IIFT exams are conducted annually by Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) for admission to its flagship MBA (IB) courses offered at its Delhi, Kolkata and Kakinada (AP) branches. This national exam is conducted in 20 cities. The format of the paper is pen and paper based.
IIFT 2019 exams will be conducted on December 1, 2019. Though the exams are conducted in 2019 the scores will be considered for IIFT 2020 admissions.
Brief About IIFT 2019
IIFT exams are generally conducted on the first week of December in offline or paper-pencil mode at around 18 exam centres across India. IIFT Delhi offers around 600 seats at its Delhi and Kolkata campus through this exam. Around 75,000 candidates appeared for the exam in 2018. Below is the brief about the IIFT exam for the year 2019.
| IIFT 2019 Exam – Conducting Body | Indian Institute of Foreign Trade |
| Full Form | Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Entrance Exam |
| Scores are accepted by | IIFT Delhi, Kolkata and Kakinada campus |
| Mode of Test | Pen & Paper |
| Application Process | Online |
| Application Fee | Rs.1650/- (Under Revision) |
| Exam cut off Percentile | 95 Percentile |
| Examn cut off score out of 100 | 39 – 42 marks |
| Total Questions asked | 114 |
| No of sections | 6 Sections (VA, RC, Quant, DI, LR, GK) |
| Exam Duration | 2 Hours (10AM to 12 Noon) |
| Difficulty Level | Moderate to Difficult |
| Maximum Marks | 100 |
| Marking Scheme | · Ranges from 0.5 Mark to 1 Mark for each correct answer |
| Negative Marking | · 1/3 of the Marks allotted for correct answer |
| Sectional Cut off | · Candidates should qualify in each section and achieve the minimum cut off. |
IIFT 2019 Important Dates: Exam Date and other important notifications
The IIFT exam cycle begins in the month of August with the start of online registration process on official website http://tedu.iift.ac.in/iift/index.php. Candidate has to keep in mind all the important dates related to IIFT examination 2019 that are – admit card date,exam date and Result date.
The official notification with all the IIFT 2019 Exam details will be officially announced by Indian Institute of Foreign Trade in the last week of July. The experts at pagalguy have analysed the previous year trends and jotted down the tentative important dates for exam.
Below the given table, you can find important details related to IIFT 2019 exam date:
| Event | Date | Additional Information |
| Starting date of registration | 1st week of August, 2019 | To apply for application form of ends on 4th week of September, 2019 |
| Request change last date to in exam centre | 1st week of November, 2019 | The IIFT 2019 examination will be conducted in almost twenty cities |
| Exam Date | 1st week of December, 2019 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon) | The duration of the exam is of two hours |
| Result | It will be announced on the 2nd week of January, 2019 | Please go through the online through @iift.edu |
| Process duration of selection procedure | It will occur in January or February 2019 | Comprises of Essay Writing, GD & PI |
| The announcement of final results | It will happen in anytime in March 2019 | The Cut off for previous year for General Category was 48.5 |
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What’s New in IIFT Exam?
There was a change in IIFT 2017 exam pattern. Number of sections were increased to 6. So, in IIFT 2019 paper there will be 6 sections namely Reading Comprehension, Verbal Ability, Quantitative Analysis, Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, General Awareness (GK).
Number of questions have also been reduced to 114 from 123.
Candidate should be well versed with the changes that have happened in IIFT 2019 exams and prepare accordingly.
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IIFT Result 2019 | Scorecards And Cutoffs