IIFT Syllabus

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"

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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