International trade and management expert Prof Rakesh Mohan Joshi has been appointed as Vice Chancellor of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT).

Prof Joshi is a former Dean of the institute and was on deputation to Indian Institute of Plantation Management as Director. 

Prof Joshi has joined the institution as VC with immediate effect.

About IIFT

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade is a business school in India. Established in 1963, it works as an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It also functions as a civil services training institute. Its main campus is in New Delhi and it has additional campuses in Kolkata and Kakinada.