Explain the Ecosystem
Describe the roles of GIFT IFSC, IFSCA and regulated financial entities.
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Who This Is For
For Professionals Working Across Borders
Designed for people who need a working understanding of GIFT City products and the questions clients bring to cross-border investing.
Wealth Advisers and Relationship Managers
Explain the IFSC ecosystem and identify issues to examine before discussing an investment route.
Fund and Investment Professionals
Understand the participants and mechanics of IFSC fund and investment structures.
Tax and Compliance Professionals
See where investor residency, regulatory permissions, reporting and tax treatment intersect.
NRIs and Finance Learners
Build a structured view of cross-border investment pathways and their practical questions.
Understand GIFT City. With AAFM India.
Understand GIFT City step by step—with expert-led learning, practical examples and opportunities to preview the course.
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Learn from Renowned Industry Experts
Learn from experienced faculty and subject matter experts who connect GIFT City concepts with practical financial services applications.
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Chapter-wise Video Lectures
Follow a structured sequence of video lectures covering the IFSC ecosystem, fund structures, investor routes, operations and tax considerations. Revisit topics at your own pace.
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Understand Structures through Practical Examples
Trace illustrative fund and master–feeder arrangements to understand how the investor, fund manager, vehicle and underlying assets connect.
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Build Better Cross-Border Conversations
Learn to ask relevant questions about investor eligibility, regulatory requirements and tax treatment when discussing GIFT City opportunities.
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One Free Mock Test
Try a complimentary knowledge-assessment mock test to check your understanding of GIFT City concepts and identify areas for further learning.
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Certificate of Completion
Receive a certificate of completion upon successfully completing the GIFT City Training Program.
Your Learning Goal
Understand GIFT City from Structure to Application
Learn to map the parties and rules behind an IFSC investment arrangement and ask sharper questions about eligibility, compliance, cash flows and taxation.
The IFSC Ecosystem
Understand GIFT IFSC and IFSCA’s role as its unified financial regulator.
The Fund Structure
Identify the fund management entity, fund vehicle, investment instrument and investor.
The Investor Route
Recognise the operational, regulatory and tax questions a structure creates.
The Implications
Recognise the operational, regulatory and tax questions a structure creates.
Program Overview
See How India’s IFSC Works in Practice
GIFT City creates a setting for international financial services within India. Understanding an IFSC opportunity requires more than recognising the name: you need to see how the regulator, fund manager, product, investor and transaction fit together.
This introduces IFSCA’s role and explores fund management entities, investment structures, non-resident participation, operating processes and tax questions. Examples connect a fund’s structure to the issues an adviser or finance professional may need to investigate.
Make Sense of the Full GIFT City Structure
Start with why GIFT City exists and what IFSCA regulates. Then examine the fund management entity, investor categories, illustrative investment structures and operating steps. Explore how tax treatment can differ across the fund, transaction and investor, including the need to check current rules and the investor’s jurisdiction.
Skills You Will Build
IFSC Ecosystem Mapping
Identify regulators, entities, products and participants in a GIFT IFSC transaction.
Fund Structure Reading
Interpret a fund management entity and illustrative fund or feeder arrangement.
Investor-Route Analysis
Frame questions about resident and non-resident participation and cross-border flows.
Regulatory Awareness
Locate the applicable IFSCA framework and recognise where specialist review is needed.
Tax Issue Spotting
Distinguish fund and investor taxation and identify potential treaty and withholding questions.
Client Communication
Explain structures and their limitations in plain language without promising a tax outcome.
Faculty
◆Learn from experienced practitioners
Romit Barat
Executive Director – AAFM® India
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Expertise:• Regulatory Certifications & Financial Education
• Investment & Portfolio Management
• Corporate Growth & Innovation
AAFM INDIA
From Concept to Application
Move from “Why GIFT City?” to “How Does This Work?”
A useful conversation connects the investor, vehicle, asset and applicable rules. Learn to inspect each layer instead of relying on a headline tax benefit.
Trace the Structure
Follow an investor’s capital through an illustrative fund or master–feeder arrangement.
Ask the Right Tax Questions
Separate entity-level treatment from investor-level treatment and consider residency and treaty factors.
Connect Rules to Execution
Recognise onboarding, remittance, compliance and operating considerations.
Career Possibilities
Apply IFSC Knowledge Across Financial Services
Understanding GIFT City can support work involving funds, international clients, compliance and cross-border transactions.
Wealth Advisory
Discuss structures and coordinate specialist inputs for clients.
Fund Management Support
Assist with product, investor and operational workflows.
IFSC Compliance
Support regulatory processes and documentation.
Cross-Border Tax Advisory
Evaluate residency, treaty and reporting questions within your professional remit.
Note: Roles and responsibilities vary by employer. The does not confer a regulatory licence or guarantee employment.
The curriculum: 1 units
GIFT City (IFSC)
GIFT City (IFSC) 8 Lessons 03:32:50
Gift City Sessions
8 Lessons
03:32:50 Hours
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Part 1 : What is GIFT City & IOSCO
00:26:51
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Part 2 : Types of International Financial Centre (IFCs) & Participatory Notes
00:38:27
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Part-3 Where is GIFT City and Real Life Example
00:24:07
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Part-4 Difference between PCC and VCC
00:18:50
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Part-5 Distributor Eligibility Criterian and Eligibility Requirement from FME
00:22:44
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Part-6 Fund Management Entity ,Tax Implications and AIF Structure
00:34:26
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Part-7 Interest Rate Parity and Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA)
00:27:36
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Part-8 Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and Understanding Us Tax Structure
00:19:49
Course FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
GIFT City refers to Gujarat International Finance Tec-City, home to GIFT IFSC, India's International Financial Services Centre created to host international financial services activities within the country under an IFSC framework.
The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) is the unified regulator for financial products, financial services and financial institutions operating in India's IFSCs, including GIFT City.
Candidates who have passed 12th standard can register; graduation is stated as mandatory for certification eligibility.
No, it is relevant to wealth advisers, fund professionals, tax and compliance teams, finance learners and anyone interested in how resident and non-resident investors interact with IFSC structures.
No, the tax outcome depends on the entity, instrument, investor residency, income type and applicable Indian and foreign law, so qualified advice should be sought for a specific transaction.
It suits wealth advisers and relationship managers, fund and investment professionals, tax and compliance professionals, and NRIs or finance learners who want a structured view of cross-border investing through GIFT City.
No, it is an educational and does not itself confer a licence, authorisation or regulatory registration.
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- GIFT IFSC ecosystem
- IFSCA and regulated entities
- Fund management entities
- Illustrative fund structures
- Resident and non-resident routes
- Operations and tax considerations
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