IIFT Delhi (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade) is an autonomous body, established in 1963, under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. IIFT has been ranked 27th by NIRF 2023 and 9th in IIRF 2023 for management in India. IIFT has emerged as a national university with a focus on International Business Management & Strategy by offering the flagship MBA (IB) program. Apart from Delhi, IIFT also has campuses in Kolkata and Kakinada.

IIFT Delhi MBA admissions are based on CAT score (Batch 2024 onwards), followed by Writing Ability Test, Group Discussion/ Extempore, and Personal Interview. IIFT Delhi MBA fee is INR 21.77 lakhs for 2 years and around 50% concession in the tuition fees is offered to the ST/ SC/ PWD candidates. IIFT Delhi average package stood at INR 29.1 LPA and the IIFT Delhi highest package stood at INR 85.4 LPA in the 2023 placement drive. 

 

IIFT Delhi Highlights 

The basic details about IIFT Delhi are mentioned in the table below:

Particulars Statistics 
Established Year 1963
Campus Size 6 acres
MBA (IB) Fees INR 21.77 lakhs
MBA (IB) Intake 258
NIRF Ranking 2023 27
Number of Courses 29
Number of Faculty 75
Scholarship
  • 50% concession in tuition fees to the ST/ SC/ PwD candidates.
  • Scholarship offered based on merit, to the candidates whose family annual income is below 8 lakhs.
Highest Package 2023 INR 85.4 LPA
Total Recruiters 108
Top Recruiters Accenture Strategy, Deloitte Consulting, EY, Infosys, EXL, McKinsey, Reliance, Godrej, Goldman Sachs, Google, ITC, JP Morgan Chase & Co, L’Oréal, etc.

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IIFT Delhi Important Dates 2024

CAT 2023
Event Important Dates
CAT Registration Begins August 2, 2023
CAT Registration ends on September 13, 2023
CAT Admit Card Release Date October 25, 2023
CAT Exam Date November 26, 2023
CAT Result Announcement December 21, 2023 (Tentative)
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MBA (IB)
Events Important Dates
Last Date for Submission of Application Form November 24, 2023 (Tentative)
Correction Window November 26, 2023 (Tentative)
IIFT CBT December 18 & 27, 2023 (Tentative)
Online WAT-GD/ Extempore-PI Dates April 12 – 28, 2024 & May 1 – 4, 2024 (Tentative)
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Weekend MBA (IB)
Events Important Dates
Last Date of Receipt of Application  Last week of May, 2024 (Tentative)
Essay Writing, GD & Interview 2nd and 3rd Week of June 2024 (Tentative)
Commencement of Course 2nd Week of July 2024 (Tentative)
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IIFT Delhi Fees 2024

IIFT Delhi MBA fees is INR 21.77 Lakhs for 2 Years whereas IIFT Delhi average package stood at INR 29.1 LPA making it a high ROI college.

The following table shows the IIFT Delhi fees:

Courses Fees
MBA (IB) INR 21.77 lakhs (2 years)
MBA (IB) Weekend INR 8.75 lakhs (2.5 years)
MBA (BA) INR 17.16 lakhs (2 years)
IPM INR 4 lakh per annum for 3 years + MBA fees for 2 years
EPGD-GHRM INR 4.45 lakhs (18 months)

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IIFT Delhi Courses 2024

IIFT offers MBA, Weekend MBA, Online MBA, Integrated MBA, MA, Executive courses, and doctorate courses. The highlights of some of the major courses are mentioned below:

Courses Program Details
MBA (IB) Intake: 258 Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree with 50% marks. Selection Criteria: CAT Exam + GD/Extempore + Writing Skills Assessment + PI (Personal Interview)
MBA (IB) Weekend Intake: 60 Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree with 55% marks and 3 years of work experience. Selection Criteria: Group Discussion + Essay Writing + Interview.
MBA (BA) Intake: 60 Eligibility: Bachelor's degree with 50% marks or 5.0 CGPA and Mathematics/ Statistics as one of the subjects in Graduation. Selection Criteria: GMAT/CAT + Extempore and Personal Interview
IPM Intake: 60 Eligibility: 10+2 with 60% marks Selection Criteria: IPMAT 
EPGD-GHRM Intake: 80 Eligibility: 3 years of Managerial/ Executive level work experience OR Graduation with 50% and postgraduate degree and any professional degree such as HR, law, engineering, architecture, medicine, pharmaceutical, agriculture, horticulture, etc. with two years of work experience. Selection Criteria: Personal Interview
Doctoral Intake: 22 Eligibility: A 1-year/2-semester master’s degree after a 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme or a 2-year/4-semester master’s programme after a 3-year bachelor’s degree with at least 55% marks OR Candidate with M.Phil. with at least 55% marks OR Diploma courses equivalent to master’s degree with at least 55% marks. Selection Process: Entrance Exam/UGC NET-JRF + PI (Personal Interview)

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IIFT Delhi Admission 2024

IIFT Delhi admissions are no longer based on IIFT Entrance Examination conducted by NTA. The candidates are shortlisted only based on the CAT score for the further selection process, which is explained in the table below:

Admission Stage Description 
Application Form The candidates can fill out the online application for the MBA(IB) program on the NTA website. 
Shortlisting  The first round of shortlisting will be based on the CAT score and other factors like previous academic marks, academic diversity, and gender diversity. 
WAT-GD/ Extempore-PI The shortlisted candidates will be called for the selection process which will include a Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD)/ Extempore, and Personal Interview (PI)
Merit List The final selection will be done based on the composite score calculated through factors like the CAT score, Performance in the selection process, work experience, and Academic consistency. 

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IIFT Delhi Admission Stories

IIFT Delhi accepts applications to its MBA-IB program based on Valid Scores in IIFT Entrance Exam. Given below are some Admission Stories from IIFT Delhi students for you to prepare for MBA-IB Admission:

Admission Story Work Experience IIFT Entrance Exam Score
IIFT Delhi Admission Story Sai Rigved Kaleru Fresher 92%
IIFT Delhi Admission Story Twinkle Jain Aglasem.com, Content Developer, 14 Months 99.23%

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IIFT Delhi Cut-off 2023

IIFT Delhi canceled its IIFT Entrance Exam conducted by NTA every year and the shortlisting for admission is solely done through CAT entrance exam. The following is the expected CAT 2023 cut-off: 

Category Expected Overall Cutoff (Marks)
General 80-85
Gen-EWS/ OBC-NCL 75-80
SC/ ST/ PwD/ Kashmiri Migrants/ Non-Migrants 60-75

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IIFT Delhi Placements 2023

IIFT Delhi placement 2023 concluded with offers made by a total of 108 recruiters. IIFT highest international package stood at INR 85.40 LPA and the highest domestic package stood at INR 76.5 LPA. IIFT average package stood at INR 29.1 LPA, with the highest number of offers from the Sales & Marketing domain (22%) followed by the Consulting domain (20%). 

Particulars Placement Statistics 2023
Total Recruiters 108
New Recruiters 36
Highest International CTC INR 85.4 LPA
Highest Domestic CTC INR 76.5 LPA
Average CTC INR 29.1 LPA
Median CTC INR 26.5 LPA
Top Recruiting Domains Sales & Marketing (22%), Consulting (20%), Finance (18%)
Top Recruiters  Accenture Strategy, Deloitte Consulting, EY, Infosys, EXL, McKinsey, Reliance, Godrej, Goldman Sachs, Google, ITC, JP Morgan Chase & Co, L’Oréal, etc.

IIFT Delhi placement statistics for the last 4 years are mentioned in the table below:

Year Highest CTC Average CTC
2023 INR 85.4 LPA INR 29.1 LPA
2022 INR 80 LPA INR 25.16 LPA
2021 INR 46.50 LPA INR 21.08 LPA
2020 INR 75 LPA INR 20.48 LPA

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IIFT Delhi Ranking 

IIFT Delhi has been ranked 27 by NIRF 2023 among the top management institutes in India. The other ranking of IIFT Delhi are as follows:

Ranking Body Year Category Rank
IIRF 2023 Top B-School (Government) 9
NIRF 2023 Management 27

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IIFT Delhi Vs IIM Indore Vs IIM Kozhikode 

A comparison among the top 3 B-schools i.e. IIFT Delhi, IIM Indore, and IIM Kozhikode are done in the table below:

Particulars IIFT Delhi  IIM Indore IIM Kozhikode
NIRF Ranking 2023 27 8 3
Established Year 1963 1996 1996
Campus Area 6 acres 193 acres 112.5 acres
Batch Size 258 572 488
Admission Process CAT + WAT-GD/ Extempore-PI CAT + PI CAT + WAT + PI
Cut-off 40.5 marks  90 percentile Overall 85 percentile 
MBA Fees INR 21.77 lakhs INR 21.17 lakhs INR 20.50 lakhs
Curriculum  Six trimester general management program with focus on international business 30 core courses and 11 electives in 2 years. 61 credit foundation courses and a summer internship in the first year and 9 electives in the second year
Highest CTC INR 85.4 LPA INR 49 LPA INR 67.02 LPA
Average CTC INR 29.1 LPA INR 24.09 LPA INR 31.02 LPA
Scholarship  Scholarship offered based on merit, to the candidates whose family annual income is below 8 lakhs Need-based financial assistance is provided to students, whose family income is below INR 9 lakh annually Merit-based and Need-based scholarships available
 

Life at IIFT Delhi 

IIFT Delhi is located in the Qutub Industrial Area, in a secluded corner of the fast-paced capital city. The IIFT Delhi hostel location offers a stunning view of the historical Qutub Minar and the Sanjay Van. The campus size is 6 acres only but the students could find shopping malls and a variety of food options available in the close vicinity of the institute. 

IIFT Delhi

The academic structure is obviously rigorous with lectures, presentations, assignments, placement preparations, etc. But, amidst the rigors of academic life, IIFTian's life is full of parties, fests, and festival celebrations, offering new stories and memories for life. 

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IIFT Delhi FAQs

Ques. What is the cost of IIFT MBA in Delhi?

Ans. The MBA fees at IIFT Delhi is INR 21.77 lakhs for 2 years. 

Ques. What is the average salary of an MBA in IIFT Delhi?

Ans. The average salary at IIFT Delhi stood at INR 29.1 LPA in the 2023 placement drive. 

Ques. What is a good score in IIFT Delhi?

Ans. A score above 40.5 overall is considered to be a good score that can help qualify the first round of the shortlist.

Ques. Is IIFT a good college for MBA?

Ans. IIFT is a good option for pursuing MBA in International Business. It has decent academics, experienced faculty, and excellent placement. 

Ques. What is the highest salary in IIFT Delhi?

Ans. IIFT highest international package stood at INR 85.40 LPA and the highest domestic package stood at INR 76.5 LPA in the 2023 placement drive. 

Ques. Is admission to IIFT tough?

Ans. The IIFT exam has a moderate to high difficulty level. In IIFT exam the candidates have to solve 110 questions in 120 multiples while in CAT candidates have to solve 66 questions on 120 minutes. The QA section in IIFT is usually tough.

Ques. What is the CAT cut-off for IIFT Delhi?

Ans. The CAT cut-off for IIFT Delhi is 40.5 marks overall.

Ques. Can an average student get admission into IIFT Delhi?

Ans. Yes, an average student or even a below-average student can get into IIFT with a proper preparation.

Ques. Is it worth studying at IIFT Delhi?

Ans. IIFT Delhi has been ranked 27 by NIRF 2023 and is well known for MBA in International business. The placements are also pretty good with an average package of INR 29.1 LPA. 

Ques. Which are the colleges that accept IIFT scores?

Ans. IIFT scores are accepted by all the IIFT campuses i.e. IIFT Delhi, IIFT Kolkata, and IIFT Kakinada. 

Ques. Is there a negative marking in IIFT?

Ans. Yes IIFT exam does have negative marking. One mark is deducted for every wrong attempt in QA, VARD and DILR. 0.5 marks is deducted for every wrong answer in general awareness. 

Ques. Is hostel compulsory in IIFT Delhi?

Ans. The IIFT MBA (IB) is a residential program and thus all the students are required to stay in a hostel. 

Ques. What is the average age of MBA students in IIFT Delhi?

Ans. The average age of MBA students in IIFT Delhi is around 24 years. 

Ques. Does graduation marks matter in IIFT?

Ans. Yes, graduation marks are required before filling up the IIFT application form. As per the IIFT eligibility criteria, the candidates should have a minimum of three years of Bachelor's degree with 50% marks (45% for reserved category) in graduation from a recognized university.

Ques. How many students are shortlisted for IIFT Delhi?

Ans. In 2023, around 3948 students were shortlisted for the WAT-GD/ Extempore-PI process.

Ques. Does IIFT students get placed abroad?

Ans. Yes IIFT students gets placed abroad. In 2023 the highest international package stood at INR 85.40 LPA.

Ques. What is the rank of IIFT MBA in India?

Ans. IIFT Delhi has been ranked 24 by NIRF 2022 among the top management institutes in India. 

Ques. Is GMAT compulsory for IIFT?

Ans. GMAT is not compulsory for IIFT. IIFT accepts CAT conducted by NTA for MBA (IB) admission. GMAT/CAT scores are accepted for MBA (Business Analytics). 

Ques. Can I apply for IIFT MBA without CAT?

Ans. No, recently IIFT has called off its IIFT admission test conducted by NTA every year. So, the only way to participate in its two popular MBA(IB) & MBA(BA) courses is through CAT.

Ques. What are the subjects in IIFT Entrance Exam?

Ans. IIFT Entrance Exam has 4 sections i.e. Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning, Verbal Ability, and General Knowledge. 

Ques. How many times IIFT is conducted in a year?

Ans. IIFT Entrance Exam is conducted once a year. 

Ques, How can I get admission in IIFT Delhi?

Ans. Candidates are required to appear for the IIFT Entrance exam and based on their performance in the test, candidates will be called for Essay Writing, Group Discussion and Personal Interviews. The final selection will be based on various criteria like the IIFT Score, Previous academics, work experience, etc.

Ques. How many students appeared for IIFT 2023?

Ans. About 35,000 to 40,000 students appear for the IIFT entrance exam for admission to the three campuses of IIFT.

Ques. How many seats are there in IIFT Delhi?

Ans. There are around 258 seats in IIFT Delhi for MBA (IB) and 60 seats for MBA (BA). 

Ques. What is the minimum qualification for IIFT Delhi?

Ans. The candidates should have a bachelor’s degree with a minimum aggregate of 50% marks to apply for IIFT Delhi MBA program.

Ques. What is the fees for IIFT MBA Entrance Exam?

Ans. The fee for IIFT MBA entrance exam is INR 2,500 for general and INR 1,250 for ST/SC/ PwD/ Transgender candidates.

Ques. Does IIFT provide scholarship?

Ans. Yes, IIFT offers scholarship based on merit, to the candidates whose family annual income is below 8 lakhs

Ques. Does IIFT has 100% placement?

Ans. Yes, IIFT has shown a 100% placement record in the 2023 placement. 

Ques. Is IIFT a Tier 1 MBA college?

Ans. Yes, IIFT is a Tier-1 college and it competes among the old IIMs of India.

Ques. Is IIFT better than IIM?

Ans. IIFT is has only 3 campuses in India and it competes among top IIMs. So, securing admission is tougher because of the limited number of seats. However, the choice depends on oneself.

Ques. Do IIFT accept CAT score?

Ans. Yes, IIFT finally finalized that it accept CAT scores as the accepting test for its popular MBA (IB) and MBA (BA) courses.

Ques. Is IIFT a government college?

Ans. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) operates as an autonomous entity under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. It holds the status of a Deemed to be University.

Ques. Who is eligible for IIFT MBA?

Ans. The candidates should have a minimum of three years of Bachelor's degree with 50% marks (45% for reserved category) in graduation from a recognized university.

Ques. Which IIFT campus is best for MBA?

Ans. Within the various IIFT campuses, IIFT Delhi stands out as the most prominent. While IIFT Delhi holds the distinction of being the oldest campus and provides superior academic resources and placement opportunities, the disparities among different IIFT campuses are minimal.

Ques. What is IIFT Delhi famous for?

Ans. IIFT Delhi is famous for its flagship programs MBA(IB) and MBA(BA).

Ques. Is XAT is tougher than CAT?

Ans. While both XAT and CAT are challenging exams, some students perceive XAT as more difficult than CAT due to its inclusion of the Decision-Making and Verbal sections in the question paper.

Ques. What is the dress code in IIFT Delhi?

Ans. Avoid wearing clothes with numerous pockets, full sleeves, and excessive layering. Opt for simple attire without additional layers.

Ques. Where do IIFT students get placed?

Ans. Most of the IIFT students get placed in top MNC’s and some of the IIFT top recruiters are Accenture Strategy, Deloitte Consulting, EY, Infosys, EXL, McKinsey, Reliance, Godrej, Goldman Sachs, Google, ITC, JP Morgan Chase & Co, L’Oréal, etc.