The prestigious Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) has a 2-stage admission process. In the first stage, it conducts an objective type test to shortlist candidates for the next stage of admission. Students will get detailed information in the institutes' admission brochure for 2021-23.But after analysing previous years' syllabus pattern, students wil get an idea of the topics to be overed.
"It generally consists of questions covering English Comprehension, General Knowledge & Awareness, Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Analysis"
IIFT Syllabus
Students should prepare for the following sections for the IIFT exam.
- Section 1: Quantitative Ability/Analysis
- Section 2(a) : Logical Reasoning
- Section 2(b): Data Interpretation
- Section 3(a): Reading Comprehension
- Section 3(b): Verbal Ability
- Section 4: General Awareness
By indicating only the broad areas from which questions might be asked, IIFT examiners have retained the flexibility to change the pattern and syllabus of the test, as required. However, by observing the previous year question papers, a list of areas can be drawn, which may be equated to the IIFT syllabus:
IIFT Syllabus: Quantitative Ability
- Number System
- SI & CI
- Geometry (Lines, angles, Triangles, Spheres, Rectangles, Cube, Cone, etc.)
- Mensuration
- Logarithms,
- Permutations & Combinations
- Probability
- Time & Work
- Time & Distance
- Height & Distance
- Indices & Surds
- Ratios and Proportion
- Percentages
- Allegation & Mixtures
- Partnership
- Time-Speed-Distance
- HCF
- LCM
- Geometric Progression
- Arithmetic progression
IIFT Syllabus: Logical Reasoning
- Selections
- Linear word formation
- Comparisons
- Deductions
- Coding-Decoding
- Series & Analysis
- Input & Output
- Directions
- Seating Arrangements
- Family tree problem
- Symbol Based problems
IIFT Syllabus: Data Interpretation
- Bar Graph
- Line Graph
- Pie Chart
- Tables
- Caselets
Most questions were time consuming due to the heavy calculations involved.
IIFT Syllabus: Verbal Ability
- Synonyms-Antonyms
- Odd word out
- Grammar
- Prepositions
- Phrases
- Analogies
- Matching word meanings
- Fill in the blanks
- Spellings
- Para Jumbles
- Figures of speech
- Sentence Correction
- Critical Reasoning
- Verbal Reasoning
Reading Comprehension: Reading Comprehension forms a sub-section within the Verbal Ability part. This generally contains 4 passages with 4 questions after each passage.
IIFT Syllabus: General Awareness
IIFT GK section contains a mixture of questions on current affairs and static GK.
The IIFT syllabus for GK consists of
- History
- Geography
- Mythology
- Sports
- Science
- Films
- Awards
- Literature
- International Affairs
- Politics
- Business
- Society
- Industry
- Economics
- Banking
You must remember that, the above list is only indicative of the areas included in the IIFT Syllabus. The actual questions may be asked from other topics as well. However, this probable IIFT syllabus will streamline your preparation.
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