IIFT 2023: Dates, Application Form, Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern and Admit Card - Notes | Study IIFT Mock Test Series - CAT

About IIFT 2023

IIFT (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade) 2023 Exam. It’s an entrance exam that opens the door for one of the most prestigious MBA programs in India.
IIFT Exam Admit card is available on the official website iift.nta.nic.in for test takers to download. IIFT 2023 is being conducted in over 65+ cities in India. IIFT Exam Scores are accepted to 2 reputed IIFT campuses in Delhi and Kolkata. Along with the 2 campuses, IIFT launched its third campus in Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) with an integrated MBA (IB) program for the 2023-24 academic year.

Before applying for the IIFT MBA 2023 Entrance Examinations it is mandatory that the candidates visit the official website and read through the IIFT MBA 2023 Eligibility Criteria prescribed for the students. The Eligibility Criteria includes the clause based on which students will be rendered eligible to appear for the IIFT MBA  2023 entrance examinations.

• Candidates must have completed a recognized Bachelor's degree of minimum 3 years' duration in any discipline with a minimum 50% marks [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disability (PwD) categories] (worked out on the basis of aggregate marks obtained in all the papers)
• There is no age limit for appearing in this examination 
• Admission of any candidate who joins the programme on a provisional basis but fails to obtain a minimum percentage in the bachelor’s degree examination will be automatically cancelled forthwith. Such candidates should immediately inform the Institute on the declaration of their results. 

Students who are foreign nationals or NRIs can also apply for MBA (International Business).
They need to fulfill conditions mentioned below:

• Candidates should have a recognized Bachelor's degree of minimum 3 years' duration with minimum 50% marks.
• In order to qualify as an international candidate for the purpose of applying to IIFT entrance exam, a candidate should have been (expected to be) resident outside India for a period of not less than 18 months as on 31st December 2022 and be outside India during the IIFT examination window. The Indian nationals who are living, working, studying abroad should produce with the application a certificate from the Indian Embassy / High Commission /Consulate of the country where the candidate is currently based, stating that the candidate has been resident in that country continuously for a period of not less than 18 months as on 31st December 2023.
• Foreign Nationals need to have a valid passport/travel document from a country other than India. The Foreign Nationals/ NRI who are present in India at the time of IIFT entrance test are required to take the entrance examination.
• If the candidate has appeared for any MBA entrance examination for the academic year 2023-24 in India such as CAT /XAT /IIFT, etc., he /she is not eligible to apply as Foreign Nationals/NRI Candidate. Candidates are required to give the undertaking for the same.
• NRI-Sponsored candidates and Children of NRIs are not considered under this category. 
• Applications of Foreign Nationals under Self-financing Scheme should be routed through the Ministry of External Affairs/Ministry of Education, Government of India and should be received by the Institute latest They must send a copy of their valid GMAT score with the application.

• IIFT Registration for an entrance exam is the stepping stone to start preparing for the target which you are aiming for. Simultaneously, it is more important to be aware of all the steps which are involved in registration. If you missed even one step, your application form will be rejected.
• Students applying for the IIFT MBA  2023 are first required to visit the website and complete the registrations through the link given following which they will be able to login using the registration details and complete the online application form.

The IIFT 2023 Application Form is the same for both IIFT B-School and IIFT Exam. No additional fee or registration is required for applying to IIFT Delhi, Kolkata or Kakinada. No provision is provided for late applications.
The Application Fee for IIFT 2023 is as follows which can be paid via credit card, debit card, UPI, PayTM:

• INR 2500 is charged for General (open category) students
• INR 2500 is charged for OBC category students
• INR 1000 is charged for SC category students
• INR 1000 is charged for ST category students
• INR 1000 is charged for PwD category students
• INR 15,000 is charged for NRI category students
• INR 15,000 is charged for Foreign nationals

IIFT 2023 Overview

For students to be eligible for admission to IIFT Delhi, IIFT Kolkata and IIFT Kakinada campus have to register for the exam online before the last day of registration. The IIFT Exam consists of 4 sections – Verbal Ability & English Comprehension, Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Analysis & General Knowledge & Awareness. Students are required to to follow the guidelines and eligibility criteria before applying for the IIFT 2023 Exam. If a student is found not eligible to write the exam, he/she will not be allowed to appear for the IIFT 2023 Exam.
The IIFT 2023 Exam will be conducted over several centers in India, IIFT 2023 Exam is of 120 minutes with 110 questions. The IIFT 2022 Exam Pattern is given below: 

• 35 Questions in Verbal Ability & English Comprehension
• 30 Questions in Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning
• 25 Questions in Quantitative Analysis &
• 20 Questions in General Knowledge & Awareness

On the basis of IIFT 2023 exam percentiles including sectional cut offs, students are shortlisted for WAT-GD/Extempore-PI round.

IIFT 2023 Exam will be an online exam conducted over 65+ centers in India. The IIFT Exam consists of 4 sections – Verbal Ability & English Comprehension, Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Analysis & General Knowledge & Awareness with an overall time duration of 120 minutes.

IIFT 2023 Syllabus is spread across 4 sections –

• Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
• Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation
• Quantitative Aptitude
• General Knowledge & Awareness

The syllabus for the first 3 sections is given below. General Knowledge & Awareness is vast and can cover all the current affairs and trending topics such as Politics, Businesses, Geography, International Affairs and much more.
Aspirants are required to prepare the topics from these sections thoroughly to understand the level of difficulty that exam takers will face in the IIFT exam.
Topics that are often featured in the exam are:

Candidates must note that IIFT is a multiple choice objective type written test that comprises 110 questions. The exams are conducted over a 2-hour duration and there is a negative marking also of 1/3rd of the maximum obtainable marks for each wrong response. So, for the upcoming IIFT exam, brace yourself up with the IIFT Exam syllabus and fetch a goo percentile to grab a seat in the IIFT institute.

IIFT admit card will be issued to registered candidates online. Candidates are required to download the PDF of IIFT 2023 admit card and take two printouts of it. The IIFT admit card is the main identity proof of the candidates to be presented at the test centre. Along with the admit card, the candidates must carry a photo ID issued by the Government of India.

IIFT 2023 Test Centers

• The IIFT MBA 2023 Entrance examinations are conducted across the various designated cities in the country. As per the list given on the official website, the IIFT 2023 entrance examinations will be conducted across 68 exam cities.
• Students when applying for the IIFT 2023 entrance examinations are required to add a minimum of 4 exam centres from the list given in the applications. When selecting the exam centres students are advised to give preference to the exam city with the most proximity to them to avoid travel hassles considering the situation in which the exams are being conducted.
• The exact exam centre details will be mentioned in the IIFT MBA 2023 Admit Card which will be available on the official website of NTA IIFT before the commencement of the examinations.

IIFT 2023 Cut-offs

IIFT cut-off is the basis on which a candidate is selected for further rounds. The IIFT cut-offs are announced as per the percentile scores.
There are few factors basis which a cut-off is calculated: 

• IIFT 2023 Exam test takers 
• Average performance by IIFT 2023 test takers 
• Difficulty Level of the IIFT Exam 
• Number of Seats available at IIFT (three campuses) 

IIFT Cut Offs for previous year is mentioned in the table below: