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2 years ago
Contributor-Level 10
IIFT Kolkata offers PhD across two specialisations, namely Management and Economics. Both these specialisations along with their eligibility requirements are tabulated below:
Specialisations | Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
Management | - Master’s degree/ MPhil degree in any discipline (including IIFT MPIB) from a recognised university with at least 55% marks/ CGPA equivalent to B plus in aggregate OR Diploma courses that are considered equivalent to a master’s degree (e.g., PGDIM from IIMs) with at least 55% aggregate/ CGPA equivalent to B plus, recognised by the AICTE/ UGC - In the case of part-time mode, a minimum of three years of work experience is required for the candidate from the industry and one year of experience is required for the candidate from teaching. - Candidates who are in the final year of the master’s degree can also apply. |
Economics | - Master’s degree in Economics from a recognised university with at least 55% marks (or its equivalent grade ‘B’ in the UGC 7-point scale or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever the grading system is followed) in aggregate. - Relaxation of 5% of marks to SC/ST/ OBC (NCL)/ differently-abled categories - Candidates who are in the final year of the master’s degree can also apply. |
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2 years ago
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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
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2 years ago
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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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2 years ago
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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 the
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2 years ago
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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 campu
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2 years ago
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The final cutoffs for admission to the MBA-IB 2023-24 batch is not out yet. However, the final cutoffs for IIFT admission 2022 were released along with the final merit list in May 2022. Check the table below for category-wise final IIFT cut-offs 2022:
IIFT Category | IIFT Cut Off 2022 |
|---|---|
General | 52.75 |
General-EWS | 47.75 |
OBC-NCL | 47.75 |
SC | 42.75 |
ST | 42.75 |
PwD | 42.75 |
Kashmiri Migrants / Non-Migrants | 53.67 |
The IIFT overall cutoff in 2022 was lower for the General/ General-EWS / OBC-NCL categories and higher for SC / ST/ PwD / Kashmiri Migrants / Non-Migrants categories compared to the year 2021. A year-wise comparison of the same is tabulated below:
IIFT Student Category | IIFT cut-offs 2021 | IIFT cut off 2022 |
|---|---|---|
General | 43.5 | 42.6 |
General-EWS/ OBC-NCL SC/ ST/ PwD/ Kashmiri Migrants/ Non-Migrants | 36 | 35.1 |
SC/ ST/ PwD/ Kashmiri Migrants/ Non-Migrants | 15 | 27.6 |
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2 years ago
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For admission to MBA in IB, candidates are shortlisted on the basis of Computer Based Test (IIFT entrance exam). Those who clear all the sectional and overall cutoffs get shortlisted for the second round of the admission process. The sectional and overall cutoffs required for the next round are as follows:
Particulars | Sectional Cutoff (Percentile) | Overall Cut off (Marks) |
|---|---|---|
General | 40 | 40.5 |
Gen-EWS / OBC-NCL | 35 | 33 |
SC/ ST/ PwD/ Kashmiri Migrants/ Non-Migrants | 30 | 25.5 |
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2 years ago
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As per the details collated from various sources on the internet, about 140 seats are allocated for MBA in International Business at IIFT Kolkata. Admission to IIFT Kolkata’s full-time MBA (IB) programme 2023-25 is subject to IIFT’s Written Examination scores along with students’ performance in the Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD) or Extempore and Personal Interview (PI) scores. The final selection process also incorporates academic consistency, academic diversity, gender diversity and work experience.
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