IIFT 2021 Analysis by Endeavor Careers
IIFT 2021 Analysis by Endeavor Careers: Endeavor Careers provided the IIFT exam analysis 2021 in which they have explained the overall difficulty level of the entrance test. In the IIFT 2021 analysis by Endeavor Careers, candidates get to know the sectional difficulty level as well as the expected cutoff. Candidates who appeared for the IIFT exam can go through the IIFT 2021 Analysis by Endeavor Careers and get to know how many questions were asked in each section, what were the topics from which the questions were asked. The IIFT 2021 exam pattern was similar to IIFT 2020. However, this year the IIFT question paper was a little harder than last year. Read this article by Careers360 to know the detailed IIFT 2021 analysis by Endeavor Careers to know all the aspects of the question paper.
Latest update: IIFT result 2021 has declared in online mode on February 16. Know all about IIFT 2021 cutoff.

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IIFT 2021 Analysis by Endeavor Careers
With the help of Endeavor Careers analysis for IIFT 2021, candidates will be able to estimate the expected IIFT cut off and their chances of getting into the IIFT MBA (IB) program. Candidates who appeared for IIFT 2021 can know the latest events pertaining to IIFT 2021 analysis by Endeavor Careers.
Last year was the first time that the IIFT exam was conducted in computer-based mode. This year in its second online edition, one clearly gets a feeling that now IIFT has started moving towards a standardized exam pattern. This can be said from the fact that this year’s test pattern and marking system were the same as those last years.
The exam pattern for IIFT is as below:
Section Name | Number of Questions | Marks/ question | Negative Marking | Total Marks per sections |
Quantitative Ability | 25 | 3 | 1 | 75 |
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension | 35 | 105 | ||
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning | 30 | 90 | ||
General Awareness | 20 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 30 |
Total | 110 | - | - | 300 |
Now let us look at each of these sections individually
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IIFT 2021 Section-wise Analysis by Endeavor Careers
Section 1: Quantitative Aptitude:
The section had 25 questions with around 45% of the questions being from Arithmetic. In terms of difficulty, this section was more or less similar to last year.
The detailed distribution in this section is as follows:
Topic | Number of Questions |
Arithmetic | 11 |
Algebra | 4 |
Geometry | 5 |
Modern Maths | 4 |
Numbers | 1 |
Among the Arithmetic questions, 2 questions from Time Speed and Distance, 1 question each from Time and Work, Partnership, and Clock were doable. The rest of the questions Profit Loss, SICI, Ratio Proportion, and Time and Work were lengthy and supposed to be avoided during the exam.
Here, one question on SICI seems technically wrong. 2 questions from Algebra; Age questions and one based on Quadratic equations were easy but those based on surds and indices were difficult and time-consuming. 4 out of 5 Geometry questions were doable.
Of these, 1 question was on Height and Distance and 3 others on Circles. 1 out of 4 Higher Arithmetic question which was on Probability was doable and others on Permutation and Combination and the miscellaneous type was difficult. The lone question on numbers was doable.
Difficulty Level: Moderate to Difficult
Ideal Attempts: 10-12
Ideal Time: 35-40 minutes
Cut off: 11-13 marks
Section 2: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension:
The section had 35 questions out of which 16 questions were on Reading Comprehension and 19 were on Verbal Ability.
The detailed question distribution in this section is as follows:
Topic | Sub-Topic | Number of Questions |
Reading Comprehensions | 4 Passages with 4 questions each | 16 |
Verbal Ability | Set of 15 words - Questions based on Crosswords, Synonyms/ Antonyms of some words from the list | 4 |
Verbal Ability | Etymology | 3 |
Verbal Ability | Match the following- Words and Meanings | 1 |
Verbal Ability | Meaning and words | 2 |
Verbal Ability | Grammar - Choose the correct sentence/ sentences | 6 |
Verbal Ability | Para-Jumbles | 3 |
Among the Reading Comprehensions, 2 passages were quite lengthy, but they also had more direct questions. Of the remaining 2, one was a bit dense and could have been avoided. There were a good number of true/false based questions in the RCs and this could have acted as a speed breaker for few students.
In Verbal ability, a lot of students would have been surprised by 3 Etymology based questions and would have found those questions difficult. Also, surprising was the absence of Fill in blanks and Idioms based questions. Out of the 6 grammar-based questions, 2 questions were based on punctuations (both on Question Mark). The rest of the questions asked the students to identify the correct sentences/sentences from the 4 given sentences. These questions could easily be attempted through option elimination.
There were 7 vocabulary-based questions – 4 questions were based on a set of words that was given in the paper and one of these 4 questions was based on crosswords. Of the remaining 3 vocabulary-based questions 1 question was based on matching the following and the other 2 asked the students to identify the word forgiven meaning. Out of 7, at least 4 of the vocabulary-based questions could have been easily attempted through option elimination.
Among the 3 questions of para jumbles, 2 questions had 6 sentences to be arranged and this could have been time-consuming. 1 question had 4 sentences and it was quite easy
Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
Ideal Attempts: 22-25
Ideal Time: 35 minutes
Cut off: 28-30 marks
Section 3: Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning:
The section had 30 questions wherein there were 7 sets; of which 6 sets had 4 questions each and 1 set had 2 questions. The rest of the 4 questions were individual questions. The individual questions and one set based question on Calendar were easy and doable. One of the reasoning set on Circular arrangement was a bit lengthy but a smart test taker could have solved the set by looking at the option. Another Reasoning set on Games and Tournament was difficult as it had variation from the normal set rules.
There were 4 sets on Data Interpretation of which one based on the table (which had information about Production, Consumption, and Export) was doable and another based on a combination of Line and Stack Graph (which had an average of 10 years for 3 different product) was moderate level difficulty and one could have solved 2 or 3 questions out of 4 questions. Another set on the Pic chart and Table (which had a city-wise sample and total wastage) could be solved. The set on a combination of Line Graph and Bar Graph could have been avoided as it involved lots of lengthy calculations.
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Ideal Attempts: 11-12
Ideal Time: 35-40 minutes
Cut-off: 13-15 marks
Section 4: General Awareness:
This section had questions from almost all topics ranging from Static GK to Current Affairs. There were questions based on, UPI payment – Whatsapp, Mahindra Marrazzo, Paris climate treaty, Poverty Index, Logistic Index, Country with highest labor force, Indian origin parliamentarian in New Zealand, World Economic Forum, ASEAN, Recently concluded Naval exercise in the Malabar strait, sports and 2 match the following questions – one on sportspersons and their country and another on pharma companies and their owners
Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
Ideal Attempts: 6-8
Ideal Time: 10 minutes
Cut-off: 5-6.5 marks
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IIFT 2021 - Overall and Sectional Cut-off
Section | Number of Questions | Marks/ question | Negative Marking | Total Marks per sections | Ideal Attempts | Cut-offs |
QA | 25 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 10-12 | 11-13 |
VARC | 35 | 105 | 22-25 | 28-30 | ||
DILR | 30 | 90 | 11-12 | 13-15 | ||
GA | 20 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 30 | 6-8 | 5-6.5 |
Total | 110 | - | - | 300 | Overall Cut-off 115-117 |
The above-mentioned overall cut-off is for General category students. However, looking at past experiences, the overall cut-off for the EWS category would be 92-94 marks, and that for the SC/ST category would be 74-76 marks.
If like last year some questions are found to be wrong then the cut-off would increase. Last year IIFT had given 15 bonus marks for 5 wrong questions so the cut-off went to 138 marks. Otherwise, the actual cut-off would be 123 marks.
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Questions related to IIFT
What was the cutoff of GK last time in terms of percentile i.e at 5 marks? Will cutoff go till 45 percentile. I remember at 7 marks last time, we got around 62 percentile and the cutoff was 5
Hello Dear,
Please mention more details of the course and institute in which you interested for as there are different cutoff for different examinations. Please elaborate your question and feel free to ask your doubts here for quick resolution of your query.
Good Luck
What is different between CAT and IIFT?
Hello aspirant,
CAT has a fixed number of 100 questions while IIFT goes on changing its number of questions every year. As such CAT has a fixed exam pattern and IIFT exam pattern changes each year. CAT is the mandatory entrance test for admission to IIMs and IIFT entrance test is the mandatory entrance test for admission to MBA (IB) in all the three campuses of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. CAT has uniform marking pattern for each correct answer with +3 marks while IIFT marking pattern varies between 0.5 mark to 1 mark for each correct answer. CAT offers admission opportunity in 20 IIMs, FMS, MDI, IITs, NITIE, IMI, SPJIMR, JBIMS among others while IIFT entrance exam is institute based and offers admission in IIFT Delhi, Kolkata and Kakinada campuses. CAT is a computer based test while IIFT is a paper based test.
Hope, this information helps you.
when will IIFT result declare?
Hi Achal,
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) result is expected to be declared in the second week of February. And now, second week is going on, so the results can be declared anytime. Keep an eye over the official website - http://iift.nta.nic.in/webinfo/public/home.aspx
Refer here for more info - IIFT 2021 - Result, Cutoff, Selection Procedure, Answer Key for MBA (IB) (careers360.com)
Feel free to ask doubts in the Comment Section.
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!
CAT or IIFT entrance exam conducted by NTA, which one is harder?
Hi Dear,
Both CAT - Common admission test and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Admission Test - IIFT is moderate to tough in its own way. Few students find cat to be tough then IIFT and many students find IIFT a bit tougher than CAT. IIFT is considered relatively tough also because of the time provided for exam. One advantage which IIFT offers is that you can shuffle between the sections. Also, there are few sitter questions which can be found in both the exams.
Hope this helps.. good luck
i got seat at Indian institute of fashion technology iift banglore there is no exam due to pandemic it seems.just formal interview.is it good college? placements are good? can i proceed to go for iift bangalore college for masters of fashion management
Hello,
IIFT Bangalore is good college for fashion. Due to research infrastructure is good in this college. Classrooms are good and practical classes class rooms also new design. Library good. All important books are available here. Faculties are very well knowledgeable and supportive. Placement also good so many big big companies like Lifestyle, Reliance Trend, Tommy Hilfiger, PN Rao, Tamanna boutique, Shoppers Stop etc are coming. You can join here.
All the best.