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Management Degree courses are the most popular career building option in fresher graduates and aspiring entrepreneur. Students learn business skills, communication skills and presentation skills from MBA degree courses. There are multiple types and specialised courses in management degree. Students can choose any type of program from part-time, full-time and executive MBA program. Most of the students go for the full-time course, but part-time and executive MBA program is typically designed for the Working professionals who want to add-on MBA degree achievement in a resume. MBA degree provides an opportunity for students to explore professional and personal growth options.

The IIFT exam is conducted by the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade located in New Delhi. The New Delhi campus and the Kolkata campus combined offer 600 seats for the students aspiring to pursue management courses like MBA and IB. the University is well reputed and candidates from all over the nation compete with each other to get one seat in the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade.  The selection process for the batch of 2019-21 has already started and it is a very tough competition this year. The candidates are supposed to go through a few processes before getting selected. To know more about this exam, please click on IIFT Exam.

The aspirants first need to give the IIFT exam which took place on 2nd of December 2018. The candidates who are able to clear the cut off for the exam are then called for the written ability test and the group discussion and personal interview. The candidates who are able to impress the authorities are then finally selected to be the students of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade in one of their two campuses in New Delhi and Kolkata. The candidates have to perform well in every section of the IIFT exam as there are cut off for every section.

IIFT exam

Essay writing or written ability test

Group discussion

Personal interview

The 2019 selection process will proceed only after the results are out of the IIFT examination. The results for the 2019 IIFT exam will be out in the last week of December or first week of January. The selected candidates will then be called for the written ability test and the group discussion and personal interview. These processes will take place during January and February. The final result and list of the students selected for the admission in the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade will be disclosed by the end of March. The candidates will really have to work hard and compete with each other to get admitted in such a reputed University.

The candidates applying for the IIFT exam want to pursue MBA in international business in the aforementioned university campuses. Everything one needs to know about the selection procedure for the IIFT 2019 exam is given below.

Exam

The first step that one needs to clear is the IIFT exam. It is a pen and paper-based examination. The question paper is divided into six sections that test the candidate on their knowledge over English comprehension, quantitative ability, logical reasoning, general awareness, data interpretation and verbal ability. The exam is not very difficult if one is confident enough and well prepared for it.

Essay writing

The second stage is reached by only those candidates that were able to clear all the section cut offs put forth by the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi. The students are given a set of topics to write about. This tests the candidates’ power and control over the written English language and will test his or her skills for writing English.

Group discussion

The candidates are then separated into groups and taken in individual rooms. The candidates are given a topic that they need to discuss among themselves. This stage tests the leadership qualities of the candidate and showcases how they will act with a team. Teamwork and leadership both go hand in hand and a group discussion the perfect way to test these qualities in a person.

Personal interview

The candidates then need to give personal interviews. The authorities and seniors will ask a few questions about the candidate and about the technical knowledge gained by the candidate. Remaining calm and collected and answering every question with confidence is the key to clear this stage. The candidate should give some time to think about every question asked to them and answer slowly and with confidence. This stage tests the individual communication skills of the candidate and proves if the candidate is worthy enough to be a part of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade.

The candidates preparing for the IIFT exam need to pass all of these stages to get admission in the IIFT New Delhi or in the Kolkata campus. With the increasing competition and curriculum, it is very difficult for anybody to pass all of these stages, but everyone tries to do their best every year.

Here is a list of the top MBA colleges in India:

Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad

Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore

Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta

Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi

Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi

SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai

Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur

MBA is the course that helps students to develop skills with respect to each level of business. The best students learn quite a bit from this degree in terms of knowledge, intelligence, labour, business skills, tactics, and smart interaction and communication etc. There are multiple types of MBA programs to choose from, including full-time, part-time and executive MBA programs. The MBA degree provides a good way for the industry to look at appraising the potential candidates about the relevant problems faced in companies before they can be hired.

Every problem when dealt with stepwise makes it easier and will help anybody solve the problem easily. The exam conducted by the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade in New Delhi IIFT exam is termed as a very important and difficult examination. Many people have a very hard time cracking the IIFT examination. Here are a few tips and tricks to help you solve the IIFT question paper section wise.

The IIFT paper has six sections that test the candidates Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, Verbal Ability and General Awareness. The greatest number of questions asked is from the general awareness section which is easy to tackle as it requires no calculations or thinking. One can save a lot of time in the general awareness section and can use that time for the difficult questions of quantitative ability and logical reasoning. To know more about exam pattern and syllabus, click on IIFT.

English comprehension

English is a very important section in all of the MBA exams. One cannot take this section lightly at all. English comprehension section has big paragraphs that one needs to read to understand and then answer questions on them. To solve this section quickly one should have a fast reading speed and one should be able to observe every detail as he or she reads it. Missing out any point or information will lead to great trouble for the test taker.

Reading books and newspapers everyday will increase the reading speed of the candidate and thus will help in the English comprehension section.

Read newspapers to increase reading speed.

Read more books to have a better vocabulary

Solve puzzles

Solve mock tests to get the basic idea of the English comprehension section.

2.Logical reasoning and data interpretation

The logical reasoning and the data interpretation sections are moderately tough in the IIFT exam compared to every other management examination. The only tip to crack this section is to practice everything possible.

Practice mock tests

Get a basic idea of the kind of questions asked to get comfortable with the topic

Solve many questions of the same type so that the candidate can save time by reading just the data given and the basics of the questions. 3. Quantitative ability

This section is very easy to score in and it will not be hard to tackle this section in time if one is quick while doing mental calculations. The use of the virtual calculator is not advised as it simply consumes more time. The candidates should first deal with the questions they know and then take time to think about the questions they are unsure about how to solve them. While preparation the candidate should practice questions on the things and topics, he or she is well aware about and should keep the weak areas for later.

While preparation, handle the strong topics and known areas first so that you can ensure full marks in those questions.

Tackle the weaker sections and topics later if the candidate has enough time before the exam day.

While appearing for the paper, solve the questions you are completely sure about first and leave the rest for later.

Mark the questions you think you can answer after giving it sometime and solve them in the end.

Do not answer the questions you are completely unsure about. Remember the number of questions answered is not as important as the marks attained by the candidate 3. General awareness

This section is termed to be the most difficult of all the sections as this section has a particular amount of importance and confidence that is required to answer the questions properly. The IIFT GK is more difficult than the GK section in CMAT, MAT and some other management examinations. One can either score very high in this section or very low. There are no calculations required in this section so saving time is easy and important. The candidate will need to read year books and newspapers daily to learn the information required to answer the general knowledge section in the IIFT examination.

Buy and read year books as old as 2014 at least.

Read newspapers every day to be able to answer the current affair general knowledge questions.

Save time by answering only those questions that you are completely sure about.

If you can eliminate two options out of the four options given to you, then it is advised to answer that question as well.

Here is a list of the top MBA colleges in India :

Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedaba

Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore

Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta

Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi

Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi

SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai

Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur