IIFT admission process 2026 will include selection through CAT 2025 score, essay writing, extempore and personal interview. The PI and extempore round will be held in April and May 2026. Check here details of IFT shortlist 2026 and admission.
IIFT admission process 2026 includes Extempore and Personal Interview (PI). Selection of candidates will be based on CAT 2025 score. Extempore and PI will be held online in April and the final selection lists for MBA BA and MBA IB will be released by May 2026. Application process for IIFT MBA has started and the last date to apply is November 28, 2025.
To seek admission into IIFT, candidates have to appear for the CAT exam scheduled on November 30, 2025. Over 1000 candidates are shortlisted for MBA International Business and MBA Business Analytics courses, through CAT score, on daily basis. Earlier, IIFT used to conduct its own MBA entrance exam but since 2023, it has started accepting CAT score instead. Read here all about IIFT admission and check IIFT shortlist 2026.
- IIFT Admissions 2026: Important Dates
- IIFT Admissions 2026: Selection Process and Shortlisting Criteria
- IIFT Admissions 2026: MBA IB- Extempore and PI Details
- IIFT Shortlist Criteria 2026
- IIFT Admission Process: Final Selection
- Number of MBA - IB seats in IIFT
- IIFT Fees (MBA-IB)
- IIFT Placements (MBA-IB)
IIFT Admissions 2026: Important Dates
Check the table below for important dates related to IIFT admission 2026. Click here to apply
| Admission Process |
Dates |
|---|---|
| IIFT application last date |
28-Nov-2025 (23:59 hrs) |
| CAT Exam Date |
30-Nov-2025 |
| Release of GD/PI shortlist |
Last Week of January 2026 |
| GD/PI round |
From March 2026 onwards |
| Final admission result |
Last week of April 2026 |
| Commencement of programme |
June 2026 |
IIFT Admissions 2026: Selection Process and Shortlisting Criteria
IIFT admission process includes 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 Admissions 2026: MBA IB- Extempore and PI Details
Instructions for Extempore/Personal Interview of shortlisted candidates held between April and May 2025.
- All candidates are required to download MS Team app on their laptop / desktop for online extempore and personal interview.
- A link to join on MS Team for Extempore and PI will be sent to the candidate's registered email id a day before the PI date.
- On designated date and time of the Extempore and PI, candidate will be required to join by clicking on provided link.
- Candidates will be required to join the Extempore/PI session at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled time.
- Candidates must use either a desktop or laptop that has camera / web-cam installed on/in it.
- The audio / video must be on for the entire duration of Extempore and PI.
- No person other than the candidate should be present in the interview room.
- Candidates need to ensure a stable and high speed internet connection, preferably a LAN, so that they are clearly, fully visible
(either seated or standing). - Candidates must sit against a white background or a clear background of a lighter colour ensuring better visibility during the process.
- Candidate would be required to show a valid photo ID proof for verification, such as Aadhar Card/Voter ID/Passport/Driver's License before
starting the process.
IIFT Shortlist Criteria 2026
In the first stage of IIFT admission, CAT qualifying candidates will be shortlisted for Extempore-PI on the basis of following parameters.
| Parameters |
Score |
|---|---|
| CAT score |
98 |
| Gender diversity (M=0; F=2) |
2 |
| Total score |
100 |
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IIFT Cut Off 2025 for Admission (MBA IB)
The final IIFT 2025 cut offs have been released along with the final admission list. Candidates can check category wise IIFT MBA cut offs for International Business below:
| MBA IB Category |
IIFT Cut Off Percentile |
|---|---|
| General |
55.734 |
| General/EWS |
50.9354 |
| OBC-NCL |
50.7536 |
| SC |
46.0963 |
| ST |
48.1518 |
| PwD |
45.8104 |
| Kashmiri Migrants/Non-Migrants |
58.0719 |
IIFT Cut Off 2025 for Admission (MBA BA)
The final IIFT 2025 cut offs have been released along with the final admission list. Candidates can check category wise IIFT MBA cut offs for Business Analytics below:
| MBA BA Category |
IIFT Cut-off |
|---|---|
| General |
57.00 |
| General-EWS / |
52.00 |
| OBC-NCL |
52.00 |
| SC |
47.00 |
| ST |
47.00 |
| PwD |
47.00 |
| Kashmiri Migrants / Non-Migrants |
58.07 |
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GMAT cut offs for selection of candidates for MBA (BA) programme:
| Category |
Cut-off of GMAT Score |
|---|---|
| General |
700 |
| Gen-EWS/OBC-NCL |
650 |
| SC/ST/PwD/Kashmiri Migrants, Kashmiri Pandit |
600 |
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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.
IIFT Admission Process: Final Selection
Final selection of candidates will be 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.
| IIFT admission: Parameters of final selection |
|
|---|---|
| IIFT exam score |
45 |
| WAT |
10 |
| GD |
10 |
| PI |
10 |
| Gender Diversity (M = 0, F= 2) |
2 |
| Academic Diversity (Engg = 0, Non-Engg = 2) |
2 |
| Work Experience |
3 |
| Academic consistency (Class 10 = 4, Class 12 = 4) |
8 |
| Total |
100 |
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Yes, IIFT cut offs for MBA-International Business and Business Analytics admission differ category wise. For General category students, the IIFT cut off is higher than that for Reserved category students. For example, the IIFT 2022 cut off for General category candidates was 52.75 but for SC/ST candidates, it was 42.75. in 2023, the qualifying cut off was 35 percentile for General-EWS and NC-OBC categories, it is 35 percentile. For SC/ST/PwD/KashmiriMigrants/Non-Migrants, the IIFT cut offs 2023 was 30 percentile. Selection for the personal interview round is based on these cut offs.
The Reserved category students also get the benefit of Reservation quota fixed by the Government of India. A certain number of seats are available for Reserved category candidates in the management programmes.
Yes, IIFT admission cut-offs for different categories will be different. For the SC category students, the cut offs are lower than that of General category students. Given below is the table indicating IIFT cut offs 2023 for each category. You can see that the cut off was the highest for General category, followed by General-EWS / OBC-NCL category students and SC / ST / PwD.
Category | Cut-off |
|---|---|
General | 52 |
General-EWS / OBC-NCL | 47 |
SC / ST / PwD | 42 |
This year, IIFT MBA admissions will be based on CAT 2023 scores. The CAT cut offs for IIFT will be released in March 2024. It is expected that CAT cut offs for SC category students will be low as well.
Yes, the candidates are required to clear the sectional cut offs of IIFT entrance exam as well for selection to second round of IIFT admission process, which is group discussion or extempore, essay writing and personal interview. The sectional cut offs play an important role in assessing the abilities of a candidates in all subjects – Data Interpretation, Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning and English Comprehension. That is why the institute releases sectional cut offs as well for shortlisting of candidates for the personality assessment round of the MBA admission process. Those who do not meet the sectional cut offs, may not get selected for the group discussion or extempore, essay writing and personal interview round.
No, the minimum eligibility criteria to be selected for Group Discussion/Extempore and Interview round of IIFT is meeting the admission cut off released after the declaration of IIFT entrance exam result. Candidates have to clear the both the sectional and overall cut offs to be eligible for extempore and PI shortlisting. Apart from the cut offs, candidates also have to meet the academic eligibility criteria which is minimum 50 per cent aggregate for General students and 45 per cent aggregate for Reserved category students.
Candidates must note that the minimum academic criteria is only the eligibility criteria and may not ensure selection for Group Discussion/Extempore and Interview round of IIFT MBA admission.
No, meeting both sectional and overall IIFT cut offs is mandatory to make it to the interview round of IIFT admission. If a student is unable to meet any of the criteria, he/she will not be shortlisted for the interview round. Similarly, they will have to meet the academic eligibility criteria of a minimum score of 50 per cent in graduation (45 percent for reserved categories) to be eligible for shortlisting for the personality assessment round. For 2024-26 batch admission, the institute will consider CAT score instead of the IIFT entrance exam score. Even in CAT, they will need to meet overall as well as sectional score.
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IIFT cut off for admission to 2024-2026 batch was declared in February 2024. The cut offs was released by the institute on its official website along with shortlist criteria and admission process details. Since, for admission to the batch of 2024-2026 will be based on CAT 2023, the cut offs are based on the same. For 2024-2026 batch:
Sectional cut off for General category is 55 and and composite cut off is 30%.
For Gen-EWS/OBC-NCL, the sectional cut off is 50 and the composite cut off is 25%.
For, SC/ST/PwD/Kashmiri Migrants, Kashmiri Pandits, the sectional cut off is 30 and composite cut off is 20 %.
For the previous batch of MBA International Business programme, the IIFT cut offs for General category was 40 percentile, whereas for General-EWS and NC-OBC categories, the cut off was 35 percentile. For SC/ST/PwD/KashmiriMigrants/Non-Migrants, the IIFT cut off 2023 was 30 percentile.