The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi (IIFT) conducts the IIFT exam for admission to its MBA-Program in International Business. The IIFT entrance exam if compared to other entrance exams is tough. In this article, we have explained in detail regarding preparation for the IIFT exam, and have covered topics including syllabus, pattern, question papers, best books for IIFT and strategy section-wise.
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There are three main points to that you need to cover for preparation for the IIFT 2020 exam which are explained below:
(We have written earlier that it is in online mode). The is a 2 hour long exam, conducted in pen and paper mode. The questions will be MCQ and each question will carry one mark. The IIFT exam pattern is explained herein below:
| Exam Structure | Details |
| Number of sections | 6 (English Grammar, Vocabulary and Comprehension, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Analysis, Data Interpretation) |
| Duration of exam | 2 hours (10 am to 12 noon) |
| Number of questions | Varies between 120 to 150 MCQs |
| Number of choices | 4 |
| Language of paper | English |
| Mode of examination | Pen and Paper |
| IIFT Exam Total Marks | 100 |
| IIFT Marking scheme | 1 mark for right answer -0.75 for wrong answer |
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The books mentioned below are ideal for preparing for the IIFT 2020 exam. Additionally, students must also refer to secondary study material which is readily available online. Students can refer online platforms like Telegram, Whatsapp, facebook, Quora etc.
Quantitative Analysis
| Book Name | Author/ Publisher |
| How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT | Arun Sharma |
| Quantum CAT | Sarvesh K Verma |
| Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations | Abhijit Guha |
| The Pearson Guide To Quantitative Aptitude And Data Interpretation | Nishit Sinha |
| Quantitative Aptitude | R.S. Aggarwal |
Logical Reasoning
| Book Name | Author/ Publisher |
| How to Prepare For Logical Reasoning For CAT | Arun Sharma |
| Verbal Ability And Logical Reasoning For The CAT | Nishit K. Sinha |
| Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning | R. S. Aggarwal |
Data Interpretation
| Book Name | Author/ Publisher |
| Data Interpretation for The CAT | Arun Sharma |
| Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for CAT & other MBA exams | Nishit K Sinha |
| Data interpretation and Logical Reasoning for CAT | Pearson |
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
| Book Name | Author/ Publisher |
| The Pearson Guide to Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning | Nishant Sinha |
| Word Power Made Easy | Norman Lewis |
| High School English Grammar & Composition | Wren & Martin |
| 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary | Wilfred Funk and Norman Lewis |
| Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning | R. S. Aggarwal |
General Knowledge & Awareness – Best Study Material
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Candidates must give mock tests to prepare for the exam by solving previous years’ IIFT question papers. While taking there mock tests, students ought to remember the following points:
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It is important to prepare for the questions in the exam section wise. Students need to give equal attention and importance to all the sections. The aim of each student should be to meet the sectional cut off.
In this section you will get both easy and complicated questions. Your calculation skills on topics like on Algebra, Arithmetic and Geometry are tested in this section and you need to manage time to the best of your abilities. Strategy should be spot and attempt the easy questions to meet the sectional cut off and do not waste time on questions which you are not a 100 per cent sure about. During IIFT exam preparation focus
While the Logical Reasoning section is relatively easy, the Data Interpretation is tough and time consuming as the same involves intensive calculation. To prepare for a this section work on sample question on topics likeline charts & combinations, arrangements, family trees, complex data situation pie charts, bar graphs, data tables.
While the Reading Comprehension section is direct and factual, the para-jumbles can be difficult, tricky and time consuming. The questions in the vocabulary section are also simple. Reading and studying Norman Lewis will be helpful to students to answer this section.
It is important to remember that the cut off of this section remains low. As such, do not risk in attempting the questions if you are not sure about the answers. The questions on this section are mostly from International current affairs and business affairs, therefore you need to be up to date with latest current affairs and important news of the past 6 months most specifically in the area of business. Given below is the suggested time to spend on each section:
| Sections | Time |
| Quantitative Analysis | 25 minutes |
| Logical Reasoning | 25 minutes |
| Data Interpretation | 20 minutes |
| Verbal Ability | 20 minutes |
| Reading Comprehension | 20 minutes |
| General Knowledge & Awareness | 10 minutes |
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