IIFT 2021 will be conducted online by the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade on 24th January 2021. The IIFT 2021 Exam is a national level MBA Entrance Exam which is administered for admission into their MBA (IB) program for the Batch of 2021-23. IIFT has three running campuses IIFT Delhi, IIFT Kolkata and IIFT Kakinada (whose first programme will be launched next year). This will help enhance the overall IIFT seat availability.
The IIFT 2021 Notification has been released by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on 6th November 2020. IIFT 2021 is the second year after IIFT 2020 when the exam is to be conducted by the NTA. The IIFT 2021 Registration Process will commence from 6th November 2020 and will conclude on 20th December 2020, as per the NTA guidelines and will be completely online through the official website. The admit card for IIFT 2021 will be available from 11th to 24th January 2020 on the official website of NTA. To know more about IIFT 2021 Notification, IIFT 2021 Important Dates, IIFT 2021 Application Form, IIFT Selection Process, click here.
IIFT is eminent for its PGDM (IB) program which is a residential post graduate program of 2 years time duration. Each year, around 65000-70000 candidates across all major streams like science, law, commerce, management and computer sciences appear for IIFT with an objective of procuring admission in this prestigious B-School. Students who would successfully qualify IIFT 2021 will be offered admission into the Delhi, Kolkata and Kakinada campus. Post assessment candidates would receive a call regarding the written test, GD (group discussion) and PI (Personal Interview) rounds to ascertain their ability further. To prepare for IIFT 2021, you would require a six-month fool proof preparation plan. That will be enough to score more than 95% in the exam. Here are some important points to consider if you wish to appear for IIFT 2021:
IIFT (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade) offers a prestigious MBA programme in International Business Management which is a foundational course proliferating the development of candidate’s acumen in the field of International Business. Here is why MBA IB is considered to be one of the most promising and highly significant domains:
Candidates should go through the entire exam pattern in elaboration to gain insights on the duration of exam, marking scheme, mode of IIFT etc. Keeping this a mind, a candidate can devise certain prepping measures and aim for a high score.
The IIFT Exam 2021 Notification has been released on 6th November 2020 by NTA (National Testing Agency), the test conducting body. Following the IIFT Exam 2021 Notification, the IIFT Exam 2021 Registration will begin on 6th November 2020. Unlike previous years, the IIFT Exam 2021 will not be held on the first Sunday of December but rather will be held on 24th January 2021 due to the COVID crisis.
Unlike CAT, the IIFT Exam 2021 is held in one slot across all centers around India. The slot timing for the IIFT Exam 2021 is 3 PM to 5 PM. To learn more about the IIFT Exam 2021 Notification, click on this link
It is essential for every aspirant looking to crack the IIFT Exam 2021 to be aware of the rough timeline so that they can prepare for it accordingly. Here the past trends of the IIFT Exam 2021 Important Dates can be looked at to get an idea before the official dates are released in the IIFT Exam 2021 Notification.
| Event | Dates (Expected) |
| IIFT Exam 2021 Notification | 6th November 2020 |
| IIFT Exam 2021 Registration Start | 6th November 2020 |
| IIFT Exam 2021 Registration Deadline | 20th December 2020 |
| IIFT Exam 2021 Admit Card Release | 11th January 2021 to 24th January 2021 |
| IIFT Exam 2021 Date | 24th January 2021 |
| IIFT Exam 2021 Result | To be declared (in the fourth of February 2021 on NTA IIFT website) |
The IIFT 2021 Eligibility Criteria has been declared with the IIFT 2021 Notification. The details of the IIFT 2021 Eligibility are:
IIFT 2021 is a national level management entrance test which is held every year for the candidates who aim to study in IIFT. IIFT has 3 major campuses I.e IIFT Delhi, IIFT Kolkata, IIFT Kakinada. This year, the examination will be conducted online and therefore the questions are going to be multiple choice. IIFT is prominent for its flagship MBA IB (International Business) program and post-graduation degree programs in strategic management.
It is vital for students applying for IIFT to understand the entire information associated with the eligibility criteria. Candidates are going to receive the newest updates regarding IIFT 2021 when the dates will be out. The below-mentioned guidelines support the last year's information.
| Eligibility Criteria for Indian Students | Eligibility Criteria for Overseas Students |
| The aspirant must have completed graduation (either a three year or a four-year bachelor’s program) in any stream with a minimum of 50%. For SC/ST/PWD aspirants, a 5% relaxation will be granted. | The aspirant must have completed graduation from a recognized institution in any stream and with 50% aggregate. |
| Aspirants who are studying in their last year of bachelor’s can register also. But they might need to submit an undertaking stating that they will receive their graduation marksheet by first week of October 2020. | Aspirants who are studying in their last year of bachelor’s can register as well. But they would have to submit an undertaking stating that they would receive their graduation marksheet by first week of October 2020. |
| There is no age limit for the aspirants. | To be classified as an international student, an aspirant should have been a resident outside India for 18 or more months by 31st December 2020 and remain outside the country during the test window of IIFT 2021. |
| here is no minimum work experience required for taking IIFT. Any fresher with above-stated qualifications can register. | Candidate should have a legitimate GMAT Scorecard. If a candidate has appeared for GMAT before January 1, 2019, the appliance would be negated. Aspirants also are required to supply an undertaking stating that they have not taken any other management entrance for 2020. |
IIFT examination used to be organized by IIFT in a pen-paper mode until the previous year. Two of the rules regarding the examination were modified in 2020. The rules are mentioned below:
It is vital for students applying for IIFT to understand the entire information associated with the eligibility criteria. Candidates are going to receive the newest updates regarding IIFT 2021 when the dates will be out. Also, IIFT 2021 admission process will remain unaffected due to the delay caused in IIFT Application Process 2021 which occurred as a result of the covid-19 pandemic. The below-mentioned guidelines support the last yearâs information.
The IIFT 2021 Admission Test is a national level computer-based test utilized as a resource to analyze an applicant's ability for admission in their flagship MBA IB (International Business) program. The IIFT 2021 syllabus hasn't explicitly been released by the authorities yet. In this article, we would discuss the subjective components of IIFT 2021 syllabus, keeping in mind last year's exam analysis.
Students who would successfully qualify the entrance examination will be offered admission into the Delhi campus and the Kolkata campus. Post assessment candidates would receive a call regarding the written test, GD (group discussion) and PI (Personal Interview) rounds to ascertain their ability further.
IIFT 2021 Syllabus like CAT is not defined. However, after analyzing the IIFT previous year papers and questions, we have combined a list of topics per section that you need to cover. The number of sections in IIFT changed from 6 to 4 in IIFT 2020 (2020 - 2022). The paper consists of 4 sections - General awareness, Verbal Ability& Reading Comprehension, Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation and Quantitative Aptitude.
The IIFT examiners have been very specific about this section of the paper. By looking at previous year’s questions, one can analyze that this section is a combination of general knowledge and current affairs. The topics are reasonable in nature and cover the head of any well-informed individual. Some questions are slightly off-beat and are related to international trade.
The General Awareness section consists of 20 questions. The marks per question for this section are 1.5. IIFT Syllabus on GA places a mix of questions on currencies, appointments, personalities, business and economy among others. The syllabus details are provided as under:
The Verbal Ability section consists of 19 questions. The marks per question for this section are 3. The following types of questions and topics appear in this section:
The Reading Comprehension section consists of 16 questions. The marks per question for this section are 3. The following types of questions are asked from the Reading Comprehension Passage:
People tend to presume that for VARC, their focus should be more on their reading speed rather than vocabulary. IIFT has a unique way of testing your vocabulary, and it has evolved over the years. IIFT reading comprehension questions also include vocabulary questions so that the students can find out the relevant meaning of the word from the passage itself. Apart from this, the synonyms and antonyms are also asked in the exam. Hence, a candidate should focus more on curating the overall reading strategy rather than paying attention to the time crunch.
Similarly, fill in the Blanks, Grammar Usage, Facts, Inferences and Judgments and Correction in Sentence are loosely part of the IIFT syllabus as they have been asked in the past.
The English section and the reading comprehension section has been combined into a single section without separate sectional cut-offs. However, there will be 4-5 RC passages which will include 14-16 questions from the VARC section. The level of difficulty of RC passages will be the same.
DILR is one of the trickiest and most time-consuming sections in IIFT entrance. The number of questions to be solved is 30, within a 90-minute deadline.
The LR questions are usually arrangements with a combination of the other topics. As can be seen, the number of topics for reasoning is quite numerous. As a result, the reasoning topics can lead to very complicated sets when combined with each other. The major concern with solving LR questions is not to solve them but solving them as expeditiously as possible. The syllabus topics for LR are given below:
The Logical Reasoning section consists of 15 questions. The marks per question for this section are 3. You need to study the following topics for this section:
The Data Interpretation section consists of 15 questions. The marks per question for this section are 3. You need to study the following topics for this section:
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning are clubbed as a single section instead of separate sections. Candidates can attempt and compensate DI questions to LR questions.
The QA syllabus is quite vast. You must keep in mind that the below list is only indicative of the areas included in the IIFT Syllabus. The actual questions may be asked from the other topics as well. However, this assumed IIFT QA syllabus would help you streamline your preparation. The quantitative ability section will comprise 25 questions, and the total marks will be awarded out of 75 for the same. Here as some probable topics that will add to your preparation strategy:
The sub-sections in the QA IIFT syllabus include:
Commercial Mathematics is reasonably easy to prepare for since the number of questions is limited, and the formulae to be learnt are straightforward.
Arithmetic is also basic and should be easy to make for. Most of the topics in Arithmetic are of Class X level, and the only trick is to solve them as fast as possible.
Algebra and Trigonometry may be used in conjunction with other topics or may be tested in the IIFT 2021 Exam. Sequence and Series is a topic which is occasionally tested in CAT and regularly in IIFT. With practice and right guidance, the questions in this topic can be easily solved.
The IIFT 2021 Exam is expected to be along the same lines as the IIFT 2020 Exam. The IIFT 2021 Exam will have 4 sections with the number of questions expected to be 110. While the exact distribution of questions in the IIFT 2021 Exam is unknown, the Exam Pattern given below has been created on the basis of the experience of the CL Gurus.
| Section | Name | No. of Questions | Marks for each question | Max marks | Expected Cut-offs (for General) |
| Section 1 | Reading Comprehension & Verbal Ability | 35 | 3 | 105 | 34 |
| Section 2 | Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation | 30 | 3 | 90 | 22 |
| Section 3 | Quantitative Analysis | 25 | 3 | 75 | 15 |
| Section 4 | General Awareness | 20 | 1.5 | 30 | 5 |
| Total | 110 | 300 | 138 |
The marking scheme for the IIFT Exam depends on the section of the IIFT 2020 Exam. It can range between 3 marks to 1.5 mark per correct attempt. If the candidate attempts the question incorrectly, the penalty for the same is 1/3rd of the marks allotted and there is no penalty for leaving a question un-attempted.
The IIFT 2021 is set to be conducted in December this year. As far as the syllabus is concerned, there are four significant sections from which questions are asked. Here is how NTA, IIFT test administrator evaluates the scores of each IIFT aspirant:
| Subject | Number of marks allotted per section
|
Deduction for wrong attempt |
| Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
|
3 | 1 mark |
| Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation
|
3 | 1 mark |
| GK & Current Affairs
|
1.5 | 0.5 mark |
| Quantitative Ability
|
3 | 1 mark |
For any wrong attempt, 1/3 marks of the correct marks is deducted.
IIFT 2021 entrance will be held in a CBT (computer-based test) mode unlike previous year paper-based examinations
The IIFT 2021 Registration process will start from 6th November 2020. The IIFT 2021 Application Form will be available for submission on the official website. The application window is between 6th November and 20th December. There is no provision for offline application in IIFT Exam 2021. The online application process is quite straightforward. IIFT Registration process entails one application form for both the IIFT Exam and IIFT B-School Application (all campuses). Candidates can fill the IIFT 2021 application form only in the provided time frame. There is no provision for late submission.
Here is how you can register for IIFT 2021:
Order of Steps |
Action to be taken |
1 |
Visit iift.nta.nic.in. |
2 |
Create an Account by entering basic information asked. Make sure you do not miss out on any important blank as you won't be able to submit the details.. Also, you can't change the details once you submit. |
4 |
After successful registration, open your email account to receive your personal registration ID and password. |
5 |
Fill in the registration form by entering your personal, academic as well as official details and click on submit. |
6 |
Scan and upload your passport size photograph and digital signature of size 10KB â200 KB and 4 KB to 30 KB respectively), social category certificate along with all the required Academic documents, ID Proof. All documents need to be in JPG/JPEG format. |
7 |
Click on Submit and Proceed to the payment gateway. Pay 2500 (for general category), Rs 1000 (for SC/ST/PwD/Transgender). Receive confirmation in your registered email. |
8 |
Carry a printout of the form for future reference |
Mode of Payment: The students can remit the registration fee through debit card / credit card / PAYTM/ net banking.
The IIFT Exam 2021 Admission Process starts with the IIFT Exam 2021 Notification. All aspiring candidates are required to fill out the IIFT Exam 2021 Application forms for the IIFT Exam 2021. If the candidate is eligible for the IIFT Exam 2021, they will appear for the IIFT Exam 2021 on 5th December 2020 which acts as the qualifier for the admission procedures following this step.
Once the IIFT Exam 2021 result is declared and the shortlisted candidates are identified, the following admission procedures can be conducted. These procedures include a WAT (Written Assessment Test), a GD (Group Discussion) and a PI (Personal Interview). On the basis of all the components of the Admission Process, the final selection for the batch of IIFT 2021-2023 is conducted.
IIFT is going to enhance its seat availability this year to four hundred students or more for 2021. With the timely launch of the kakinada campus, the expected number is going to increase even further.
IIFT Campus |
Expected Seat Availability |
IIFT Delhi |
260 |
IIFT Kolkata |
140 |
IIFT Kakinada |
TBD |
The IIFT Exam 2021 officially kicks off with the IIFT Exam 2021 Notification. The IIFT Exam 2021 Notification has been released on 6th November 2020 and the application window is between 6th November and 20th December. There is no provision for offline application in IIFT Exam 2021. The online application process is quite straightforward:
The Indian Nationals who are living, working, studying overseas should arrange for a certificate from the Indian Embassy or Dept of Immigration and Border Protection of the country where he/she is currently based, ensuring that the person has been a resident of that country continuously for 18 or more months. They need to have a valid passport/travel permit from the country they are residing in.
According to the IIFT policy, “If a candidate who has been granted a seat on a provisional basis is unsuccessful in completing his/her bachelor’s, the offer letter will be automatically withdrawn”. Such a candidate should urgently inform the institute during the declaration of result. No plea regarding the extension of time for re-evaluation, etc. will be taken. You can find more details about the equivalent on www.iift.edu/.
After the international candidate is shortlisted by the university, they would have to attend a PI (Personal Interview) session at IIFT Delhi Campus. They are liable to arrange for the commute cost. In case they express their inability to be physically available, the interview would be held through skype or zoom.
The details of IIFT Exam Pattern are listed as under:
Events |
Dates 2021 (Tentative) |
IIFT 2021 Registration process |
6th November 2020 to 20th December 2020 |
IIFT 2021 Application availability |
6th November 2020 to 20th December 2020 |
Correction in the application details |
23rd December 2020 to 27th December 2020 |
Issuance of Hall Ticket |
December 2020 |
IIFT MBA (IB) 2021 result is expected to be released in the fourth week of February and the notification will be released on the main website. Students will be able to check the result by putting in their registration number along with D.O.B (Date of Birth) or password. The result of IIFT will decide the cut off for IIFT 2021. The IIFT Result card will comprise the following details:
It is important for the candidates to have some information about IIFT Exam. This includes information on the colleges of IIFT Delhi and IIFT Kolkata which are the most prominent colleges that accept the IIFT Score. Apart from this, it is essential for candidates to know about IIFT Exam 2019 as well in terms of the Analysis and Cutoffs.
Visit IIFT 2019-2021 Analysis to understand in detail.
Along with CAT and XAT, IIFT is one of the most reputed MBA entrance exams in the country. Although the colleges that accept the IIFT score are negligible when compared to the other two, that doesnât stop thousands of candidates from appearing in this prestigious exam every year. It is also one of the hardest to crack exams due to the low number of colleges that accept scores. This high difficulty of the paper in combination with high competition calls for having a sound preparation plan on your part. We advise you to plan your preparation well in advance and strategize each aspect with the goal of getting into IIFT in the next academic year. We hope that this article provided you with some valuable insights regarding IIFT 2021.