IIFT Nov 2015: Adopt different preparation strategy for different exam; get the expert tips

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MBAUniverse.com News Desk |
July 3, 2015
IIFT the highly ranked dream B school is going to conduct the entrance test on November 22, 2015 for admission to its 2 years flagship MBA(IB) in Delhi and Kolkata campuses in paper pen mode
The 2 hours IIFT Nov 2015 entrance comprises the questions covering English Comprehension, General Knowledge & Awareness, Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Analysis

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) the highly ranked dream B school is going to conduct the entrance test on November 22, 2015 for admission to its 2 years MBA(IB) in Delhi and Kolkata campuses in paper pen mode.

MBA (IB) at IIFT is the most sought after 2 years MBA programme in International Business. This programme is available at IIFT New Delhi and Kolkata campuses in India and at Dar-es-Salaam campus in Tanzania.

There is no age limit to appear in IIFT entrance examination except that the applicants must possess recognized Bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 years’ duration, although there is no requirement of minimum percentage of marks.  However in the second phase of admission  round profile of a candidate like academic record, work experience, writing skills will play an important role to secure admission in IIFT.

The admission of a candidate who joins the programme on provisional basis but fails to qualify in the Bachelor’s degree examination is liable to be cancelled.

IIFT Exam pattern
IIFT will conduct the entrance test for its Delhi and Kolkata campuses in 20 cities across India. The conventional paper pencil mode test will be of two hours duration from 10.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon to be held on Sunday, November 22, 2015.

The written admission test to MBA Programme in IIFT consists of multiple choice objective type questions (in English). The 2 hours IIFT Nov 2015 entrance comprises the questions covering English Comprehension, General Knowledge & Awareness, Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Analysis.

The test composition
There are no fixed number of questions in IIFT entance test, their number may go anywhere in the range of 115 to 130.

Quantitative Ability
Number of question in this section can be somewhere between 25 to 28. It is expected that in IIFT Nov 2015 25 questions will appear. Major topics covered in this section are as under

Topic

Expected No. of questions

Probability

2

Integers

2

Time, distance, speed/Time & work

4

Percentage

2

Other Arithmatic questions

3

Algebra

4

Mensuration

2

Log theory

2

Geometry

2

Permutation combination

2

Data Interpretation
Around 20 questions are expected in this section. IIFT asks 19-21 DI questions in different data forms like tables and bar diagrams.  The information part is followed by 4-5 questions so it’s worth trying with patience.  A little more practice can be of great help in this section

English Comprehension
English comprehension is composed of core verbal ability and questions on Reading comprehension passages.

Around 36 questions on English comprehension are expected to appear in IIFT entrance test to be held on November 22, 2015 for admission session 2016-17 on following topics

Topic

No. of questions

One word substitution

2

Fill in the blanks

2

Jumbled sentences

2

Analogy

2

Phrasal explanation

4

Grammatically correct or incorrect sentences

2

Figures of speech

1

Spelling correction

2

Antonyms

2

Active-Passive

1

Reading comprehension  4 passages

16

Logical Reasoning
Logical reasoning section is expected to have 20 questions based on blood relations, seating arrangements, series, analogy, sets.  IIFT covers almost all the topics in logical reasoning with 1 or 2 questions on each.  Statements, arguments, conclusions are a few favourite topics which require more in depth study.

General Awareness
28-30 questions could be there to test the General Awareness of the aspirants in IIFT Nov 2015 entrance exam. Questions cover conventional as well as current national and international affairs and relevant economic, business topics aprt from major policy decisions.

Questions can also be based to test the aspirants’ awareness about the birthday of famous personalities; their work; Constitution of India; fictional characters.

The candidate may attempt any question from any section during the time allotted to attempt the test in the examination. 

Marking system in IIFT Entrance
The marking system may vary from question to question or from section to section in the range of 0.5 to 1 mark per question.

Penalty of one third marks will be awarded for every wrong answer. The candidates therefore have to be careful to avoid this negative marking by choosing the answer options with well calculated thought process.

Final Admission process after the Test
Candidates will be called for Essay Writing, Group Discussion and Interview, based on marks obtained in Written Test.  This second and final selection round will be held in January/February 2016 in various cities in India. The candidates are required to select one of the specified centres for Essay Writing, GD and Interview.

How to prepare for the IIFT entrance test; expert tips
In view of  Prof. S.K. Agarwal, expert on Verbal Ability and mentor on IIFT Nov 2015 preparation,  time management is the most important part to score high in the examination.  Entrance test to IIFT requires consistent and planned study pattern. The examination in itself is a little tricky and questions in Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension are sometimes indirect and quite confusing also. 

All the 4 sections in the examination are equally important as you need to score a high percentile.  If you are serious enough and have prepared well for IIFT Nov 2015, you must continue in the same spirit. Despite different exam pattern as against CAT 2015, the line of preparation for IIFT exam could remain the same except for the fact that CAT 2015 would not have any section on General Awareness. Most of the questions are similar and based on the same concepts of English language, Quantitative Ability, Logical Reasoning as appear in both these examinations; the need is to improve your attempts in limited time.

Besides, The DI and LR in CAT 2015 have formed a new section as IIFT entrance exam is consisted of. It implies that while preparing for CAT 2015, candidates would spontaneously prepare for IIFT 2015. The topics on General Awareness could be prepared along with the preparation to other sections.

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