IIFT wins CFA Global Investment Research Challenge-India FINALS

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Posted by Bibaswan Banerjee

Five students of MBA-IB, second year ( Navin BabuThangaraj VenkatachalamMaharajan NallasivanPranav Bajoria and Arul Vel Arasan) made IIFT proud yesterday by emerging winners in the National Finals of the CFA Global Investment Research Challenge held in the Bloomberg Office in Mumbai.

The competition is supported by three premier organizations including NSE (National Stock Exchange), Bloomberg and Bloomberg UTV as sponsors and long term corporate partners.
CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals worldwide, promoting the best practices in equity research among the next generation of analysts in association with the Indian Association of Investment Professionals (IAIP), launched the “CFA Institute Research Challenge”. This is an annual, global educational initiative launched by the CFA Institute.

The panel of judges for the event included:
  • Sunil Singhania, CFA, Head - Equity Investments, Reliance Capital Asset Management Ltd; and President of IAIP
  • Ratnesh Kumar, Managing Director and Head, Standard Chartered Securities India
  • Alan Meder CFA, SVP and Chief Risk Officer, Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co.; and Vice Chair, CFA Institute Board of Governors
  • Ramesh Damani, seasoned investor with over two decades of experience
The team now moves on to compete in the Asia Pacific Final that will be held in Hong Kong in March 2012 and which will feature the best B-schools from Asia. 

IIFT has yet again proved its mettle edging out several of the top b-schools in this country like the IIM's to win this honour.

All the best guys for the Asia Pacific Round! GO IIFT GO!!

QS Global 200 Survey ranks IIFT 21st best b-school in ASIA PACIFIC region

Friday, December 09, 2011 Posted by Bibaswan Banerjee


IIFT scaled even greater heights today, being ranked 21st by QS Global 200 survey in its best b-schools in the Asia pacific region survey. IIM-A was the highest ranked Indian b-school in the list with a rank of 2nd.

According to the report, IIFT is the 21st best B School in Asia Pacific Region. Survey is based on Recruiter's opinion. Find below the links for the same.



NDTV Politically Incorrect at IIFT Campus

Wednesday, December 07, 2011 Posted by Bibaswan Banerjee

NDTV Politically Incorrect was shot at the IIFT Campus on December 4th. The guests who participated in the debate included Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyar and Mr. Swapan Dasgupta. The debate was moderated by Ankita Mukherji. The topic was the current hotcake "Does the rollback of FDI in retail signal the end of the Indian growth story ?". Students from both the 2012 and 2013 batches were present in the audience and they participated actively by asking incisive questions which was greatly appreciated by the guests.

The show will be telecast at 9:30 PM on Friday, 9th December on NDTV 24x7. There will also be a repeat telecast at 9:30 AM on the following morning. Don't miss the episode.

Photos coming soon!

Ad Mad Results!!

Saturday, November 19, 2011 Posted by Bibaswan Banerjee

Ad Mad RESULTS!!

1st: Hindu-I (Hindu College)
2nd (tied): Junoon-I: Dyal Singh (evening) and A Few Bad Men (IIFT)

Brand Vistaar Results Declared

Friday, November 18, 2011 Posted by Bibaswan Banerjee

Winners:Team Mavericks from MDI
Runners'-up: Team Sammies from MICA
Congratulations to the winners

Results of Bollywood Ka Shahenshah(Informals)

Friday, November 18, 2011 Posted by Bibaswan Banerjee

Arjun Chopra
Shashank Malhotra
Arun Panigrahi
Arunesh Sharma 
Dhruba Jyoti Chatterjee 
Each get Rs 1000.

Religare SHODH Results Declared!!

Friday, November 18, 2011 Posted by Bibaswan Banerjee


Winners: IIFT Delhi-Nandan Sharma,Nishtha Anand, Prince Goel
Runners'-up: MDI Gurgaon-Ankit Kumar Gupta,Dhaval Shah

Both teams have won prizes along with PPIs from Religare.

Congratulations!!!

International Paper Writing Contest RESULTS

Friday, November 18, 2011 Posted by Bibaswan Banerjee


Event Title

International Paper Writing Contest

RESULTS:

Winner: Riddhi Biswas-IIM K

1st Runners-up:Joymalya Bandopadhyay-XLRI Jamshedpur

2nd Runners-up: Aniket R Khare-IIFT Delhi


Congratulations!!!

Quo Vadis Coverage in HT!!

Friday, November 18, 2011 Posted by Bibaswan Banerjee

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Music/IIFT-cultural-fest-kicks-off/Article1-770530.aspx

Even before the inaugration, Quo Vadis 2011 is hitting the headlines. Check out this full page coverage of IIFT's annual management and cultural festival.

The EXCITEMENT is HERE!!!!

Thursday, November 17, 2011 Posted by Bibaswan Banerjee

The wait has been excruciating but finally the long days have given way to a mere few hours.
Folks, the EXCITEMENT IS HERE!!!

We are now less than 12 hours away from the inauguration ceremony of one of the biggest events in the Indian b-school scene...

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi takes great pride in presenting 

RELIGARE QUO VADIS 2011
                                       where the journey begins...

DAY 1 (b-schoolers might understand DAY 0 better) is going to be a packed affair. Be ready for loads of competitions with enormous prize money on offer and a truckload of pure unadulterated fun. 

At 5:30 PM tomorrow, a press conference will be happening on campus where we introduce the star performers for the celebrity nights of 19th and 20th November. (DAY 2 and DAY 3 respectively)

19th November: Farhan Saeed (Jal Fame)
20th November: Shafqat Amanat Ali

The final event of the day will see seven excellent bands battle it out on stage for BAJAO: the WAR OF BANDS!! The audience are in for the time of their lives. 

QUO VADIS 2011 is going to blow your mind!!!

Be here at IIFT and experience the THRILL!!

P.S: If you are away from the stage, never mind! Stay tuned , 'cause we are going to be here all day long with live updates  and news as the day progresses.