Indian Institute of Finance was established in the year 1987 and it is approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The institute works under the guidance and sponsorship of Jyoti Foundation a public charitable trust. The institute puts great emphasis on shaping the students overall outlook and achieving excellence. It is a non-profit autonomous educational institution, to promote education and research in Finance. It produce quality manpower, equipped with human and social values required to integrate excellent technical skill, social character, leadership, creativity and innovation for the benefit of mankind and sustainable development of India and promote research in the emerging disciplines.

It has made distinguished scholarly contributions acclaimed nationally and internationally. The institute follows highest possible Norms, Standards, Transparency, Accountability and Code of Ethics. The Institution helps and guides the students in obtaining both the "Project Placements" to enable them take up the project assignment with reputed companies and also with the final job placement on completion of their course. The foundation of any good academic institution is its faculty and the most important activity is the teaching learning process.

It has a diverse pool of intellectual capital drawn from various fields, endowed with rich research, teaching and industry experience. The efforts of core faculty members are supplemented by visiting faculty from leading institutions and organizations.