IIFT 2026 Cut Off has been released via online mode. It has released after the announcement of the shortlisted candidates. The Institution organizes a national level admission procedure to offer admission into MBA in International Business Programmes.
IIFT sectional cut off 2026 is available now? Check category wise below >>
IIFT 2026 Latest Update – Cut Off Released
IIFT 2026 Cut Off has been released for MBA IB & BA. Click here to view sectional cut off.
Admission will be provided through CAT scores. IIFT exam has been scrapped from the year 2024. Eligible candidates will be given admission at the IIFT campuses located at Delhi and Kolkata.

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Here, in this article, we have mentioned detailed information about IIFT Cut Off 2026 including factors affecting and previous year’s cut offs, selection procedure etc.
IIFT 2026 Section Wise Cut Off
With the help of IIFT 2026 cut off marks, candidates can know about their chance to get admission into MBA (IB & BA) programmes. After the declaration of the CAT result, the cut off list is released by the Institution. The Cut Off is released through online mode.
Category Wise Cut Off 2026:
| Category | Sectional Cut Off Marks |
| General | 65 |
| General- EWS/ OBC-NCL | 55 |
| ST/ SC / PWD / Kashmiri Migrants / Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants)/ Kashmiri Pandits | 30 |
The cut off are minimum marks which candidates must score in order to qualify the examination. It is announced for all categories including general, SC/ST, OBC & PH. The cutoff score of IIFT Delhi & Kolkata campus is different from each other.
On the basis of the cut off score, candidates are shortlisted for the pre-admission rounds of IIFT 2026. This round comprises of personal interview, group discussion & essay writing. With the help of cut off score, candidates will get to know about how they have performed in the examination.
Also Check:
| IIFT Result 2026 | IIFT Admission Procedure 2026 |
Factors Affecting Cut Off:
The cut off will dependent on the basis of various factors given below:
- The total number of candidates appearing for the examination
- Total numbers of candidates qualifying the examination
- The difficulty level of examination
- The total number of seats availablility
- Previous Year Cut Off
- IIFT Score/Percentile
- Reservation Norms
- Exam Pattern
IIFT Previous Year Cut Off marks
Here, candidates can check the previous year cut off marks:
| Years | Cut Off Links |
| 2025 | Click here for candidate list (IB) Click here for candidate list (BA). |
| 2024 | Click Here |
| 2023 | Click Here |
| 2022 | Click here |
2020:
Section-Wise Cut Off:
| Section | Total Marks | General EWS/ NC-OBC Cut Off | SC/ ST/ PH Cut Off |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 75 | 15 | 12 |
| Data interpretation & logical reasoning | 90 | 20 | 20 |
| Verbal ability & logical reasoning | 105 | 34 | 28 |
| General awareness | 30 | 5 | 4.5 |
Category-Wise Cut Off:
| Category | Overall IIFT 2020 cut off |
| General | 138 |
| General-EWS / OBC-NCL | 115.5 |
| SC / ST/ PwD | 89 |
2019:
Here, candidates can check the cut off marks for IIFT 2019.
Section-Wise Cut Off:
| Section | Cut-off (Expected) |
| Data Interpretation | 0.75 |
| Logical Reasoning | 4 – 4.5 |
| General Knowledge | 0.83 – 1 |
| Reading Comprehension | 2.5 – 2.75 |
| Verbal Ability | 3.25 – 3.5 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 3 – 3.25 |
| Overall | 31 – 33 |
Category-Wise Cut Off:
| Category | Overall IIFT 2020 cut off |
| General | 32.25 |
| General-EWS / OBC-NCL | 27.25 |
| ST | 20.26 |
| PwD | 22.25 |
2018:
Category Wise Cut Off (Overall):
Check below category wise cut off:
| Category | Cut Off (Overall) |
| General | 35.50 |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 30.50 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 20.02 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 22.69 |
| Physically Handicapped (PH) | 23.36 |
Sectional Wise Cut Off:
Check here cut off as per the sections:
| Section | Number of Questions | Marks Per Question | Total Marks | Good Attempts | Sectional Cut Off |
| Section 1 (General Awareness) | 18 | 0.50 | 9 | 5 | 0.83-1 |
| Section 2 (English Usage) | 20 | 1.00 | 20 | 12 | 3 |
| Section 3 (Reading Comprehension) | 16 | 1.00 | 16 | 12 | 4.5 |
| Section 4 (Quantitative Ability) | 20 | 1.00 | 20 | 12 | 3.5 |
| Section 5 (Logical Reasoning) | 20 | 1.00 | 20 | 13 | 4 |
| Section 6 (Data Interpretation) | 18 | 0.75 | 15 | 5 | 1.5 |
| Total | 114 | – | 100 | – | 38-40 |
2017:
Here, we are providing IIFT cut off of 2017 including overall & sectional cut off marks:
Overall Cut Off Marks:
| Category | Overall Cut Off Marks (Out of 100) |
| General | 48.5 |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC (NCL)) | 43.5 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 38.5 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 27.17 |
| Physically Handicapped (PH) | 28.85 |
IIFT Sectional Cut Off Marks:
| Sections | Cut Off Marks | Maximum Marks |
| Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension | 9.67 | 31 |
| Quantitative Analysis | 4.01 | 20 |
| Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation | 8 | 36.5 |
| General Knowledge | 1.99 | 12.5 |
Candidates will be required to secure the sectional as well as the overall cut off score. Candidate’s names, who get the minimum sectional & overall IIFT cut off score is published on the website.
IIFT Selection Procedure 2026
After qualifying the CAT examination, candidates are shortlisted for the pre-admission rounds, i.e. essay writing, group discussion and personal interview. IIFT admission is provided on the basis of CAT scorecard & merit list prepared by the authority. It will be necessary to appear in the pre-admission rounds to be eligible for further admission rounds.
Candidates must know that getting shortlisted for pre-admission rounds does not confirm a seat in any of the IIFT campuses. After completion of these rounds, the final result will be prepared by the Institution. The final selection of the candidates will be done on the basis of overall cut off scores.
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