The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the IIFT entrance examination for MBA admissions in 2022. The Notification for the examination was released on 16th August 2021, and the application process started on 2nd September 2021. The last date for registration is 15th October 2021 till 5:00 P.M. The IIFT 2022 examination will be conducted on 5th December 2021. It will be a computer-based examination. The candidates can select 4 test cities according to their preference from the 68 test cities (examination centers) made available by the National Testing Agency. The candidates can register online at the official website. Continue reading this article for details of the revised IIFT Exam Pattern.
IIFT Exam: Overview
| Examination conducting Body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Name of Examination | IIFT entrance examination |
| Application process | Online application |
| Mode of Examination | Computer Based Test |
| Application Fees | Rs. 2,500/- |
| College Campus | In Kolkata, Delhi, and Kakinada |
| Website | www.iift.nic.in |
IIFT Exam: Important Dates
| Events | Dates |
| Notification Release Date | 16th August 2021 |
| Starting of the Registration process | 2nd September 2021 |
| Last date for Registration | 15th October 2021 (Till 5:00 P.M.) |
| Last date to pay the Application Fee | 15th October 2021 (Till 11:50 P.M.) |
| Application Fee | Rs.2500/- |
| Application form correction window Opens | 17th October 2021 |
| Last date to correct the application form | 26th October 2021 |
| Admit Card Download (Expected date) | 10th November 2021 onwards |
| IIFT 2022 Examination date | 5th December 2021 |
| IIFT 2022 examination timing | 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. |
| IIFT 2022 Examination Result (Expected Date) | 20th December 2021 |
IIFT Exam Pattern
The IIFT examination consists of 4 sections:
- Quantitative Analysis
- Reading Comprehension and Verbal Ability
- Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation
- General Awareness
The IIFT Exam Pattern is as under:
| Section | Total questions | Marks for each correct answer | Maximum sectional marks (out of 300) |
| Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension | 35 | 3 | 105 |
| Quantitative Analysis | 25 | 3 | 75 |
| Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning | 30 | 3 | 90 |
| General Awareness (GK) | 20 | 1.5 | 30 |
| Total | 110 | — | 300 |
- Time duration of the examination is 2 hours
- Total no. of questions- 110
- A negative marking of 1/3rd mark is applicable.
- Total marks- 300
Changes In The IIFT Exam Pattern
NTA will conduct IIFT Exam 2022 in a single session as a computer-based test. Following are the changes in the IIFT Exam Pattern :
| Description | IIFT Examination Pattern- 2022 | Earlier IIFT Examination Pattern |
| IIFT Examination Date 2022 | 5th December 2021 | Last Sunday of November or First Sunday of December |
| Mode of Examination | Computer-Based Examination | Paper-Based Test |
| Examination Sessions | Single session examination | Single session examination |
| Examination Timing | 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. | 10:00A.M to 12:00 P.M. |
| Time duration. | 2 hours (120 minutes) | 2 hours (120 minutes) |
| Total Number of Questions | 110 | 114 to 126 |
| Type of Questions | Multiple-choice Questions (MCQs) | Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) |
| Total no. of sections in the Examination | 4 sections | 6 sections |
| Maximum Marks | 300 | 100 |
| Marking Scheme of the Examination | 3 marks for every correct answer in Quantitative Analysis, Reading Comprehension and verbal ability, and Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation; 1.5 Marks for each right answer in the General Awareness section | Varying marking scheme from 0.50 to 1 Mark for each correct answer |
| Negative Marking in the examination | 1/3rd negative marking for every wrong answer | 1/3rd negative marking for every wrong answer |
| The difficulty level of examination | Moderate to Difficult | Moderate to Difficult |
Important Points
- The no. of sections in the examination question paper for 2022 have been reduced to 4 from 6.
- The Reading comprehension and verbal Ability have now been clubbed together in a single section in the revised pattern of IIFT 2022.
- Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation, too, are clubbed in a single section in the revised pattern of IIFT 2022.
- Candidates can attempt & compensate the Data Interpretation questions to Logical Reasoning questions in the revised exam pattern for IIFT 2022.
- The total No. of questions is reduced to110 in the revised IIFT 2022 examination pattern.
- IIFT 2022 pattern is expected to consist of 110 questions. IIFT exam pattern and syllabus also had 110 questions in 2021 & 2020.
- IIFT question paper in 2018 and 2019 had 114 questions.
- IIFT question paper in 2017 had 123 questions, while the IIFT 2016 question paper had 124 multiple-choice questions.
- The maximum marks in the IIFT test pattern are 300.
- Negative marking of 1/3rd marks applies to every wrong answer and multiple answers to one question in the IIFT Exam Pattern 2022.
- IIFT 2022 examination timing is changed from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
- IIFT Entrance examination is now a computer-based test and not a paper-based exam.
- Each section has a different no. of questions
- IIFT examination is now conducted by NTA and not by IIFT
- A key feature of IIFT Exam Pattern 2022 is its varying sectional scoring scheme. VARC, Quant, DILR sections have the same scoring pattern, while GK has a different scoring pattern
- 4-5 RC Passages followed by 14-16 questions will appear in the revised IIFT exam pattern. Passages are of moderate difficulty level
- IIFT proposes to launch its new Kakinada campus with 60 seats in 2022.
Conclusion:
Now that you know about the IIFT Exam Pattern and the topics to be covered, you can systematically start your preparation. Get hold of the relevant books and prepare a schedule. Study the topics completely as you need to have a thorough knowledge of the subject to answer multiple-choice questions. Study in a planned way and retain whatever you learn.
FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions
The IIFT 2022 examination has 110 multiple-choice questions.
Yes, negative marking is applicable in the IIFT 2022 examination. For every wrong answer and multiple answers to one question, 1/3rd mark is deducted.
I mark is awarded for each correct answer. Negative marking is applicable in the IIFT 2022 examination. For every wrong answer and multiple answers to one question, 1/3rd mark is deducted.
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