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IIFT Kolkata: Courses, Fees, Admission 2025, Placements, Cutoff

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IIFT Kolkata Highlights 2025

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Q:   What is IIFT cut off?
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IIFT cut off is the minimum exam score required to be eligible for the Extempore and Personal Interview (PI) round of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) admission. Shortlisting of candidates for the second round of IIFT admission is based on both sectional and overall IIFT cut offs. Candidates who do not clear the overall or sectional IIFT cut off percentiles are not shortlisted for the second round.

The IIFT cut off is determined by the admission authorities at the institute. The cut offs are released after the announcement for entrance exam result, so that candidates can fill the shortlist form if they meet the minimum score requirement or the cut off.

Q:   Does IIFT Delhi accept CAT scores?
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IIFT Delhi accepts CAT scores for MBA (IB & BA) specialisations. Earlier the admission was through the IIFT exam. However, in an official notification, the institute has announced that will accept the national-level exam score now. After the conclusion of the entrance test, candidates shall be shortlisted for further selection rounds. Shortlisted candidates are further required to participate in the written test, group discussion and personal interview round. The final selection is done based on overall performance in the selection rounds.

Q:   What happens if I have low attendance in class at The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)?
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A 90% attendance to all classes programme wise is required in the MBA IB (full time) course. The waiver of attendance is only provided in case of medical or other emergencies. Hence, The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) kolkata considers punctuality and attendance very important. 

Q:   What is the selection process for MBA and what is the minimum CAT percentile required at IIFT Kolkata?
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For the admission into the IIFT Kolkata. An entrance exam is conducted by the NTA which is IIFT entrance test, which is as tough as the CAT examination. The CAT percentile required is about 60 for the admission in IIFT Kolkata.

The students must be with the aggregation of about 50 percentage in the under graduation. 

IIFT Kolkata Admission Process and Important Dates 2025

MBA/PGDM Admissions 2026

4 Courses2 years-3 years
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  • Undergraduate Degree with 50% aggregate
  • Accepting Exams: CAT
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Aug '26-Sep '26
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Nov '26
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29 Nov '26
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IIFT Kolkata
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4.5/5
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Placement Review IconPlacements4.4
Infrastructure Review IconInfrastructure4.6
Faculty Review IconFaculty & Course4.5
Crowd Review IconCampus Life4.2
Money Review IconValue for Money4.5
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MBA in International Business - Batch of 2024
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5Placements4Infrastructure4Faculty4Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money
Higher grade college in Kolkata.
Placements: Campus students grabbed unimaginable offers which would be between 4.3 Lacs to 26.7 Lacs for an year. Also active support given for students who are planned to start new ventures in future. Most specially they initiated their support to entrepreneurs by giving some worthy contact cars.
Infrastructure: Campus located with the acres of ground which were more spacious and relaxing. All the juniors, Seniors were more friendly, supportive and encouraging like the teachers. And chances for ragging, harassment was literally zero percentage. Uninterrupted network connectivity inserted in the campus.
Faculty: Our college initiated diverse courses in multiple disciplines. Textbooks are provided by the college itself by collection some extra charges. Mostly we forced to take test in multiple choice questions thrice in a week. This tests the understanding capacity of the students.
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Certificate programme in import export management - Batch of 2024
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Our university is one of the best universities in Kolkata.
Placements: Placement cell is very good and almost every student is placed. Placement cell provides professional communication training and workshops also. The highest salary package offered by companies in 2023 was 75 LPA and the average salary package offered was 28 LPA. Companies like Amul, Asianpaints, Amazon, Flipkart, Cipla, TVS, Vedanta, Samsung, etc., are top recruiters.
Infrastructure: Our college is equipped with good infrastructure. There are around 3 libraries and labs are well-equipped with all necessary instruments. Classrooms are well maintained and have all facilities. There are around 2 boys and 3 girls hostel. Food is very hygienic and good quality and they serve breakfast, afternoon lunch and dinner.
Faculty: Faculty members are good. They work hard for students and they have good knowledge of everything. They teach students on whiteboards as well as digital board. Faculty members provide reading material along with multiple questions to understand details concepts. We can easily understand syllabus. Passing rate is around 70% of our department.
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MBA in International Business - Batch of 2019
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IIFT to an amazing experience and learning.
Placements: All students were placed, top roles were offered by international companies. Top recruiting companies include tata steel, airtel, sharpoji pallonji, vodafone, P&G. Median package was 15lpa and minimum was 10lpa. Top roles were finance and IT. Operations .
Infrastructure: Very good infrastructure. Everyone has a separate room. My room had a balcony also. Everyday maid comes and cleans. It is located outside the city so its calm. No outside food is readily available as located very far off from the city. One mall is there called acropolis.
Faculty: Faculty is very nice, they have Ph.D. and constantly remain in touch with industry. Some faculty like MS Tammanna is very good for trade and agri commodities. Being a very old institution it has attracted lot of good teachers who have done and have experience in teaching IIM A.
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IIFT Kolkata Placements 2025

CourseMedian Salary
MBA/PGDM
25 LPA

Top Recruiters

Aditya Birla Group
ACCENTURE
Colgate
Airtel
Flipkart
Amazon
GODREJ
Google
KPMG
Vedanta
Myntra
Tata Steel
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IIFT Kolkata Scholarships 2025

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Q:   Are there any scholarships awarded to the students of IIFT Kolkata?
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Yes, IIFT Kolkata offers a wide range of merit and means scholarships to the students. The details of a few such scholarships offered are as follows:

  • Need-Based Scholarship: The institute offers this scholarship scheme under which it pays an interest subsidy on the Educational Loan for 27 months from the time the loan is taken from any bank. All the students of full-time MBA (IB) course who took a loan and have a family income less than
    INR 6 LPA can apply for a loan under this scholarship scheme

  • New Scholarship Scheme: This scheme covers ten per cent of students with a scholarship waiver of twenty per cent (20%) of the tuition fee in all “full-time/ regular” batches of the courses offered by IIFT. 

A few other scholarships offered at IIFT as per the Government of India schemes are as follows:

  • Central Sector Scholarship of Top Class Education

  • Central Sector Scholarship for Higher Education

  • Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship

  • Top Class Education Scholarship for students with benchmark disabilities

  • Central Sector Scholarship Scheme of Top Class Education in College

Q:   What are the top Scholarships for MBA at IIFT Kolkata and how to avail them?
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IIFT Kolkata offers several scholarships to its students.To avail of these scholarships, you can visit the official website of IIFT Kolkata and check the eligibility criteria and application process for each scholarship.

Here are some of the scholarships available for MBA students:

  1. Need Based Scholarship Scheme: Under this scheme, IIFT pays interest subsidy on educational loans for 27 months from the time the loan is taken from a bank. Students of the MBA (IB) full-time programme who have taken the loan and whose family income is less than INR 6.00 Lacs per year can apply under this scholarship.
  2. New Scholarship Scheme (NSS): This scholarship covers ten percent of students with a scholarship amounting to twenty percent (20%) of the tuition fee in all “Full-Time/Regular” batches of the degree courses offered by IIFT. The scholarship will be given to 10% of the students admitted in the regular programs. The scholarship amount will be 20% of the Tuition fee for all. The criteria would be a “means-cum-merit” basis with 70% weightage to means and 30% weightage to merit i.e. total CGPA scored after completion of the program. It will be granted to those students who complete their full-time programme from IIFT and whose family income from all sources is less than INR 8 Lacs per annum. The upper ceiling of INR 8 Lacs is subject to revision. The scholarship will be disbursed to the students after the successful completion of the programme i.e. MBA (IB), MBA (BA), and MA (Eco.). IPM students will get the scholarship after completing their BBA and MBA. If the amount of the scholarship is less, then the balance amount will be payable.
  3. Scholarships offered by the Government of India: The Government of India offers various central and state-level scholarships to students. Complete details about the available scholarships and the process for applying are available on the National Scholarship Portal
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IIFT Kolkata Popular Courses

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IIFT Kolkata Courses and Fees 2025

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MBA/PGDM(4 courses)
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Exams : CAT
Certificate(3 courses)
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Ph.D.(4 courses)
Exams : IIFT
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Q:   Which specialisation is the best in MBA from IIFT Kolkata?
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MBA in international business is the best specialisation course from IIFT KOLKATA. The avearge package recevied is about 24 Lacs per annum and the admission is done through the CAT examination.

The course has a span of about 2 years. The tution fee is about 21lakhs.

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Q:   Is IIFT Kolkata as good as Amity University, Kolkata for MBA?
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Yes, off course IIFT KOLKATA is a good and A grade public/govt. Institute in India. For MBA this institution is good as Amity University, Kolkata.

In this institute the selection process for MBA COURSE is CAT exam Merit score . And Eligibility criteria is Graduate with 50% aggregate. 

For MBA couse the total Course fee is 8.3 lacks - 21 lacks and Average package is 26.5 lacks.

As a govt. Institute and High rated institute for MBA course this college is good than Amity University, Kolkata 

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Answered a year ago

The key highlights of IIFT Kolkata placements 2024 as compared with 2023 and 2022 are presented below:

Particulars

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2022)

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2023)

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2024)

the highest domestic package

INR 46.5 LPA

INR 76.5 LPA

INR 75.6 LPA

the highest international package

INR 80 LPA

INR 85.4 LPA

INR 85.4 LPA

Average package

INR 25.16 LPA

INR 29.1 LPA

INR 27.3 LPA

Median package

INR 24 LPA

INR 26.5 LPA

INR 25 LPA

Total recruiters

82

108

120

New recruiters

26

36

54

PPO offered

34%

39%

35%

International positions

NA

17+

10+

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Aayush Singh

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a year ago

The average package offered during IIFT Kolkata placements over the past three years is presented below:

Particulars

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2022)

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2023)

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2024)

Average package

INR 25.16 LPA

INR 29.1 LPA

INR 27.3 LPA

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Pooja Divya

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a year ago

The stipend trends witnessed during IIFT Kolkata summer placements 2022-24 and previous two batches are presented below:

Particulars

MBA IB Summer Placement Statistics (2020-22 Batch)

MBA IB Summer Placement Statistics (2021-23 Batch)

MBA IB Summer Placement Statistics (2022-24 Batch)

the highest stipend

INR 3.2 lakh

INR 4 lakh

INR 4.4 lakh

Average stipend

INR 1.61 lakh

INR 2.04 lakh

INR 2.63 lakh

Median stipend

INR 1.5 lakh

INR 2 lakh

INR 2.5 lakh

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Krishnendu Chatterjee

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a year ago

The key highlights of IIFT Kolkata MBA placements over the past three years are presented below:

Particulars

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2022)

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2023)

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2024)

the highest domestic package

INR 46.5 LPA

INR 76.5 LPA

INR 75.6 LPA

the highest international package

INR 80 LPA

INR 85.4 LPA

INR 85.4 LPA

Average package

INR 25.16 LPA

INR 29.1 LPA

INR 27.3 LPA

Median package

INR 24 LPA

INR 26.5 LPA

INR 25 LPA

Total recruiters

82

108

120

New recruiters

26

36

54

PPO offered

34%

39%

35%

International positions

NA

17+

10+

M

Manashjyoti Piplani

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a year ago

Yes, IIFT Kolkata is a reputed MBA Institute, and offers good placements to its students. The key highlights of IIFT Kolkata MBA placements over the past three years are presented below:

Particulars

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2022)

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2023)

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2024)

the highest domestic package

INR 46.5 LPA

INR 76.5 LPA

INR 75.6 LPA

the highest international package

INR 80 LPA

INR 85.4 LPA

INR 85.4 LPA

Average package

INR 25.16 LPA

INR 29.1 LPA

INR 27.3 LPA

Median package

INR 24 LPA

INR 26.5 LPA

INR 25 LPA

Total recruiters

82

108

120

New recruiters

26

36

54

PPO offered

34%

39%

35%

International positions

NA

17+

10+

D

Dhanya Arora

Contributor-Level 10

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Updated on Feb 18, 2026

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