Admission Scenario of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Admission Procedures of IIFT, IIFT Admissions for Post Graduate Courses, IIFT Admissions for Under Graduate Courses, IIFT Admissions for Certificate Courses

Admission

Admission procedure of different programs in IIFT is as explained below:

1. For Certificate Program in Export Management: Selection is made on the basis of Interview.

2. For Executive Masters in International Business: Admission for the “IIFT Executive Masters program in International Business” will be done through a written exam which primarily comprises of Essay Writing followed by Group Discussion and Interviews.

3. For Master of Business Administration – International Business (MBA-IB):

For General / SC / ST / PH Candidates - On the basis of Written Test, Group Discussion, Interview

The Written Test is generally held on fourth Sunday of November every year and is organised at:

Ahmedabad Indore
Bangalore Jaipur
Bhubaneshwar Jamshedpur
Chandigarh Kochi
Chennai Kolkata
Coimbatore Lucknow
Delhi Mumbai
Dehradun Nagpur
Guwahati Visakhapatnam
Hyderabad

Based on marks obtained in the Written Test, candidates are called for Group Discussion and Interview to be held between third week of February and mid-March at Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai.
For Foreign / NRI candidates: On the basis of General Management Aptitude Test (GMAT)

4. For Master of Business Administration – International Business (MBA-IB) – (Part-time): Selection will be on the basis of Essay Writing, Group Discussion and Interviews to be held in IIFT Campus, New Delhi.

5. For PhD Program: Selection of the candidates for PhD programs in IIFT will be done on the following basis:

Eligible candidates are required to appear in the IIFT Research Aptitude Test which will be held at four centres in India: Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai. The IIFT Research Aptitude Test will have two broad sections and may be in the form of objective type questions: Current National and International Economic Issues and Research Methodology. Short-listing will be done on the basis of the merit list after the Aptitude Test.
Candidates so short-listed will be required to submit a detailed Synopsis on the Research Project Proposal as per the guidelines to be issued in this regard, besides a copy of any one of his/her important research paper.
For final selection, Candidates will be invited for Viva/interview at Delhi after taking into account 1 & 2 above.
In the case of Foreign Nationals, GMAT score, synopsis on the Research Project Proposal and Research Paper will be considered for short listing; in such cases also the final selection will be done on the basis of Interview.