IIFT was established in 1963 by the Government of India as an autonomous organization to professionalize the country’s foreign trade management and increase exports by developing human resources, analyzing and disseminating data, and conducting research. Among the top 10 business schools, it is the only B-school in India that offers an International Business program. This institute is also known as the Mecca for trade.

The major pros and cons of the institute have been entailed below

Pros 

• It is one of the best B-Schools in the country and one of the finest in Asia if you want to pursue a career in Trade. As per NIRF Ranking 2018, the Institute has been ranked as number 23.
• Highly recognized organizations like WTO, OECD, World Trade Centre & European Union come to India for recruitment and visit only IIFT.
• The batch size is very small thereby rendering unlimited opportunities to its students. It is literally the Mecca for Finance.
• IIFT Delhi has been winning the CFA Equity Research challenge nationally for 2 out of the last 3 years.

Cons

• IIFT Delhi campus is very small, around 6.5 acres. Rooms are triple occupancy in the 1st year and double in the 2nd.
• Big names in consulting like McKinsey, BCG, and AT Kearney, are yet to visit the IIFT Delhi campus.