Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Delhi Answered Questions

Yes, IIFT Delhi offers scholarships to postgraduate students. Those students who have filled the IIFT entrance exam application form can look for the university fee and if they find the fee a little high, they can apply for scholarships after they get admission. Some of the scholarships provided by the university are Need-Based Scholarship Scheme, Scholarships offered by the Government of India, Scholarships offered by Other Organizations, and others. 

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.

IIFT Delhi offers INR 15,000 as the fellowship for the first two years of the degree course/work. The fellowship is given to some selected candidates only. Hence, the aspirants must meet the required criteria as prescribed by the institute for a PhD fellowship. Furthermore, the mentioned fellowship amount is as per the past years’ data. Hence, the actual amount may vary. For more information, candidates can visit the IIFT Delhi website (iift.ac.in).

IIFT Delhi offers PhD courses in the streams of Management and Economics, while IIT Delhi offers PhD in Management only. Both institutes offer doctoral-level courses in full-time and part-time modes. The total tuition fee for the PhD programmes is INR 2.5 Lacs at IIFT Delhi as per the unofficial sources. Further, the highest package offered to PhD in Management at IIT Delhi is recorded to be INR 17.75 Lacs and INR 23 Lacs at IIFT Delhi for PhD in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Check the full comparison between the PhD courses offered at both institutes here.

IIFT Delhi PhD admission is done on the basis of candidates' performance in the written test conducted by IIFT. Candidates further need to take part in the personal interview round to shortlist the candidates. These shortlisted candidates are further eligible to take admission. To confirm their seats, the selected candidates need to pay the required amount of fee within the due date as prescribed by the institute.

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’s total course fee includes several components such as tuition fee, alumni fee, library deposit (refundable), student activities fee, etc. The institute accepts fee payments in five instalments. However, the maximum fee amount has to be paid at the time of admission. Moreover, the total tuition fee for PhD in IIFT Delhi is INR 2.5 lakh. This tuition fee is as per the data taken from unofficial sources. Hence, the actual amount may vary. For more details on the fee structure, candidates can also visit the institute’s official website.

It is crucial that each of the aspirants fulfils the course-specific eligibility criteria. The minimum eligibility requirement for admission to PhD at IIFT Delhi is a valid Master’s/MPhil degree with at least 55% aggregate. Additionally, the degree must be issued by a recognised university or an organisation. Moreover, the candidates must hold the official documents at the time of form filling and admission confirmation. The documents are required for verification purposes and must be produced or else the candidate is considered ineligible for admission.

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.

Candidates applying for the IIFT Delhi PhD course need to pay the application fee. The fee must be paid within the due date to submit the application successfully. Find below the category-wise registration fee:CategoryApplication FeeGeneralINR 2,500SC/ST/PwDINR 1,250NOTE: The above-given application fee is as per unofficial sources. Hence, may vary.