IIFT Registration 2026 Closed: Application Dates, Fees, Eligibility & Form Correction Details

IIFT Registration 2026: Key Highlights

To fill out the IIFT 2026 registration form, candidates should pay the application fee of Rs 3,000 (for General/ OBC-NCL/ EWS candidates) and Rs 1,500 (for SC/ ST/ PWD/ Transgender candidates).

After the closure of the IIFT registration process, the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade will open the IIFT correction window, allowing candidates to make changes to the submitted IIFT application form. Admission for an MBA (IB) or MBA (BA) will be based on the CAT score.

Question- What is the registration fee for IIFT exam?

Answer- The application fee for IIFT is Rs 3000 for the MBA-IB program and Rs 2000 for MBA-BA program.

IIFT Application Form Dates 2026

IIFT Eligibility Criteria 2026

Before IIFT 2026 registration, candidates have to adhere to the eligibility criteria of IIFT. Check out the detailed IIFT 2026 eligibility criteria here.

MBA (International Business)

• Educational Qualification: Candidates should have completed their bachelor's degree of minimum 3 years' duration in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks (45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Persons with Disability (PWD) categories).
• Those candidates who are in their final year of graduation are also eligible to fill out the IIFT 2026 admission registration form. They can submit their passing certificate by October 31, 2026.
• Age Limit: There is no age limit for candidates to apply for IIFT 2026 admission.

MBA (Business Analytics)

• Educational Qualification: Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree with a minimum of 50% marks in total aggregate or 5.0 CGPA out of 10. Also, candidates should have Mathematics/ Statistics as one of the subjects at the graduation level.
  • OR candidates must hold a B.E/ B.Tech degree in any discipline from a recognized institute or university with at least 50% marks in a total aggregate of 5.0 CGPA out of 10.
  • OR candidates have done their graduation with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate or 5.0 CGPA and should have studied mathematics as a subject at 10+2 level. Applied mathematics in 10+2 will not be considered.
• Those candidates who are in the final year of graduation are also eligible to fill out the IIFT 2026 admission registration form. They can submit their passing certificate by October 31, 2026. No request for an extension of time for re-evaluation, etc. will be entertained.
• Age Limit: There is no age limit for candidates to apply for IIFT 2026 admission.

How to Fill IIFT Application Form 2026?

Check out below process to know how to fill out the IIFT 2026 application form for MBA programme

Step 1: New Candidate to Create Log In (New Log In)

• Fill in the details to apply for the IIFT Programme. You must have a valid email ID to apply online.
• Remember the password filled in here for creating a login.
• Press the button "Submit." An acknowledgement email will be sent to the email ID filled by you.
• Kindly check the same and keep a record of that

Note: Once the information is filled here, it will not be changed

Step 2: Documents required to fill out the IIFT 2026 application form

Before starting to fill out the online application, keep ready with you the following details/ documents/ Information

• Valid email ID (this email ID shall be used to communicate with the candidate in the near future) & mobile number valid for at least the next year.
• Personal and educational Qualification details
• Details of Debit/ Credit card/ Net Banking/ UPI for making fee
• Scanned copy of Recent Photograph (not more than 3 weeks old in jpg/ jpeg format and size should be less than 50 kb)
• Scanned copy of signature with a black ink pen (in jpg/ jpeg format and size should be less than 50 kb)
• Scanned copies of class 10th & 12th Marksheet (in jpeg/ pdf format)
• Scanned copy of Degree/ Provisional Certificate/ Consolidated Marksheet for essential qualification i.e. Graduation (in jpeg/ pdf format)
• Scanned copy of Category Certificate (for SC/ ST/ OBC (NCL)/ PWD/ EWS/ Kashmiri Migrants) issued by the Competent Authority (in jpeg/ pdf format)
• Copy of GMAT Score (if applicable)

Step 3: Already Registered candidate log in to complete the process of filling out the online application form (Log In to your account)

Already Registered Candidate (Click Here) to Complete the Registration Process to log in to fill out the application form. Here to log in you need to fill in the following:

• Email ID
• Password

After logging in, a page will appear that will have buttons indicating 4 actions that are to be completed for submission of the online IIFT application form:

ACTION 1: FILL APPLICATION (CLICK ON THE BUTTON TO FILL IIFT APPLICATION FORM)

• Fill in the details on the online application form. Since your eligibility will be screened based on the information furnished by you, you are required to exercise sufficient care to correctly
• furnish the details of your Qualifications, etc
• While filling out the application form online, please save the information by clicking the button "SAVE."
• In case you wish to edit any information, you can do that by logging in again using the email ID and password, and after editing the information, make sure to save the information by clicking the button “Save."

ACTION 2: UPLOADING OF PHOTOGRAPH

• Upload Photograph ‐ Photograph must be a recent passport-size colour picture. Make sure that the picture is in colour, taken against a light-coloured, preferably white background, and has no harsh shadows. If you wear glasses, make sure that there are no reflections and your eyes can be clearly seen. Also, ensure that both ears are visible in the picture. Caps, hats, and dark glasses are not acceptable. Religious headwear is allowed, but it must not cover your face. The image should only be in .jpg or .jpeg format. The size of the file should not be more than 5
• Upload Signature‐ Sign on white paper with a black ink pen and scan it. Please scan the signature area only and not the entire page and ensure that the size of the scanned image is less than 50 kb. The image should only be in .jpg or .jpeg format.

ACTION 2A: UPLOADING OF DOCUMENT

Candidates are required to upload scanned copies of all the relevant documents with regard to qualification, work experience, Disability (as applicable) and other documents as asked for. Scanned copies of the following documents (in JPEG/JPG format) are to be uploaded.

• 10th & 12th Marksheets.
• Degree/ Provisional Certificate/ Consolidated Marksheet for Graduation
• Work Experience Certificate
• Category Certificate (for SC/ST/EWS/OBC (NCL)/PWD/Kashmiri Migrants) issued by the Competent Authority.

ACTION 3: SELECT PROGRAMME, CAMPUS AND CITY PREFERENCE

• Candidates need to select program applied for, i.e. MBA (International Business), M
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• BA (Business Analytics) or both
• Campus preference for MBA (IB) programme needs to be selected, i.e. Delhi or Kolkata
• City preference for the second round, i.e., for GD/PI, needs to be selected from the list of cities provided in the drop-down menu.
• Click on “Save & Proceed.”.

ACTION 4: MAKE PAYMENT

• Candidate to read the undertaking and accept the same.
• In case you wish to edit any information pertaining to Personal Details, and Qualification Details; you can do that by log in again using Email‐ID & Password and after editing the information, make sure to save the information again by clicking the button “SAVE”.
• Once the application is submitted at this step, you cannot edit the information after that.
• On clicking the button “MAKE PAYMENT”; you will be routed to the Bank website where you have to make the payment by any one of the following options:
  • Debit Card
  • Credit Card
  • Net Banking
  • UPI

ACTION 5: PRINT APPLICATION

• Take the printout of the online IIFT application form for the record
• Candidates can re-print the online application form by logging into their account