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IIFT 2023 Exam Analysis: Section-Wise Paper Analysis and Expected Cut Offs

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IIFT 2023 exam analysis is available now. The IIFT paper 2023 was of higher difficulty level than 2022. Read section-wise IIFT exam analysis 2023 and expected cut offs.

IIFT 2023 Exam Analysis

IIFT 2023 Exam Analysis

IIFT 2023 exam analysis is available now. The exam was conducted by the NTA today from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at various exam centres in 68 cities. According to early analysis the IIFT exam 2023 was difficult. There were 110 questions from VARC, DILR, Quantitative Ability and GK. Section-wise, the VARC was tough whereas DILR was moderate to difficult. Quantitative Aptitude section of the IIFT exam was slightly tougher than the rest of the section. GK section, on the other hand, was usual. 

Check in-depth IIFT exam analysis 2023 here, which includes discussion of sectional difficulty levels, topic-wise distribution of questions and weightage, number of good attempts and expected cut offs.

Table of content
  • IIFT 2023 Analysis: Highlight
  • IIFT 2023 Exam Analysis: Section-wise break up and difficulty level
  • IIFT 2023 Analysis: Section-Wise
  • IIFT Exam Analysis 2023: DILR
  • IIFT 2023 Analysis: General Knowledge

IIFT 2023 Analysis: Highlight

Check below key highlights of IIFT 2023 question paper:

  • IIFT 2023 exam duration was two hours
  • The IIFT 2023 question paper had four sections - English, DILR, VARC and General Awareness
  • Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning section was of moderate to high difficulty
  • Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension section difficult
  • RC passages were dominated by inferential questions which made the section difficult
  • Quantitative Aptitude section was of slightly higher difficulty level
  • General Knowledge section was easier than rest of the three sections.
  • According to experts, the IIFT 2023 cut off marks for MBA-IB can be around 125-130

IIFT 2023 Exam Analysis: Section-wise break up and difficulty level

Check the table below for section-wise difficulty level of the IIFT 2023 exam and expected cut offs. The estimation is done on the basis of IIFT 2023 analysis:

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Section Name

No. of Questions

Marks/Q

Total Marks

Good Score

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

35

3

105

38-42

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning

30

3

90

40-42

Quantitative Analysis

25

3

75

20-22

General Awareness

20

1.5

30

6+

Total

110

--

300

97+

Expected overall cut offs for IIFT admission–

  • General/EWS/NC-OBC:90-93 males: 130
  • OBC: 75-78
  • SC/ST/PWD: 60-63

IIFT 2023 Analysis: Section-Wise

The IIFT 2023 question paper was on the same lines as the last year’s paper. Section-wise, the difficulty level of VARC section was moderately high. The DILR section was easy to moderate. Quantitative Aptitude was of higher difficulty level. GK was easy and least time taking. The overall difficulty level of the exam can be called tougher than last year. Check below section wise IIFT 2023 exam analysis:

IIFT Exam Analysis 2023: VARC

There were 35 questions in this section of IIFT 2023 exam. The VA questions were Vocabulary based and had questions on synonyms, antonyms, and one-word-substitutions etc. RC seciton had 4 questions in each set as compared to last year's breakup of 5 and 3 questions.

RC Passages:

  • Subconscious mind- behaviour-will power-goals
  • Foreign currency manipulation-economy
  • Power balance shifting in world
  • Globalization of product cycle-deployment- support

Topic-wise break-up of VARC section of IIFT 2023 question paper:

VARC Topic

Number of Questions

RC passages (4)

16

Vocabulary

4

Word root

2

Grammar

4

Match The Following

1

Spelling

1

Crossword puzzle

1

Idioms

3

Closed passage

1

Antonym

2

Total

35

IIFT Exam Analysis 2023: DILR

This section of IIFT 2023 had 30 questions – 16 on Data Interpretation and 14 on Logical Reasoning. The level of difficulty can be considered moderate but the sets were easier than last year.

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In the DI su-section, out of 4 sets, 2 sets were easy and should have been attempted. On the other hand, in the LR sub section, 10-12 questions could have been attempted. 

Out of 30 questions, an overall attempt of 18-20 questions can be considered good attempt. According to the IIFT exam analysis 2023, expected cut off in this section will be 18 plus marks.

Topic-wise break-up of DILR section of IIFT 2023 question paper:

DILR Topic

Number of Questions

DI Set 1 - 2 tables- Tokyo Olympics 2021

4

DI Set 2 - Pie chart - Line graph

4

DI Set 3 - Stacked bar chart

4

DI Set 4 -Covid-19 ratio of male: female 5 months

4

LR Set 1 -Choosing 4 students from 8 

4

LR Set 2 - Circular sitting arrangement

3

LR Set 3 - Row Arrangement

2

LR Set 4 -Transport service- 8 locations

2

LR Set 5 - Quiz competition

2

LR Set 6 -Choosing 4 students from 8 

1

Others

30

IIFT 2023 Exam Analysis: Quantitative Aptitude

The Quantitative Aptitude section of IIFT 2023 can be considered toughest of the lot as it was lengthy. There were a total of 25 questions dominated by Arithmetic and Algebra. 

About 11-12 questions can be considered good attempts in this section of IIFT exam 2022.

Topic-wise break-up of QA section of IIFT 2023 question paper:

QA Topic/ Area

No. of Questions

Number System

2

Algebra

5

Arithmetic

8

Geometry and Mensuration

4

Modern Math

4

Trigonometry

2

Total

25

IIFT 2023 Analysis: General Knowledge

In the General Knowledge section of IIFT 2023, there were more questions from Static GK than Current Affairs. The difficulty level was moderate and out of 20 questions 12 - 13 can be considered a good attempt. The sectional cut off is expected to be above 6 marks.

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