About (CRCAD)

The Corporate Relations and Career Advancement Division (CRCAD) is dedicated to fostering strong, sustainable partnerships with the corporate sector and civil society — both in India and internationally.

Its primary mandate is to actively engage with industry leaders, business associations, policy bodies, and other stakeholders to build mutually beneficial relationships. These collaborations are designed to create meaningful linkages between the Institute and the business world, ensuring that IIFT remains closely aligned with industry trends, expectations, and emerging opportunities.

A key focus of CRCAD is to facilitate the smooth and impactful induction of students from IIFT’s flagship MBA (International Business) Full-Time Programme and MBA (Business Analytics) Full-Time Programme into the corporate world. This is achieved through structured corporate engagements, live projects, industry immersion programs, and regular corporate interactions.

The student–industry engagement process begins with the Summer Internship Program, conducted at the end of the first academic year. During the months of April, May and June, students intern with leading organisations for a period of eight to ten weeks. This is an integral component of the curriculum, providing them with first-hand exposure to business practices, industry dynamics, and professional work culture.

This engagement continues with organisations from India and abroad visiting IIFT between December and February each year to offer career and job opportunities across diverse sectors, functions, and geographies. IIFT has a proud legacy of 100% recruitment success, a testament to the rigorous process that balances academic excellence with robust industry exposure. This legacy underscores the Institute’s commitment to producing graduates who are both theoretically sound and practically adept.

Through these initiatives, CRCAD plays a pivotal role in ensuring academia and industry collaboration — enabling students to apply classroom learning to real-world challenges and ensuring recruiters gain access to highly skilled, industry-ready talent.