IFTM University, Moradabad

Institute of Foreign Trade and Management (IFTM) was a pioneering attempt to provide the world class professional education in the brass city of Moradabad in the year 1996 by a family of public spirited entrepreneurs. It was a joint vision by a philanthropist to the core and visionary in the education arena (Late) Sri Onkar Saran Kothiwal and renowned economist Dr. R.M. Dubey. IFTM was the first institute in entire Rohilkhand region to bring BBA, MBA & MIB programmes for Management education. Having tasted the success and feeling the appetite of ever growing demands of students and parents alike, IFTM ventured into other areas of professional education. It started offering new courses in Engineering, Pharmacy and Computer Applications to cover the entire spectrum of professional courses.Year 2002 saw the addition of another feather in IFTM's cap whereby a new Engineering institute viz; College of Engineering and Technology (CET) was established. It offers various undergraduate and postgraduate engineering courses in Computer Science, Electronics & Communication, Information Technology, Mechanical and Biotechnology. By the year 2010, IFTM group has established itself as a niche player by becoming a “Centre of Excellence” in various disciplines of professional education providing best in class education for Management, Engineering, Computer Applications and Pharmacy courses. All the technical and professional courses are approved by AICTE with Pharmacy course being also approved by PCI. National Board of Accreditation (NBA) has accredited all the eligible courses.

Year 2010 brought a new dawn for IFTM group and the great dedication, commitment, perseverance; untiring efforts of the entire IFTM team were noticed and appreciated by the government of Uttar Pradesh (U.P.). Hence IFTM was granted the University status by U.P. Government vide IFTM University Act No. 24 of 2010. IFTM University started the operations from the session 2010 as it already had the necessary and university compliant facilities and infrastructure. In an endeavor to expand the horizon of its offerings in professional education space, IFTM University has added more programmes at UG, PG and Doctorate levels in different disciplines. To bridge the gap between High School and Degree courses, IFTM University will also offer the Diploma courses. In addition to professional courses the University has a comprehensive plan to introduce other subjects in the field of Natural, Social and Medical Sciences.

Current times are challenging for Education sector with lot of churn happening and as the saying goes “Challenging times need unprecedented measures”, IFTM University embarks upon a journey to be the “Trusted Partner of Choice” for Parents, Students, Teachers and Industry Champions. In this attempt, University management has set a challenging target to house nearly 6000 students and 400 faculty members in the session 2011-2012. Thus with the humble beginning in 1996, IFTM has traversed a long path to become IFTM University by 2010. It strives to scale new heights and aspires to forge new partnerships with National & International bodies in order to make an indelible mark on the face of Indian Education.