Before beginning for the IIFT Exam, once go through the analysis report adapted after study and research on last few years of IIFT Exam papers. IIFT Exam has four dominant segments so here is the report on all these sections separately to understand the crest of complication clearly. The prime concern with IIFT Exam is not adversity level but the balancing the time.
The break-up for the four parts was as follow:
S. No. |
Section |
Required attempts |
Needed Score |
Approx. Time spend (minutes) |
1 |
General Awareness |
10 – 12 |
4 – 5 |
10-12 |
2 |
English Usage |
24 – 27 |
15 – 17 |
30-35 |
3 |
Reading Comprehension |
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4 |
Quantitative Ability |
14 – 16 |
10 – 12 |
30-35 |
5 |
Data Interpretation |
22 – 24 |
12.5 – 14.5 |
35-40 |
6 |
Logical Reasoning |
Do not forget that to clear this popular IIFT Exam, you must score the good marks in each category. Let’s have a look of the sectional determination.
S. No. |
Topic |
No. of ques. |
Problem extent |
1 |
Arithmetic |
3 |
Easy-Medium |
2 |
Algebra |
7 |
Simple |
3 |
Geometry, Mensuration and Trigonometry |
3 |
Easy |
4 |
P&C and Probability |
5 |
Effortless |
5 |
Set theory |
1 |
Simple |
6 |
Numbers |
1 |
Uncomplicated |
Total |
22 |
S. No. |
Topic |
No. of questions |
Extent of Adversity |
1 |
Grouping and arrangement |
10 |
Easy-Medium |
2 |
Analogy |
04 |
Simple-Average |
3 |
Series |
02 |
Effortless-Normal |
4 |
Blood Relation |
04 |
Uncomplicated |
5 |
Syllogism |
2 |
Easy |
6 |
Table (calculation based) |
10 |
Medium |
7 |
Bar Graph |
10 |
Average |
Total |
42 |
S. No. |
Part |
Topics |
No. of questions |
Height of difficulty |
1 |
Part 1: Reading Comprehension |
Passage 1: Manufacturing sector vs. Service sector |
4 |
Effortless |
Passage 2: Reverse innovation by PepsiCo. |
4 |
Uncomplicated |
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Passage 3: Female participation in labour force |
4 |
Simple |
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Passage 4: SLAM in robotics |
4 |
Easy |
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2 |
Part 2: English Usage |
Word meaning |
4 |
Moderate |
Antonyms |
2 |
Easy |
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Etymology |
3 |
Difficult |
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Spelling |
2 |
Average |
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Cloze Test |
4 |
Moderate |
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Sentence Jumble |
2 |
Quiet simple |
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Idioms |
3 |
Medium |
S. No. |
Topics of GA |
Tot. Ques. |
Level of complication |
1 |
Current Affairs |
06 |
Average |
2 |
Business and Economy |
07 |
Moderate |
3 |
Miscellaneous |
05 |
Medium |
4 |
History |
01 |
Mediocre |
5 |
Geography |
01 |
Moderate |
6 |
Polity |
01 |
Mediocre |
7 |
Science |
01 |
Moderate |
8 |
Sports |
02 |
Medium |
9 |
Awards and honors |
0 |
Average |
10 |
Books |
01 |
Moderate |
TOTAL |
25 |
Overview and Expected cutoff for the IIFT Exam
Time Allotted |
2Hrs. |
Total no. of questions |
123 (100 Marks) |
Marking Scheme |
Vary section-wise |
Sections |
4 |
Number of choices |
4 |
Negative Marking |
1/3 |
Summary of the Expected Cutoffs |
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No. |
Section |
Cutoff |
1 |
VA and RC |
8 |
2 |
LA & DI |
8.33 |
3 |
QA |
4 |
4 |
GK |
1 |
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OVERALL |
45.8-46.5 |
Overall Cutoffs: Category-wise |
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General |
45.8 – 46.5 |
OBC |
40.8 – 41.5 |
SC/ST |
35.8 – 36.5 |