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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. 

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IIFT Kolkata
Students Ratings & Reviews

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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I am satisfied with the placement and infrastructure, etc.
Placements: 90% students got placements during their placements programme. The highest package has crossed 50 LPA, the average package was 25-28 LPA, and the lowest package was below 20 LPA. Top recruiting companies that offered jobs are Deloitte, JP Morgan, Amazon, etc. Top roles are export-import manager, global supply chain manager, trade and policy consultant, etc.
Infrastructure: Facilities and infrastructure are also modern. Classrooms, library, and labs are also very good, and in every class, air conditioning and a projector are available. The quality of food is good. Hostel facilities are separate for boys and girls. Sports and recreation facilities are also available.
Faculty: There are highly experienced teachers in trade, economics, finance, and marketing. Teachers are well qualified and well-behaved with all students. The curriculum is industry-oriented with a focus on global trade and WTO regulations, etc. Semester exams are a little tough, and passing both exams (external and internal) is different.
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MBA in International Business - Batch of 2024
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My review of this college.
Placements: We got full assistance from the placement cell during the placement process. Last year, around 90% of our seniors got placed in well-reputed companies. The highest package secured by a student of our college is 80 LPA and the average package is 18 LPA. The frequent recruiters include Deloitte, KPMG, Federal Bank, HDFC Bank, L&T, Berger paints, Oyo, GSK, Aditya Birla, etc. Internship opportunities are provided in many large corporate, multinational domestic, and international companies. Some students get a stipend of 1.5 lakhs per month for their summer internships.
Infrastructure: Hostel facilities are really good. Only the mess fee is not included in the fee structure. The hostel fee for the 2-year course is 1 lakh. Hostels are well-designed. There is a 24x7 electricity and water supply. Rooms are on a twin-sharing basis.
Faculty: Faculty members are shared in both Delhi and Kolkata campuses. Some of the faculty members fly between 2 campuses. Trade-related faculty members are possibly the best in the country. Most faculty members have extensive industrial and academic experience. IIFT follows a trimester system which is a usual pattern across most B-schools. For each course, then at the end of the trimester, there can be a comprehensive assignment submission that entails research on the industry, market entry strategy, etc. Along with that, there is also a written test. The course curriculum throughout the 2 years is quite extensive. Electives are offered in the 2nd year and distributed over 3 semesters. In the first three semesters, apart from focusing on subjects from finance, marketing, states, and strategy, students are introduced to trade. Here trade-related subjects include those dealing with economics, documentation, and operations.
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I am dissatisfied with the nature of teachers and the infrastructure of classrooms.
Placements: There are some issues in internships and a placement cell. Companies come to our college but few students get selected for their interviews. They don't get the highest packages of above 5 LPA, and they don't give us top companies. Some students get placed in MNCs at the state level but not at the central level, which is disappointing in my college.
Infrastructure: Wi-Fi connectivity and my department is not good. In labs, there are falls of air conditioning. In the labs, there are two laptops for PCs and they don't work. The library of my college is good or not excellent. The food available in my college is good. The food items and the menu of my college canteen are limited.
Faculty: Teachers are helpful but they don't take classes and they avoid teaching us. Teachers only want assignments and projects except for these things they don't give marks. Activities are going on in my college and the teachers don't teach like this, which makes students industry-ready. So semester exams are hard. The pass percentage of a student is about 75%. Teachers are qualified but not good in nature.
Other: Fests are not conducted in my college. The campus surroundings are good.
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It is one of the best B-schools in India.
Placements: Top companies like JPMC, HSBC, and Godrej hire students from the college. It provides 100% placements and great mentorship from alumni. Students often find the case-based teaching method and project-oriented assessment quite engaging. The institute also encourages research and participation in national and international competitions and conferences.
Infrastructure: It is located in the business hub of Salt Lake. IIFT Kolkata campus is compact but well-equipped. It offers all essential facilities like a well-stocked library, computer labs, Bloomberg terminals, and high-speed internet. While it may not be a sprawling green campus like some other institutes, it makes up with efficient infrastructure and proximity to the city's commercial centers, which help students in terms of guest lectures, industry exposure, and live projects.
Faculty: The core strength of IIFT, Kolkata lies in its rigorous and well-structured curriculum, with a unique focus on International Business (IB). The MBA (IB) program is designed to equip students with a global perspective and deep insights into trade, finance, marketing, and strategy. The academic structure is fast-paced, with trimester systems and a variety of core and elective subjects. Faculty members come with strong academic and industry backgrounds. Several visiting professors also add to the richness of the learning experience.
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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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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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Q:   What is the placement scenario at IIFT Kolkata?
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The key highlights of IIFT Kolkata MBA IB placements 2024 are presented below:

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MBA IB Placement Statistics (2024)

the highest domestic package

INR 75.6 LPA

the highest international package

INR 85.4 LPA

Average package

INR 27.3 LPA

Median package

INR 25 LPA

Total recruiters

120

New recruiters

54

PPO offered

35%

International positions

10+

Q:   What is the salary trend witnessed during IIFT Kolkata placements?
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The salary trends witnessed during IIFT Kolkata placements over the past three years are presented below:

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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

Q:   What is the median package offered during IIFT Kolkata placements?
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The median package offered during IIFT Kolkata placements over the past three years is presented below:

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MBA IB Placement Statistics (2022)

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2023)

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2024)

Median package

INR 24 LPA

INR 26.5 LPA

INR 25 LPA

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

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IIFT Kolkata Popular Courses

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IIFT Kolkata Courses and Fees 2025

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MBA/PGDM(2 courses)
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Graduation : 50 %
Exams : CAT
Certificate(3 courses)
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Ph.D.(4 courses)
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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:   Can I join IIFT Kolkata directly?
A: 

The admission for the IIFT Kolkata is done based on the IIFT entrance test conducted by the NTA during December. The test involves the group discussions, writing skills assessment and personal interview.

The students must be with an aggregation of about 50 percentage in the under graduation. The exam is as tough as the CAT.

Q:   Are admissions at IIFT Kolkata entrance-based or merit-based?
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The admissions at IIFT Kolkata is entrance based and not merit based. The entrance test for the admission is IIFT entrance test which is conducted by the NTA.

The cutoff for the CAT examination is about 60 percentile. The students are should be with an minimum aggregation of 50 percentage in the under graduation course.

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₹ 25 LPA - 26.5 LPA₹ 8.25 L - 20.97 L -/-
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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 

IIFT Kolkata Application Process 2025

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Q:   What is the admission process for MBA at IIFT Kolkata?
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Hi.IIFT Kolkata admissions to its flagship MBA in IB course are based on the IIFT entrance test conducted by the NTA generally in the month of December. However, during the final selection, candidates’ performance in the essay writing, Group Discussion (GD), Writing Skills Assessment and Personal Interview (PI) rounds are also considered. 

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Q:   Is it tough to get into IIFT Kolkata?
A: 

Indian Institute for Foreign Trade is a pioneer institute in the country to study Foreign Trade. There are four IIFTs in the world, of which three are situated in India (Delhi, Kolkata and Kakinada), and one is in Tanzania. But in those four, two of the most popular ones include IIFT Delhi and IIFT Kolkata. Talking about the difficulty level of the exam, the Quantitative Aptitude section of IIFT is comparatively tough if compared with CAT (this section is moderately tough in CAT). Hence, for some candidates, IIFT comes across as a tougher exam. Additionally, the IIFT entrance exam is inclusive of a General Knowledge section which is not part of the CAT exam. Since CAT is considered the top-notch level exam for MBA admission in India, candidates can read more about CAT vs IIFT here.

Q:   How can I get admission to an MBA in IIFT Kolkata?
A: 

To get MBA admission at IIFT Kolkata, students must fulfil the course-specific admission criteria. Admission to MBA was earlier through IIFT exam. However, from 2024 admission year, IIFT now accepts CAT scores. In order to apply for the PG course, a candidate can fill out the application form by visiting the IIFT website (iift.ac.in). CAT registration shall be completed separately through its official website. Candidates are further shortlisted based on merit in the entrance test, academic records, gender diversity, and aggregate obtained in Class 10 and Class 12. The final selection for the MBA course is done based on several factors such as, CAT score, WAT, group discussion, work experience, and interview round.

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Answered 8 months 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 9

Answered 8 months 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 9

Answered 8 months 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 8 months 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+

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Manashjyoti Piplani

Contributor-Level 9

Answered 8 months ago

The sector and domain-wise placement distribution recorded during IIFT Kolkata MBA summer placements 2022-24 are presented below:

Sectors

MBA IB Summer Placement Distribution (2022-24 Batch)

BFSI

23%

FMCG/FMCD/ Retail

20%

Professional Services

15%

Energy/ Industrial/ Materials

15%

Information Technology

11%

Pharma & Healthcare

5%

E-commerce & Telecom

5%

Automobile

4%

Transportation/ Logistics/ Trade

2%

Domains

MBA IB Summer Placement Distribution (2022-24 Batch)

Sales & Marketing

33%

Finance / IB

20%

General Management & Strategy

13%

Consulting

11%

Trade & Operations

8%

Product Management

8%

IT / Analytics

7%

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Pooja Divya

Contributor-Level 9

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