IIFT Delhi: Courses, Fees, Admission 2024, Placements, Ranking

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT Delhi) faculty are diploma, PhD, and degree holders. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade also invites faculty for several guest lectures and also arranges faculty and student exchange programmes. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT Delhi) has an experienced faculty. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT Delhi) employs various Professors and other professionals to teach students. 

The IIFT Delhi scholarship eligibility criteria is decided by the university. For scholarships like Need Based Scholarship Scheme, the eligibility criteria is students of MBA (IB) full time course who have taken a loan and whose family income is less than INR 6 LPA can apply for this scholarship. For various other scholarship eligibility criteria please visit the official website of the university.

Yes, the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade is worth studying as the university is a very high-ranked one. The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade infrastructure is also very good. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade is ranked four by The Times 2023 for MBA. The Deemed-to-be University is accredited by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and with A Grade by NAAC. The placements offered to the students are also very good. The university infrastructure is good and is built in such a way that it offers various facilities to students. Hence, it is worth studying at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade.

Yes, IIFT cut offs for MBA-International Business and Business Analytics admission differ category wise. For General category students, the IIFT cut off is higher than that for Reserved category students. For example, the 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. For SC/ST/PwD/KashmiriMigrants/Non-Migrants, the IIFT cut offs 2023 was 30 percentile. Selection for the personal interview round is based on these cut offs.

The Reserved category students also get the benefit of Reservation quota fixed by the Government of India. A certain number of seats are available for Reserved category candidates in the management programmes.

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade offers various facilities to postgraduate students. Currently, over 60 students are residing in the newly constructed hostel. IIFT has computer centres and offers various other facilities to the students. One of the major USPs of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT Delhi) is its Foreign Trade library which is a knowledge bank for several resources in the field of WTO-related issues, Foreign Trade, Management, and others. IIFT's library has 84,000 volumes and subscribes to around 800 journals. There are 17,581 bound periodicals and 255 periodicals. 

The CAT exam is always conducted on the last Sunday of November every year so the CAT 2024 exam is expected to be conducted on Nov 24, 2024. Official announcement of the CAT 2024 exam date will be made by the convening IIM on Jul 30, 2024. The announcement will be made at the iimcat.ac.in website as well as in all the national dailies across India. We at Shiksha also notify the aspirants through our communication channels. Registrations cum application process for CAT 2024 will begin from the first week of August and end in the third week of September 2024.

Check below CAT exam dates for last five years:

• CAT 2023: November 26
• CAT 2022: November 27
• CAT 2021: November 28
• CAT 2020: November 29 
• CAT 2019: November 24

The application procedure for the IIFT Delhi certificate programmes is online. In order to seek admission, candidates must meet the eligibility criteria and submit the application on time. The steps to apply for the certificate courses are as follows:

1. Visit the official website of IIFT (iift.ac.in) to apply online for IIFT admission 2023.
2. Login and fill out the online application form as per the details given in the Information Bulletin of IIFT programmes.
3. Upload an image of a photo, signature and certificates and pay the application fee to complete the application process.
4. Pay the exam application fee and hit the 'Submit' button.

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Delhi admit candidates to PhD courses based on merit in the written examination conducted by the institute. Candidates shortlisted based on exam score are further required to participate in the personal interview round. The final selection for PhD at IIFT Delhi is further done based on overall performance in the exam and the interview round. Selected candidates can further confirm their seats by paying the required fee amount.

Candidates fulfilling the course-specific eligibility criteria are eligible to apply for Executive PGDM in IIFT Delhi. Eligible candidates can fill out the admission form in online mode by visiting the IIFT official website (iift.ac.in). IIFT shortlists candidates based on merit in the last qualifying examination and relevant work experience. The shortlisted candidates are further required to participate in the group discussion and personal interview (GDPI) rounds. Final seat allotment is carried out after all the selection rounds.

After completing an Executive PGDM course from IIFT Delhi, the degree holder shall be open to various prospects. IIF Delhi is currently offering Executive Postgraduate Diploma in Global Human Resource Management (EPGD-GHRM) and International Business (EPGDIB) in a part-time mode (Weekends). Find below the job profiles after completion of your Executive PGDM:

Career Opportunities after Executive MBA in HR
Sr. Human Resources (HR) Manager	Recruiter
Human Resources (HR) Business Partner	Training & Development Manager
Career Opportunities after Executive MBA in Finance
Finance Manager	Associate Vice President (AVP), Finance
Financial Analyst	Financial Controller

Read more: Career after Executive MBA/PGDM

The seat intake for all three PhD programmes (full-time and part-time) at IIFT Delhi is 15. The seat allocation procedure is carried out in accordance with the seat intake, category of the candidate, overall scores, etc. It must be taken into consideration that the given seat intake is as per unofficial sources. Thus, may vary. The final selection to the PhD courses is done based on performance in the written exam and the personal interview round.

IIFT Delhi admission 2023 was based on candidates' performance in the IIFT entrance exam. Shortlisting of candidates for IIFT Delhi admission is done based on marks scored by them in the entrance exam. A minimum cut off is fixed for this purpose. The minimum cut off varies from one year to another. IIFT cut offs are different for different category students. Candidates who meet the admission cut off are selected for Extempore and PI rounds. 

Candidates can refer to the table given below to check out the IIFT Delhi cutoff 2023 for the MBA course: 

Category	Sectional Cutoff (Percentile)	Overall Cut off (Marks)
General	40	40.5
General-EWS/ OBC-NCL	35	33
SC/ ST/ PwD/ Kashmiri Migrants/ Non-Migrants	30	25.5

Yes, the part-time PhD course candidates need to visit the IIFT Delhi campus on weekends. The classes are conducted for this course on weekends at the institute. It is necessary that the enrolled candidates take classes and appear for them as per the schedule given by the institute. The schedule is provided by IIFT. It shall be uploaded on its official website (iift.ac.in) as well. Aspirants can also visit the campus in person to enquire regarding the same.

The overall average package offered during IIFT Delhi MBA IB placements 2024 stood at INR 27.3 LPA: Further, a fluctuating trend was witnessed in the overall average package offered over the past three years during IIFT Delhi MBA IB placements, which is presented below:

After completing MBA from IIFT Delhi, the degree holders can make a career in the respective domains as per the specialisation. Some of the top MBA jobs after completing the programme are listed below with an average salary offer:

MBA jobs	Average Package
Product Manager	INR 15 LPA
Data Analytics Manager	INR 14 LPA
Project Manager	INR 13 LPA
Infrastructure Manager	INR 11 LPA
Risk Manager	INR 10 LPA
Marketing Manager	INR 10 LPA
Sales Manager	INR 10 LPA

NOTE: The mentioned salary packages are as per unofficial sources. Hence, may vary.

Read more about MBA programme career prospects.

Yes, the candidates are required to clear the sectional cut offs of IIFT entrance exam as well for selection to second round of IIFT admission process, which is group discussion or extempore, essay writing and personal interview. The sectional cut offs play an important role in assessing the abilities of a candidates in all subjects – Data Interpretation, Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning and English Comprehension. That is why the institute releases sectional cut offs as well for shortlisting of candidates for the personality assessment round of the MBA admission process. Those who do not meet the sectional cut offs, may not get selected for the group discussion or extempore, essay writing and personal interview round.

There are a total of 378 seats for MBA courses offered by IIFT Delhi. It varies from one MBA course to another. The seat allotment is done based on applicants CAT scores. Among all the MBA programmes, the highest seat intake is 258 for MBA in International Business. The seat intake is 60 each for the other two MBA programmes. It must be noted by the candidates that the mentioned seat count is as per the official website/sanctioning body. It is still subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

IIFT Delhi is ranked 24 among top MBA institutes in the country as per the NIRF 2022 rankings. Read about more MBA Colleges in Delhi. The institute also has a good placements record for MBA candidates. Moreover, during the IIFT Delhi 2022 MBA (IB) placements, the highest domestic and international offered were INR 75.6 LPA and INR 85.4 LPA, respectively. The median package offered was INR 29.1 LPA. To know more about MBA at IIFT Delhi, Click Here.

Both the colleges as per our comparison are at par on almost all the parameters we chose. But if you have a keen interest in studying International Business, IIFT Delhi is the best college you can opt for. It prepares you for International exposure and also gives you many opportunities in terms of placements outside India. It specialises in International Business and so it makes it the best B-school for International Business. But if you’re looking for an MBA in General Management, IIM Kozhikode is hands down better than IIFT in every aspect. It ranks much higher than IIFT as per all the rankings over the last few years.

Seat intake for the MA Economics course in IIFT Delhi is 30. The mentioned seat availability is as per the data available on the IIFT website (iift.ac.in). After the selection rounds, candidates are admitted in accordance with the seat intake. Moreover, 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.