All about IIFT 2018 – The exam format
First things first – the dates for IIFT 2018:
| IIFT Date | 2nd December’18 (10 am – 12 noon) |
|---|---|
| Registration starts | 6th August’18 |
| Registration ends | 14th September’18 |
| Admit card download | 16th November’18 onward |
| Expected Result date | 5th January’19 |
Note: Once the IIFT Admit cards are published, be sure to check the test center that has been allocated to you. You may request for a change of test center, but the request has to be made before 5th November’18
The IIFT exam format:
| Exam Type | Pen and Paper (2 hours) |
|---|---|
| Section | Expected number of questions |
| Verbal Ability (VA) | 20 (+1 mark/question) |
| Reading Comprehension (RC) | 16 (+1 mark/question) |
| Quantitative Ability (QA) | 20 (+1 mark/question) |
| Logical Reasoning (LR) | 20 (+1 mark/question) |
| Data Interpretation (DI) | 20 (+0.75 mark/question) |
| General Knowledge (GK) | 18 (+0.5 mark/question) |
Which all institutes accept the IIFT score? There are 3 IIFT campuses:
| Campus Location | Seats |
|---|---|
| IIFT Delhi | 220 |
| IIFT Kolkata | 140 |
| IIFT Kakinada | 60 |
Now comes the most important question: What to study for the IIFT?
| Section | Contents |
|---|---|
| VA | • Vocabulary – Synonyms and Antonyms • Grammar – sentence correction, punctuation, figures of speech • Fill in the blanks • Word usage • Sentence completion • Para formation • Para jumbles • Idioms and Phrases • Analogies |
| RC | • 4 RC passages with around 4 questions per passage • Topics: Economics, Science, Art, Politics, Literature, etc. • Question types: Inferential, Views, Main idea, etc. |
| LR | • Arguments and conclusions • Arrangements • Family tree • Team formation • Clocks and Calendars • Sequences, Coding – Decoding, Odd one out • Direction sense |
| DI | • Arguments and conclusions • Tables and charts • Bar graphs and Pie charts • Line graphs |
| QA | • Number properties • Percentages Profit loss • Interest • Time work and distance • Algebra • Logarithms, indices and surds • Permutation, Combination, Sets and Probability • Triangles, Rectangles, Circles, Mensuration, 3D |
| GK | • Current affairs – national and international • Economics, business, stock markets, companies and logos • Indian constitution • Famous personalities • About India, authors, sports |
Our course at CUBIX is designed in such a way that it covers all the above aspects of the IIFT with special Workshops and Mock Tests and mentoring for the GD-PI rounds. Our mentors have themselves scored 99.5+ percentile in CAT and other entrances multiple times. Happy learning, and All the Best for IIFT 2018!
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