Young Professionals at Zonal Office, Mumbai, Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce [Salary Rs 60K]: Apply by July 07

About The Directorate General of Foreign Trade

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is an attached Ministry of Commerce and Industry office headed by the Director General of Foreign Trade. From its inception, the organization has played a critical role in trade promotion through regulation. Keeping in line with policies of liberalization and globalization introduced in 1991 and the overall objective of increasing of exports, DGFT has since been assigned the role of “facilitator”. The shift was from prohibition and control of imports/exports to promotion and facilitation of exports/imports, keeping in view the interests of the country.

DGFT is responsible for the formulation and implementation of the Foreign Trade Policy with the main objective of promoting exports of the country. This Directorate also issues scrips/authorizations to exporters and monitors their corresponding obligations through a network of 24 regional offices.

The various offices of DGFT, known as Regional Authorities, act as the field offices of the DGFT, enabling the implementation of the Foreign Trade Policy and Zonal office, Mumbai is one of the offices of DGFT. Due to the bustling trade in and around Mumbai, the office offers great learning opportunities.

About the Job

The Office of Additional DGFT, Mumbai invites applications for engagement as Young Professionals in various disciplines to work on implementation of the schemes under the Foreign Trade Policy. An internship with DGFT provides an exciting opportunity to be a part of India’s economic growth as well as grow professionally with experience.

The disciplines for which Young Professionals would be engaged and the required essential qualifications for each are as under.