The GIFT PhD coursework is designed to train the scholars in problem solving skills and equip them with a strong foundation in theory, quantitative methods and data analytics. Taking this in view, GIFT launched the Post Graduate Diploma in Goods and Services Taxation (PGD-GST) in 2018. This course aims to address the continuing need of trade and industry for qualified and skilled GST professionals like tax practitioners, accountants and legal consultants. Affiliated to Cochin University of Science and technology, GIFT is also mandated to facilitate research leading to PhD, apart from being a highly acclaimed institute undertaking training programs for capacity building of different stakeholders, including Government officials. The Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation ( GIFT ) is envisaged as a centre of excellence, specializing in research, training and consultancy, to provide fiscal and social policy inputs to the Government of Kerala in particular and the South Indian states in general.
