Marks allocation at IIFT 2012

IIFT is one of the rare exams that allot per question differential marks to each section. In 2011, differential marks were even allotted between the two Verbal Ability sub-sections.

Also, the marks allotted for a question in a particular section are not constant throughout the years. They have been changing from year to year.

So, it is important NOT to go in the exam with a pre-conceived notion about any one or two sections.

For instance, if you go for IIFT thinking that you will focus on LR, GK and Verbal Ability, you could suffer if QA and DI are allotted more marks per question.

Take a decision after looking at the marks per question in your exam AND the difficulty level of that section.

We at MBA Rendezvous wish you all the best for tomorrow’s IIFT 2012 exam!!!!

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Geometry & Trigonometry at IIFT

Geometry has grown in importance over the last 3 years. However, unlike CAT, where circles and triangles have been historically critical, IIFT has a fascination for trigonometry, both heights and distances as well as trigonometric expressions (including double angles, half angles etc.). Hence, while practicing Geometry for IIFT, make it a point to give sufficient time to Trigonometry.

 A notable feature of the IIFT DI sets is that the paper generally has 3-4 sets with 4-5 questions per set. However, each set is time-consuming and very calculation intensive. Also, the last couple of years have seen a case-study type of set which has been slightly simpler.

 In IIFT, keep in mind that you will NOT be able to attempt all the DI questions, without affecting your performance elsewhere. So, if there are 4 sets, identify 2 that are the simplest or least time consuming, solve them well and move on. You can always try the remaining 2 if you have spare time.

Go for IIFT MOCK Tests and get success at IIFT !!!

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Cut Offs at IIFT

The IIFT cut-offs are generally on the lower side (around 35). Logically, since there are 4 sections, the average cut-off per section will be in the range of 8-10.

What this means for you is that question selection becomes important. You may not need to attempt all questions from a section to clear IIFT. 

Identify the questions that seem solvable, attempt them and move on. Note that IIFT has always been a 2 hour exam and the number of questions has always been more than 120.

This means that you have less than a minute to solve a question. As such, don’t even attempt to solve all questions in the paper, or even within a section. Try to have a balanced attempt! 

Go for IIFT MOCK PAPER with 3 sets and be successful at IIFT !!!!

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IIFT paper pattern

Forthcoming IIFT written entrance exam will be a multiple choice objective type test in English with questions from the areas of English Comprehension, General Knowledge & Awareness. Logical Reasoning & Quantitative Analysis.

Candidates should have sound knowledge of Comprehension of passage, Verbal Reasoning, Syllogisms, Contextual usage, Analogies, Antonyms, Fill In the Blanks, Jumbled paragraphs with 4 or 5 sentences.

Questions will be asked for Critical reasoning, Visual reasoning, Assumption-Premise-Conclusion, Assertion and reasons, Statements and assumptions, identifying valid inferences, identifying Strong arguments and Weak arguments.

In QA you will be tested in Geometry, (Lines, angles, Triangles, Spheres, Rectangles, Cube, Cone, etc.), Ratios and Proportion, Ratios, Percentages, In-equations Quadratic and linear equations Algebra, Profit & Loss, Averages, Percentages, Partnership, Time-Speed-Distance, Work and time, Number system, HCF, LCM, Geometric Progression, Arithmetic progression, Arithmetic mean, Geometric mean , Harmonic mean, Median, Mode, Number Base System, BODMAS, Mensuration, Alligation & Mixtures, Work, Pipes and Cisterns, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Set Theory, Venn Diagram, Installment Payments, Partnership, Clocks, Probability, Permutations & Combinations.

Go for IIFT MOCK PAPER and get success in IIFT 2012!!

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General Knowledge in IIFT

General Knowledge is one area of IIFT that worries most aspirants but note  that the GK cut-offs will also be proportionately lower. So, it is not necessary to crack the GK section separately. You just need to attempt sufficient questions to clear the cut-off. Even if you can attempt 14-15 questions with say, 11 correct, you should do well.

Another point, with respect to GK in IIFT, is that the exam has traditionally had a lot of match the column kind of questions. 

This, in a way, is a blessing because each answer option has multiple combinations given e.g. i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d etc. So, even if you don’t know the answer to all 4 combinations, there is always the possibility of knowing 1 or 2 of the combinations and getting the answer using elimination. 

We suggest that you look at the last few IIFT Mock paper to get a feel of these questions. 

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