IIFT entrance exam is conducted by the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi for the admission to flagship MBA-International Business (MBA-IB) programme.

The uniqueness of the exam is that the exam does not follow a fixed pattern.

You cannot have a pre established mind set about the number of questions or marks to expect during the written test.

IIFT Year wise Total Questions and Difficulty Level

Year Number of Question Difficulty Level
2015 124 Moderate to Tough
2014 118 Moderate to Tough
2013 128 Moderate
2012 128 Moderate
2011 120 Moderate
2010 135 Difficult
2009 122 Moderate
2008 150 Tough

IIFT Entrance Exam Sections -

There are broadly the following sections in the IIFT entrance exam:

Quantitative Ability
Logical Reasoning
Data Interpretation
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
General Awareness

Some of the past test papers were structured with the sections of Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension appearing separately and the Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation combined under the same section.

The marks per question also vary from year to year.

IIFT Section wise Questions & Marking Scheme 2015-

Section Number of Questions Marks per Question
Quantitative Ability 22 1
Logical Reasoning 20 0.75
Data Interpretation 18 1
Reading Comprehension 16 1
Verbal Ability 20 0.75
General Knowledge 28 0.5

Negative Marking - 1/3 of the allotted marks