IIFT Admission 2026 (MBA IB & BA): Final Result OUT, CAT Cut Offs, Waitlist Movement

IIFT conducted the PI and extempore in February-March for MBA admission 2026. Final result has been announced for the same. Check here details of IFT shortlist 2026 and final admission.

IIFT final result 2026 has been released. Candidates who appeared for the Extempore and Personal Interview (PI), earlier this year, can check their selection status now.

IIFT admission process 2026 included Extempore and Personal Interview (PI) which was held in April. Over 1000 candidates are shortlisted for MBA International Business and MBA Business Analytics courses, through CAT score. Earlier, IIFT used to conduct its own MBA entrance exam but since 2023, it has started accepting CAT score instead. Read below all about IIFT admission.

How to Check IIFT 2026 Final Result?

IIFT has released the final result 2026 at the institute website and it can be accessed through login. Candidates can check the process below:

• Visit the official website of IIFT
• Click on Final result MBA 2026-2028
• Enter application number and registered date of birth
• Click on ‘check admission status’ to login
• The status will appear on screen

MBA IB result: click here

IIFT Admissions 2026: Selection Process and Shortlisting Criteria

IIFT admission process 2026 has two stages – Essay Writing, Extempore and Personal Interview and final selection.

Stage 1: Essay Writing, Extempore and Personal Interview  – Candidates who clear the IIFT admission cut off have to participate in this round of IIFT admission for final selection

Stage 2:  In this stage, the candidates are evaluated based on their IIFT exam score, performance in Essay Writing, Extempore and Personal Interview , academic history and work experience. Final list is prepared and selected candidates are offered admission.

IIFT Shortlist Criteria 2026

In the first stage of IIFT admission, CAT qualifying candidates were shortlisted for Extempore-PI on the basis of following parameters. 

Also Read: IIFT eligibility criteria and reservation policy

IIFT Cut Off for Admission (MBA IB)

The final IIFT cut offs for IB wll be released soon. Candidates can check category wise IIFT MBA cut offs of previous year below:

IIFT Cut Off for Admission (MBA BA)

The final IIFT 2026 cut offs will be released soon. Candidates can check category wise IIFT MBA cut offs for Business Analytics for previous year, below:

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IIFT Cut Offs MBA(IB) 2025-27

IIFT Cut Offs MBA(BA) 2025-27

GMAT cut offs for selection of candidates for MBA (BA) programme:

Also Read:

• IIFT Delhi Cut Offs
• IIFT Kolkata Cut Offs
• IIFT Kakinada Cut Offs

IIFT cut offs are different for different category students. Candidates who meet the admission cut off are selected for Extempore and PI round. This round is conducted in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai. However, this year, this round will be conducted online. 

📃 CAT Call Predictor 2026

Written Skill Assessment

The round of IIFT admission process is conducted to assess a candidate’s ability to understand a topic or issue and the ability to explain it in a succinct manner. Candidates are divided in groups of eight. Each group is given one essay topic, five minutes to think and 15 minutes to write. The topics can vary from business & economics to politics & society. 

Group Discussion/Extempore

GD round of IIFT admission is quite similar to the GD rounds of other MBA colleges. A group of candidates is given a topic to discuss in 30-40 minutes. The GD begins with each candidate introducing themselves and sharing their opinion on the topic. Once every one has spoken, the floor is left open for everyone to discuss. The motive behind Group Discussion is to assess a candidate's leadership qualities, communication skills and ability to convince others.

This year, instead of online Extempore,  in-person GD will be conducted. Candidates will be given a topic to speak for a certain time duration. This round will help in judging the candidate's public speaking skill and clarity of thoughts.

Also Read:

• IIFT essay and GD topics: Expected and previous years
• Group Discussion (GD) Topics (MBA): Current & Latest GD Topics with detailed analysis

Personal Interview

The Personal Interview round of IIFT admissions is essentially a personality assessment round. The interviewers ask candidates questions related to their work experience, education, etc. but the focus remains on assessing their communication ability, presence of mind and problem solving skills.

Also Read:

• My GD/PI experience at IIFT: Daniel Sinha
• My GD/PI experience at IIFT: Harrshit Kansal
• My GD/PI experience at IIFT: Abhishek Sagar
• My GD/PI experience at IIFT: Aditya Anand

IIFT Admission Process: Final Selection

Final selection of candidates have been done after evaluating every candidate who participated in WAT-GD-PI round. Given below are the parameters and their scores as per last year's admission policy.