IIFT 2024 Selection Process: Verification of Documents, Shortlisting Criteria Final Shortlist

IIFT 2024 Selection Process

IIFT Selection Process 2024: IIFT 2024 selection process includes the PI and Extempore rounds for MBA-IB 2024 admission that will be conducted for all shortlisted aspirants who will clear the IIFT 2024 cutoff. The IIFT selection process comprises three stages - Written Ability Test (WAT), Extempore, and Personal Interview (PI). The Extempore and Personal Interview round will be held in online mode.

The number of candidates that have been shortlisted for the second round of the admission process of IIFT 2023 MBA (IB) 2023-25 programme are 3948.  

IIFT 2024 Entrance Exam is conducted for admission to the Master of Business Administration in International Business (MBA-IB) program offered by the IIFT. The exam will be held in December 2024.  IIFT 2024 result will be releasedby February 2024 along with the IIFT final answer key.

Each stage or round in the IIFT 2024 selection process has been planned differently in order to test different skills, understanding, and IQ levels of the candidates who have successfully made it to the Selection Procedure level. Details about the three stages have been clearly explained in the paragraphs below.

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) will release a supplementary list of candidates shortlisted. Shortlisted candidates need to be required to appear for the Essay Writing, Extempore, and Personal Interview rounds for final selection. Along with the shortlist, IIFT will also release the detailed criteria for shortlisting candidates and the category-wise sectional IIFT 2024 Cutoff. The entire PDF of the shortlisted candidates has been attached below. The list contains the names and application numbers of all of the candidates who have been shortlisted.

Candidates must keep in mind that if they want to take admission into IIFT Delhi or IIFT Kolkata, they will have to clear these rounds and land on the final admission list. To do so preparation is a must, for this candidates can go through the IIFT 2024 Preparation Plan and check out the tips and tricks that can be used to clear all the stages and rounds of the IIFT 2024 Entrance Exam.

IIFT 2024 Selection Dates

Given below are the important dates for IIFT 2024 Selection Process:

IIFT 2024 Admission Process

The selection of candidates for admission to the IIFT MBA (IB) - Full Time for the academic year 2024-26 is influenced by several factors in addition to IIFT’s Written Examination scores, Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD)/Extempore and Personal Interview (PI) scores. These parameters include Academic Consistency, Academic Diversity, Gender Diversity, and Work Experience. The admission process will be carried out in two phases which are mentioned below.

Shortlisting of Candidates for WAT-GD/Extempore-PI

According to the percentiles obtained on the IIFT entrance test, including sectional cut-offs, candidates will be narrowed down for WAT-GD/Extempore-PI. Depending on the number of candidates who will be shortlisted and the number of available seats, the minimum cut-off percentage is determined. In accordance with the IIFT's policy on gender diversity, the cut-off scores for female candidates in all categories are two points lower than the actual cut-off. Marks earned in Classes X and XII will be taken into consideration in addition to the previously mentioned requirement. Up to 5 points may be given to non-engineers in order to maintain a balanced class composition at IIFT. The table below mentions the Stage 1 shortlisting parameters and their respective weightages:

IIFT calculates the scores of the candidates based on the criteria described above. Candidates who have scored the minimum marks as given in the table below have been shortlisted for admission round.

In addition to the above, candidates must also have cleared the sectional cutoffs mentioned below.

IIFT 2024 Sectional Cutoff for Shortlisting

WAT-GD/Extempore-PI

For the purpose of final selection, IIFT scores will be given the highest weight possible, along with additional criteria such as academic consistency, academic diversity, gender diversity, and job experience. The candidate must also appear for the following stages of selection:

1. Writing Ability Test (WAT): In this round, essays on predetermined topics must be submitted by the shortlisted candidates. The grading for the WAT round will mostly be focused on readability, comprehension, presentational style, and idea expression.

2. Group Discussion (GD): During the Group Discussion round, shortlisted candidates must hold group discussions on a predetermined subject. The ability of the candidate to exhibit leadership abilities, team player skills, communication, content, and the ability to provide fresh perspectives on the topic will be evaluated during the Group Discussion round of the selection process.

3. Personal Interview (PI): In this round of the selection process shortlisted candidates must show up for a face-to-face interview. The candidate's academic, extracurricular, and analytical performance are taken into account in the evaluation.

Every segment of the IIFT selection process has its own weightage when considered for the final selection of candidates. Candidates must be aware of these parameters and their corresponding weights, in order to gauge their performance accordingly. Here are the weightages of all the parameters considered for the final selection of candidates for the MBA-IB (Full Time) program at IIFT:

Note: Marks for Academic Consistency in X and XII will be calculated as per rating scores tables, and then proportionately scaled to 4. Work experience will also be calculated as per rating scores tables.

Rating Score Tables

Check out the rating score tables used to calculate the Class 10, Class 12, and work experience scores for shortlisted students during the final selection process at IIFT.

Class 10 Examination Rating Scores

Class 12 Examination Rating Scores

Work Experience Rating Scores

The rating score for work experience will be calculated using the given formula

Rating Score = (Score from the below table x panel score)

The rating score panel will be selected by relevant authorities at IIFT. The panel score ranges from 0 to 1.

Note: The formula for calculating the final score of a candidate’s work experience during the final selection at IIFT is as follows:

Final Score of Work Experience = (Score based on number of year of experience) * (Score given by faculty in interview panel on 10 point Likert scale) / 10

IIFT 2024 Selection Procedure Stages

The IIFT 2024 MBA (IB) Admission Process will comprise three rounds this year. These are Written Ability Test (WAT), Extempore, and Personal Interview. All of these rounds will be conducted online and the dates for the same will be communicated to shortlisted candidates via email. Details about the selection process have been found given below.

Written Ability Test (WAT)

• This is the first step of the Selection Procedure of IIFT 2024. The ones who mark their place in the cut-off list of IIFT 2024 will be eligible to sit for this round.

• The round has been planned to check the writing skills of the candidates. To see the approach of the candidates towards a particular topic along with their critical analysis is also a thing that gets examined in the Written Ability Test (WAT) round.

• The topic will be given on the spot, and the candidates will be told to complete the essay within the stipulated time.

• The topic and the time duration will be set by the admission selection authorities of the IIFT and any query regarding the round must be brought up to the authority without delays.

• The topic for Written Ability Test (WAT) can come from the various sectors including Politics, Management, Business, Corporate World, Indian Economy or the Scenario of Economy around the Globe, Sports, Media and Communication, Social Reforms and the Society, Law and Amendments, Aspiring Leaders and their Achievements, etc.

• After the completion of this round and declaration of the result, selected candidates will be sent for the next round Selection Procedure.

Extempore

• The second round of the admission process of IIFT 2024 will be the extempore round.

• Extempore is a round in which a candidate will be given a random topic and they will be required to deliver a short speech on that topic.

• Candidates will not have any knowledge of the topic beforehand and they will have limited time to prepare their notes and a short speech on the same.

Personal Interview (PI)

• This is technically the final round of the Selection Process of IIFT 2024. Candidates clearing the Group Discussion round will be able to sit for the interview session organised by IIFT.

• As the name suggests, the round is about interviewing candidates on a personal one to one level.

• Each candidate gets time to sit for the Personal Interview session. A panel of judges ask different questions to the candidate and examine their answers on terms decided by these judges.

• The main aim to organize this round is to understand the mental level of the candidates and to judge their understanding of the course they are about to opt for along with their interest in the subject matter.

• The questions asked by the judges can be anything from any field or personal life of the candidate. Therefore, the candidates must be ready to answer the different questions with confidence and smartness.

• Once the round of interviews gets over, the result will be declared, finalizing the list of the candidates for the round of admission into the two branches of the IIFT.

IIFT 2024 Selection Process - Key Points to Note

Given below are some of the important points to note about the selection process of IIFT 2024.

• The Essay Writing, Extempore and Personal Interview rounds will be conducted online.

• The Group Discussion round has been removed from the admission process this year.

• The shortlisted candidates have to submit a Statement of Purpose (SoP).

• Initially, with the start of the Selection Procedure, the candidates will have to pay the requisite fee. Later, the candidates can choose campuses.

• Based on the choices made by the candidates, seat allotment is done.