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

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.

IIFT Delhi registrations are carried out in online mode. An application fee of INR 2,500 (General category) or INR 1,000 (Reserved category) to apply for IIFT Delhi PG admission. The application fee is not refundable. Find below the steps to complete the application process:

Step 1: Visit the official website of NTA to apply online for IIFT admission.

Step 2: Login and fill out the online application form as per the details given in the Information Bulletin of IIFT programmes.

Step 3: Upload photo, signature and certificates and pay the application fee to complete the application process.

Step 4: Pay the exam application fee and hit the 'Submit' button.

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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. 

A total of 108 companies visited the campus during the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade MBA IB placements for 2023. The highest domestic package offered to MBA IB students for 2022 was INR 76.5 LPA and the highest international package offered to MBA IB students for 2023 was INR 85.4 LPA. The average package offered during Indian Institute of Foreign Trade MBA IB placements 2023 stood at INR 29.1 LPA. Additionally, the median package offered stood at INR 26.5 LPA.

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.

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.

No, candidates seeking admission to Executive PGDM programmes of IIFT Delhi are not required to take any exam. The institute shortlist candidates based on aggregate in the last qualifying exam (degree course) and work experience. These shortlisted candidates are further called for the group discussion and personal interview round by the institute. The interview round is conducted on the IIFT Delhi campus.

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. 

To be eligible for admission to an IIFT Delhi certificate course, aspirants meet the minimum eligibility criteria. Hence, a candidate must have a valid bachelor’s degree from any recognised Indian or foreign university. Additionally, Diploma holders with two years of post-diploma full-time work experience are also eligible to apply. There is no age limit and hence, these courses can be pursued by all. It is further crucial that the candidate has the academic certificates for verification purposes.

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.

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.

There are multiple components included in the total course fee of the two-year MA in IIFT Delhi. As of now, the institute is offering MA in Economics only. After the selection process, candidates need to pay a sum of fees to confirm their seat. The table given below further mentions the fee component and amount:

NOTE:

• The above-mentioned is the latest Fees is as per the website.
• For SC/ST and PWD candidates – 50% concession in tuition fee.

Candidates seeking admission MBA courses in IIFT Delhi need to take the IIFT exam. The National Testing Agency  (NTA) conducts IIFT exam on behalf of the institute. The IIFT question paper consists of questions from Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension,  Quantitative Ability,  Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning and General Awareness. Duration of the IIFT exam is two hours. Apart from this, the institute may conduct an Objective Aptitude Test & Descriptive Test as well.

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade offers placement assistance to various course students. The top companies taking part in the placement drive at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade are L&T, Amazon, Amul, EY, and others. The key highlights of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade MBA placements in 2023 as compared with 2022 are presented below:

The highest package offered at Indian Institute of Foreign Trade in 2023 was INR 75.6 LPA. This was the doemstic package.

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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:

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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: 

The total Executive PGDM course fee is cumulative of several fee components, including tuition fee, security deposit, alumni fee, library charges, etc. Some of the fee components may be refundable. Tabulated below is the IIFT Delhi fee for Executive PGDM programmes:

NOTE: The given fee is taken from the official website/sanctioning body. It is subject to change and hence, is indicative.

From the 2024 admission year, IIFT Delhi will be accepting CAT scores for MBA (IB & BA) specialisations. Earlier the admission was through the IIFT exam. However, in an official notification, the institute has announced that will accept the national-level exam score now. After the conclusion of the entrance test, candidates shall be shortlisted for further selection rounds. Shortlisted candidates are further required to participate in the written test, group discussion and personal interview round. The final selection is done based on overall performance in the selection rounds.

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.

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.