IIFT

IIFT

IIFT The IIFT exam is a common aptitude test conducted for admission to MBA International Business course offered by Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Delhi, Kolkata and Kakinada. This year, MBA in Business Analytics programme has been launched admission to which will also be based on the IIFT entrance exam score. The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts IIFT exam on behalf of the institute. The IIFT question paper consists of questions from Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning and General Awareness.


IIFT Eligibility Criteria 2023


• Bachelor’s degree of at least three years duration in any discipline or equivalent from a recognised university.
• Candidates belonging to General category must have scored minimum 50 per cent aggregate in graduation and candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD category must have score 45 per cent aggregate.
• Candidates in their final year of graduation are also eligible to apply. However, such candidates will have to submit the final year degree by October 7, 2023.


IIFT 2023 Dates


Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of IIFT 2023 exam

Dates

 

Past Exam Dates
11 Feb ’23IIFT 2023 Result
9 Jan ’23IIFT 2023 Answer Key Release
18 Dec ’22IIFT 2023 exam
16 Dec ’22 –
18 Dec ’22
IIFT 2023 admit card download
26 Nov ’22 –
30 Nov ’22
IIFT 2023 application form correction
1 Oct ’22 –
24 Nov ’22
IIFT 2023 registration and application submission

IIFT 2023 Exam Highlights

The IIFT question paper is usually moderate to tough in terms of difficulty level. Check the table below for some important highlights of IIFT entrance exam 2023:


FeaturesDetails
Exam NameIIFT Exam
Conducting BodyNational Testing Agency
IIFT 2023 Exam DateDecember 18, 2022
Exam LevelNational
Exam FrequencyOnce a year
Exam ModeOnline
Exam Duration2 hours (10 AM to 12 PM)
Exam Syllabus• Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
• General Knowledge
• Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation
• Quantitative Analysis
Exam Pattern110 questions in MCQ format
LanguageEnglish
Exam FeesINR 2,500 (General category)
Exam PurposeAdmission into IIFT Delhi, IIFT Kolkata and IIFT Kakinada
Course OfferedMBA-International Business
No. of Test Cities63
Number of Applicants30,622 (2023 data)
Number of Seats400 (approx.)
Exam Helpdesk No.0120-6895200
Exam Websitehttps://iift.nta.nic.in/
Contact DetailsNTA office:
Block C-20/1A/8, Sector 62,
Gautam Buddh Nagar, Noida -201309 (UP)
NTA Helpdesk: 0120-6895200 (Operational 09:30 AM to 06:00 PM during working days)

IIFT Admission Process 2023

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• Candidates who clear the IIFT cut offs are called for Essay Writing, GD (Group Discussion) and PI (Personal Interview) round.
• For Essay Writing, candidates are provided a topic related to general or business affairs. The average time allotted to draft an essay of around 300 words is 20 minutes.
• In GD round, candidates are divided into groups of 10-12 and given a topic. Candidates are then expected to take initiative, communicate efficiently and present their ideas effectively.
• Last round is the PI round where the panelists interview the candidates. The final result about selection for admission is communicated to the candidates through email.
• For the past two years, the institute has been conducted online PI and extempore instead of GD and WAT due to COVID-19 restrictions.

IIFT Syllabus 2023

IIFT syllabus is similar to other MBA entrance exams. The main subjects are English, Quantitative Analysis, Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning and General Awareness. Given below are the important topics included in IIFT syllabus:

IIFT SectionsIIFT Syllabus
Data Interpretation and Logical ReasoningLine graph + Bar, Bar graph + Line, Table, Pie chart + Table, Circular Arrangement, Tournaments, Scheduling, Linear arrangement, Coding, Puzzle, etc.
Verbal Ability and Reading ComprehensionReading Comprehension, Identify the Synonym, Identify Grammatically Correct/Incorrect Sentence, One Word Substitution, Jumbled Paragraphs, etc.
Quantitative AnalysisArithmetic, Geometry, Algebra, Modern Mathematics, Mensuration, etc.
General AwarenessCurrent Affairs and Static GK

IIFT Exam Pattern 2023

The exam pattern of IIFT 2023 is the same as last year. The mode of IIFT exam will be online and the duration is 2 hours. The question paper has about 110 questions of moderate to high difficulty level from VARC, General Knowledge, Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation and Quantitative Analysis. Given below is the section-wise weightage in IIFT question paper:

IIFT SectionNumber of Questions Marks Allotted to Each QuestionMarks Allotted to Each Question
VARC353
GK201.5
LRDI303
QA253