The Union Minister of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu was found to have inaugurated a new Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) campus in Maidan Garhi, New Delhi today, February 22, 2019. He shared his ideas over the importance of the IIFT campus towards national growth. He also emphasized the importance of IIFT towards policy-making and research for the development of the Ministry of Commerce.
The event witnessed the presence of Prof. Manoj Pant, Director, IIFT, Prof. Vijaya Katti, Dean Administration (Academic), Dr. K. Rangarajan, Centre Head, IIFT Kolkata Campus, and Dr. P.K. Gupta, Registrar, IIFT.
It has been reported that the new campus will be spread over an area of 5.6 acres, and the construction for the same by NBCC Ltd will get completed in over 2 years.
The campus is said to have State of Art audio video system, Smart Classrooms, Building Management System (BMS), Mechanized basement car parking along with “barrier-free access standards for persons with disabilities”, and a solar power plant comprising of 250 KW.
The campus will also consist of a state of art Auditorium for 1000 pax, a swimming pool, and other indoor games facilities.