IIFT 2025 Application Form has been extended till 5th December 2024. Admission is offered to the eligible candidates through CAT Scores. IIFT (Indian Institute of Foreign Trades) is a national level admission procedure which offers admission to MBA-IB (International Business) & MBA-BA (Business Analytics) courses.
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IIFT Eligibility | IIFT Registration | IIFT Exam Dates
IIFT 2025 Notifications – Registration Extended
IIFT 2025 Application Form has been extended till 5th December 2024. Check here for application details.
Earlier, institute used to offer admission through entrance examination conducted by NTA. Now, examination has been scrapped and candidates are admitted through CAT/ GMAT scores. Candidates those seeking admission in these courses need to appear for CAT/ GMAT exam & need to go through the WAT/ Extempore/ GD & PI Rounds.
All you need to know about IIFT 2025:
- Registration form is only available in online mode. Get IIFT Application Form Details
- What is criteria to apply for IIFT 2025…Check IIFT Eligibility Criteria here
- Searching for IIFT 2025 Dates?…Let’s Get here IIFT 2025 Dates
- Application fee will be paid through online mode. Get Category wise IIFT Application Fee
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Eligible candidates will be able to get admission in Delhi & Kolkata campuses. Read this article, to get detailed information about IIFT 2025 including application form, important dates, eligibility criteria & much more.
Application Form Important Dates Eligibility
IIFT 2025 Overview
Admission Name | IIFT 2025 |
Full form | Indian Institute of Foreign Trades |
Level of Admission | National Level |
Admission Through | CAT/ GMAT scores |
Courses offered | MBA – IB (International Business) |
Registration mode | Online Mode |
IIFT 2025 Important Dates
Check the table below to know Important Dates about IIFT 2025:
Events | Dates 2025 |
Availability of registration form | 17th October 2024 |
Last date to register | 5th December 2024 |
Last Date of Payment for Registered Candidates only | 5th December 2024 |
CAT exam date | 24th November 2024 |
Release of merit list/ List of shortlisted candidates for 2nd round admission | 4th week of January 2025 |
Group Discussion/Extempore, Writing Skills Assessment and Interview | February/ March 2025 |
Classes commencement | June 2025 |
IIFT 2025 Application Form
Candidates must check and follow below details before filling the IIFT application form 2025:
- Application form of IIFT 2025 has been made available through online mode. There is no offline facility to submit the form.
- Candidates must fill IIFT registration form from 17th October 2024.
- Applying candidates must satisfy all eligibility requirements before filling the application form.
- Aspirants must fill application form carefully to avoid any kind of mistake. No changes in filled details will be done later.
- Fill application form with all asked details i.e. educational qualification, personal, communicational etc.
- Aspirants will need to upload documents i.e. photograph & signature in the specific format.
- Last date to submit application form will be till 5th December 2024.
- There is no need to send hard copy of filled application form by post to the authority.
- Candidates must take printout of the registration form & keep it safe for future references.
Application Fee:
- Application fee can be submitted through online payment gateways.
- Online payment can be received via debit card/ credit card/ net banking/ UPI method.
- Fee is non-refundable once paid.
Check the category wise registration fee for IIFT in below table:
Category | Application Fee |
For General/ OBC-NCL/ EWS candidates | Rs. 3000/- |
For SC/ ST/ PWD/ Transgender | Rs. 1500/- |
For Foreign National/ NRIs | $200 (Rs. 16000/-) |
Steps to Apply IIFT 2025
- Step 1: Navigate the IIFT website (link is provided above).
- Step 2: Register on the website by providing basic details i.e. name, mobile number etc.
- Step 3: In the homepage click on login link & provide login credentials.
- Step 4: Fill all mandatory details asked in the registration form i.e. academic, personal, communication etc.
- Step 5: Go through the document upload section.
- Step 6: Upload image of photograph, signature & category certificate in prescribed size & format.
- Step 7: At last, make the fee payment via online payment gateways i.e. debit card/ credit card/ net banking.
- Step 8: Download the confirmation page & take printout for further usage.
IIFT 2025 Eligibility
Candidates seeking admission in IIFT, must go through the below mentioned eligibility criteria:
- Nationality: Indian/ Foreign National/ NRI candidates are eligible for IIFT.
- Qualifications: Candidates must have Bachelor’s Degree in minimum 3 years of duration from any recognised institute/ college.
- Age Limit: There is no age limit criteria to apply for IIFT.
- Marks Criteria: One must have obtained minimum of 50% marks (45% marks for reserved category) in their qualifying exam.
- Appearing: Final year appearing candidates are also eligible to apply.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)
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IIFT 2025 Merit List
Merit list of shortlisted candidates will be released through online mode. Candidates will be able to check merit list from the website, as it will be made available in PDF format. IIFT Merit List will be released in fourth week of January 2025. Merit list will contain the name, rank, scores obtained of the shortlisted candidates.
Merit list for IIFT 2025 will be prepared by the authority based on CAT/ GMAT scores. Selected candidates will receive calls for further rounds by the IIFT authority. Based on the marks secured by candidates in exam, merit list will be prepared. Candidates are advised to download merit list & keep it safe for future references.
IIFT 2025 Cut Off
IIFT cut off will be released from fourth week of January 2025. Candidates will be able to get cut off list from the website. It will be released separately as per the category of candidates. It will be compulsory for the candidates to secure minimum or above than the qualified candidates.
Cut off will be the minimum scores that aspirants should have scored in their qualifying exam. Cut off will be determined based on candidates those have qualified the exam, number of aspirants appeared for exam, number of seats available, difficulty level of exam etc.
Selection criteria through CAT score are as given below:
Parameters | weightage |
CAT Score 98 | (Score of the candidate / Maximum CAT Score of 198 X 98) |
Gender Diversity (M=0; F=2) | 02 |
Total Score | 100 |
Category wise sectional cut off are as follow:
Category | Sectional Cut Off | Composite Cut Off |
General | 55 | 30 |
Gen-EWS/OBC-NCL | 50 | 25 |
SC/ST/PwD/Kashmiri Migrants, Kashmiri Pandits | 30 | 20 |
IIFT 2025 Admission/ Selection Process
Admission to MBA (International Business) and MBA (Business Analytics) programmes will be done on the basis of their CAT Score/ valid GMAT score and other parameters. It will be compulsory for the candidates to appear in CAT exam, in order to be eligible for IIFT Admission. Candidates will be shortlisted for second round of the admission through WAT/ Group Discussion/ Personal Interview rounds.
Final admission to the candidates will only be provided after the commencement of second round admission procedure. Seats will be alloted to the candidates based on their performance in first (CAT scores) & second round (GD/ PI). Shortlisted candidates will need to download their admission letter from the website.
Final selection will be done after evaluating each candidate who have appeared for CAT exam & GD/ PI rounds. Candidates will need to report at the allotted campus for further admission formalities i.e. document verification etc. Candidates must bring their original as well as photocopies of documents for verification purpose.
Here we have given a list of documents that will be needed for verification:
- Academic mark sheets and certificate
- IIFT admission/ call letter
- CAT 2024-25 admit card
- CAT 2024-25 score card
- Income certificate
- Category certificate
- EWS certificate (wherever applicable)
- Migration certificate
- Coloured passport size photographs etc.
If candidates have any other query related to the IIFT 2025, then feel free to ask us in the comment box below.