MBA

(INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS)
2020 - 22

HANDBOOK OF INFORMATION

SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN TRADE
(DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY)

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 ACADEMIC RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. About the Institute
The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) was set up in 1963 by the Government of India as an
autonomous organization to help professionalize the country’s foreign trade management and increase
exports by developing human resources; generating, analyzing and disseminating data; and conducting
research. The Institute visualizes its future role as:
• A catalyst for new ideas, concepts and skills for the internationalization of the Indian
economy.
• The primary provider of training and research-based consultancy in the areas of
international business, both for the corporate sector, government and the student
community.
• An institution with proven capability to continuously upgrade its knowledge base with a
view to servicing the requirements of government, trade and industry through both
sponsored and non-sponsored research and consultancy assignments.
The Institute’s portfolio of long-term programmes is diverse, catering to the requirements of
aspiring International Business executives and mid-career professionals alike.
The apex bodies of the Institute like the Board of Management, Academic Council, Finance
Committee and Board of Studies provide direction and oversee all the developmental and policy
initiatives of the Institute to align with the Vision and Mission. The respective Divisions and
Departments carry out functional activities of the Institute supported by the Administration. The
MBA (IB) programme is carried out by Graduate Studies in Management (GSM) Division.

2. Programme Objectives
2.1 The two-year MBA (International Business) is a Degree Programme of the Institute.
Admission to the Degree Programme is made on the basis of a competitive examination.
Its focus is on International Business, catering to new entrants into the managerial pool.
The specific objectives of the Programme are:
(i) To prepare the participants for professional career in the management of
international business operations.
(ii) To enable participants to grasp the significance and appreciate the inter-
relationships in business operations, concepts, techniques, tools and procedures.
(iii) To help the participants develop analytical skills and to identify international
business opportunities.
(iv) To promote among the participants a scientific approach and capability to
undertake managerial responsibilities in International Business.

3. Duration and Contents

3.1 The duration of the Programme is two years with three Trimesters each year. The
Courses are divided into two segments:
(i) Classroom and on-line Courses and Viva-Voce.
(ii) Project Courses, Research and Seminar Courses, Professional Training, Field
Projects and Port Visits.

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 3.2 Classroom and on-line Courses are designed to help students in understanding the
concepts and techniques of international business operations.
3.3 The Viva-Voce is designed to evaluate the students’ understanding and appreciation of
the inter-relationship of various courses.
3.4 A Research Project on any area of International Business may be undertaken by a student
on a topic approved by the Institute under the guidance of a faculty member of IIFT.
Expenses incurred, if any, on the assignment shall be borne entirely by the student and
the Institute shall have no financial responsibility in this respect.
3.5 Summer Placement for professional training for a prescribed period with an enterprise or
organization engaged in international business and related operations is an integral part
of the Programme. The decision of the Institute with regard to the choice of the
company/organization for placement shall be final.
3.6 During the period of the Summer Placement, students are required to adhere to the norms
of discipline prescribed by the company/organization concerned.
3.7 Students are exposed to “field” situations including visit to a sea/air/land port.
3.8 In the light of the feed-back received from trade and industry as well as from the students
of the previous programmes or if considered essential by the faculty, such changes as
found necessary may be carried out in the different courses of the Programme as per the
due mechanism of the Institution

4. Registration & Eligibility

4.1 All students selected for admission must register on the day of commencement of the
Programme. Any extension of the period of registration may be granted by the Dy.
Registrar and informed to the GSM division of respective campuses.
4.2 Every candidate admitted to the Programme should complete all enrollment formalities
latest by October 8, 2020, failing which such candidate will be de-registered from the
Programme without further intimation.

5. Discipline
5.1 The Institute attaches utmost importance to integrity of students in their academic work.
Students are expected to conduct themselves in a manner befitting responsible business
executives both inside and outside the campus.
5.2 Punctuality in the class is very important and students shall not be allowed to enter the
class after its commencement, which may lead to shortfall in attendance and penalties
attached thereto.
5.3 Disciplinary action for misconduct shall include imposition of fine, exclusion from
award of medals and scholarships, deprivation of placement opportunities, ineligibility
for exchange programme and expulsion from the Programme.
5.4 The Institute reserves the right to terminate admission of a student to the Programme at
any time in the course of the academic year, should the academic performance and
general conduct as adjudged by the Institute be found unsatisfactory. Before a selected
student joins the Programme, he/she will have to sign an undertaking to this effect that
he/she shall accept the said right of the Institute.

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6. Evaluation and Grading
The curriculum of the MBA (International Business) gets validated both internally and
externally in the purview of the changing global environment in International Business and the
requirements of Management Education to meet these new challenges, on a continuous basis.
The curriculum places emphasis on developing a global perspective on various issues and
developing these skills for taking an integrated view on managerial problems and being able to
adapt to changing situations.
6.1 Course Credits
Courses are listed as 1, 2, 3 and 4 credit courses depending on the expected workload of
each course. Generally, a 3-credit course involves about 100 hours of work –
approximately 30 in the classroom and 70 outside the classroom, in preparation and
assignments. Two and one credit courses would require proportionately less work.
6.2 Course Outlines
A course outline will be made available to the student for each course before the start of
the course. The course outline would provide the following:
• Pre-requisites for the course: prior preparation, inter-linkages with the contents of
some earlier taught course(s) may be reviewed in the case of electives.
• Objectives of the course (in specific terms of
familiarizing with concepts/theories, skill enhancement, including decision
skills)
• Pedagogy to be adopted
• Session-wise details of topics to be taught, suggested readings for each
session, case studies and assignments (if any).
• Scheme of evaluation and weightage for each component including the AOL components
• Linkage with the courses to be taught in the subsequent trimesters.
The Course Coordinator will invariably be teaching at least 70% of the course. Experts
from trade and industry may be invited up to 30% of the course and these sessions may
clearly be indicated in the course outline. However, in select courses where different
modules of the course require inputs from different experts, the course coordinator would
be mainly engaged to coordinate the course.
6.3 Exam rules
6.3.1 All students will report to their respective examination halls & occupy their seats at
least 15 minutes before the scheduled time of commencement of the examination.
6.3.2 No student will be permitted to enter the examination hall once the
examination begins. Students will be automatically disqualified from the
examination if they are late.
6.3.3 Students are required to bring their ID cards in the examination hall for all exams.
When asked by the invigilator, students are required to show their ID cards to avoid
any impersonation possibilities
6.3.4 Students are required to stay in the examination hall for at least half of the duration
of examination time. For example, if the duration of the exam is 02 hours then they
are required to stay in the examination hall for at least 01 hour.

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 6.3.5 No short leave (for washroom) will be permitted within the first 30 minutes of the
start of the examination and the last 15 minutes of the examination.
6.3.6 Any student found talking or in possession of note etc. will be considered resorting
to unfair means and automatically disqualified.
6.3.7 Students are not allowed to be in possession of mobile phones / Smart watches
during the examination. Any student found to be in possession of such gadgets will
be automatically disqualified and the gadget will be confiscated.
6.3.8 Students are not allowed to use laptop at the time of examination if net connection
is not required for a particular examination.
6.3.9 Students must bring their own calculator. All calculators have to be reset before
being brought in the examination hall. Calculators and other stationaries are not
permitted to be shared by students. Anyone found to be passing on his/ her
calculator to others will be automatically disqualified.
6.3.10 In Open book examinations, while students may refer to class notes, they are not
allowed to exchange those notes. Strict action amounting to disqualification will be
taken against erring students.
6.3.11 At the close of the examination, all students must immediately hand over the answer
sheets to the invigilator. Answer sheets of students not immediately handed over
will not be taken by the invigilator.
6.4 Evaluation Components
The evaluation components to be adopted for a course would be indicated by the
Course Coordinator to the class at the beginning of the course. This would
cover teachers’ expectations and relative importance of each component.
6.4.1 Evaluation scheme for students’ performance in each course will be based
on internal components and end-term examinations.
6.4.2 Weightage for the end-term should be 40%of the total weightage.
6.4.3 The internal components may be in the form of mid-term, Class Quizzes, Home
or Class or Surprise Assignments, Term Paper, Project, Case Analysis, Readings,
etc. as prescribed by the Course Coordinator.
6.4.4 As Surprise Components are in-built in the courses, students are expected to
be agile and alert. No make-up in internal components will be provided, if
the students miss any component of evaluation.
6.4.5 Minimum passing marks in end term examination would be 14 out of 40 and the
students also need to obtain adequate marks in the other components to secure a pass
grade in the course.
6.4.6 Students who score less than 14 marks out of 40 would be awarded F grade in that
course.
6.5 Grade Point for a Course (GP)
Institute follows a system of ‘relative grading’ and it uses its Proprietary Grading Pattern to
convert marks into letter grades through a normalisation process. To bring parity between
grading in Delhi and Kolkata, marks are optimised through a normal transformation process
and the converted to Standard Normal distribution (Z score). Based on mean and standard
deviation further grade brackets are defined. B is the mean grade. Other grades are set
using stand deviations from the mean. The corresponding letter grades and grade points are
given below.

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 Grade Grade Point Percentage FGPA to Percentage
(Relative) Conversion
A Plus 4.00 90-<100 Lower Boundary + ((FGPA
A Only 3.66 80.00-89.99 obtained- Grade point of nex
A Minus 3.33 70.00-79.99 category)/0.33)*10
B Plus 3.00 60.00-69.99 Example: for
Grade 3.5, it will be
B Only 2.66 55.00-59.99
70 + [(3.5-3.33)/0.33]*10=75
(%)
B Minus 2.33 50.00-54.99 Lower Boundary + ((FGPA
C Plus 2.00 45.00-49.99 obtained- Grade point of next
C Only 1.66 40.00-44.99 category)/0.33)*5
C Minus 1.33 35.00-39.99
D 1.00 30.00-34.99
F 0.00 <30.00 Lower Boundary + ((FGPA
obtained- Grade point of next
category)/0.33)*9.9

6.5.1 MBA (FT) students scoring less than 1.80 CGPA after Trimester 3 are not
eligible for promotion to 2nd year. In this case, students who have scored less than
1.80 CGPA, at the beginning of Trimester 4 can appear for improvement
examination for maximum of 6 courses of their choice opted from the first three
trimesters. The student cannot opt for a paper in which he/she is subjected to
disciplinary action/s. Till the time the candidate does not meet the eligibility
requirement, the admission to Trimester 4 will be provisional. Despite of students
appearing for six courses in 4th trimester, if he/she disqualifies and not get CGPA
of 1.80, such students will be disqualified from the MBA Programme.
6.5.2 The students who have got “D” or “F” and also those who have missed the exams
with prior permission of PD will be appearing for such courses within 20 days
from the declaration of results for that trimester. This provision will not be
available to those students who have got D or F grades on disciplinary grounds.
The fee applicable for the re-exam is Rs. 4,000 per course for D and F grades as
per the existing rule.
6.5.3 Similarly, students scoring less than 2.00 CGPA after Trimester 6 are not eligible
for award of degree. In this case, students scoring less than 2.00 CGPA, can
appear for re-exams to be held within 20 days after the final results have been
declared, for maximum of 6 courses of their choice opted from the 4th, 5th and 6th
trimesters. The Students cannot opt for a paper in which he/she is subjected to
disciplinary action/s.
6.5.4 The fee applicable for the improvement exam is Rs. 4,000 for each course for a
maximum of 6 courses from the 3 previous trimesters.
6.6 Grade Point Average (GPA)
Grade point average for a term would be the weighted average of grade points obtained
in different courses in the term (the weights being the respective course credits).
6.7 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)
CGPA is calculated on the basis of the GPAs of all trimesters covered and is the
weighted average of GPAs obtained for different trimesters, weights being the total of
course credits for each trimester.

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 6.8 Deficit Grade Points(DGPs)
6.8.1 If the overall performance is less than ‘C Minus’ in the course, the student will
obtain either a ‘D’ or ‘F’ letter grade. If the student has ‘D’ grade, he/she will
carry deficit points equivalent to half the number of credits for the course (e.g. 1
DGP in a 2-credit course and 1.5 DGPs in a 3-credit course). If the student has ‘F’
grade, he/she will carry deficit points equivalent to the number of credits for the
course (e.g. 2 DGPs in a 2-credit course and 3 DGPs in a 3- credit course).
6.8.2 At the discretion of the Dean, the Head (GSM),the Programme Director or the
Course Coordinator, a student may be awarded deficit grade point(s) where
there is indiscipline on the part of the student or improper behavior or where
he/she has not conducted in a manner befitting responsible business executives.
This includes instances of misconduct or improper behaviour with faculty or
administrative staff, disinterest or laxity in attendance of special lectures or
important meetings.

7. Adjustment in Grade Points for the Shortfall in Attendance

7.1 A minimum attendance of 80 per cent is required in every course.
7.2 Waiver on account of medical grounds or death in the family (only parents, spouse and
children) will be considered only if such information is sent to the concerned Programme
Director as soon as the student falls sick or death occurs in the family.
7.3 Waiver on account of Placement related work or participation in academic events and
other extra and co-curricular activities in other B-Schools/Universities will also be
considered if the student participates in such events with the permission of Programme
Director.
7.4 The maximum waiver on any such ground/s cannot exceed 30% in each course. This is
applicable for student body post-holders also.
7.5 With no waivers, any shortfall in attendance will result in downgrade of CGPA. For
every shortfall of 10 per cent from the minimum required until 50% attendance, the
student’s grade point for the course will be reduced by 0.33.
For example:
Attendance Reduction in Grade Point
<80% but more than 70% 0.33
<70% but more than 60% 0.66
<60% but more than 50% 0.99

7.6 A student should attend 50 % of classes in each course. Any student who gets attendance
below 50%, cannot be allowed to appear for end-term exam. This is applicable for
student body post-holders also. Such student will be awarded F grade in the entire course
irrespective of internal scores. Student getting debarred or getting “F” grade due to
shortfall of attendance, will not be allowed to appear for re-examination.

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8. Grade Points of Students under Exchange Programme
8.1 A specialization in International Business will not be truly international until the students
have a chance of interacting with premier B-Schools abroad especially in Europe and
USA. Tuition waivers are often arranged for in such exchange programmes. IIFT has
student exchange programmes with various B-Schools abroad.
8.2 Normally, a student who goes to attend the Exchange Programme will miss a complete
trimester at IIFT. In such cases the grades obtained by the student in all the courses
he/she has undertaken at the B-School in the Exchange Programme will be shown in the
mark-sheet but will not be included in the calculation of CGPA.
8.3 If a student goes to attend the Exchange Programme in mid-trimester, he/she can cover
the courses of the trimester with the MBA (IB) weekend and appear in the examinations
provided such missed courses are offered in the said weekend programme. The grades
obtained by him/her in this examination will be included in his/her marks-sheet.
8.4 Students will be chosen for the exchange programme on the basis of their performance
and the specific requirements of the concerned institution. Students with DGPs are not
eligible for exchange programmes.
8.5 Students not completing the stipulated 20 credits during SEP should pay Rs. 10,000 per
credit shortfall. Such deficit credits should be completed taking up extra courses as
Electives in the 4th, 5th, and 6th trimesters with due written application to PD and
approval of Head (GSM) and information to Exam Cell. Such candidate should ensure
pass with minimum C grade in each such course taken. This will ensure that the complete
1200 hours mandated by AICTE to be eligible for MBA (IB) degree.
8.6 Any student found to be indulging in any act of indiscipline while under exchange
program will be severely punished. Apart from imposition of DGPs, such students will
be rendered ineligible for any position in student committees.

9. Scheduling of Classes
In view of the rigour of the MBA Degree Programme, the classes for the same will be
scheduled any time during any day of the week. The Programme Director will notify
weekly schedules of the classes latest by Friday of the week before t h e scheduled
week.

10. Trimester Registration

10.1 Every student should register at the beginning of each trimester as notified by the
Programme Office.
10.2 Any student who fails to register at the beginning of the trimester as notified by the
Programme Director will be automatically awarded 4 Disciplinary DGPs without any
notification.
10.3 Exemption from such registration for a maximum period of 7 days may be accorded by
the Programme Director after thoroughly examining such request for exemption with
documentary evidences.
10.4 Any request for more than 7 days has to be submitted to Head (GSM) through the
Programme Director. The Head (GSM) may accord exemption or under extreme cases
refer to the Rules Committee.
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11. Missed Examinations
11.1 Students are not allowed to miss any internal assessment or mid-term or end -
term examinations without the permission of the Course Coordinator for
internal components, including Mid-term and the permission of the
Programme director for End-term Examination.
11.2 If a student misses such any internal component including mid-term without prior
permission of the Course Coordinator, he/she will automatically awarded
‘0’inthat component. The course coordinator may decide on re-examination for
any missed internal component of evaluation. Any such re-examination by the
Course Coordinator should be completed before final processing of the results.
11.3 If a student misses any End-term examination (including non-appearance in
ET examination due to late-arrival for exam) without prior approval of the
Programme Director, he/she will be awarded ”0” in that component.
11.4 Any exceptional cases (not included in 11.3 above) of mi ssed examination
without prior approval will be referred to the Rules Committee for appropriate
decision. The Programme Director should convene the Rules Committee
meeting within one week after such exceptions are recorded.
11.5 The students who have got “D” or “F” grades and also those who have missed the exams
with prior permission of PD will be appearing for re-examination of such courses within
20 days from the declaration of results for that trimester. This provision will not be
available to those students who have got D or F grades on disciplinary grounds.
11.6 The fee applicable for all re-exams is Rs. 4,000 per course for D and F grades.

12. Summer Internship, Port Visit and Social Awareness Programme

(SAP)
12.1 Summer Internship, Port Visit and Social Awareness Programme involve field work. All
these field work components are mandatory. No degree will be awarded if these field
work are not successfully completed.
12.2 Summer Internship: During the first year, the students would undertake a Summer
Internship in a firm as allotted to each candidate following the due process by Student
Placecom. The students should submit a report after successful completion of the
Internship which will be evaluated. The Summer Internship Report carries 2 credits. The
final grade in the Summer Internship Report will be based on the grade awarded by the
firm and viva-voce conducted by an approved panel in the Institute.
12.3 Port Visit: The port visit facilitated by the Institute covering organizations and
institutions connected with international business promotion and facilitation is intended
to provide the students an opportunity to get insight into the operational aspects of these
organizations. This is an integral part of the Programme. The port visit and the report
carries 2credits. A faculty is nominated for each contingent of students undertaking
field/port visit. The accompanying faculty should evaluate each student and submit the
marks within 15 days of return from the field/port visit. Failure to adhere to the field visit
schedule would automatically result in F grade in the Port visit evaluation and elimination from
the programme.
The following main areas are covered in the port visit and the reports submitted by the students:
• Port Operations
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 - To understand the facilities being provided at the Port for export & import of Cargo
(warehousing, sheds, bonded warehousing, etc.)
- Movement of cargo
- Number and types of berth
- Port capacity, etc.
• Customs
- To understand the processing of documents pertaining to import and exports (Bill of
Lading, Shipping Bill,etc.)
- To see Customs House and Customs Area inside the Port
- Import Clearance and Understanding of Import Duty Calculations
- Documents pertaining to Incentives (Duty Drawback, etc.)
- Understanding of Tariff Manual
• Clearing and Forwarding Agents
- The Role of C&F Agents in export and import trade
- Procedural aspects for clearance of import and export cargo
- Facilities being provided by them (warehousing, transport, consolidation of cargo,
multimodal transportation, etc.)
• Export Processing Zones
- The objective of visiting Export Processing Zones (EPZs) is to understand the
scheme and the assistance being provided to the exporters.
- Visit to one or two companies
- Sharing of experience of entrepreneurs
- Tax benefits, etc.
• Chambers of Commerce
- The Chamber of Commerce organizes lectures by banks, representatives from
industry, shipping agents to provide understanding on forex management, export
promotional schemes, etc.
12.4 Social Awareness Programme:

As part of the MBA curriculum every student should take up an assignment with an
NGO which should be for a minimum ten days. The students are free to select the NGO
and inform the Programme Office. They should get a formal letter from the NGO
regarding the attachment and submit it to the Programme Office. During the attachment
the students are free to pick up mutually beneficial assignments to exhibit their
managerial talents rather than a volunteering field work. The attachment may be
executed by the students at any point of time in the first year. A report based on the
attachment duly endorsed by the NGO should be prepared by the student and submitted
before the commencement of the Third Trimester Examinations. A panel/s of NGO
representatives (not more than 3 in a panel) duly approved by the Head (GSM) will
conduct the viva on the report and will submit their marks. The marks awarded by the
panel will be binding. Any failure in the Viva will disqualify the student from getting the
degree. The students should ensure that the attachment does not impediment their other
academic responsibilities and commitments.

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13. Research Project
13.1 In the second year, students undertake a Research Project of 3 credits based on their
sectoral specialization. The evaluation of the Research Project will be done as any
other course. Detailed guidelines on undertaking these projects and their evaluation
procedure will be given to the students at the time of assigning of the projects.
13.2 Each candidate should ensure timely acceptance of all stages of the project through
campus 360 by the concerned guide.
13.3 The candidate should not be allowed to viva voce exam of research project, if the report
is not endorsed by the guide both on-line and the physical report.
13.4 Candidates who fail to clear the Research Project will not be eligible for award of
degree. In case any failure on the part of the candidate, the research project should be
started afresh, following the due procedure.
13.5 The candidate has to pay the required re-examination fee of Rs.4000/- to repeat the
project in case of failure.
13.6 The distribution of credits during the each stage of the research project is as follows:
Synopsis & Interim 1credit
Dissertation 1credit
Viva 1credit
All stage-wise evaluations will be nullified if provision 12.3 above is not fulfilled.
13.7 Letter grades will be awarded by both internal and external examiners (including the project
guide) in each stage of the research project

14. Unfair Means

The Institute views any use of unfair means in any component of evaluation in the Programme
very seriously. Faculty members/Course Coordinators/Invigilators should report such instances
of the use of unfair means to the Exam Cell in the prescribe format. The exam cell will ensure
award of Zero (0) in that examination. Unfair means includes talking or in possession of notes,
books, mobile phones, smart watches etc..

15. Promotion to the Next Year

A student is eligible for promotion to the next year provided the following academic standards
are maintained:
• Not more than 08 DGPs (including Academic & Disciplinary DGPs);
• Student who obtain more than 08 DGP’s need to repeat entire year with subsequent batch
• CGPA of at least 1.80 over three trimesters

16. Criteria for Award of Masters

A student will be eligible for award of Masters only if the following criteria are met at the
end of sixth trimester:
• CGPA of at least2.00;
• Not more than 16 DGPs; (including Academic & Disciplinary DGPs);
On completion of the Programme, every student should obtain No Objection Certificate in the
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prescribed format from the indicated authorities and submit the same to the Programme Office. The
final mark-sheet/ Degree will be withheld if the NOC is not submitted.

17. Re-Checking
Where a student is not satisfied with the marks/grades, he/she would be permitted for re-
checking his/her answer sheet for unchecked answers and arithmetical accuracy of total marks
awarded, in the Exam Cell within 10 days from the declaration of the result.

18. Re-Evaluation
18.1 Revaluation of answer sheets is allowed only for the End -term Theory
examination of Trimesters. Internal evaluation components like quizzes, mid-
term exam, term paper, projects, assignments, port visit, comprehensive viva
etc. are not admissible for revaluation.
18.2 Application for revaluation has to be made within 15 days of declaration of
results for the trimester exam with specific reasons along with the prescribed
fee of `2000/- per paper in which revaluation is sought.
18.3 Revaluation is not permitted for more than 1/3 rd of the courses in a trimester
18.4 A student seeking revaluation must submit, to the Examination Cell, a written
application for revaluation along with proof of payment of required fee. The
application must provide full course details, marks secured by the candidate,
and reason for seeking revaluation
18.5 On receipt of revaluation application, the Examination Cell will scrutinize the
same for its eligibility on merit. Marks written on the answer books are to be
concealedbeforepresentingtheanswerbooksforrevaluationtotheexaminer/s.
18.6 Examiner/s for revaluation will be proposed by the Examination Cell. The panel
will not include the examiners who had first examined the answer books. Panels
are to be approved by Centre Head (in case of Kolkata) / Dean (in case of
Delhi). Examination cell will send answer books to the member/s from the
approved panel and keep it confidential.
18.7 On receipt of the re-evaluated answer books from examiners, the following
rules will apply:
18.8 On receipt of the revalued End-term marks the same will replace the old End-
term marks and thus the new total marks of that course will be considered for
appropriate grade by the Course Coordinator
18.9 The re-evaluated grades (upward, same or downward) will be the final grade
and sent for approval of the Director for declaration of the result.

19. Award of Medals

19.1 Students who obtain a ‘D’ or ‘F’ grade in any course or any DGPs (Academic or Disciplineray)
will not be considered for award of medal
19.2 Award of Medal is also subject to satisfactory conduct of the students in the Institute
19.3 Those granted waiver of attendance at examination due to illness, death, marriage,
placement activity or participation in events at other schools/institutions and writing
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 supplementary examinations will be considered for award of medals.
19.4 The first three students from the entire batch of Delhi and Kolkata campuses, in order of
merit on the basis of their performance in all the trimesters taken together, shall be
awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals respectively.
19.5 The Sumitra Chishti award will be given to the best student in the field of Economics.
19.6 An All-round Proficiency Award will also be awarded for Delhi and Kolkata campuses
based on academic performance and extra-curricular activities of the students.
19.7 Jyotiba Phule Gold Medal would be awarded to the best Female Student in the two-year
MBA full time programme.
19.8 Ornate Solar Award for Thought Leaders in Renewable Industry will also be awarded
for contributing best ideas to the Renewable Industry.

20. Online FeedBack

IIFT firmly believes in taking regular and organized feedback from students on the progress of
their courses and the delivery of the course coordinators. For this, a very robust feedback system
is followed and the same is described below:

20.1 The end-term feedback is taken online in the last session of the course, after teaching for
the course has been completed. All students are expected to be present for this exercise,
and to provide their feedback objectively. If, for some compelling reasons, a student is
not able to provide feedback in the last session, the Programme Assistant will coordinate
with the student to provide feedback on the day of end term exam for the course, by
coming 30 minutes early. A student who still does not give feedback will be awarded one
DGP. Therefore, students are advised to take the feedback exercise very seriously.

20.2 The mid-term feedback for a course will be taken by the Programme Assistant after the
completion of 1/3rdof sessions of every Course. This mid- term course review is
conducted with the purpose of obtaining an opinion from the students on the progress of
a course, and students are strongly advised to provide their feedbacks in an impartial and
productive manner.

21. Scholarships
21.1 The Institute operates Need Based Scholarship Scheme under which it pays interest
subsidy on Educational Loan for 27 months or the actual date of their employment,
which ever is earlier. Any student who has taken the loan and whose family income is
less than ₹`6.0 lakh per year can apply under this scholarship. Depending upon the fee and other
expenses the amount of educational loan is revised every year.

21.2 EXIM Bank Scholarship to the top ranked SC/ST Category student is also instituted at
IIFT.
21.3 Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and Ministry of Tribal Affairs has introduced
a liberal scholarship scheme called “Central Sector Scholarship Scheme of Top Class
Education for SC/ST Students”. Four SC students and four ST students, who secure
admission in the Institute’s two year full time MBA (International Business) are awarded
scholarship by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and Ministry of Tribal
Affairs respectively. The scholarship provides for (I) full tuition fee and non-refundable
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 charges; (II) living expenses @ ₹ 2220 per month subject to actuals; (II) books and
stationery @ ₹3000 per annum subject to actuals.
The eligibility conditions are as follows:
The total family income of the student from all sources should not exceed ₹ 6.0 lakh per
annum.
The scholarship will be terminated if the student fails to pass the final examination of
each year or any terminal examination.

22. International Management Forum

The International Management Forum (IMF) is a students’ voluntary association for organizing
such co-curricular and extra-curricular activities as are consistent with the overall objectives of
the Programme and subject to the Rules and Regulations prescribed from time to time by the
Institute. In the beginning of the academic year, the IMF must prepare a schedule of activities for
the approval of the competent authority. The IMF should ensure that their extra and co-curricular
activities do not cause any disturbance to the academic calendar of the programme.

23. Administration of the Programme

The Programme Director, MBA (IB) under the guidance of the Head (Graduate Studies in
Management Division), administers the Programme. The Programme Director will be the link
between the students and the faculty. A Programme Assistant will assist the Programme Director
to look after the day-to-day academic matters.
The Rules Committee will decide academic matters pertaining to the Programme not covered by
the handbook which will then be forwarded to the Director for approval.
The Programme Director will interact regularly with the students. The students are free to meet
the Programme Director, individually after taking prior appointment. In case, where students
have problems of an academic nature they may also meet the Head (GSM), with prior
appointment. The contact details are as follows:

Dr. Sanjay Rastogi Head, Graduate Studies Management Division

Dr. Ankit Kesarwani Programme Director

Ms. Sumita Marwah Section Officer
Ms. Priyanka Pachnanda Programme Associate

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24. Rules regarding Fee of the Programme
The fee for both the years of the Programme can be paid either in full at the time of
admission or in installments as per schedule:

FEE SCHEDULE FOR MBA (IB) DEGREE PROGRAMME 2020-22

The annual tuition fee for the programme is Rs.8,85,000/-. Total Fee (including other charges) is payable in six
installments as per details:
INSTALLMENT
I II III IV V VI
Payment Due 24.06.2020 11.10.2020 15.01.2021 01.07.2021 09.10.2021 08.01.2022
Before
Tuition Fee 3,35,000 2,75,000 2,75,000 3,35,000 2,75,000 2,75,000
(1,67,500) (1,37,500) (1,37,500) (1,67,500) (1,37,500) (1,37,500)
Computer Facility 12,000 - - 12,000 - -
and Internet
Library 3,000 - - 3,000 - -
Alumni charges 10,000 - - - - -
IMF (Student 7,500 - - 7,500 - -
Body)
Total 3,67,500 2,75,000 2,75,000 3,57,500 2,75,000 2,75,000
(2,00,000) (1,37,500) (1,37,500) (2,00,000) (1,37,500) (1,37,500)
For SC/ST and PWD candidates – 50% concession in tuition fee.

Foreign Nationals/NRI Candidates

The fee for Foreign / NRI candidates will be US$30,000 plus Rs.32,500/- annual charges for the first
year and US$ 30,000 plus Rs.22,500/- annual charges for the second year. The fees are payable on an
annual basis at the time of admission/beginning of second year.
The prescribed fee is payable either by online transfer or a crossed Account Payee Demand Draft drawn in
favour of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, payable at New Delhi. Cheque & Cash will not be accepted.
Defaulting students not paying their fees in the stipulated time will have to pay a fine of Rs.500 per week upto a
maximum of four weeks.
In the event of non-payment of the fee within four weeks of the due payment date, the student will be de-
registered.
Re-registration will be permitted, if the student makes the payment within eight weeks of the due date. Besides the
late payment fine (i.e. Rs. 2000/-), the student will be required to pay a re-registration charges of Rs. 5000/-. If
such student doesn’t re-register within eight week of the due date, he will not be allowed to appear in the
examination/ trimester to follow under any circumstances. Further, such student is liable to be de-registered from
the programme.
* Charges for Medical Insurance Cover would be extra, which will be notified in due course on IIFT
website i.e. www.iift.edu.

Important Note : After making the above payments (except mess fees) or any other payments as
required, you are requested to inform the details of payment at [email protected] :-
Name of Student
Date of Payment
Amount of Payment
UTR / Transaction ID
Payment towards

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The bank details of IIFT Delhi for fee payments is as follows :-
Beneficiary Name : INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN TRADE
Bank Account No. : 767635122
Bank Name : INDIAN BANK
Bank Address : Mehrauli Institutional Area Branch, Katwaria Sarai, New Delhi-16
Bank Branch : Mehrauli Branch
Bank IFSC : IDIB000M089

For any query or information relating to administration, fees, email to Ms. Sumita Marwah, Section
Officer, GSM Div at [email protected]

25. Changes in the Rules &Regulations

In order to maintain the highest standards in education and fulfill the objectives of the
programme, the Institute retains the right to add or delete any clause and change the existing
clause(s) in the Handbook of Information as and when required. Any addition or alteration that
may be made in future in the Handbook will be put on the Notice Board indicating the effective
date of the change for information of students.

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 Calendar of Activities
(Tentative)

FIRST YEAR

Registration Aug. 5, 2020

TRIMESTER I

(i) Academic Session August 2020 - October 2020

(ii) Class Room Teaching August 2020 - October 2020

(iii) Trimester- I Examination October 2020

TRIMESTER II

(i) Academic Session November 2020 - January 2021

(ii) Class Room Teaching November 2020 - January 2021

(iii) Campus Interview for Summer Placement October 2020

(iv) Trimester-II Examination January 2021

TRIMESTER III

(i) Academic Session February 2021 - April 2021

(ii) Class Room Teaching February 2021 - April 2021

(iii) Social Awareness Programme (NGO) January/February, 2021

(iv) Trimester-III Examination April 2021

(v) Summer Placement April 2021 - June 2021

SECOND YEAR

TRIMESTER IV

(i) Academic Session July 2021 - September 2021

(ii) Class Room Teaching & Pre-Placement Talks July 2021 - September 2021

(iii) Research Project – Stage I

(a) Finalization of Title of Research August 2021

(b) Submission of synopsis of Research Project October 2021

(iv) Preparation of Placement Brochure July 2021

(v) Trimester-IV Examination September 2021

(vi) Port Visit September 2021

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TRIMESTER V

(i) Academic Session October 2021 - December 2021

(ii) Class Room Teaching October 2021- December2021

(iii) Submission of interim report of Research December 2021

Projects Stage II
(iv) Trimester- V Examination and Comprehensive Viva December 2021

TRIMESTER VI

(i) Academic Session January 2022 - March 2022

(ii) Class Room Teaching January 2022 - March 2022

(iii) Placement Programme Lateral Placement - December 2021

Final Placement - January2022
(iv) Submission of Final Report of Research January 2022
Project -Stage III
(v) Dissertation Viva February 2022

(vi) Trimester VI Examination March 2022

Convocation April / May2022

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 TRIMESTER-WISE COURSE STRUCTURE

S. No. Noncredit -NC courses during Induction Credit

(Noncredit courses to be run as workshop)
1. Psychology for Managerial Decisions 1 NC
2. Managerial Communications 1 NC
3. Fundamentals of International Management 1 NC
Trimester –I
S. No. Course Title Credit
1 Marketing Management 3
2 Financial Accounting 3
3 Managerial Communication 2
4 Business Economics 3+ 1NC
5 Business Statistics 3+ 1NC
6 ITAM I 2
7 Organizational Behaviour 3
Total (Trimester-wise) 19

Trimester –II
S. No. Course Title Credit
1 International Marketing Management 3
2 Management Accounting 2
3 Financial Management-I 3
4 Operations Research 3
5 Business Research Methods 3
6 Macro Economics 3
7 Human Resource Management 3
Total (Trimester-wise) 20
Trimester –III
S. No. Course Title Credit
1 Financial Management 2 2
2 International Financial Management 3
3 Operations Management 3

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 4 International Economics 3
5 Strategic Management 2
6 International Trade Operations & Documentation 3
7 Trade Analytics 2
8 IT Application in Management II 2
Total (Trimester-wise) 20

Trimester –IV
S. No. Course Title Credit
1 Supply Chain Management 3
2 India, and WTO 2
3 International Business Strategy 2
4 International Trade Logistics 3
5 Data Analytics 3
Total (Trimester-wise) 13

Trimester –V
S. No. Course Title Credit
1 Corporate Ethics & Governance 2
2 Management of Global Sourcing 2
Total (Trimester-wise) 4
Trimester –VI
S. No. Course Title Credit
1 Legal Aspect of Business 2

Others
S. No. Course Title Credit
1 Port Visit 2
2 Summer Project 2
3 Research Project 3
4 Comprehensive VIVA 2
5 SAP (Social Awareness Program) 3
Total (Trimester-wise) 12

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 S. No. Course Title Credit
1 Electives (15X2) 30
2 Total Core 78

3 Others 12
Total(I+II+III+IV+V+VI+Others+ Electives) 120

List of Electives (As per Functional Areas)

S. No.
I. General Management and Strategy
1 Competitive Strategy
2 Management of Strategic Alliances
3 International Contract Management
4 Entrepreneurship
5 Strategy Execution & Tools
6 New Venture Creation & Start ups

II. Quantitative Techniques & Operations Management

1 Advanced Supply Chain Management
2 Procurement & Material Management
3 Advanced Forecasting Techniques for Business
Applications
4 Multi-Variate Data Analysis & Forecasting Techniques
5 Modeling in SCM: SCOR Approach

III. IT
1 Online Business & E-Commerce
2 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems
3 IT Project Consultancy & Management
4 Artificial Intelligence
IV. Finance
1 Financing of International Trade
2 Financial Derivatives and Risk Management
3 Mergers and Acquisitions

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 4 Financial Risk Management
5 Management of Financial Services
6 Project Appraisal and Finance
7 Financial Modeling
8 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management

V. Marketing
1 B2B Marketing
2 Digital Marketing
3 Marketing of Services
4 Marketing Research
5 Consumer Behaviour
6 Advertising and Promotion Management
7 Sales and Distribution Management
8 Brand Management
9 Customer Relationship Management
10 Strategic Market Planning and Decision Making
11 Rural Marketing
12 Retail Management
VI. International Trade Operations & Logistics
1 Agri-Commodity Trading (ACT)
2 Management of Shipping Services
3 Green Strategy for Global Operations and Logistics
4 Sectoral Strategies for International Business (Seminar
Course)
5 Managing Global Compliance in Exports
6 Custom Procedure in GST Regime

VII. HR
1 Strategic HR
2 Competency Mapping
3 Labour Laws and Industrial Relations
4 Organisational Transformation and Change Management

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 5 International Human Resource Management Practices
6 HR Matrices and Organisational Performance
7 Cross Cultural Management

VII. Economics of Strategy

1 Game Theory and Strategy
2 Applied Econometrics
3 Management of Pricing
4 International Investment Treaties and Business Decisions

Note: Students are required to opt for 15 Electives. They can major in two functional areas (6
each) and minor (3) in any other functional area.

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 About Computer Centre

Recognizing the importance of technology in education, IIFT’s Computer Centre has

implemented the latest state of the art IT infrastructure to provide a competitive advantage in its core
areas of education and research.
Delhi Campus
99% Uptime
The Computer Centre aims at providing 99 percent uptime including ensuring server uptime,
data recovery and backup, facilitating storage management, hardware, network operations,
streamlining operations and simplifying end-user support.
Internet &Wi-Fi Services:
For its internet requirements, the IIFT avails 150 MBPS leased line from two different ISPs on
load balancing. The campus is fully WiFi-enabled.
Computer Lab
The computer lab for the students is open 24X7 with adequate number of desktop computers.
These are fully supported with application software such as SPSS, EViews, SAS, etc. India
Trade& Prowess databases from CMIE are also available on the Institute’s
network.
Data Analytics & Simulation Lab (DASL)
Comprehending the recent advances in functional data analysis and high-dimensional statistics,
IIFT, besides the Computer Lab, has an exclusive Data Analytics & Simulation Lab (DASL) with 40
computers with software such as SPSS, Hadoop, SAS, etc for Data Analytics and
Simulation Courses.
Video Conferencing
Apart from this, IIFT also uses video conferencing facility for training, placement & corporate
activities, research activities besides connecting IIFT Delhi & Kolkata for internal meetings, etc.
Online Education Platform
IIFT’s recent foray in the online education platform has been possible with the state-of -the-art
IT infrastructure support being provided for the conduct of online programmes, which has
enabled IIFT to conduct online sessions on a real time basis using broadband facility.
Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Platform
Besides the online education platform, Institute has also its own Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
Platform that includes a rich library of recorded sessions on different subjects.
Campus360 & its Online Processes
IIFT also has a fully integrated in-house developed platform, named
"Campus360" (http://campus360.iift.ac.in) that provides convergence facility to the faculty with the
students and the programme office. The Campus 360 enables online attendance, sharing of
courseware, result processing, online quiz, opinion polls, assignment submission,
dissertation/research project submission, elective selection, port visit option, language
selection and many more related activities.
Campus360 plays an important role in the daily activities of students at Indian Institute of
Foreign Trade. Starting from the schedule for their classes to coursework, assignments,
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feedback, online quizzes, Campus360 has it all. The students can view the schedule for their day’s
classes online. They can also view the coursework uploaded by faculty which will help them revise the
concepts taught even after class. Assignments are uploaded by the faculty on campus360 with a specific
deadline. Students get notifications on the Campus360 dashboard regarding their assignments, which
they can complete and upload online.
Campus360 also helps in conducting online quizzes. Students can attend quiz from their own laptop on
specified day and time and for a specified duration. They can view their scores along with
correct answers once the quiz is closed for all. This makes the marking process transparent.
Research project submission is also done by the students through Campus360. The student
dashboard is a very informative feature and helps the students to keep note of the course
announcements, assignment deadlines, courseware uploads and quiz schedules at a glance.
Campus360’s Online Process
The following are the key online processes through Campus360:
a) NGO Preference (Corporate Social Responsibility)
b) Online Foreign Language Selection Process
c) Online Quizzes
d) Online Elective Selection Process
e) Port Visit Preference
f) Online Dissertation Project

Virtual Private Network

Institute has a secured Virtual Private Network through which students will be able to access the
Internal Library resources such as journals, etc. during their Summer Internship.
Exclusive Student Web Server
Institute has an exclusive Web server for students to host the web pages of the college events,
symposiums, etc.

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 LIBRARY

The Institute's has a well-equipped Library with updated knowledge. It has a collection of
latest books by eminent authors on Trade, Economy, Management and WTO related issues. It
also has a collection of journals, research reports, company reports, CD-ROMs,
videocassettes, International Trade Statistics and Databases. Apart from books on traditional
Management and Economics related areas, the Library has huge collection of books on
upcoming areas like WTO, Intellectual Property Rights, Services Management, Mergers &
Acquisitions, Trade Finance, e- Business, Global Business Strategies, International Business
Law, and Information Technology, etc. The Library also subscribes to over 255 Journals and
Periodicals and has enriched itself with publications of prestigious national and international
organizations such as UN, ITC, UNCTAD, WTO, IMF, World Bank, Ministries and
Departments of Government of India. In order to facilitate online access to information,
Library has also subscribed to trade related online and offline databases like Blackwell
Synergy (28 e-Journals), Balance of Payment, CMIE databases (Commodities, Prowess, India
Trade, Industry Outlook and Economic Outlook), Commodity Price Bulletin, DGCIS
Statistics, Direction of Trade Statistics, EIU Online, EBSCO, Emerald Management Extra, e-
pharma, IFS, Indiastat.com, Inside Trade.com, JSTOR, OECD e-library, Proquest, Science
Direct, Suns Magazine, Trade Map, World Bank Online Database, World Trade Atlas and
WITS etc.

IIFT subscribes to Bloomberg, which offers a dynamic network of information for decision-
makers. Bloomberg is of great value to B-School students seeking fast access to accurate
business and financial information, news and insight around the world. Students are also
offered training to familiarize them with this powerful resource.
Library facilities are open to participants. The participants are required to deposit of Rs.
5000/- for Library membership which is refundable at the end of the Programme.

Library Hours.

Monday to Friday Gazetted Holidays Saturday Sunday

(Except N.H.)
9.00 a.m. to 11.00 p.m 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m 9.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m 11.00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.

Facilities/Services

• Reading room facility.

• Reference services.
• Documentation/Indexing services.
• Photocopy facility - chargeable @ 50 paise per page, Rs. 15/- per page for restricted
publications.

WTO Resource Centre (Shifted to NAFED Building) to facilitate research on World

Trade organization.
Books for Reference only.
No borrowing allowed. (Photocopying allowed)

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Library Circulation's Rules

• Three Reader's tickets to be issued to each student.

• One book against one card for a maximum period of 7days.
• A fine of Rs.1/- per day to be levied after the due date.
• Restricted books may be issued for overnight and a fine of Rs.10/- per day charged if
not returned on time.
• If any Library materials is lost/damaged, the participant should either replace or pay
the cost as specified in Rule 6.1 of Library Rules.
• Participants to obtain No Dues Certificate from Library before Comprehensive Viva.
User's Attention

• Stealing, mutilating, marketing of books and tearing of pages are considered serious
offence and can even result in rustication of the concerned student.
• Repeated delay in return of books may result in suspension from the membership of
the Library.
• Personal belongings including books, notes, eatables etc. are not allowed inside the
Library.
• Participants to consult the Library Rules and Regulations from the Library Counter
for details.
• Use of mobile phones inside the Library is strictly prohibited.

Library Staff

Name Designation Activity In-charge

Smt. AmitaAnand Asstt. Librarian Book Section
Smt. Nirmala Asstt. Librarian Periodical Section
Sh. Mahak Singh Asstt. Circulation Counter/
Saturday/Sunday/Holidays
Sh.Har Singh Clerk Saturday/Sunday/Holidays
Sh. Sanjay Kumar Clerk Monday-Friday till 11.00
p.m.

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 HOSTEL FACILITIES

Hostel Facility is not offered for the time being due to Corona Virus Pandemic. Hostel Rules & Other
related Guidelines will be uploaded on the IIFT website i.e, www.iift.edu after the normalcy.

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 ANNEXURE I
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN TRADE
SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

PROFORMA FOR APPROVAL OF PROJECT PROPOSAL

Programme: MBA (IB) 2020-22

ROLLNO.

Name of the Student :

Title of the Project :

Subject Area::
Marketing/Finance/Strategy/Economics/Tra
de/IT/ any other (Please Specify)

Name of the Project Supervisor :

Co-Supervisor :

Suggestions of Supervisor for

Reformulating the: Project (if any)

Signature of Student Signature of Supervisor

Date:

At the time of submission of this form Project Synopsis must be enclosed.

Bio-data of the Co-Supervisor may be enclosed (if applicable)

For Office Use Only

Synopsis = Approved /Unapproved

Co-Supervisor = Approved/Unapproved
Signature of Programme Director
Date:

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 ANNEXURE II
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
Mid-Term Feedback

1= POOR 2=FAIR 3=GOOD 4=VERYGOOD 5=EXCELLENT

Description 1 2 3 4 5
1. The coverage and relevance of course
contents

Suggestions (for Point1)

2. Sequencing of course

Suggestions (for Point2)

3. Clarity in the Learning objectives and

correlation between the pedagogy
administered:

Suggestions (for Point3)

4. Quality and Distribution of Reading

Suggestions (for Point4)

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 End-Term Feedback

1=POOR 2=FAIR 3=GOOD 4=VERYGOOD 5=EXCELLENT

Course Evaluation

Parameters 1 2 3 4 5
The coverage of
course contents
Sequencing of
course
Quality and
Distribution of
Reading
Overall
Effectiveness of the
course

Suggestions if any

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 Faculty Evaluation
Parameters 1 2 3 4 5
Quality of Presentations
Teaching ability of the Instructor
Opportunities provided for Interaction
in Class
Overall Satisfaction With Faculty

Suggestions if any

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 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN TRADE
(DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY)
DELHI CAMPUS: B-21, QUTAB INSTITUTIONAL AREA, NEW DELHI-110016.
Tel: 39147319(Direct), 011-39147200 -05(PBX) Fax: 011-011-26533285

KOLKATA CAMPUS: 1583 MADURDAHA, Chowbagha Road, WARD NO. 108, BOROUGH XII,
KOLKATA
EPABX 91-33-24195700, Fax: 91-33-24432454
Website: www.iift.edu

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