I set out to explore the campus after having set up my hostel room. The buildings have an old-school, archaic kind of charm to them. I had seen ‘The Top of the World’ in photos and that being the first place I visited on campus, indeed I felt on top of the world. The serenity around it gives a sense of having arrived. Another thing I noticed was the sheer difference in the size of the campus between my undergrad college NIT Surathkal and IIFT. But I have realized more recently the smaller size of the campus is indeed a blessing in disguise. Every instant we have to be on our toes with the guest lectures, knowledge sessions and more squeezed into a tight academic schedule and the proximity of the buildings is our only respite.
Another person I made early acquaintance with was Hyungjun An, a South Korean national who stays across the corridor from my room. He is a student of the two year MBA (IB) course as part of his company’s requirement to understand trade relations with India. This creates a sense of pride about – the rising stature of India in world trade where students from multiple countries (South Korea, France, etc.) come to learn about trade relations, the fact that they choose to study at IIFT, being the only college in India that specializes in trade and the diversity that IIFT stands for. It is certainly going to be a fulfilling and enriching two years at IIFT! #IIFTIANForLife.
Which ABG company would you like to work for?
Aditya Birla Capital, being one of the top fund managers in India, would be my preferred company to work with. With highly diversified verticals across life insurance, asset management, housing finance, equity & commodity broking, wealth management and online money management, it would provide immense exposure across the financial spectrum and give a fillip to my professional career.
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