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why iift has not released exam notification for 2021 ?

saurabhkhade4699 1st Oct, 2020

Hello Aspirant,

National Testing Agency will release the important dates for IIFT 2021 anytime soon. IIFT 2021 important dates will specify the complete schedule for the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade entrance test for MBA programs. The IIFT important dates 2021 also prescribe the start and end date to submit the online application form. As per the tentative IIFT schedule, the entrance test will be conducted in the first week of December 2020 in Computer Based Mode (CBT) . The National Testing Agency (NTA) will start the IIFT 2021 registration anytime soon. Those who aim to take admission in Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) program can apply for IIFT on or before the first week of November 2020. Meanwhile, the conducting body will also provide the “Image correction window” which will be notified. IIFT 2021 application form has to be filled via online mode only. While filling IIFT online application form, candidates need to pay the amount of application fee of Rs 2000 (for General/ OBC category candidates) and Rs 1000 for reserved category candidates (SC/ ST/ PH). Before filling the form for IIFT 2021 registration, candidates should check the eligibility criteria of IIFT . Read the full article to know all the details related to IIFT registration 2021 such as it’s detailed eligibility criteria, required documents to be uploaded, application fee, steps to fill the IIFT 2021 application form etc.

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what is the syllabus of CAT 2020

priyaankasarkar Student Expert 26th Jul, 2020
Suruchi, CAT is an online examination of 3 hours duration.The questions in the exam will be of MCQ and TITA type totaling 100 questions. MCQ are multiple choice questions, for which candidates get multiple answer choices. Each Question has 3 marks and a wrong answer takes away 1 mark. However Type in the Answer questions are exempted from Negative Marking.

CAT exam paper can be Categorised into 3 parts:

Quantitative Ability
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning

The Verbal Ability section and Reading Comprehension has 34 Questions, Data interpretation-Logical Reasoning section has 32 MCQ questions and Quantitative Ability has 34 MCQ questions totalling up to 100 questions. Each Question has 3 marks and a wrong answer takes away 1 mark.

First things first, know the syllabus. There is no predefined syllabus but we can infer in general going by previous years papers. And go through the previous papers to analyse and prepare a comprehensive plan and set priorities according to the importance of different topics across sections.Customise your own study plan based on your strengths and weaknesses. Gauge your preparation from time to time by taking mock tests. Solve questions to check your levels of preparation but not to set any targets. Remember, its ok to have cheat days and relax. But make sure you have a plan and stick to it for the next few months because even Rome wasnt built in a day.


NCERT books will sharpen your basics and you need strong basics for preparing for any entrance examination. Once your basics are in place, because the time period for preparation is quite less, your preparation should be extensive and thorough.

Quantitative Aptitude covers almost 30% of the CAT question paper. QA can be categorised into Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry and Advanced Mathematics. Practise chapter by chapter and develop mental calculations. Like practise more of basic summation, subtraction, fractions and tables. Numbers, Percentage, Profit and Loss, Simple and Compound Interest, Ratio, Proportionality, Time-Distance, Time-Work, Mixtures, Averages, Partnership, Permutation and Combinations, Probability, Set Theory, Progression and Series, Line, Angles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Polygon, Circles, Ares, Volume, Height and Distance, Coordinate Geometry, Basic Trigonometry are few important topics.

Preparation tips:

Because this section involves mathematics and takes most of your time, your focus should be on solving the problems efficiently in the beginning. Even if it takes time, practise upto perfection. Practise as many questions as you can in the conventional way. As and when you get a grip on the subject, you can go for short cuts. Memorise tables, square roots, cube roots, conversion from percent to fraction, etc. Solve sample papers on Mathematics. In the beginning, do not worry about the time it takes. As you practise, you will get the hang of the subject and it will be easier for you.


In Verbal Ability session, command on your English, Grammar, Vocabulary, Understanding of the given paragraph are of more importance. Reading English NewsPaper will also help you in your preparation.

Preparation tips:

Read articles from time to time. Follow newspapers, magazines, and watch the news channels and browse the internet to keep yourself updated. You will need a lot of reading to help you in the comprehension section. You will need speed to help you in this section and you can achieve that only by thorough practise and reading. Take time to understand the question because most answers are interlinked.


Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning needs to be practised as much as possible. Comparison of data, Data Analysis, taking clues, interpreting missing data, coming to conclusions and making future projections will be covered under this Category. The questions here are interlinked and so if you get one formula correct, cracking the next few questions will be easy. So it's important to memorise and practise formulae. You should cover topics like Data tables, Data Charts, Bar Diagrams, Pie Charts, Graphs, Data Comparison and Analysis.

Preparation tips:

As this is the most tricky section, this needs a lot of practise. Solve as many sample papers as possible to get the hang of the section. Make notes when required. Regular practise can help you understand and solve the questions easily as time goes on.

Overall,once you know the syllabus, it's easier from there on.Go through the previous papers to analyse and prepare a comprehensive plan and set priorities according to the importance of different topics across sections. Customise your own study plan based on your strengths and weaknesses. Gauge your preparation from time to time by taking mock tests. Solve questions to check your levels of preparation but not to set any targets. Remember, its ok to have cheat days and relax. But make sure you have a plan and stick to it.
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Is iift consider your past academics record

Paramveer Chauhan 1st Oct, 2020
  • Hey,   acccording to my opinion IIFT does not consider your past academics record . iift consider your good percentile WAT,PI and GD scores .if you are clear sectional cutoff and over all cutoff then you are eligible for shortlisted candidates .i think IIFT DELHI AND KOLKATA ARE THE GOOD CAMPUS . I THINK YOU SHOULD SCORES GOOD PERCENTILE THEN ACADEMIC RECORD DOES NOT MATTER FOR YOU   FIRST YOU SHOULD GIVE TOTAL FOCUS TOWARD ENTRANCE EXAM.....
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can i leave a section in iift exam untouched

lakshita shaan 10th Jul, 2020

hey,

i hope you are doing well , i would suggest you not to skip or leave any section in IIFT examination unless and until you are not very much pretty sure about the answer, if you do that then it will lead you not to score good marks but again mentioning tick the answer unless you are pretty sure about your answer otherwise you can just left it out this is because there will be negative marking done and one wrong answer will lead the deduction in correct answer .

for more information like paper pattern , syllabus kindly click on the link mentioned below

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/iift-exam-pattern

all the best

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3.5 months are enough to crack CAT and IIFT exams ? Can anyone suggest me the study plan ? I am targetting maximum 97% in CAT and 145 marks in IIFT.

Firdouse 16th Aug, 2020

Hello Aspirant

  • Sectional Division of Overall Preparation

  • Know your strengths along with weaknesses

  • Accept the importance of previous year question papers

  • Time management

  • Coaching or self-preparation

  • Mock test

If you are preparing for CAT exam on a serious note, there won't be any problem preparing for IIFT too, provided you know the correct strategy for it! only the strategy of how you should play in the required format changes. So is the case with IIFT and other similar entrance exams apart from the CAT.

Firstly, from this year onwards, IIFT is conducted by NTA, so for the first time this year, IIFT will be conducted online just like any other MBA entrance exams! So there are two pros mainly I can think of -

  1. We don't have to spend our time circling the answers.
  2. We don't have to separately get accustomed to the paper based format from now.

This exam mainly consists of six sections -

  1. Reading Comprehension
  2. Verbal Ability
  3. Data Interpretation
  4. Logical Reasoning
  5. Quantitative Ability
  6. GK

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-cat-in-3-months

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-iift-in-3-months

Hope it helps

Thank you & Good Luck!!!

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Which one is better , IIM Ranchi or IIFT Kolkata?

sai shree chandan 28th Jul, 2020

HELLO LEARNER!!!

In my opinion IIM RANCHI is far better than iift kolkata because tag matters in life. If you get  passed out from IIM then beleive me you can work in abroad easily. But in case of IIFT KOLKATA you will not get that reputation. Also placement statistics is far better than iift kolkata and high chances of getting selected as CEO of the company directly.

ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR FUTURE!!!

https://www.careers360.com/university/indian-institute-of-management-ranchi

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what is nid,nift,uceed,iift who are eligible and all about them

Aishwary Jaiswal 25th Jul, 2020

hello aspirant,

here are the answers for your question-

NID is basically a design college where students are taught about designs in various fields.the eligibility criteria for the exam is-

students must have passed the Bachelor degree examinations, they should have a  Full-time Diploma of minimum 4-year duration in any of the fields such as  Design/ Architecture/Fine Arts/Applied Arts, after 12th standard, from any university .

UCEED conducts exams to get students for IITs and also to some design colleges. the eligibility criteria is-

students must complete the HSC exam/10+2 board exams.Students who will appear in the 10+2 board exam in the year 2021 are also eligible to apply for the admission under UCEED . 2021.

NIFT :it stands for National institute of fashion technology.This is India's premier institute for fashion design.The eligibility criteria for this exam is-

.UG: 10+2 or equivalent from a recognized Board

PG: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent from a recognized University

IIFT is a national-level management entrance exam conducted once in a year by the National Testing Agency (NTA), This exam is for the students who wants  admission to MBA program offered by Indian Institute of Foreign Trade.The eligibility criteria for this exam is -

candidates should possess a Bachelors' degree of a minimum of 3 years in any discipline from a recognized university. Students should have obtained at least 50% marks in graduation .

Hope that helps

All the best.

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How many students who converted initially to Kolkata, IIFT could convert finally to Delhi in 2019?

Mishal gupta 9th Jul, 2020

Hi bs rao,

Though the CAT score is important, there are other relative factors which will finally decide your conversion. At this stage what you have in your hand is only one thing: “the best impression you can leave on the interview panel”. Be smart and intelligent in your answers so that they just cannot deny you the admission!!

IIFT exam score has got significant weightage in determining the final convert list. However, your performance in WAT-GD-PI plays an important role too. Usually, GWPI has 30–40% weightage, including points for diversity (academic/ gender).

Having said that, a 99 percentiler does have an edge over a 95 percentiler but GWPI can be a game change


thank you


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Out of MAT, CMAT, SNAP, XAT and IIFT, which is the exam whose result is accepted by more B-Schools and which of them should I prepare for, apart from CAT ?

Ipshita Das 6th Jul, 2020

Dear Aspirant.

For a Bschool CAT , MAT and CMAT scores are more acceptable by B-school.

If you have a specialisation choosen already than search for colleges those are best with the placement too.

Thanks and regards

Ipshita Das

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Is there any specific format of nc obc certificate for iift like iim have their specific format?

Ketaki Dhotre Student Expert 5th Jun, 2020

Dear,

You can upload your NC OBC certificate for the IIFT that was issued by the state government.But the caste name must be letter by letter the exact same that is required. Also, if you are classified as OBC by state but not by the central government then you are not eligible for reservation, as IIFT is run by the central government’s Ministry of Trade and Commerce.You can also self attest the copy of the certificate.

Hope this helps!

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