Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) New Delhi

IIFT MBA Admission 2025: Check Eligibility, Exam Accepted, Fee, Placements, Selection Process; Admission Opening Soon 

IIFT is a deemed to be University and is closely linked with Ministry of Commerce. IIFT has been awarded ‘A Grade’ by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The 2 years full time MBA(IB) Programme of IIFT is the one of the most sought after management programmes. It aims at imparting professional education and training in modern management techniques for handling international business operations in a highly dynamic and competitive environment.  

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT): Key Highlights and USPs
Institute of Excellence: IIFT was established in 1963 by the Government of India as an autonomous organization and as a Centre of Excellence in International Trade and Business
High Ranking: IIFT is Ranked #15 by Govt of India NIRF Ranking 2024 among top 125 Management Institutes. IIFT is ranked #9 in MBAUniverse.com B-school Ranking 2024. In the LinkedIn Top 100 MBA 2024 list, IIFT New Delhi is ranked No 1 B-school in the world for Networking, one of the key ranking parameters. 

Accreditation: IIFT has been awarded prestigious International Accreditation from AACSB in November 2021. IIFT is also NAAC Accredited and is a Deemed to be University duly recognized by UGC.

High Placements: IIFT MBA Placements have a consistent record of 100% placement with high salary packages. IIFT MBA Placements 2023 registered 16% rise in average placement package which has gone up at Rs.29.10 LPA, and 62% rise in Highest domestic salary at Rs.75.60 LPA for the MBA (IB) 2021-23 batch.

International Exchange: As a university, IIFT has collaborations with 37 Universities/B-schools throughout the world. The key areas of collaboration with partner institutes are student exchange, faculty development programmes, training programmes, study tours, joint research among others. 

IIFT MBA Fees offers High RoI:  IIFT MBA (IB) fee for two years is Rs. 21.77 lakhs and is under revision. IIFT fee is lower than the fee charged in the range of Rs.25 to 27 lakhs by IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, XLRI among other top B-schools but the placements are at par with these top Institutes.

Vast Alumni Network: IIFT has a vast and growing alumni network. There are more than 50000 illustrious alumni members spread across 30+ countries. 

Dynamic Curriculum at Global Standard: IIFT offers a dynamic curriculum. It aims to familiarize the students with fundamental concepts of management, international business and trade. The course structure is in sync with international trade and business demand, industry requirements and expectations. 

IIFT MBA International Business Admission 2025: Step by Step Process

IIFT MBA Admission is through Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by IIMs. IIFT does not conduct its own entrance exam and will accept CAT score. IIFT admission process has following 5 steps:

Step-1: Registration and Submission of Application & Taking CAT exam by making payment of requisite CAT registration fees 
Step-2: Submit separate Application for IIFT Admission by making payment of IIFT application fee
Step-3: IIFT to Shortlist candidates based on CAT cut off 
Step-4: Shortlisted candidates need to participate in IIFT Final Selection Round comprising Extempore, GD, PI, WAT 
Step-5: Final Merit List of more than 300 students will be generated after completion of IIFT final selection round based on CAT score, PI round and various other attributes & weightages