IIFT

NIRF 2025 #17#16 Outlook-ICARE ’26#11 IIRF · Govt ’25ROI 1.4xDeemed University

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Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

IIFT · NIRF 2025 #17

New Delhi, DelhiExams: CAT, GMATFlagship fees: ₹21.82 Lakhs

International BusinessMarketingFinance

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Total Fees

₹21.82L

Avg CTC

₹31.3 LPA

Highest

₹27.3 LPA

CAT Cutoff

85+

5Y ROI

7.2x

Placed

Overview

Decision context, not brochure fluff.

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade figures below prefer curated BSchool Bridge research notes where available.

CATGMATInternational BusinessMarketingFinance

Audit note: Source: BSchool Bridge research notes · min-cutoffs.

Fees & Programs

Compare sticker price before living costs.

Program	Duration	Fees	Seats
Flagship MBA / PGDM	2 Years	₹27.3 Lakhs	—

Flagship fee on record: ₹21.82 Lakhs · Always confirm the latest fee circular before applying.

Cutoffs

CAT-linked shortlist bands (indicative).

General

MBA-IB/BA: VARC/LRDI/QA-55

85+

Placements

CTC signals for ROI math—not just highest-package headlines.

Average CTC

₹31.3 LPA

Median CTC

₹27.3 LPA

Placement rate

Top recruiters

AccentureDeloitteEYCognizantInfosysAvalonAcuvonPraxis Global

Admission timeline

High-level milestones for the current cycle.

1
Entrance
CAT exam window
2
Shortlist
GD / PI / WAT
3
Offer
Final merit & joining

Research notes

Cutoffs, selection and form signals matched from our guides.

From guide

Top Non-IIMs

Open

Exams: CAT for both IB & BA course GMAT accepted only for BA course
Cut-offs: VARC-55 LRDI-55 overall cutoff = 97+%ile
Placements / fees: Avg CTC-27.30 LPA (based on 22-24 data) Fee(IB)-21.72 Lakhs (Delhi), 21.22 Lakhs (Kolkata) Fee(BA)-17.87 Lakhs (completely non-residential program)

From guide

Minimum category cut-offs

Open

Cut-offs: MBA-IB/BA: VARC/LRDI/QA-55
NC-OBC: MBA-IB/BA: VARC/LRDI/QA-50
EWS: MBA-IB/BA: VARC/LRDI/QA-55
SC: IIFT
ST: MBA-IB/BA: VARC/LRDI/QA-30
Notes: Some colleges don't officially reveal their minimum Sectional & Overall Cut-offs - 1) FMS DELHI - No official sectional & overall Cut-offs, overall CAT%ile needed to get a shortlist varies based on profile, for GEM it can go as high as 99-99.5%ile 2) ISB YL - No reservation, no official sectional & overall Cut-offs, but average CAT%ile of the recent batch is 99.1, so you can take a guess 3) JBIMS - No official sectional & overall Cut-offs, in fact, no interview needed. Just ace the CAT, and get 99.9%ile 4) IIT DELHI - No official record of sectional & overall cut-offs. But based on the past year trend, UR students must target upwards of 97%ile.

From guide

Selection criteria

Open

Shortlisting: CAT Scaled Score - 90[Score of Candidate/Max Score of CAT] Gender Diversity + Work exp - 5 + 5
Final selection: 1) CAT Score - 55 2) Group Discussion - 10 3) Personal Interview - 20 4) Gender Diversity - 5 5) Academic consistency - 5 6) Work Ex - 5

From guide

Colleges for low academics

Open

Shortlisting: CAT Scaled Score - 98 Gender Diversity - 2
Final selection: 1) CAT Score - 48 2) Group Discussion - 21 3) Personal Interview - 22 4) Gender Diversity - 3 5) Academic Diversity - 3 6) Work Ex - 3

From guide

Colleges via XAT

Open

Cut-offs: Safe XAT percentile would be 85%ile
Placements / fees: Avg CTC-16.8 LPA Fee-23.24 Lakhs (no info regarding hostel & mess charges)
Programs: PGDM (Core) PGDM-IB PGDM-BFS PGDM-BDA
Final selection: 1) XAT : 35% 2) Extempore : 5% 3) PI : 20% 4) Past academics : 20% (10th-5%, 12th-6%, Graduation-9%) 5) Work ex : 10% 6) Regional Diversity : 5% 7) Gender Diversity : 5%

From guide

Top B-schools for consulting

Open

Placements / fees: Function-wise salary split is not provided, but will be in the range of 27-29 LPA
Seats: 400
Offers: 72 (18%)
Recruiters: Accenture, Deloitte, EY, Cognizant, Infosys, Avalon, Acuvon, Praxis Global, Capgemini

From guide

Top B-schools for finance

Open

Placements / fees: Function-wise salary split is not provided, but will be in the range of 24-26 LPA
Seats: 400
Offers: 84 (21%)
Recruiters: 12)

From guide

Form filling guide

Open

Application status: Forms not out yet
Deadline: 8th December, 2025 (extended)
Form fees: 3000/- for IB program2000/- for BA program (available only at Delhi Campus)5000/- if you apply for both programs
Official form: Official site

From guide

Form filling guide

Open

Application status: Forms not out yet
Deadline: 31st January, 2026
Form fees: 1500/- (one program), 2000/- (two programs), 2500/-(three programs), 3000/- (four programs)
Official form: Official site