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

The minimum cutoff for MBA at IIFT Kolkata varies from year to year and is determined by the student's category. The general category cutoff for IIFT Kolkata for the 2022 admission cycle was 42.6 in CAT. However, the expected cutoff for the 2023 exam cycle is between 115 and 120 out of a total of 300. Please keep in mind that the cutoffs are subject to change each year and are determined by a variety of factors such as the number of applicants and the difficulty level.

Sure, IIFT Kolkata is good for MBA. It also considered as the one among the top for pursuing MBA in India.

The avearge pacakage received for the students is about 24lakhs per annum and the highest goes for about 48 Lacs per annum. The admission is done through the CAT examination. The students required a aggregation of minimum 50 percent in the under graduation. 

The final cutoffs for admission to the MBA-IB 2023-24 batch is not out yet. However, the final cutoffs for IIFT admission 2022 were released along with the final merit list in May 2022. Check the table below for category-wise final IIFT cut-offs 2022:

The IIFT overall cutoff in 2022 was lower for the General/ General-EWS / OBC-NCL categories and higher for SC / ST/ PwD / Kashmiri Migrants / Non-Migrants categories compared to the year 2021. A year-wise comparison of the same is tabulated below:

A total of 108 companies visited, and 36 new companies visited IIFT Kolkata campus during the placement drive 2023. More than 17 international offers were made and 39% PPO received. The table below showcases new companies and companies visited trends over the last three years:

As per the placement report, the average package offered to top 50%, top 25% and top 10% was INR 37 LPA, INR 46.50 LPA and INR 62.60 LPA during placements 2023. The table below showcases the top average package offered in the past three years:

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

According to official sources, IIFT Kolkata concluded its placement drive for the year 2021-23 batch. As per the report, the highest domestic and international package (for overall placements of IIFT campuses) stood at INR 75.6 LPA and INR 85.4 LPA. Further, the average and median package offered during IIFT Kolkata placements 2023 was INR 29.1 LPA and INR 26.5 LPA, respectively. A total of 108 recruiters with 36 new recruiters participated during placements in 2023. Major giants participated during placements including Amazon, Flipkart, Amul, EY, Infosys, etc. This placements and salary data, however, is overall for all the IIFT campuses since there is no update on campus-wise placements data.

The number of PPOs made (in percentage) during IIFT Kolkata placements over the past three years are presented below:

The sector-wise placement distribution recorded during IIFT Kolkata placements 2024 is presented below:

The sector and domain-wise placement distribution recorded during IIFT Kolkata MBA placements 2024 are presented below:

The average salary trends witnessed during IIFT Kolkata MBA placements over the past three years are presented below:

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

The sector-wise placement distribution made during IIFT Kolkata final placement 2024 for MBA programme is presented below:

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:

The IIFT entrance exam is a common aptitude test conducted for admission to MBA in International Business course offered by the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Delhi, Kolkata and Kakinada. National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the IIFT exam on behalf of the institute. The following table provides all the details regarding IIFT entrance exam:

For admission to MBA in IB, candidates are shortlisted on the basis of Computer Based Test (IIFT entrance exam). Those who clear all the sectional and overall cutoffs get shortlisted for the second round of the admission process. The sectional and overall cutoffs required for the next round are as follows:

As of the latest guidelines the seat intake in IIFT Kolkata for MBA is 140 seats. The selection is done by the IIFT entrance test which ia conducted  by the NTA, CAT.

The percentile required in the CAT is about 60 and the students should be with the minimum aggregation of 50 percentage in the under graduation course.

As per the details collated from various sources on the internet, about 140 seats are allocated for MBA in International Business at IIFT Kolkata. Admission to IIFT Kolkata’s full-time MBA (IB) programme 2023-25 is subject to IIFT’s Written Examination scores along with students’ performance in the Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD) or Extempore and Personal Interview (PI) scores. The final selection process also incorporates academic consistency, academic diversity, gender diversity and work experience.