Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Delhi Answered Questions

The candidate must start preparing for IIFT exam at least six months in advance. They should complete the IIFT syllabus in first three months and then practise a good number of mock tests and sample papers in the remaining time along with regular revision. The IIFT exam is a high difficulty level test, thus it is important to plan way ahead and start preparations at the early stage. Since the exam is held in December, candidates need to take the decision of preparing for it the latest my May-June so that they have at least 6 months for preparation. 

IIFT exam score is valid for admission to IIFT Institutes only – IIFT Delhi, IIFT Kolkata and IIFT Kakinada. No other MBA/PGDM institute accepts IIFT exam score for admission. The exam scores are accepted for admission to MBA International Business and MBA Business Analytics. The latter has been introduced in 2023 academic year. For, 2024-26 batch, the IIFT score will not be accepted by the institute itself too as it has decided to shortlist candidates on the basis of their CAT 2023 score. In fact, the institute will not conduct the IIFT entrance exam for admission to the 2024-26 batch.

Candidates seeking admission MBA courses in IIFT Delhi need to take the IIFT exam. The National Testing Agency  (NTA) conducts IIFT exam on behalf of the institute. The IIFT question paper consists of questions from Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension,  Quantitative Ability,  Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning and General Awareness. Duration of the IIFT exam is two hours. Apart from this, the institute may conduct an Objective Aptitude Test & Descriptive Test as well.

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Delhi offers INR 15,000 a fellowship for the first two years of the course/work. Only a few candidates are selected for such fellowships. Hence, it is crucial that the aspirant meets the criteria set by the institute to avail it. Further, it must be noted that the given fellowship amount is as per past years’ data and from unofficial sources. Thus, is subject to changes. Aspirants can visit the IIFT Delhi website (iift.ac.in) or the campus for more details fellowships for PhD at IIFT Delhi.

The total Executive PGDM course fee is cumulative of several fee components, including tuition fee, security deposit, alumni fee, library charges, etc. Some of the fee components may be refundable. Tabulated below is the IIFT Delhi fee for Executive PGDM programmes:Executive PGDM CourseTotal Fee*EPGD-GHRMINR 4.5 lakhEPGDIBINR 4.85 lakhNOTE: The given fee is taken from the official website/sanctioning body. It is subject to change and hence, is indicative.

IIFT exam score is valid only for one year. For example, IIFT 2024 exam score will be valid for 2024 academic session only. If one wishes to drop a year, then they will have to appear for IIFT entrance exam next year again which will include fresh registration and payment of application fees. The selection criteria for IIFT MBA exam includes personality assessment and if a candidate does not clear that round, they will not be selected for admission. Thus, candidates must keep in mind that only a good entrance exam score is not enough for IIFT MBA admission.

IIFT Delhi registration can be done in online mode. The candidates should check the eligibility criteria before form filling. Candidates must pay an application fee of INR 2,500 (General) or INR 1,000 (Reserved category). The steps to complete the application process are going to NTA website, login and form filling, document upload, fee payment, and application submission.Read more: CAT Registration Process

The seat intake for the MA Economics in IIFT Delhi is 30. The mentioned seat availability is as per the data available on the IIFT website. After the selection rounds, candidates are admitted in accordance with the seat intake. In case the seat intake is revised, the same will be updated on the IIFT website as well. To find out more details on the seat reservation policy, or the seat intake, candidates can also visit the institute's campus in person.

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.

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.