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IIFT 2018 Exam: 2nd December 2018

IIFT 2018 Result (Declared): 15th January 2019

Appeared Candidates can check their result on official website – http://tedu.iift.ac.in/iift/docs/LatestUpdates/Result_MBA(IB)_2019-21.pdf

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IIFT Entrance Exam (MBA - IB): Exam Information

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade is accepting applications for the IIFT MBA (IB) 2019-2021 [Master of Business Administration in International Business] at New Delhi, Kolkata & Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) Campuses for the academic year 2019-2021. Admission is on the basis of an entrance exam conducted by IIFT itself.

MBA in International Business: Overview

IIFT’s flagship MBA in International Business is a six-trimester general management programme focusing in particular on International Business. The institute aims to develop a competent cadre of business execs to meet India’s growing requirements for personnel adept in the field of International Business Management.

About IIFT

IIFT offers a range of programmes from Ph.D. to a Diploma and Certificate Courses in International Business. The MBA in International Business in Delhi and Kolkata campus still remains the flagship programme for the Institute. The Institute offers programmes in full-time as well as part-time mode of study.

IIFT came into existence in 1963 to bolster trade-related academics. From then to now, IIFT has emerged as a leading B-School in Asia Pacific. It is also a hub of research for foreign trade and policy matters.

In 2015, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) recognized IIFT as a Grade ‘A’ institution.
The National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it as 23rd under Management in 2018.

IIFT Entrance Exam: Important Dates for 2018-19

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), established in 1963 is an autonomous public institute known for its flagship master’s program Master of Business Administration in International Business (MBA-IB). Every year the institute conducts its entrance examination, annually organized by IIFT Delhi, which is a gateway for admission to MBA program. Through this exam, IIFT Delhi offers around 600 seats at its Delhi and Kolkata campus. Candidates across the country who wish to take admission into MBA (IB) appear for the IIFT entrance exam. The candidates shortlisted based on entrance exam undergo further selection process which includes – Essay Writing, Group Discussion and Personal Interview. The MBA (International Business) program is a full-time two-year course which offers student a wide spectrum of career choices to make. One can aspire to be employable for global business, import & export business, learn international laws with general management, consultancy to government policy makers in areas of commerce and economy are few to mention.

Eligibility Criteria

For general category candidates: Candidate should have a minimum 3-year graduation degree in any discipline with 50% marks from a recognized university/institute/college are eligible to apply.
For SC, ST and PWD category candidates: Candidates should have a minimum 45% marks in graduation are eligible to apply.
Students in final year of their graduation can also apply.
Foreign nationals and NRIs with a valid GMAT score not older than January 1, 2018 are also eligible to apply.
Candidates of any age are eligible to apply.

Exam Pattern

The duration of the exam is two hours with no sectional time limit. Though the total marks for the exam are 100, the number of questions differs every year.

The exam has six sections each consists of only MCQs – English Grammar, Vocabulary and Comprehension, GK and Current Affairs, Logical Reasoning, Data Interpretation and Quantitative Analysis.

Important Dates

IIFT Registration 2019 starts:	August 6, 2018
Last date of Application:	September 24, 2018
Last date for requesting change in exam center:	November 5, 2018
Admit Card release date:	November 16, 2018
IIFT 2019 Written Exam Date:	December 2, 2018, time: 10 am to 12 noon
IIFT 2019 Result Date:	January 15, 2019
Selection Procedure:	To be conducted in January/February 2019
Results:	To be conducted in March 2019

IIFT 2018 Eligibility Criteria

The IIFT examination for the fresh batch of 2019 has already started and the candidates are now just waiting on the results. The candidates need to follow a few eligibility criteria to be allowed to appear for the exam. The candidates who are unable to or fail to follow the criteria will not be allowed to give the exam. The candidates mainly need to have a bachelor’s degree to be able to appear for the IIFT exam. There is no marks limit or requirement for the application submission. The students who are in their last year of any bachelor’s degree are also allowed to apply for the examination. These students will need to clear their bachelor’s exams before they get admission through IIFT.

Eligibility criteria

Indian students

Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree of three years from any recognized college.
No age limit for IIFT exam.
Candidates in their final year of graduation are applicable to apply for the exam.
Work experience is not necessary.

Foreign or NRI students

They can apply on the bases of their GMAT scores.
NRI-sponsored candidates do not come under this category.
The allowed GMAT score should be of after 2015 and it should reach the authorities before 31^st March, 2019.
The application will be available till 15^th September, 2018 and the application fee will be INR 4500/- or US$ 80.

Reservation criteria

Other backward classes (OBC)- 23% seats
Scheduled caste (SC)- 15%
Scheduled tribe (ST)- 7.5%
Non- resident Indian (NRI)- 4%

IIFT 2018 Registration

IIFT is one of the national level entrance exams conducted by Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) for admission to their MBA courses in International Business. The institute has three campuses – Delhi, Kolkata and Kakinada (being operational for the first time from this year). IIFT is one of the leading B-schools and their notifications are highly awaited by MBA aspirants.

The eligible candidates should register themselves to the IIFT application process 2019. The following procedures will guide you to a successful registration.

Candidates should visit the official website of IIFT
Click on the option that mentions apply now.
Candidates should choose their category and start filling the application forms. Remember you cannot change your category once entered.
Once the details are entered, candidates shall receive their application number via mobile and email.
Candidates should login with this number by clicking on the candidate login.
After logging in, the candidates should complete the registration with the rest of their information like academic and personal details, application fee payment, uploading scanned copy of photograph, signature and category certificate

IIFT 2018 Exam Pattern

The examination and GD/Writing Assessment/Interview process indicated below will be applicable equally for admission to Delhi, Kolkata and Kakinada Campuses:

Process

Stage 1: Written Test

Stage 2: Group Discussion + Writing Skills Assessment + Interview.

Stage 1: Written Test

The IIFT Entrance exam is the first step in the IIFT MBA in IB Admission Process.

Exam Format

Exam Date & Time	2nd December 2018 from 10.00 a.m. and 12.00 noon
Number of Shifts	Single shift
Available Test Centres	Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jamshedpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur and Visakhapatnam
Exam Mode	Pen and Paper Mode
Exam Type	Objective (MCQs)
Negative Marking	Minus 1/3^rd marks per wrong answer

Exam Pattern (as based on 2018 exam)

Section	No. of Questions	Marks per correct answer	Max marks per section	Weightage in shortlisting	Time Allotted
Verbal Ability	20	1	20	20%	Cumulative time limit of 2 hours. IIFT Entrance Exam does not have sectional time limits.
Reading Comprehension	16	1	16	16%
Logical Reasoning	20	1	20	20%
Data Interpretation	20	0.75	15	15%
Quantitative Analysis	20	1	20	20%
General Awareness (GK)	18	0.5	9	9%
Total	114	–	100	100%

Stage 2: Group Discussion + Writing Skills Assessment + Interview

Candidates shortlisted after the Written Examination will be called for the second stage.

Results for the 1st stage are expected to be sometime in the 1st week of January and interview process will be conducted in the last week of January or first week of February.

IIFT 2018 Syllabus

IIFT stands for Indian Institute for Foreign Trade, New Delhi. It is conducted for securing admissions into its MBA (IB) Program. IIFT 2019 was conducted in the month of December 2018. It is an online application process in which students need to fill their personal details. The application fee for the exam is Rs.1650/- for students of General Category and Rs.825/- for students belonging to reserved category like OBC, St and SC. The payment must be made online using a credit card, debit card or NEFT.

Exam Pattern:

Knowing the Exam Pattern helps students to appear for the same efficiently. This Exam has six sections, namely, English Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension, General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Analysis and Data Interpretation. The Exam is conducted o two hours and consists of negative marking system for every wrong answer.

Syllabus-Section Wise

Section

Topics

1. Data Interpretation

1. Bar Graph

2. Line Graph

3. Tabular Formats

4. Pie Chart

5. Caselets

2. Logical Abilities

1. Deductions

2. Comparisons

3. Coding and Decoding

4. Input and Output

5. Directions

6. Linear Word Formation

7. Seating Arrangements

8. Selections

9. Series and Analysis

IIFT 2018 Admit Card

IIFT is a national-level management entrance exam which is conducted every year by Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, for admission to its MBA (IB) program. IIFT 2019 was conducted on2/12/18. This exam can be conducted in offline or paper-pencil mode. There were around 18 exam centers across India. IIFT Delhi offers around 600 seats at its Delhi and Kolkata campus. About 75,000 candidates appeared for IIFT 2019. The results were declared on January 15, 2019. 2097 candidates have been shortlisted for further rounds.

The application for IIFT 2019 started on August 6, 2018. The last date to fill the application form was on September 14, 2018. The concede card was accessible from November 16, 2018, onwards. Competitors who qualify the test will be shortlisted for the determination procedure which contains-Writing Test, GD, and PI.

Admit Card:

-Candidates will be able to download the IIFT admit card 2019 with their registered id and password.

– Candidates are required to carry them to the exam center on the day of the exam along with an id proof

– Aadhar id card, Election id card, Driving License or Passport.

-Without the admit card, the candidate will be allowed to write the IIFT 2019 exam.

IIFT 2018 Result

Those of who are waiting on the IIFT result the wait is over IIFT Delhi just released the score card for their exam that took place on January 24. Candidates who appeared for the exam can check their score cards on the IIFT website by logging in using your ID roll no and credentials. The score card is not downloadable so candidates should take a print out of it. The score card will be valid from now till November 30. For now, 2097 have been shortlisted for the next round.

Girls who have cleared the section wise cut-off the cut off is lowered by 2% for them.

The list for the final candidates who will be selected for the MBA (IB) programme at IIFT starting in 2019 will be released in the second week of April. Before that, the candidates who have been shortlisted now will have to appear for the – Group Discussion (GD), Writing Skill Assessment and Personal Interview (PI). After completing all three remaining rounds the final list for the selected candidates will be revealed who will get into either IIFT Delhi or IIFT Kolkata.

What to keep in mind for GD/PI/WAT?

Writing Ability test- the candidates will be asked to write an essay or comprehension on a given topic to the best of their ability and knowledge. Their writing and comprehension ability will be test based on it and then they will be short listed for the next round which will be the Group discussion and Personal Interview.

Group Discussion and the Personal Interview- the candidates which will be selected from the WAT will appear for this round. This round is to access the verbal and communication skills of the candidates. The candidates will be finally selected on the basis of this.

IIFT Cutoff

The Indian Institute of Foreign trade has been dominating the trade front studies for quite a long time and the motivated transition in the front is a comparative analysis of how far they have come from their inception. From the rising need for MBA programs and also a clear study path in the terms of trade and excelling in them IIFT has had a detailed examination pattern that students from every nook and corner of the country look forward to in order to take a step towards the future in foreign trade relations in terms of finance and management.

Mentioned below are the expected cut offs for the campus of mainly Delhi, Calcutta and Kakinada:

Name of the Topics	Topic -wise Highest Marks gainable	The expected Delhi campus Cut off score	The expected Calcutta campus Cut off	The expected Kakinada campus Cut off
General Awareness	9	1	0.85	0.80
Verbal Ability	15	4	3.5	3
Reading Comprehension	16	3	2.5	2
Quantitative Aptitude	20	4.5	4	3.5
Logical Reasoning	20	5.5	5	4.5
Data Interpretation	20	3-4	3	3