IIFT essay-GDPI preparation thread [2012-14 batch]

MBA IIFT 2022
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hey puys

i opted Delhi as my interview centre. but havent received my interview letter. Should i contact them or wait?
are there any other people who are facing the same problem


yes.....i did not get it yet and am from delhi. just that i am worried what is the courier of cv from did not reach????
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got my letter

16th feb at IIFT

any1 on da same date??

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got my letter 2day

16 feb at IIFT, Delhi

any1 else wid da same date??

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got my letter 2day

16 feb at IIFT, Delhi

any1 else wid da same date??

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got my letter 2day

16 feb at IIFT, Delhi

any1 else wid da same date??

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hey prince

thank u for da mail! 😃

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@ Prince,

Can you just help me as to where exactly to find the course curriculum @ IIFT.
I wanted to see the courses taught @ IIFT under marketing specialization, but couldn't locate it on the site.

Thanks In Advance.


The electives offered in marketing and all other domains last year were as follows-

Electives- Marketing
Course Offered
1. International Brand Management
2. Retail and Distribution Management
3. Marketing of Services
4. Industrial Marketing
5. Advertisement and Promotion Management
6. Customer Relationship Management
7. Rural Marketing
8. Strategic Marketing
9. Sales Management

Electives- Finance
Course Offered
1. Derivatives & Risk Management
2. Project Appraisal & Finance
3. Retail Banking
4. Security Analysis & Portfolio Management
5. Management of Financial Services
6. Fixed Income Security Analytics
7. Mergers & Acquisitions
8. Bank Management
9. Foreign Currency Loans & Currency Risk Management
10.Trade Financing
11.Micro Financing
12.Global Financing
13.Wealth Management
14.Equity Research

Electives- IT Sector
Course Offered
1. IT Project Management
2. Software Process & Quality Management
3. Business Intelligence and Data Ware Housing
4. Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP)
5. IT Consultancy Practices & Management

Electives- Trade Sector
Course Offered
1. Agri Commodity Trading
2. Environment Management
3. Market Access Issues
4. Management Of Shipping Services
5. Metals & Minerals Commodity Trading
6. Customs & Excise Management
7. Commodity Price Risk Management

Electives- Strategy
Course Offered
1. Competitive Strategy

Electives- General Management
Course Offered
1. International Negotiations
2. International Human Resource Management
3. Fair Human Resource Practices

There may be some changes here and there for us and for you depending upon the interests of the batch and other factors.
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The electives offered in marketing and all other domains last year were as follows-

Electives- Marketing
Course Offered
1. International Brand Management
2. Retail and Distribution Management
3. Marketing of Services
4. Industrial Marketing
5. Advertisement and Promotion Management
6. Customer Relationship Management
7. Rural Marketing
8. Strategic Marketing
9. Sales Management

Electives- Finance
Course Offered
1. Derivatives & Risk Management
2. Project Appraisal & Finance
3. Retail Banking
4. Security Analysis & Portfolio Management
5. Management of Financial Services
6. Fixed Income Security Analytics
7. Mergers & Acquisitions
8. Bank Management
9. Foreign Currency Loans & Currency Risk Management
10.Trade Financing
11.Micro Financing
12.Global Financing
13.Wealth Management
14.Equity Research

Electives- IT Sector
Course Offered
1. IT Project Management
2. Software Process & Quality Management
3. Business Intelligence and Data Ware Housing
4. Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP)
5. IT Consultancy Practices & Management

Electives- Trade Sector
Course Offered
1. Agri Commodity Trading
2. Environment Management
3. Market Access Issues
4. Management Of Shipping Services
5. Metals & Minerals Commodity Trading
6. Customs & Excise Management
7. Commodity Price Risk Management

Electives- Strategy
Course Offered
1. Competitive Strategy

Electives- General Management
Course Offered
1. International Negotiations
2. International Human Resource Management
3. Fair Human Resource Practices

There may be some changes here and there for us and for you depending upon the interests of the batch and other factors.



Hello Senior,

can you suggest some point on the question
Why IIFT?
Some insight which will help us to prepare our answer better..
and one more help required regarding some economics terms..since they mainly ask about opinions so proper clarity is required..your help will be a give a great edge to prepare

Thanks in advance...waiting for reply:)
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The electives offered in marketing and all other domains last year were as follows-

Electives- Marketing
Course Offered
1. International Brand Management
2. Retail and Distribution Management
3. Marketing of Services
4. Industrial Marketing
5. Advertisement and Promotion Management
6. Customer Relationship Management
7. Rural Marketing
8. Strategic Marketing
9. Sales Management

Electives- Finance
Course Offered
1. Derivatives & Risk Management
2. Project Appraisal & Finance
3. Retail Banking
4. Security Analysis & Portfolio Management
5. Management of Financial Services
6. Fixed Income Security Analytics
7. Mergers & Acquisitions
8. Bank Management
9. Foreign Currency Loans & Currency Risk Management
10.Trade Financing
11.Micro Financing
12.Global Financing
13.Wealth Management
14.Equity Research

Electives- IT Sector
Course Offered
1. IT Project Management
2. Software Process & Quality Management
3. Business Intelligence and Data Ware Housing
4. Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP)
5. IT Consultancy Practices & Management

Electives- Trade Sector
Course Offered
1. Agri Commodity Trading
2. Environment Management
3. Market Access Issues
4. Management Of Shipping Services
5. Metals & Minerals Commodity Trading
6. Customs & Excise Management
7. Commodity Price Risk Management

Electives- Strategy
Course Offered
1. Competitive Strategy

Electives- General Management
Course Offered
1. International Negotiations
2. International Human Resource Management
3. Fair Human Resource Practices

There may be some changes here and there for us and for you depending upon the interests of the batch and other factors.


hey Prince..are there no electives in Operations??
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@seniors,
My CV form was delivered on 12th Jan due to some transit delays(as per the courier tracking service).I received my GD-PI date by post yesterday n the letter was dated 10th jan.:)
Just wanted to know whether my GD-PI letter is an assurance dat my CV form has been accepted aftr the 1 day delay....I hope there'll be no problems regarding this on the D-Day.....

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hi prince

i have enrolled for CABM credential last year in march.but becuase of work pressure and cat prep i didnt devote much time to it. but i am planning to complete it before June.


how should ijustify myself that it will be a value addition. i have email from cabm regarding the enrollement as proof. i covered only operations management. seniors pls guide me....


Answering it on prince's behalf....as far as the enrollment is concerned,
the interview panel is not gonna ask for any proof...aand as u have already said that u have mentioned the thing in ur CV, try and go thru the stuffs that u can probably complete in the few days time dat u got...bcuz der r fair enough chances of the panel asking u questions related to it...in case if dey do ask abt it, den u can try and get them ask u questions related to operations(the thing that u have already mentioned dat u have completed)....

Apart from it, just enrolling for the program would not serve the cause in future(no matter which B-school u land up in)...from der on, u wud be required to provide certification details in order to put such kinda things on the CV...

Hope dat helps...good luck...
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anyone from Delhi and has not received the letter??

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Can any iift seniour who is from mechanical background , can guide me to the tech topics i should cover for my interview..

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GDPI Mentorship Program

Many IIFT seniors have come forward to help the candidates in the last stage of their preparation for the essay-GDPI. Following are some of the seniors and their contact numbers.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&key;=0AhX5IGeJI1KndEZMdENHbVNnUHB5ZVpHcjk2OFcyc2c&output;=html

You can call them and ask them anything related to the process. You can know about their last year experience of the process and ask them questions relevant to what you filled in your CV form. Feel free to contact any of them, most preferably after 8:30 PM as we have classes from morning till 8:30 P.M.

All the best !!:)
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Hi puys!

Got the call letter. My GD/PI will be held in Mumbai on the 2nd of February. Anyone who's got the same date?

@seniors - I have 16 months of workex so it's been a while since i have touched my engineering books. What do you suggest i do with reagrds the engineering based qs that may be asked in the interview?

select 2-3 subjects that you were most comfortable with and redo ur fundamentals...since u r work-ex,u'll be asked abt ur work,organisation, roles and responsibility,industry in which ur organisation falls,competitors of urs...
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Hi prince..

Can we get any more material like you provided in the starting posts...? Especially about inflation...

Thanks,
Nishanth

this myt help
Indian inflation: Bringing tears to Indians eyes | The Economist
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Sanchit04421 Says
Hi......is the interview date being told by post or by email???

by post and email both
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anshur.81 Says
Can any iift seniour who is from mechanical background , can guide me to the tech topics i should cover for my interview..



You can call Mohammad Farhan from the link that I just posted.
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Hey Prince

I have PMed you my email id. Kindly send me the reading material wrt the GD

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Hey Puys,

I am a Civil Engineer with a work ex of 18 months now. I haven't seen any Civil Engineer post his/her PI experiences yet!! I m in a real fix here - how to go about my background and work ex and link it with IIFT !! Help Seniors!!

here is the email id of a senior who wud be able to help u

[email protected]