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Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Delhi Admission

Admission Process 2024 

The admission process for IIFT Delhi for the 2024 instructional session starts off evolved with shortlisting applicants primarily based on their CAT 2023 scores. After that, candidates undergo Group Discussions (GD), Extempore periods, and Personal Interviews (PI). Those who are shortlisted participate in GD sessions wherein they discuss subjects in corporations, after which they've their PI with a panel. The very last admission outcomes are dispatched to applicants via e-mail. IIFT Delhi gives various programs, inclusive of MBA, Integrated MBA, MA, Executive, and Doctorate in Management. For the 2025 MBA consumption, applicants are selected based totally on their CAT rankings, followed through WAT-GD/Extempore-PI for the MBA in International Business (IB) and CAT/GMAT ratings, Extempore, and PI for the MBA in Business Analytics (BA). Admission to the Integrated MBA application requires an IPMAT score, whilst the Executive packages require a PI. For MA and PhD applications, IIFT Delhi conducts its very own front checks.

Admission Exams Accepted 2025

Courses OfferedExams
MBA (IB)CAT
MBA (BA)CAT/ GMAT
IPMIPMAT
MA EconomicsAI Protoring Based Entrance Exam.
PhDEntrance exam conducted by IIFT/ UGC-NET-JRF

MBA( IB) Admission 2025 

The candidates who hold a bachelor’s degree and an aggregate of 50 marks are eligible for MBA( IB) admission at IIFT Delhi. Candidates who are in the last year of their admission are also eligible to apply. IIFT Delhi MBA( IB) admission process includes the following stages 
 

Admission StageDescription 
Application FormThe candidates can fill out the online application for the MBA (IB) program on the official website. 
CAT ExamThe applicants will have to appear for the CAT Computer-based Test conducted by IIMs.
Shortlisting The first round of shortlisting will be based on the CAT score and other factors like previous academic marks, academic diversity, and gender diversity. 
WAT-GD/ Extempore-PIThe shortlisted candidates will be called for the selection process which will include a Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD)/ Extempore, and Personal Interview (PI)
Merit ListThe final selection will be done based on the composite score calculated through factors like the CAT score, Performance in the selection process, work experience, and Academic consistency. 

Important Dates 2025

MBA (IB)
EventsImportant Dates (Tentative)
Application OpensOctober 27, 2024
Last Date for Submission of Application FormDecember 16, 2024
Online Application for Foreign National / NRI Candidates starts onJanuary 15, 2025
Last Date of Online Submission of Application for Foreign National / NRI CandidatesMarch 15, 2025
List of Shortlisted Candidates for 2nd Round of Admission on IIFTLast Week of January 2025
Group Discussion / Extempore, Writing Skills Assessment and InterviewApril 03 – 20, 2025
Merit List ReleasedJune 2025
Program CommencementFirst Week of July 2025

Selection Criteria:Shortlisting 

The candidates who have appeared for the CAT examination directed by IIMs will be shortlisted based on their examination percentiles, including the sectional cut- offs. The minimal cut- off percentile will be decided by IIFT, according to the availability of seats. The cut- off for the female students will be 2 less than the actual cut- off. The marks obtained in Xth and XIIth will also be considered while shortlisting the candidates. Also up to 5 points may be rewarded to non-engineers to guaranty balance in the class composition. 

The parameters considered for shortlisting the students for WAT- GD/ Extempore- PI and the weight age are as follows 

ParametersPercentage Scores
CAT Score98
Gender Diversity (Male - 0, Female - 2)02
Total Score100

selecting Criteria:WAT- GD/ Extempore- PI  

The shortlisted candidates will be called for the selecting process, which will include a Writing Capability Test( WAT), Group Discussion( GD), and Personal Interview. Writing Capability Test( WAT) :The candidates will have to write an essay on the given content and they will be estimated on their clarity, capability to comprehend, and techniques of presenting and expressing the idea. Group Discussion( GD): The candidates will be divided into small groups and will be given a topic to discuss within the group. The students will be estimated on their capability to demonstrate leadership skills, team player skills, communication, content, and capability to give new perceptive on the topic. Personal Interview( PI): The students appearing for the personal interview will be estimated based on academic, extracurricular, and logical performance. 

The parameters considered for the final selecting and their weight age are as follows 

ParametersScores
CAT Score45
WAT (10) + GD (10) + PI (20)40
Gender Diversity (Male - 0, Female - 2)2
Academic Diversity (Engg - 0, Non-Engg - 2)2
Work Experience3
Academic Consistency (10th - 4, 12th - 4)8
Total100

How to Apply in MBA (IB)? 

Interested candidates can visit the IIFT Delhi website and click on ‘ Apply Online’ The students will have to fill out the online application form as per the instructions given and pay the application fee of INR 2,500( INR 1,250 for ST SC/ PwD/ Transgender). 

MBA( BA) Admission 2025 

The students who hold a Bachelor’s degree with 50 or 5.0 CGPA out of 20 and have studied Mathematics/ Statistics as one of the subjects in Graduation OR B.Tech BE degree with 50 marks or 5.0 GCPA are eligible to apply for the MBA( BA) program at IIFT Delhi. The admission process includes the following stages 

Admission StageDescription 
Application FormThe candidates can fill out the application form through the IIFT Delhi website. 
CAT Entrance ExamThe applicants will have to appear for the CAT exam conducted for MBA (IB). Candidates who have a GMAT score may not require to appear for the exam. 
Shortlisting The candidates will be shortlisted based on the CAT score or GMAT score.
Extempore and Personal InterviewThe shortlisted candidates will be called for the Extempore and the Personal Interview. 
Final Selection Final selection will be based on multiple factors that include CAT score / GMAT Score, performance in the Extempore, Personal Interview, Academic performance in 10th & 12th, and work experience.

Selection Criteria 

The students will be selected for the MBA( Business Analytics) program based on the following parameters 

  • CAT score/ GMAT Score 
  • Performance in the Extempore and Personal Interview 
  • Academic performance in 10th & 12th 
  • Work experience 
  • Gender Diversity 

How to Apply in MBA (BA)? 

Interested students can visit the IIFT Delhi website and click on ‘ Apply Online’. The students will have to fill out the online application form as per the instructions given and upload all the required documents. They will have to pay the application fee of INR 3,000( INR 1,500 for ST SC/ PwD/ Transgender). 

Important dates for MBA (BA)

MBA (BA)
EventsImportant Dates (Tentative)
Application OpensOctober 27, 2024
Last Date for Submission of Application FormDecember 16, 2024
Online Application for Foreign National / NRI Candidates starts onJanuary 15, 2025
Last Date of Online Submission of Application for Foreign National / NRI CandidatesMarch 15, 2025
List of Shortlisted candidates for 2nd Round of Admission on IIFTLast Week of January 2025
Group Discussion / Extempore, Writing Skills Assessment and InterviewApril 03 – 20, 2025
Merit List June 2025
Program CommencementFirst Week of July 2025

Weekend MBA( IB) Admission 2025 

The students who hold a Bachelor’s degree with a minimal total of 55( 50 for ST SC/ PWD category) and 3 years of managerial work experience are eligible to apply for the Weekend MBA( IB) program at IIFT Delhi. The admission is generally based on the performance of the candidate in the Essay Writing, Group Discussion, and Personal Interview directed in the IIFT Delhi Campus. 

selecting Criteria 

The applicants will be shortlisted based on their qualifications and work experience. The final selection will be based on the performance of the students in the Essay Writing, Group discussion, and Interview. 

How to Apply in Weekend MBA (IB)? 

Interested students can fill out the online application available on the IIFT website and pay the application fee of INR 1,500( INR 750 for SC ST/ PH candidates). 

Weekend MBA( IB) Important Dates 2025 

EventsImportant Dates (Tentative)
Last Date of Receipt of Application Last week of May 2025
Essay Writing, GD & InterviewJune 29, 2025 & July 06, 2025
Commencement of Course2nd Week of July 2025

EPGD- GHRM Admission 2025 

IIFT Delhi EPGD- GHRM is an 18 months program conducted during the weekends, for working professionals. Anyone who fulfills the following eligibility criteria is eligible to apply for the EPGD- GHRM program at IIFT Delhi 

3 years of managerial/ executive position work experience.

( OR) 

Bachelor’s degree with 50 marks( 45 for ST SC/ PWD) and Postgraduate in any professional degree like HR, Law, Engineering, Architecture, medicine, Pharmaceutical, Agriculture, Horticulture, etc. The students should also have 2- years of work experience. 
 

EPGD- GHRM Admission Process 2025 

IIFT Delhi admission process for the EPGDM GHRM program will contain the following stages:

Admission StageSelection Process
Application FormThe candidates can fill out the application form through the IIFT Delhi website
Personal InterviewThe candidates who fulfill the eligibility criteria will be called for the Personal Interview.
Final Selection The final selection will be based on the candidate’s overall performance in the Personal Interview

Selection Criteria 

The selection for the EPGD- GHRM program will be based on the student’s overall performance in the Personal Interview. Past academic record, Work experience, motivation to finish the program, and goodwill to exceed would give extra weightage in the overall assessment for admission. 

EPGD- GHRM Admission How to Apply? 

Interested students will have to register themselves at the IIFT website for the EPGD- GHRM program. The students will have to fill out the application form and upload all the relevant certificates documents. They will have to pay the application fee of INR 2,000 for GEN/ OBC and INR 1,000 for SC ST/ PWD category students. 

EPGD-GHRM Important Dates:

EventsImportant Dates
Last Date to Apply Last week of May, 2025 (Tentative)
Commencement of ProgramJune 2025 (Tentative)

IPM Admission 2024 

The students who have passed 10 2 in the arts commerce/ science stream, and have studied Mathematics/ Business mathematics as one of the subjects, with 60 marks( 55 for SC ST/ Transgender) are eligible to apply for the IPM program. 

Admission StageDescription 
Register for IPMATInterested candidates will have to register for IPMAT conducted by IIM Indore.
IIFT Application FormThe candidates will also have to register separately for the IIFT IPM program.
IPMAT ExamThe candidates will have to appear for the IPMAT exam conducted by IIM Indore.
Selection ProcessThe candidates will be selected based on their scores of IPMAT.
Merit ListThe candidates who have cleared the cut-off will be selected and the merit list will be prepared.

IPM Admission Changes 

The eligibility criteria also involved that the students must have passed the class 10th exams with 60 marks( 55 for SC ST/ PwD/ Transgender students). Due to Covid Pandemic, many of the state boards have n't awarded marks to the students of class 10th in the year 2021. Therefore, on request of similar students, the clause of a minimum of 60 %( 55 for SC ST/ PwD/ Transgender) in class 10th has been waived off. 

Selection Criteria 

The selection of the students is based on the performance of the students in the IPMAT exams. The weightage of all the parameters for selection are as follows 

ParametersWeightage
IPMAT98%
Gender Diversity2%

 How to Apply in IPM ? 

Students interested in making use of the IIFT IPM software need to first sign in for the IPMAT at the IIM Indore website, publish the utility shape, and pay the charge of INR 4,130 (INR 2,065 for ST/SC/PwD candidates). After registering, students should be aware of their registration quantity, as it is required while completing the IIFT online application form. They then want to visit the IIFT internet site, fill out the IPM application utility, and pay a fee of INR 2,000 (INR 1,000 for ST/SC/PWD candidates). Required files encompass a passport-length image, scanned signature, and scanned copies of tenth and twelfth mark sheets, at the side of a category certificate if applicable.

IPM Important Dates 2024 

EventsImportant Dates
Last Date to Apply for IPMAT 2024Second week of April, 2024 (Tentative)
Last Date to Apply for IIFT IPMMid-May, 2024 (Tentative)
IPMAT Exam by IIM IndoreSecond week of June, 2024 (Tentative)

MA Economics Admission 2025 

The students who hold a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with 50 marks( 45 for ST SC/ PwD students) are eligible to apply for the MA Economics. The students who are in the last year of graduation are also eligible. IIFT Delhi MA Economics admission procedure includes the following stages:

Admission StageDescription 
Application FormThe candidates can fill out the online application form available on the IIFT website.
Entrance ExamThe applicants will have to appear for the AI Protoring Based Entrance Exam.
InterviewThe candidates will be shortlisted based on their scores in the Entrance Exam and will be called for an online interview.
Merit listThe final selection will be based on the overall performance of the candidates in the entrance exam and the online interview.

Selection Criteria 

The candidates are selected for the MA Economics program based on the student’s performance in the AI Proctoring Based Entrance test and particular Interview. 

How to Apply in MA Economics ? 

Interested students can visit the IIFT website and fill out the online application form and pay the admission fee of INR 1,600( INR 800 for ST SC/ PWD students). Documents that require to be submitted along with the application form are as follows 

  • Self- attested copy of Certificates and Marksheets of the qualifying degree. 
  • ST/ SC/ OBC/ PwD category/ GEN- EWS students should upload their necessary certificates. 

Important dates for MA Economics:

EventsImportant Dates (Tentative)
Last Date for Submission of Online Application FormsMay 20, 2025
Date of AI Proctoring-Based Entrance ExamJune 09, 2025
Date of Online Interview of Shortlisted CandidatesJuly 02, 2025
Commencement of Session August 2025

PhD Admission 2025 

IIFT Delhi admission for PhD program includes the following stages mentioned in the table below 
 

Admission StageDescription 
Application FormInterested candidates will have to fill out the online application form available on the IIFT website.
Entrance ExamThe candidate will have to appear for the entrance exam conducted by IIFT. The candidates who have appeared for UGC NET-JRF will be exempted from taking the IIFT entrance examination.
Shortlisting The candidates who have scored 50% marks in the entrance examination will be called for a personal interview.
Personal InterviewThe shortlisted candidates will have to appear for the personal interview round in front of the panelist.
Admission OfferThe selected candidates will be sent an offer for admission.

Selecting Criteria 

The students who score 50 marks in the entrance test will be shortlisted for the personal interview. A relaxation of 5 marks will be allowed in the entrance examination for the students belonging to the SC ST/ OBC differently abled category, Economically Weaker Section( EWS) .The last selection of the students will be done on the base of performance of the students in the entrance exams and the personal interview. Weightage for the entrance test is 70 and 30 for the performance in the interview. 

How to Apply in PhD? 

Interested students will have to download the application form from the IIFT website. They will have to fill out the application form and submit the same along with the application fee of INR 2,500( INR 1,250 for ST SC/ PwD students). 

The application form should be sent with all the documents that involve .Statement of Purpose, according to the template given. Self- attested copies of Certificates and Marksheets of qualifying degrees and other certificates( from SSC level). Passport size photo .Two letters of recommendation .At least one example of scholarly research or professional writing. Category certificate for ST/ Sc/ OBC/ PWD/ Gen- EWS candidates. 

Important dates for PhD:

EventsImportant Dates (Tentative)
Last Date for submission of Online Application May 31, 2025
Availability of Admit CardJune 11, 2025
Entrance Exam (Offline)June 18, 2025
Entrance Exam Result 4th Week of June 2025
Personal Interview2nd Week of July 2025
Declaration of Final Results3rd/ 4th Week of July 2025
Commencement of PhD Program2nd Week of August 2025
 

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