Integrated Programme in Management (IPM)

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) offers 5-year Integrated Programme in Management (IPM). The five year IIFT Integrated MBA is a dual degree programme and leads to award of BBA+MBA. IIFT launched 5-Year Integrated MBA at its Kakinada campus in Andhra Pradesh in 2022. For IIFT IPM Admission, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade accepts score of IPMAT exam which is conducted by IIM Indore

The Five Year Integrated Program in Management (IPM) at IIFT-Kakinada aims at imparting managerial and decision making capabilities to young professionals along with integrating management education with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). In line with the New Education Policy 2020, with an early induction into the programme and a rigorous and holistic curriculum, the students will be able to demonstrate problem solving skills supported by appropriate analytical techniques and will use ethical and socially conscious judgment while analyzing business situations. Candidates successfully completing the course requirement of integrated programme in management would be awarded Bachelor of Business Administration (Business Analytics) at the end of 3 years and Master of Business Administration (International Business) at the end of 5 years by Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. Candidates opting for exit after completing the requirement of first three years, would be awarded Bachelor of Business Administration (Business Analytics). The first three years of the IPM program would be based on semester system and the last two years would be based on the trimester system (as per the prevailing MBA course structure). Promotion from BBA (Business Analytics) to MBA (International Business) will be based on fulfilment of all academic requirements as per rules.
 

IIFT offers a dynamic curriculum. It aims to familiarize the students with fundamental concepts of management, international business and trade. The course structure is in sync with international trade and business demand, industry requirements and expectations. It incorporates all the vital subject areas and disciplines relevant to global business, emphasizing on analytical and quantitative approach. The course is a combination of core subjects and a wide range of electives that cater to the changing dynamics of international business.

IIFT IPM curriculum for the first three years is based on the combination of courses on Business Analytics, Foundation (Management), Humanities and Professional Enrichment. Professional enrichment is a combination of Ability Enhancement, Skill Enhancement and Creativity. The curriculum comprises of approximately 150 credits in total for the first three years. While the last 2 years of MBA-IB at IIFT is of 120 credits.
 

IIFT Need Based Scholarship: Under this Scheme IIFT pays interest subsidy on Educational Loan for 27 months to the MBA (IB) students with family income less than Rs.6 lakhs, from the time the loan in taken from a Bank.

New Scholarship Scheme (NSS): It will cover 10% students with scholarship amounting to 20% of the tuition fee in all “Full-Time/Regular” batches of the degree courses offered by IIFT. The criteria would be “means-cum-merit” basis with 70% weightage to means, and 30% weightage to merit.

Scholarships to IPM students: The scholarship will be offered after completion of BBA and MBA.

Government of India Scholarships: Government of India offers various central and state level scholarships to students. As of now, central scholarships are available for Full-Time students of IIFT through NSP portal like Central Sector Scholarship of Top Class Education to the SC students; ST students; to students with benchmark disabilities; to OBC students; Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship to the students belonging to minority communities and other scholarships.

Exim Bank Scholarship: Exim Bank offers a scholarship for reserved category (SC/ST) students equivalent to the tuition fees paid in the first year of the two-year Full-Time MBA Programme in International Business, subject to a ceiling of Rs.3.5Lakh.

OPJEMS Scholarship: This merit based scholarship by OP Jindal Group, is given to MBA(IB) first year and second year students of Delhi campus. First ten toppers from 1st year and first ten toppers from 2nd Year will be nominated by the Institute. On the basis of online test and interview conducted by OP Jindal Group, selected students will be awarded an amount of Rs.1.50 lakhs as scholarship. 

• IIFT IPM Admission is a two step process:
• The applicants should apply for IPMAT conducted by IIM Indore and also apply separately for IIFT IPM Admission
• IIFT will use score of IPMAT cut off for short-listing/selecting the candidates for its IPM programme
• For final selection in IIFT IPM Admission, IIFT will prepare Merit list for selection of the candidate on the basis of his/her IPMAT Score, Academic Profile of class 10th and Gender Diversity as per following weightage

You need to take following steps to apply for IIFT IPM Admission:

• Apply Online for IPMAT conducted by IIM Indore at iimidr.ac.in
• IPMAT Registration & Application Fees is Rs.4130/-
• Apply Online for IIFT IPM Admission separately
• IIFT IPM Application Fees is Rs.2000/-

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