What is IIFT cut off?

IIFT cut off is the minimum exam score required to be eligible for the Extempore and Personal Interview (PI) round of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) admission. Shortlisting of candidates for the second round of IIFT admission is based on both sectional and overall IIFT cut offs. Candidates who do not clear the overall or sectional IIFT cut off percentiles are not shortlisted for the second round. The IIFT cut off is determined by the admission authorities at the institute. The cut offs are released after the announcement for entrance exam result, so that candidates can fill the shortlist form if they meet the minimum score requirement or the cut off.

If I clear overall IIFT cut off but not a sectional cut off, will I still be shortlisted for admission round?

If a candidate does not clear the sectional cut-offs of the IIFT entrance exam they will not be shortlisted for essay writing, GD and PI rounds of IIFT admission for MBA-International Business. Clearing sectional cut off is mandatory for getting shortlisted. Candidates preparing for IIFT MBA admission must ensure that they prepare and perform equally well in all the four sections of the exam to meet the sectional cut off. The sectional and overall cut offs for IIFT MBA admission are different for the Unreserved and Reserved categories but every aspirant has to meet the minimum requirement as set by the institute.

Do MBA admission cut offs vary for different IIFT campuses?

Yes, the MBA admission cut offs of IIFT Delhi, IIFT Kolkata and IIFT Kakinada are different. Since the IIFT Delhi is the main campus, the admission cut offs are higher for this campus. IIFT Kolkata cut offs are lower than IIFT Delhi cut offs and IIFT Kakinada cut offs are the lowest. However, all the three institutes follow the common admission process for MBA-International Business programme, which includes Writing Ability Test, Personal Interview and Group Discussion. Candidates have to clear all the rounds for securing a seat in MBA programme offered at any campus.

What are the online certificate courses offered by IIFT Delhi?

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade offers three certificate programmes in hybrid mode. The aspirants have to appear on campus for six days in the beginning, after which online classes are conducted. Candidates need to visit the campus for the first 6 days of the course after which online classes are conducted. The courses offered are mentioned in the table given below: IIFT Delhi Online Certificate Courses Certificate Programme in Export Import Management (CPEIM) Post Graduate certificate programme in International Business & Finance (PGCPIBF) Professional Training Programme in International Business Analytics & Market Intelligence (IBAMI)

Can I get direct admission in IIFT Delhi for MBA?

Candidates can contact the IIFT Delhi admission office to confirm whether admission is accepted directly through the Management quota or not. This can be confirmed by officials only. Candidates will have to meet the minimum eligibility criteria even in case of direct admissions or any other criterion prescribed by the institute. Aspirants can also visit the IIFT Delhi official website for more information.

For how long is IIFT exam score valid?

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.

Is IIFT score valid for admission to other MBA institutes?

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.

Will I be considered for GD and Interview round even if I don't meet the IIFT cut off criteria?

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.

What is the eligibility for MBA in IIFT Delhi?

It is necessary that each of the candidates fulfils the course-specific eligibility criteria. The minimum eligibility requirement for the IIFT Delhi MBA programmes is mentioned in the table below: MBA Specialisation Eligibility Criteria International Business (Full-time) Graduation with a minimum aggregate of 50% (45% for SC/ ST/ PWD). Final-year students can also apply. International Business (Weekend) Graduation with at least 3 years of work experience in a managerial position as on June 30 of the respective academic year. Company sponsorship/ NOC from the employer. Business Analytics Graduation in any field from a recognised university EPGD-GHRM (Brochure) Graduation with at least 50% aggregate (45% for SC/ST/PwD) or PG degree or any professional degree along with at least 2 years of work experience. Only managerial work experience until May 15, 2023, will be considered. OR, 3 years of work experience in Management/executive level - There is no age limit. EPGDIB (Brochure) Graduation or equivalent from any recognised university and managerial work experience of at least five years. OR, Candidates with a postgraduate degree/Engineering degree or its equivalent are also eligible to apply for the course.

I belong to the SC category. What will be the IIFT admission cut-off for me?

Yes, IIFT admission cut-offs for different categories will be different. For the SC category students, the cut offs are lower than that of General category students. Given below is the table indicating IIFT cut offs 2023 for each category. You can see that the cut off was the highest for General category, followed by General-EWS / OBC-NCL category students and SC / ST / PwD. Category Cut-off General 52 General-EWS / OBC-NCL 47 SC / ST / PwD 42 This year, IIFT MBA admissions will be based on CAT 2023 scores. The CAT cut offs for IIFT will be released in March 2024. It is expected that CAT cut offs for SC category students will be low as well.

How can I get admission in IIFT international business?

For MBA - IB Programme Domestic candidates (in India) IIFT Exam International candidates (outside India) - GMAT For Executive Programmes - Application based IIFT eligibility for MBA-IB: The candidate must have a recognised Bachelor's degree of minimum 3 years' duration in any discipline. Candidates appearing for the final year Bachelor's degree / equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed the degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. Eligibility for executive courses: Candidate must have a Post-Graduate Degree/Engineering Degree or equivalent from any recognised university or institution and managerial work experience of not less than three years or, candidate must have passed Graduation or equivalent degree from any recognised university or institution and must have managerial work experience of not less than FIVE years. Only the work experience as on 31st July of the year when the programme is advertised is considered. Candidate must provide company sponsorship or no objection certificate from the employer. IIFT admission procedure for MBA-IB: 1. Candidates are required to appear for a test organized by IIFT (or GMAT in case of foreign candidates). 2. Based on the performance in the test, candidates are called for essay writing, group discussion and personal interview. Candidates are finally shortlisted for a seat at IIFT based on their GDPI performance. IIFT admission procedure: For executive courses: 1. Applications are invited and based on the application a candidate is shortlisted. 2. Shortlisted candidates will be called for a group discussion, essay writing followed by a personal interview.

Is IIFT Delhi MBA cutoff released category-wise for admissions?

Yes, IIFT releases cutoff lists category-wise. The cutoff also varies for MBA-International Business and Business Analytics admission. For General category, the IIFT cut off is higher than that for Reserved category students. For example, IIFT 2022 cut off for General category candidates was 52.75 but for SC/ST candidates, it was 42.75. in 2023, the qualifying cut off was 35 percentile for General-EWS and NC-OBC categories, it is 35 percentile. In addition, for SC/ST/PwD/KashmiriMigrants/Non-Migrants, the IIFT cut offs 2023 was 30 percentile. Read more on IIFT Delhi Cutoff, here.

What if I meet qualifying IIFT cut off but not the final cut off? Will I still be able to get through to the interview round?

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.

Will IIFT conduct WAT-PI and GD online for 2024 admission as well?

IIFT may conduct the WAT-PI and GD in online mode for 2024 admissions as in 2023, the institute gave option to candidates to appear for this round of shortlisting of candidates for MBA-International Business and MBA-Business Analytics admissions in person or online. Most of the candidates opted for the online mode thus, the institute conducted the personality assessment round online via video conferencing. The IIFT WAT-PI and GD round was conducted online in 2020, 2021 and 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic in which WAT and GD were replaced by Extempore. Before that, the selection round was conducted face to face every year.

When will IIFT shortlist for MBA admission 2024 be announced?

IIFT shortlist for MBA admission 2024 was announced in the last week of April 2024. The shortlist process was announced at the IIFT Delhi website and candidates who will meet the cut off, will be required to fill the shortlist form for participating in the Writing Skill Assessment (WSA), Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). The WAT-GD-PI round will be conducted in person at various cities. Selected candidates will be intimated about the same via email. The final admission process will be completed by May so that the classes can commence by June-July.

Does the IIFT result include sectional scores?

Yes, the IIFT result cum scorecard will include sectional scores along with the overall score of the candidate. Other details that will be mentioned in the IIFT scorecard includes: Name of the candidate Gender of the candidate Date of birth Photo of the candidate Signature of the candidate Date and year of exam Exam conducting body Exam date and timings Registration number Roll number Parent’s name Candidate’s address The IIFT scorecard is the main document of proof of candidate’s appearance in the exam and clearing it. Candidates should download a copy of their scorecard immediately after its release and check the information. In case of name and other details misprint, they should reach out to exam helpdesk and get it rectified.

When will IIFT result 2024 be announced?

Since the IIFT entrance exam was not held this year, only the final result was announced after the PI-WAT round. The final result or the final selection list was released on May 28, 2024. The merit list was released online at the institute website. It was released in the form of downloadable PDFs. The merit list contains selected candidates’ names and roll numbers. Once the IIFT result is announced, candidates have to fulfill the admission requirement within the deadline which includes accepting of offer, completing admission formalities and paying the admission fees.

IIFT Cut Offs 2024 – Check Cut Off Marks for IIFT Shortlist (MBA-IB)

Updated on Apr 29, 2024 12:06 IST

By Vipra Shrivastava, Senior Manager - Content

IIFT cut off is the determining factor for admission to the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Delhi’s MBA (IB) & MBA (Business Analytics) courses. The IIFT cut off usually ranges between 35-40 marks for General category.

The institute will announce final IIFT cut offs 2024 online. Check below previous years' IIFT cut offs, on the basis of which candidates were selected for admisison round.

Note: For admission to 2024 batch, IIFT did not conduct the entrance exam and selected students on the basis of CAT 2023 score.

Q: When will cut offs be announced for IIFT admission 2024-26?

IIFT cut off for admission to 2024-2026 batch was declared in February 2024. The cut offs was released by the institute on its official website along with shortlist criteria and admission process details. Since, for admission to the batch of 2024-2026 will be based on CAT 2023, the cut offs are based on the same. For 2024-2026 batch:

Sectional cut off for General category is 55 and and composite cut off is 30%.

For Gen-EWS/OBC-NCL, the sectional cut off is 50 and the composite cut off is 25%.

For, SC/ST/PwD/Kashmiri Migrants, Kashmiri Pandits, the sectional cut off is 30 and composite cut off is 20 %.

For the previous batch of MBA International Business programme, the IIFT cut offs for General category was 40 percentile, whereas for General-EWS and NC-OBC categories, the cut off was 35 percentile. For SC/ST/PwD/KashmiriMigrants/Non-Migrants, the IIFT cut off 2023 was 30 percentile.

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Q: Does IIFT accept score of other entrance exams?

Apart from the IIFT entrance exam score, only GMAT score is accepted for admission to the MBA-International Business programme. The GMAT score is accepted from international /NRI/PIO students only. For domestic students applying for MBA International Business course, appearing in IIFT entrance exam is mandatory. However, for the 2024-26 batch admission, the institute has decided to not conduct the IIFT entrance exam and instead accept CAT 2023 score for domestic candidates. Which means, domestic candidates have to appear for CAT 2023 exam to be eligible for IIFT-MBA admission.

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Q: When does GD/PI round of IIFT admission process take place?

IIFT conducts the Writing Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) round for IIFT admission in March and April. The WAT round is a 20-minute essay writing session in which a candidate is given a topic to write. The topic can be from any field like economics, society, philosophy, life, politics, international event, etc.

In 2021 and 2022, the WAT and GD rounds were not conducted and only the PI was conducted online due to COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, the institute had planned to conduct WAT-GD-PI face to face, but most of the candidates opted for online assessment, thus the PI was conducted through video call and GD was replaced with extempore. The institute will announced admission process for 2024 batch in February 2024.

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Q: When will IIFT 2024 exam be conducted?

IIFT 2024 exam was not conducted. Admission to the IIFT MBA programmes for 2024-26 batch was done through CAT 2023 score. The announcement was made by IIFT in August that it will accept CAT score for admission and that aspirants should register for it. CAT 2023 exam was held on November 26, 2023.

IIFT admission forms were released in October 2023, which the aspirants had to fill to be eligible for selection and shortlisting for WAT-PT round of the MBA admission process.

Until 2022, the IIFT entrance exam was held nationwide in the month of December. It was conducted by the NTA.

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IIFT Cut Offs: Highlights

Candidates be will shortlisted for the PI round on the basis of CAT 2023 cut offs which will be determined by the institute. Check here key points related to IIFT cut offs for admission.

IIFT exam cut offs 2024 will be different for the three IIFT campuses - Delhi, Kolkata and Kakinada.
IIFT cut offs 2024 will be released section wise and category wise.

Final IIFT cut offs coul be higher than the qualifying cut offs.

Qualifying IIFT cut off 2024 ( CAT 2023 cut offs) were released in February 2024 and the final cut offs were released in June 2024.
Candidates meeting the (sectional and overall) IIFT CAT cut offs will be shortlisted for the second round of IIFT admission process.
The IIFT selection process 2024 includes Extempore and Personal Interview.

IIFT Cut Offs: Determining Factors

IIFT cut offs are determined by Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) for admission to MBA International Business and MBA Business Analytics programmes on the basis of following criteria. The IIFT cut offs are not usually too high for admission as a lot of emphasis is laid on candidate's overall performance in academics and personality assessment test.

Number of candidates appeared for IIFT exam
Number of candidates who pass the exam
Difficulty level of the IIFT question paper
Number of seats available at IIFT (three campuses)

This year, the admission cut offs will be determined on the basis of overall CAT 2023 result as CAT score will be accepted for admission instead of IIFT entrance exam score.

Also Read: IIFT 2024 result and scorecard

IIFT Cut Offs 2024

IIFT cut off 2024 has been released by the institute for extempore and PI shortlisting. Since, the selection this year is based on CAT 2023 score, the cut offs are for CAT. Check below IIFT 2024 cut offs:

Category	Sectional cut off (percentile)	Composite cut off (%)
General	55	30
Gen-EWS/OBC-NCL	50	25
SC/ST/PwD/Kashmiri Migrants, Kashmiri Pandits	30	20

IIFT Cut off (GMAT) for MBA Business Analytics

Given below is the table indicating GMAT cut off for MBA Business Analytics course offered by IIFT.

Category	Cut-off of GMAT Score
General	700
Gen-EWS/OBC-NCL	650
SC/ST/PwD/Kashmiri Migrants, Kashmiri Pandits	600

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MBA in International Business in IIFT : IIFT 2019 Last Round Closing Score (General-All India)

College	2019
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi	36
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Kolkata	34
IIFT Kakinada - Indian Institute of Foreign Trade	32

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