IIFT 2018

IIFT 2018: Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) conducts its national level entrance exam for admission to its two years MBA International Business (IB) progamme. The programme can be pursued at IIFT Delhi and Kolkata. IIFT 2018 will be conducted on December 3, 2017 in a paper-pencil mode, which must be completed in two hours duration. The IIFT entrance exam will comprise of objective type of questions for 100 marks. The IIFT 2018 registration was available from July 25 to September 15, 2017, onwards. Since the application process is over, therefore candidates can obtain their IIFT 2018 admit card on November 15. The entrance exam will be held across 20 citiies in India. The selection at IIFT will be made on the basis of written test, Group Discussion (GD), Writing Skill Assessment and Personal Interview. From here candidates can find all the information pertaining to IIFT 2018 important dates, eligibility, application form, admit card, exam pattern and result to name a few.

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Exam Name: Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Entrance Exam

Conducting Institute: Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Delhi

Common Name: IIFT entrance exam

Exam Category: Post Graduate

IIFT Important Dates 2018

In the table given below, candidates can check the tentative Important Dates of IIFT 2018 regular MBA (IB).

IIFT 2018 Important Dates

IIFT Exam Pattern 2018

The exam pattern of IIFT 2018 is made up of objective type of questions which are divided into four sections. All four sections of IIFT 2018 should be completed within 2 hours. The number of questions in the entrance may vary between 120 to 200. Each question will have four options from which candidates have to select the right answer. The marking scheme for each section is different.

In the table given below candidates can check the IIFT 2018 exam pattern along with its marking scheme:

IIFT Exam Pattern

The Marking scheme of IIFT is different for each section.  Each wrong response will be awarded 1/3 of the allotted marks.

IIFT Syllabus 2018

The syllabus of IIFT 2018 is a crucial piece of information for candidates to understand and know the complete syllabus. Below candidates can find the IIFT 2018 syllabus: 

• Logical Ability: According to the IIFT 2018 syllabus, this section is likely to contain 20-25 objective questions. Logical ability section is likely to be difficult considering the previous year’s record.

• Verbal Ability: Under this section of the IIFT syllabus 2018, candidates may have to answer nearly 20 questions. The difficulty level may vary from easy to moderate.

• Quantitative Ability: The Quantitative Ability part is said to be difficult for candidates. Here candidates can expect to answer over 25 questions.

• General Awareness: As per the IIFT syllabus 2018, General Awareness part may have questions from a various topic and the difficulty level of the same can vary from moderate to tough. It is considered to be an essential part of the IIFT 2018 entrance exam. Candidates may have to answer about 10-25 of the objective questions.

IIFT Admit card 2018

The admit card for IIFT 2018 will be made available for only those candidates who register for the entrance exam and meet the eligibility criteria set by the Institute. IIFT 2018 admit card will be sent by post to all candidates who sent the application form through both online and offline mode. The admit card will also be made available for download from November 15, 2017. For those who do not receive their admit card by post can download it from here or the official website.

IIFT Exam Centre 2018

IIFT 2018 will be held across 20 major cities across the country. Candidates have to select the IIFT test centre as per their convenience. If required, IIFT reserves the right to add or delete any test centre. The test centre for IIFT 2018 is mentioned below:

IIFT 2018 Test Centre

IIFT Answer Key 2018

The answer key of IIFT 2018 is not released by the Institute but by few experts including T.I.M.E, HitBullsEye, Career launcher and IMS. The IIFT 2018 answer key, when released by various coaching centres, will help candidates check the correct and incorrect answers. It will help candidates calculate their estimated scores in the entrance exam. The IIFT answer key 2018 is likely to be declared after the exam is conducted on December 3, 2017.

IIFT Result 2018

The institute will first release the scorecard of the IIFT 2018 in the fourth week of December 2017. The IIFT result 2018 will declare the names of candidates who have been selected for the next selection procedure round. The selection procedure is likely to be held in January/ February 2018. After this, once the selection procedure is complete, the institute will then declare the final IIFT result 2018 in March 2018. In the previous year, over 1500 candidates were shortlisted for the next round.

IIFT Cutoff 2018

The cutoff of IIFT 2018 will be declared by the Institute along with the result. The score card will carry the category wise IIFT cutoff marks out of total 100 marks. Last year, the overall IIFT cutoff for General category candidates was 48.5. It is expected that the IIFT cutoff 2018 will be on the similar lines as last year. However, cutoff marks will depend on the difficulty level of the question paper. The table below brings to you the previous year's category wise overall cutoff and sectional IIFT cutoffs. 

Overall IIFT Cutoff

Sectional IIFT Cutoff

IIFT Selection Procedure 2018

The election procedure of IIFT 2018 will be based on the marks candidate score in the entrance exam. Candidates will be shortlisted for the next round of the selection procedure, where they may be asked to appear for essay writing, interview rounds and group discussion among others. The IIFT selection procedure 2018 is likely to take place in January/ February 2018. IIFT 2018 is expected to be taken by over 40,000 students. And both Delhi and Kolkata offer around 360 total number of seats. The selection procedure will be held across major states including, Chennai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai.

IIFT Eligibility Criteria 2018

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade lays down the eligibility criteria of the IIFT 2018 entrance exam. Candidates can check the eligibility criteria below:

• A recognised bachelor’s degree of minimum three years duration

• Candidate appearing in final examination can appear for IIFT 2018, however with a proof of that particular semester

• There is no age limit for candidates

• Valid GMAT score

IIFT Application Form 2018

The application form of IIFT 2018 can be filled in both online and offline mode. The IIFT 2018 application form was made available on July 25, 2017, onwards. The last day to fill the IIFT application form 2018 was September 15. Candidates who want to appear for the entrance test have to first make sure they are eligible to take the test. When filling the application form of IIFT 2018, details such as candidate’s personal, academic and contact information and others have to be mentioned in the application form.

Online- Candidates can apply from here as soon as the registration starts. The application fees can be paid online through debit/ credit or net banking. IIFT Application fee is Rs. 1550 for the general category candidates while for SC/ST and Physically handicapped candidate it is Rs. 775. Once the application form is filled, it should be then sent with necessary documents to the respective campus.

Offline- Candidates can purchase the prospectus through cash or Demand Draft (DD). Candidates can fill the form attached in the prospectus and send it to the address below:

Address: IIFT Bhawan

B-21,   Qutab Institutional Area

New Delhi - 110016

India

Phone: +91-11-26965124,   +91-11-26965051

Address: IIFT Bhawan

B-21,   Qutab Institutional Area

New Delhi - 110016

India

Phone: +91-11-26965124,   +91-11-26965051

Foreign Nationals/NRI Candidates/ Children of NRIs: The admission of candidates under this category is on the basis of GMAT score only.

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