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IIFT 2020 Analysis and Expected Cut Offs

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IIFT 2019-2020 analysis - The question paper analysis of IIFT exam will help candidates assess their performance in the exam and predict their score. Read here complete analysis of IIFT exam 2019-2020 and expected cut offs.

IIFT exam analysis

IIFT 2019 - 2020 Analysis – The NTA conducted IIFT 2020 exam on December 1, 2019 at 86 centres in 41 cities across India from 10 am to 12 pm. The exam was conducted in online mode of the first time but there were no reports of candidates facing technical glitches. The IIFT 2020 question paper was in a new exam pattern this year. The number of sections this year were reduced from six to four. The Verbal Ability (VA) and Reading Comprehension (RC) sections were clubbed together, so were Data Interpretation (DI) and Logical Reasoning (LR) sections.

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  • IIFT 2019-2020 Analysis
  • IIFT 2019 - 2020 Highlights
  • Section-wise IIFT 2020 Analysis

IIFT 2019-2020 Analysis

The detailed IIFT 2020 analysis below has detailed review of the question paper, type of questions, section-wise difficulty level and expected cut offs. First of all, take a look at the changes in the exam this year.

IIFT 2019 - 2020 Highlights

  • This is the first time NTA conducted  the exam
  • The exam was conducted in online mode for the first time this year
  • The exam pattern of IIFT 2019-2020 was different from last year
  • The number of sections reduced from six last year to four this year
  • Total marks was 300 and negative marking was also different from last year
  • VARC, DILR and QA marking scheme: +3 for right answer, -1 for wrong answer
  • GK marking scheme: + 1.5 for right answer and -0.5 for wrong answer
  • There were 20 questions in GK, 35 in DILR, 25 in English and 20 in Maths

Take a look at the IIFT 2020 exam pattern below:

IIFT

Section

No. of questions

Marks per question

Negative Marking

Total Marks

Good Attempts

Sectional Cutoff

Section 1

Quantitative Aptitude

25

3

-1

75

10 - 12

9 - 10

Section 2

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

35

3

-1

105

25+

27 - 30

Section 3

Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation

30

3

-1

90

12 - 14

12 - 14

Section 4

General Knowledge

20

1.5

-0.5

30

8 - 10

3.5 - 4.5

 

Overall

110

 

 

300

50 - 55

105 - 108

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Section-wise IIFT 2020 Analysis

Quantitative Aptitude

This section was lengthy had total of 25 questions. The questions were from Arithmetic (13), Algebra (2), Number System (1), Geometry (6) and Modern Math (3). The overall difficulty level of this section of IIFT 2020 exam was moderate to difficult. Given below is the table for topic wise difficulty level.

QA Topics

No. of Questions

Difficulty Level

Arithmetic

13

Moderate

Geometry

6

Moderate to Difficult

Modern Math

3

Moderate to Difficult

Algebra

2

Easy

Number System

1

Easy


About 10-12 questions will be considered good attempt in this section and the cut off is expected to be 9-10 marks.

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

This section of IIFT 2020 exam was easy. There were 35 questions in total, out of which 16 were in RC and 19 were in VA. All the RC questions were fact-based and easy and all of them could be attempted. In VA, 8-10 questions were manageable, while para-jumbles and grammar part of the paper were very easy.

VARC Topics

No. of Questions

Difficulty Level

RC

16

Easy

Analogy

4

Moderate

Vocabulary

4

Moderate to Difficult

Para-jumbles

3

Easy to Moderate

Grammar

3

Easy

Idioms

3

Moderate to Difficult

Fill in the Blanks

2

Easy

In VARC, 25+ questions will be considered good attempt and the cut off is likely to be around 30.

Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation

This section of IIFT 2020, turned out to be tricky with easy Data Interpretation questions and tough Logical Reasoning questions. Overall, the difficulty level of this section was moderate to difficult. Looking at the difficulty level, 4-5 questions of LR and 8-9 questions of DI can be considered good attempt.

LRDI Topics

No. of Questions

Difficulty Level

Bar graph & line graph

7

Easy

2 Pie charts and 1 table

4

Moderate

Table (shirt & colour)

4

Easy

Blood relation and data arrangement

4

Moderate to Difficult

Linear arrangement

3

Easy

Set theory

2

Easy

Lift and timing based

2

Easy

Table (products and customers)

2

Easy

Machine input and output

2

Difficult

Missing number

1

Easy


A total of 12-14 questions can be considered good attempt in LRDI section of IIFT 2020 exam and the expected cut off is 12-14 marks.

General Knowledge

The General Knowledge section of IIFT 2020 exam was of moderate difficulty with usual questions from static GK and current affairs.

GK Topics

No. of Questions

Difficulty Level

Static GK

15

Moderate to Difficult

Current Affairs

5

Easy to Moderate

In the GK section, 8-10 questions can be considered good attempt and the cut off is expected to be 3.5 to 4.5 marks.

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