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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.
The sector-wise placement distribution made during IIFT Kolkata final placement 2024 for MBA programme is presented below:
Sectors | MBA IB Placement Distribution (2024) |
|---|---|
Professional Services | 23% |
BFSI | 21% |
Information Technology | 17% |
FMCG/FMCD/ Retail | 14% |
Energy/Industrial/ Materials/Real Estate | 8% |
E-commerce & Telecom | 6% |
Transportation/ Logistics/Trade | 5% |
Pharma & Healthcare | 4% |
Automobile | 2% |
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.
Final selection to MBA is subject to a valid score in the IIFT Entrance Exam followed by WAT-GD/PI rounds of selection. The shortlisting of candidates for WAT-GD/Extempore-PI is done based on the IIFT entrance exam percentile including the sectional cutoffs. The weightage aligned to different factors used for shortlisting candidates is as follows:
Criteria for Shortlisting Candidates for Stage-I at IIFT | Parameters Scores |
|---|---|
IIFT score | 73 |
Marks obtained in Class 10 | 10 |
Marks obtained in Class 12 | 10 |
Academic diversity | Non-Engg. student= 5 | Engg. student= 0 |
Gender diversity (M=0; F=2) | 2 |
Total score | 100 |
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The number of PPOs made (in percentage) during IIFT Kolkata 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
PPO offered | 34% | 39% | 35% |
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 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.
Admission to PhD at IIFT Kolkata is a two-stage process. Both of these are mentioned below:
Stage I: All the eligible candidates are called for an MCQ-based written entrance test comprising of basic statistics, logical reasoning, data interpretation, basic mathematics (up to Class 12) and verbal ability
Stage II: Candidates who clear the stage I (the written entrance test) will be called for the Personal Interview (PI)
Qualified candidates of UGC NET-JRF are exempted from the Written Entrance Examination and are called for interviews on the basis of their scores in
UGC NET-JRF exam. A separate list is released for the candidates shortlisted via this admission process
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IIFT Kolkata Admission FAQs
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
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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The highest (domestic) and average package offered during IIFT Kolkata MBA IB placements 2023 stood at INR 76.5 LPA and INR 29.10 LPA, respectively. Furthermore, the highest (international) and median package offered was INR 85.4 LPA and INR 26.50 LPA, respectively during IIFT Kolkata placements 2023. A total of 108 companies visited the campus and many top recruiters visited the campus such as TATA Steel, Deloitte, Loreal, Flipkart among others.
Similarly, the highest, average and median stipend offered was INR 4.40 lakh, INR 2.63 Lacs and INR 2.50 Lacs during summer placements 2022-2024 batch. A total of 100 companies and 36 new recruiters visited IIFT Kolkata campus. The stipend was offered for a period of two months.
MBA in international business is the best specialisation course from IIFT Kolkata. The average package received is about INR 24 Lacs per annum. It is a place that provides excellent placements, great faculty, and amazing campus to MBA students.
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:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
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:
| Particulars | Statistics (2021) | Statistics (2022) | Statistics (2023) |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Companies | 117 | 82 | 108 |
| Companies Visited | 35 | 26 | 36 |
Looking at the placement data one can say that it is a good college.
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.
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+ |
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 schemeNew 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
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:
| Particulars | Statistics |
|---|---|
IIFT exam conducting body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
IIFT exam mode | CBT/ online |
IIFT application fee | INR 2,500 |
MBA - IB cutoff percentile for shortlisting | - 40 per cent (sectional) - 40.5 percentile (overall) |
No. of questions in the exam | 110 questions in MCQ format |
Sectional division of exam | 4 sections - Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension - General Knowledge - Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation - Quantitative Analysis |
Exam duration | 2 hours (3 pm to 5 pm) |
Negative marking | - 3 marks for each right question in Sections 1, 2 and 3 | 1.5 marks for each right answer in Section 4 - Negative marking is applicable |
IIFT Kolkata application process is carried out in online mode. Candidates are required to complete the application form and submit it within the due date or else it is considered as incomplete. Candidates must make sure to share the correct and valid email address in the form as most of the intimations are given via mail by the Institute. Further, the steps to apply are:
- Visit the official website of NTA i.e to apply online for IIFT admission 2023.
- Login and fill out the online application form as per the details given in the Information Bulletin of IIFT programmes.
- Upload picture, signature and certificates and pay the application fee to complete the application process.
- Pay the exam application fee and hit the 'Submit' button.
Now admission is through CAT exam score, hence, aspirants must complete its application process. Read on CAT application process.
The median 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
Median package | INR 24 LPA | INR 26.5 LPA | INR 25 LPA |
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.
The list of top recruiters during IIFT placements 2024 is presented below:
IIFT Top Recruiters 2024 | |
|---|---|
Amazon | Infosys |
Accenture | Goldman Sachs |
Asian Paints | Wipro |
ITC | Capgemini |
Puma | Adani |
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.
The salary trends witnessed during IIFT Kolkata 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 |
The total fee for MBA in International Business at IIFT Kolkata is INR 20.97 lakh. This fee is inclusive of components, namely tuition, library, internet, medical insurance, course material, hostel charges (for double occupancy, boarding charges, students and alumni activity. The students of SC, ST and PWD categories are given 50% concession in the tuition fee. If the student opts for single or triple occupancy accommodation, the aforementioned fee will vary. Having said that, this fee was for the academic year 2022-23, the exact amount of the total fee applicable for the MBA (IB) 2023-25 batch is only informed to the students when they are provided with the offer letters.
To apply for IIFT Kolkata MBA programme, students need to meet the minimum admission criteria specified by the institute. To know the detailed eligibility students can check out the table presented below:
| Course | Eligibility | Selection |
|---|---|---|
| MBA | Graduate with 50% aggregate (45% for SC/ST and PwD) | CAT score + Merit-Based + GD + Writing skills assessment + Interview |
| Weekend MBA | Graduate | GD + Essay Writing |
| Online MBA* | Graduate with 50% aggregate | Merit-Based |
* No Objection Certificate from the employer is required at the time of admission only for Sponsored candidates.
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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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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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Answered 11 months ago
The average salary trends witnessed during 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
Average package | INR 25.16 LPA | INR 29.1 LPA | INR 27.3 LPA |
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Answered 11 months ago
The sector-wise placement distribution recorded during IIFT Kolkata placements 2024 is presented below:
Sectors | MBA IB Placement Distribution (2024) |
|---|---|
Professional Services | 23% |
BFSI | 21% |
Information Technology | 17% |
FMCG/FMCD/ Retail | 14% |
Energy/Industrial/ Materials/Real Estate | 8% |
E-commerce & Telecom | 6% |
Transportation/ Logistics/Trade | 5% |
Pharma & Healthcare | 4% |
Automobile | 2% |
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Answered 11 months ago
The major highlights of IIFT Kolkata MBA summer placements for the last three batch 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 |
Total recruiters | 123 | 121 | 100 |
New recruiters | 46 | 45 | 36 |
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