectoral

analysis studies, workshops on utilization o databases,

knowledge sharing seminars and other related activities.

Koshish: The Social Awareness ClubKoshish excels in cultivating social responsibility amongst

the management students. It sensitizes the students

towards the problems o the s ociety at large. Members

o the club actively involve themselves in promoting girl

child education, organizing blood donation camps andvisiting old age homes and orphanages.

QuintessentialIIFTians have over the years developed a fair or quizzing

and have made their indomitable presence elt in every

B-school quiz across the country. Quintessential is a

platorm or ardent quizzers and quiz masters alike andhosts a number o quizzing events every year such as the

prestigious BT Acumen B-School quizzing challenge.

E Cell- The Entrepreneurship CellThe entrepreneurship cell strives to drive the

entrepreneurial spirit among the IIFT community. It

organizes workshops and sessions that motivate budding

entrepreneurs to showcase their ideas and provides

constructive eedback on them.

IIFT believes in learning through group work. It

inculcates the concept o a “TEAM” in every activity

it endorses. This is amply illustrated in the variety

o student clubs at IIFT, each targeting a specic

domain.

Clubs

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CONSULTING SYMPOSIUM (Delhi)IIFT boasts o the diversity in the background o its students, consulting included. Students either have experience in it

or want to venture into it. Since there are no ormal courses or it, the solution is to have events where the most sought

ater consultants explain and address issues that they ace.

AL-GORE COMPETITION (Delhi)This prestigious competition conducts its competitions all over the world and IIFT Delhi has been hosting the Indian

rounds. Dignitaries are invited to judge teams on a pan India basis to nalise the participants who would then compete

internationally in USA with teams rom all over the world.

These symposiums lend IIFT the status o a melting pot o sorts. Apart rom these, IIFT also has

many fagship events, very distinctive in their design and integral to IIFT’s activities calendar.

QUO VADIS

Quo-Vadis is the 3 day annual Management and Cultural Festival at IIFT which was organized during 19th to 21st

November 2010 at Delhi. Major attractions included fagship events like Datas, Brandwagon, Consigliare, Shodh and

Jurisprudence. All IIFT Clubs participated actively in the estival which was attended by participants rom several major

B-Schools.

TACTICATACTICA is one simulation game that attracted huge participation rom all MBA Schools across the globe. It is a

wholesome game as it calls or knowledge in all elds- trade, marketing and nance. Very unique in its design, it has

been very well received.

DWIJANMA- BRANDWAGONThe event by the marketing club is about working on a ailed product. T he competition ocuses on market re-entry and

re-branding strategy or a product that has been a ailure in the market. The event draws the most innovative marketing

minds rom across the raternity because o the challenge it poses.

OPERAZOR- SYSTEMIXAnother o the strategy games, the event pits our competitors against each other. With the twist o real time

negotiations, they have to chalk their way to victory. The teams are selected rom over a ew hundred teams and only the

best compete in the nale.

SOCIAL B-PLAN COMPETITION- KOSHISHAn essential nowadays is the corporate social responsibility. A good manager is one who can also think o the society

while strategizing or its company. The event aims at bringing out this quality o the students. Students are required to

design a business plan rom the society’s perspective such that it can be socially sustainable and viable.

At IIFT, education is not restricted to books as experience comes with practical

application. The student body ensures students get ample opportunities to practice

what they learn. Every club has a fagship event which it hosts during Quo Vadis,apart rom the annual symposium and numerable competitions. The purpose is

twoold - to provide students a platorm to display their talents on home tur and

to develop organizational skills.

SYMPOSIUMS:

MARKETING SYMPOSIUM (Delhi)The marketing symposium aims at addressing pertinent issues and problems that a marketer aces. Reputed names o the

day are invited to talk about how they address these issues, drawing rom their rich experience and apprise the students

o unctional problems.

HR SYMPOSIUM (Kolkata)IIFT appreciates and acknowledges the importance Human Resource management. It hosts the symposium where it

invites the best names in this eld to tell the students about the eld and its current scenario, apart rom theoretical

concepts.

IT AND TELECOM SYMPOSIUM (Delhi)

India is in the midst o a technological evolution and the need is to sensitize the uture managers to the problemsposed and tune their mind towards brainstorming or solutions. Apart rom getting experts to share their experiences, a

competition is foated during the symposium wherein reputed companies give problem statements and students present

their solutions.

FINANCE SYMPOSIUM (Mumbai)Finance is one o most volatile elds, post recession. India is one the very ew countries which withstood the test and

it’s important to understand issues li ke how India can be the next superpower. IIFT has had some o the most celebrated

names in the industry to talk about its ups and downs, peaks and troughs.

TRADE AND LOGISTICS SYMPOSIUM (Kolkata)IIFT is a oreign trade inst itute and a trade symposium is imperative. With India’s ever changing political scenario and the

changing world, the symposium ocuses on unraveling the eect o this continuous change on India.

Flagship Events

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• 1st, Renaissance - Marketing in Recession (2010),XLRI

• 1st, Amaethon Case-o-Logy (2010), IIM-A

• 1st, C-STRAT (2010), IIM-K

• 2nd, SCAN, Market Research Competition, IIM-B

(2010)

• 2nd, Whirlpool Ideate Case Study Competition 2009

• 1st, Kreate ‘10 B-Plan Contest 2009

• 2nd, Mall Maul 2010, IIM-K

• 2nd, Tata Co-creating Careers 2010, SPJIMR

• 1st, Cross-Talk Debate 2010, SPJIMR

• Best Speaker, All India Debate 2010, Ministry o

Deense

• 2nd, Marketing World Cup 09, IMT Ghaziabad

• 1st, Paper Presentation Competition, Aahan 2010,

Delhi School o Economics

• 1st, ETA- The Operations Event at Paragana 2009,

NMIMS

• 2nd, IMT, Ghaziabad Media Entertainment Literature

and Art Quiz, Oct 2009

• 2nd, Winds o Change paper writing competition, SP

JAIN Mumbai• Order o Merit Award, Global Academic Challenge

2009 conducted by MAA Worldwide (Marketing

Agencies Association), USA

• Order o Merit Award, Marketing Plan or Promotion

o Indian Tourism, MAA Worldwide Challenge

• Best Presenter Award, or promoting awareness

among youth or HIV/AIDS, Minister o Civil Deence

and Red Ribbon Club

• 1st prize, “Dare-09” International Business Quiz• Winner, Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture

Competition, India

• Campus Champion and National Finalist - Reckitt

Benckiser Marquity MDI Gurugaon

• 1st prize in GSPC Innovate IIM Ahmedabad Oct09

• Prize in Nuwauxi Brand Extension event SCMHRD

Pune Oct ‘09

• 1st – Srijan, Paper on “Luxury Brands in Squalor

Times”, FMS, New Delhi

• 2nd – Imizario, the business strategy game, IMI, New

Delhi

• Second place, Yojna–Analysis and Formulation o

Demand Forecasting Model & Inventory Policy -

Avenues ‘09, SJMSOM

• 1st prize, Carte Blanche II- Marketing Strategy

Competition on Telecom Industry, Imperium ‘09, MDI

Gurgaon

• Winner (Best Seller Award) at the National Floor

Trading event at ICFAI, Hyderabad’s management

estival 2008

• Winner o Market Entry Strategy contest at Insight,IIM-Ahmedabad or the stainless steelware sector

• 1st position at Sans Pareil: The Ultimate Marketer at

IMPERIUM 09, MDI

• Best ‘Daily Portolio Manager’ – ‘Investophile’, online

investment simulation competition at NITIE, Mumbai

• 1st prize at DHL’s International Discover Logistics

Competition held in Bonn, Germany

Achievements

• Analyzed the Sustainability Reports o 8 companiesas a backend research or NDTV Sustainability

Awards

• Godrej 2009 Estimation o Market Potential o

Telepresence solutions in India

• Deutsche Welle : Germany’s Largest TV Channel

Designed the Comprehensive Strategy or launch

• L’Oreal : Strategized the Design and Launch o a new

ragrance in the Luxury segment or Lancome

• Formulated strategy or expansion in South-east

Asia GROUPE OCP, FRANCE

• Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Anti-Acidity Therapeutic

market, need gap analysis

• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Project on “Diesel

Generators”

• HCL Inosystems on “Prospects o e-commerce in

Indian supply chains”

• iMarketing Advantage : Promotion o Dow Jones

India Summit 2009

• Bank o Baroda : “Analysis o the Cash Management

System”

• Airtel : Sales & Business Development o various VASproducts to prospective customers

• FMCG Marketers: Devising distribution strategy or

clients in Tea & Pharma Industry in Kolkata

• IBM India Private Limited : M&A Services, Prospecti ve

client identication, screening and selection

• ICICI Bank Ltd : Trend Analysis o Exports and

Imports or Handicrats Industry or the period

• TATA Steel : Retail Value Management and

Redesigning the channel design

• Government o India (Sep 09 – Oct 09) : Analyzed

policies o India vis-a-vis competing countries

and suggested recommendations to enhance

competitiveness in various stages o value chain

• Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. : Strategy and InvestorRelations, Corporate Finance

• Ecole de Management (France) : Research project

on ‘Evaluation o technologies in Cultural Heritage

Sector’

• Mahindra and Mahindra (Nov 09- Dec 09) : Retail

and distribution strategies or Mahindra and

Mahindra in Farm equipment sector

• Syndicate Bank : Consolidation o Merger o Public

Sector Banks in India

• iMarketing Advantage : promotion and Branding o

India Summit 2009

• Emerging Trends o Telepresence Applications and its

acceptance in India” : Godrej and Boyce Mg. Co. Ltd.

• Microsot, International Markets or Indian Textile

Products

• Stanord University : Analysis on business model

and supply cycle prevalent in the organized and

unorganized retail chains in India

• Proposal or Indian Railways in association with

Rail-Neer and Prayas Juvenile Aid Centre or training

waste-pickers and providing them with necessarysaety equipments

• Escorts India Ltd, Analysis o the market entry

opportunities and suggestion regarding new market

entry strategy or tractors.

• Studied the market potential o deense related

equipment and services or Religare Capital Markets

Ltd.

• Market entry and distribution strategy or Olam’s

oray into Basmati rice retail, Olam International

Live Projects

Applying learning to practiceis the IIFT way.

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Marketing ConclaveMarketing Conclave 2009 - 13th November 2009

Theme: “Breaking through the 360 degree clutter”.Prominent Speakers:

• Mr. Atulit Sexena (COO, Future Brands Ltd)

• Mr. Sanjeev Asthana (President and CEO, Reliance Retail)

• Mr. Kishore Chakraborti (VP, McCann Erickson India)

• Mr. T.S.Mohan Krishnan (Senior VP, IMRB International)

IIFT- NMCC Tradewinds, ManuacturingSymposium17th November, 2009

Theme: “Indian Manufacturing Industry – Sustaining

growth in turbulent times’”.

Keynote Speakers: Shri S. K. Roongta, Chairman, SAIL

Quo-Vadis 2009Quo-Vadis is the 3 day annual Management and Cultural

Festival at IIFT which was organized during 13th to 15th

November 2009 at Delhi. Major attractions included fagship

events like Tactica, Ran-Niti, Consiglare, Goal Mart and

Bizdom.

The AL Gore Sustainable Technology VentureCompetitionIIFT, in association with The Foundation or a Sustainable

Future (FSF), San Francisco hosted the Second Al Gore

Sustainable Technology Venture competition on 3, 4 December

2009 at Delhi. Nine teams rom premier B-Schools in India,

including two rom IIFT, presented their ideas in ront

o an eminent panel o judges. This competition ocuses on

prominent new sustainable technologies to market through

entrepreneurship.

EVENTS 2010-11*

HR Symposium

Re-engaging the Lost Talent6th August, 2010

Marketing Symposium

Customer Retention in the Face o Changing ConsumerBehavior12th August, 2010

Koshish Girl Child Event

18th August, 2010

IT & Telecom Symposium

The Roadmap or the Next IT Revolution1st September, 2010

BT Acumen

9th October, 2010

Finance Symposium

Re-Engineering India’s Financial System- Embarking on newgrowth paths14th October, 2010

Consulting Symposium

Changing Role o Consultant: From Service Provider to

Stakeholder1st November, 2010

Trade Winds -Symposium

Prolierating Trade Agreements 2010 - Its Impact on IndiaOctober 27, 2010

Quo Vadis

November 19-21, 2010

Alumni Meet

November 2010 Al Gore Competition

December 2010

* the dates o these events are subject to the availability o thechie guest and key note speaker.

KoshishGirl Child Education Scholarship Event - 10th July, 2009

Prominent Speakers:• Ms. Archana Saxena, President, Innnerwheel Club

• Ms. Saroj Sagar, President, Rotary Club

• Ms. Kumud Bhargava, Past District Chairman, Innerwheel

District 301

• Mr. Deepak Dobrial, Sr. Manager HR, Cognizant

National IT SymposiumIT Symposium in association with NASSCOM - 30th July, 2009

Theme: “Indian IT: Opportunities in t he Emerging Market

Scenario”.

Keynote Speaker: Mr. Som Mittal, President, NASSCOM

Guest o Honour: Mr. Raman Roy, Chairman and MD, Quatrro

Prominent Speakers:

• Mr. V.R. Ferose, Managing Director, SAP Labs India

• Mr. Manish Gupta, Associate Director, IBM India Research

Lab

• Mr. G Raghavan, President, Global Individual Learning

Business, NIIT

• Mr. Rajdeep Sahrawat, VP, Domestic IT Market and Green

IT Initiative, NASSCOM

• Mr. Sachin Mulay, GM, Strategic Marketing, Wipro

• Mr. Anand Pillai, Sr. Vice President and Global Head

– Quality, Talent Transormation & Entrepreneurship

Development

• Mr. Sandyp Bhattacharya, VP, Human Resources, Comviva

(Bharti Telesot)

• Mr. Girish Srivastav, Founder & CEO, GnS Advisory Services

• Dr. Vibha Dhawan, Executive Director, The Energy &

Resources Institute

• Mr. Ambrish Bakaya, Director, Corporate Aairs, NOKIA

• Mr. Kothandaraman Karunagaran, Director, Inrastructure

Services, CSC

• Ms. Pallavi Kathuria, Chie Compete Ocer and Director,

Server Business, Microsot India

Events 2009-10

IIFT-CII Trade and Logistics Symposium26th August, 2009

Theme: “Unleashing the Untapped Potential in Tradingwith Focus on Sustenance’”.

Keynote Speakers: Shri Saugata Roy, Union Minister o State,

Urban Development

National Finance Symposium5th National Finance Symposium ’09 - 17th Nov ’09

Theme: “Changing Face of Indian Financial System-

Embarking on New Growth Paths”

Keynote Speaker: Mr. Bharat Doshi, President, Bombay

Chamber o Commerce and Industry

Chie Guest: Mr. C B Bhave, Chairman, SEBI

Prominent Speakers:

Session 1: Seeking Alpha in a Beta world

• Mr. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Partner, Rare Enterprises

• Ms. Madhabi Puri Buch, MD & CEO, ICICI Securities

• Mr. Lamon Rutten, MD & CEO, MCX

• Mr. Baman K Mehta, CEO, Darashaw & Co.

• Mr. Amit Chandra, MD, Bain Capital India

Session 2: Risk Investment & Prudence in Investing

• Mr. J.N. Gupta, Executive Director, SEBI

• Mr. Rajkumar Singhal, MD Head Trading, Global Market

Group, Bank o America

• Mr. Hemant Mishr, MD & Head, Global Markets, Standard

Chartered

• Mr. Ajay Dwivedi, Director, Crisil

• Mr. Krishnamurthy Vijayan Executive Chairman, JP Asset

Management

Session 3: Green Shoots or Yellow Weeds – India vis-à-vis

the rest

• Moderator: Ms. Mini Menon, Bloomberg

• Mr. Govind Shankaranayanan, CFO, Tata Capital

• Mr. Madhu Kannan, MD & CEO, BSE

• Mr. Ashvin Parekh, Partner, Ernst and Young

• Mr. Devesh Kumar, MD, Centrum Broking Pvt Ltd

• Ms. Subhada Rao, Chie Economist , Yes Bank

• Mr. Venkatachalam Shunmugam, Chie Economist, MCX

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3% 2%7%

3% 2%

17%

6%

3%

4%

22%

5%

18%

Final placements o the MBA (IB) 2008-10 batch ended on a high note with the average salary standing at 11.62

lakhs per annum. There was a massive increase o over 54% compared to the p revious year.

The placement process witnessed participation rom 62 companies across diverse sectors. Several industry

leaders like ITC, Colgate Palmolive, Nomura Holdings, Titan, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, Cognizant Business

Consulting, Tata Motors, Johnson & Johnson Medical Systems, Reckitt Benckiser, Louis Dreyus, Darashaw and

many more which recruited students or roles like marketing, sales, corporate nance, international business,

operations, consulting and business development.

Some o the new recruiters were Darashaw, Amazan Agro, Marg Group, Cairn India, GE Corporation, Jaypee

Capital and Vistasot.

The icing on the cake however was the international placements. More than 10% o the batch got international

oers in companies like Olam International, Triton Group, Wilson International, Punj Lloyd and Sudima

International. Olam International made headlines again by oering a salary o USD 150,000.

Participation rom over62 companies

Average Salary Rs. 11.62Lacs per annum

Increase o over 54%rom last year’s averagesalary.

Final placements 2009-10

Placement Procedure 2010-2011• Pre-Placement talks will be held rom November onwards at the Institute during which the companies make

presentations about their operations and job prole.

• The date and time slots or interviews during the Placement week will be intimated to the company one week

prior to the commencement o the Placement week.

• Resumes o the interested or eligible students will be dispatched to the company on request.

• The company must declare the results while on campus.

• A acilitation charge o Rs. 30,000 is applicable.

8%

IIFT achieved 100% summer placements or its 2009-2011 batch.

Our traditional recruiters like Louis Dreyus, ITC, Colgate Palmolive, Britannia, J&J Medical,

Mahindra & Mahindra, Nomura, Essar, Axis Bank, Cognizant Business Consulting, Dr. Reddy’s,

Reckitt Benckiser, DSCL, MSIL, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Cargill, Peretti, SAB Miller made their

presence elt with oers ranging rom corporate nance to strategy to sales & marketing. The

big names in IT like Wipro, IBM, TCS, Genpact also turned up in ull strength. Niche proles like

Marine Consulting oered by iMaritime Consulting and Trade Consulting by ETI Dynamics were

some o the highlights this year.

What set apart the summers process this year was the entry o a host o new companies rom

diverse sectors. Some o the new recruiters were American Express, ADM Agro, Reli gare,

ConAgra Foods, GATI, BASF, GVK Bio, Daimler, ONGC, Fullerton Securities, BPCL, Raymond and

InterGlobe.

A brie distribution o the sectors oered during summer placements is given below or

reerence:

summer placements 2009-11 Final placements 2008-10

Summer Placements Procedure 2010-11

• Summer Placements will commence in the second week o October 2010.

• Every student is given the option o applying to as many companies as desir ed. However,

he/she would be out o the placement process as soon as an oer is received.

• Companies can invite applications or summer jobs either on organization’s own

application orm or through the curriculum vitae o the students.

• Internship duration is atleast 8 weeks between April and June.

• No recruitment ee is charged or summer internship.

6%

12% 18%

14%

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5%

4%

5%

2%

4%

3%

4% 3%

Automobiles

BFSI

Commodity Trading

Consulting

FMCG

Group

IT

Manuacturing

Media

Oil & Gas

Others

Pharmaceuticals

Textiles

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Manuacturing

Trading

Logistics

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Placement Schedule

The placement process or Delhi and Kolkata batches will happen together at IIFT-Delhi

campus or the academic year 2010-2011.

Placement Calendar

Event Date

Summer Placements or 2010-12 Batch October 2010

PPTs or Lateral Placements 2009-11 Batch November 2010

Lateral Placements or 2009-11 Batch December 2010

PPTs or Final Placements 2009-11 Batch January 2011

Final Placements or 2009-11 Batch February 2011

Facilitation Charges for Final Placements

Rs. 30,000 as acilitation charges are payable in advance or on completion o t he selection

procedure.

Mr. Ashok Chopra

Placement Cell

Email: [email protected]

Placement Committee

Mr. Munish Bhargava

Corporate and Placement Advisor

Phone: 91-11- 26966544(Direct)

Fax : 91-11-26859520

Email: [email protected]

placements 2010 - details

Email : [email protected], [email protected]

Amit K Singh

Convenor

09278925203

Shilpa Phadke

09331152175

Shivam Sinha

09810900297

Zia Zaar

09331189499

Vamsi Krishna

09818079329

Deepak Agarwal

09331124260

Gaurav Patil

09331156234

Maitreyee Pandya

09910848086

Rajdeep S Walia

09818875447

Ravi Shekhar

09910852922

ACC

Aditya Birla Group ( T & A)

ADM Agro

AgroTech Foods

Albatross CFS

Amazon Agro

American Express

Axis Bank

Bajaj Auto

BASF

Bertling Logistics

Bharti Airtel

BHEL

Birla Sunlie Asset Management

BPCL

Britannia

Cairn India

Cargill India

Castrol

Coca-Cola India

Cognizant

Cognizant - UBS

Colgate Palmolive

CTI Shipbrokers

Daimler India

Darashaw

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories

DSCL

Dun & Bradstreet

Eli Lilly

Essar

ETI Dynamics

prominent recruiters

Emergent Ventures India

Fullerton Securities

Gati

GE Corporation

Genpact

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals

Godrey Philips India

GVK BIO

HSBC

HT Media

IBM

IBM Research Labs

ICICI Bank

ICICI Securities

ICRA

Idea

iMaritime

IMRB International

Inosys

InterGlobe

Irevna

ITC

Jaypee Capital

Johnson & Johnson Medical

Jumbo Electronics

KPIT Cummins

Lohia Securities

Louis Dreyus

Maersk India

Mahindra & Mahindra

Marg Group

McCann Erickson

MMTC

Morgan Stanley Adv Services

MSC Cruises

Noble Grains

Nomura Holdings

Olam International

ONGC

PEC

Peretti Van Melle

Punj Lloyd

Reckitt Beckinser

Religare

Resurgent India

SAB Miller

SBI Capital Markets

SREI BNP Paribas

STC

Sudima International

Tata International

Tata Motors

Tata Steel

TCS

Titan

Triton Group

Unicon Investment Solutions

Vistasot

Voltas

Wilson International Trading Pte.

Wipro

Xerox

Yes Bank

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Indian Institute of Foreign TradeSchool of International Business

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