Q1) Can you tell me something about IIFT?
The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) was set up in 1963 by the Government of India as an autonomous organization to help professionalize the country's foreign trade management and increase exports by developing human resources; generating, analyzing and disseminating data; and conducting research.It has two campuses, one in Delhi and the other one in Kolkata.
Q2) How good is IIFT?
IIFT is one of the premier B-schools in India. Both IIFT-Delhi and IIFT Kolkata are counted among AAA grade B-schools.
Q3) Which B-schools accept IIFT Entrance test scores?
The test score of this entrance examination is used for admission for programmes offered at IIFT's New Delhi and Kolkata Campus.
Q4) What is the last date to apply? When is it conducted? Is it an online exam?
It is usually conducted in the month of November. This year, the entrance test is on 27th Nov, 2016. No, it is not an online exam.
Event
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Last
Date
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Last
date for obtaining Application form & prospectus through post/by cash
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Monday, 5th September 2016
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Last
date for Online Registration:
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Monday, 5th September 2016
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Last
date for receipt of applications:
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Monday, 5th September 2016
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Last
date for obtaining prospectus and receipt of applications for Foreign
Nationals/ NRIs/ Children of NRIs:
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Wednesday, 15th February 2017
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Written
Examination:
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Sunday,
27th November 2016
10.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon |
Q5) What was the pattern of last year's (2015) question paper of IIFT?
Pattern of last year's question paper of IIFT was as follows
Section
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Sections
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No. of Questions
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Marks per Questions
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Total-Marks
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(A)
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(B)
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(C)
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(D)
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(E)=(C)*(D)
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Section -1
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Quantitative
Ability
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22
|
1.00
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22
|
Section -2
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(Part-1)
Analytical & Logical Reasoning
|
20
|
0.75
|
15
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(Part
-2) Data Interpretation
|
18
|
1.00
|
18
|
|
Section -3
|
(Part
-1) Reading Comprehension
|
16
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1.00
|
16
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(Part -2) Verbal Ability
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20
|
0.75
|
15
|
|
Section -4
|
General Awareness
|
28
|
0.50
|
14
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Q6) What is the flagship course offered at IIFT?
MBA - IB is considered to be the flagship course of IIFT.
Q7) What is IIFT's MBA-IB Programme?
The MBA (IB) is a general management course with special emphasis on International Business. This means, besides doing a general MBA (as is done in other B-Schools), IIFT students are exposed to the international perspectives of various subjects by virtue of their doing courses like international marketing, international finance, international strategy and the like.
Q8) Can you give me details of the MBA-IB Programme?
Intake – 220 *(New Delhi Campus), 140*(Kolkata Campus)
Duration - 2 years
Total Tution Fees: 15,20,000/- for General/OBC category students and For SC/ST/DA category students 50% concession.
Eligibility - A graduate from any discipline. Graduation final year students can also apply for admission.
* - may be revised this year, .
Q9) Can you give me Placement details of the MBA-IB Program?
The average salary for the 2013-15 batch of MBA-IB Programme was 14.54 lacs pa, with the highest offer of 24 lacs pa. The average international salary offered was USD 110000 p.a.
Q10) What kind of jobs are offered to students of IIFT?
The jobs offered to IIFT graduates vary widely. A variety of profiles are offered including Equity Analysis, International Marketing, Investment Banking, Derivatives Trading, Sales & Marketing and many others in different domains like Strategy, Corporate Finance, Treasury, Supply Chain Management, Risk Management etc.
The top recruiters this year(2016) were Amazon, Cognizant Business Consulting, JP Morgan, Vodafone, IDFC Bank, Wipro, HCL, ICICI Bank etc.
Some
of the new recruiters this year (2016) Nivea, Pernod Ricard, 3M, British
Telecom, Tata Sky, Synergy Consulting, General Motors, TGI Group, IDFC Bank and
many more.
Q11) Is there any Management Quota for MBA-IB Programme?
There is no management quota for admission to MBA-IB at IIFT.
Q12) Is there any provision for reservation at IIFT for MBA-IB Programme?
Yes, There is a provision of reservation of seats at IIFT for SC, ST, OBC and Physically Challenged Candidates.
Q 13) What was last year's
cutoffs for IIFT's GDPI process?
Verbal Ability-Reading Comprehension
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9
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Logical Reasoning-Data Interpretation
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9.5
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Quantitative Aptitude
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7.66
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General Awareness
|
1.8
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Q14) Can you give me
some suggestions on how to Prepare for IIFT's Entrance Test?
Except for the section on General Awareness, all the other sections of IIFT get well covered with a good preparation for CAT. However, it would be advisable for a student to work on his/her speed mathematics as some of the questions under Data Interpretation tend to be calculation intensive.
While preparing for the GK section in IIFT entrance test, a student should focus on issues related to national & international events, world bodies, and foreign trade-related information.
Except for the section on General Awareness, all the other sections of IIFT get well covered with a good preparation for CAT. However, it would be advisable for a student to work on his/her speed mathematics as some of the questions under Data Interpretation tend to be calculation intensive.
While preparing for the GK section in IIFT entrance test, a student should focus on issues related to national & international events, world bodies, and foreign trade-related information.
·
From
the various issues of Pratiyogita Darpan, CSR, read
·
Business
GK;
·
Current
Issues & Events;
·
Current
Event Chronicle, and
·
GK
Model Papers feature titled, Improve your GK.
·
Manorama
& CSR Year Book –
they help in preparation for stock type questions. In any such book, please
focus on the following chapters: Who is who; What is what; Science scan; Human
body; Computers; Landmarks of history; The Universe.