IIFT Analysis 2023-25 – Exam Review, Difficulty Level, Expected Cut-Offs
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Updated on: September 13th, 2023
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IIFT Exam Analysis (2023-25) – Overview
In the following analysis article the following things would be discussed:
- IIFT 2023-25 Highlights
- IIFT 2023-25 Exam Pattern
- IIFT 2023-25 Section-wise Analysis
- IIFT 2023-25 Good Score/ Attempts
- Expected Cut-offs for IIFT 2023-25
IIFT 2023-25 Highlights
- IIFT 2023 was successfully conducted on 18th December 2022.
- The total number of questions asked in the IIFT 2023-25 were 110.
- As per IIFT 2023-25 exam, for each correct response, +3 was rewarded and for each incorrect, -1 was deducted for VARC, QA & DILR sections.
- In the GA section for every correct response, +1.5 was awarded and for every incorrect, -0.5 was deducted in the IIFT 2023-25 exam.
- The duration of the exam was 120 minutes.
- Overall paper was Moderate in terms of difficulty level.
- The VARC section was dominated with questions on Verbal Ability questions (Vocab Based) and the QA section was dominated by Arithmetic and Algebra.
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IIFT 2023-25 Paper Pattern
As per IIFT 2023-25 exam analysis, there were 4 sections- Quantitative Analysis, Reading Comprehension and Verbal Ability, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, General Awareness. This time the paper was of Moderate difficulty level. The candidates can check below the IIFT 2023-25 paper pattern given below:
|
Section |
No. of questions |
Marks per question |
Negative Marking |
Total Marks |
|
Quantitative Analysis |
25 |
3 |
-1 |
75 |
|
Reading Comprehension and Verbal Ability |
35 |
3 |
-1 |
105 |
|
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning |
30 |
3 |
-1 |
90 |
|
General Awareness |
20 |
1.5 |
-0.5 |
30 |
|
Overall |
110 |
|
|
300 |
IIFT Paper Analysis 2023-25: Difficulty Level
According to the IIFT Analysis 2023-25, the IIFT 2023-25 exam was similar to that of IIFT 2022-24 exam. The QA section was slightly higher than last year, VARC was higher than last year, GA was the difficult section and DILR was easier and the most scoring section. The VA questions were Vocab based and were difficult to solve. Check below the overall and section-wise difficulty of IIFT 2023-25 exam:
|
Section |
No. of questions |
Good Attempts |
Accuracy |
Level of Difficulty |
|
Quantitative Analysis |
25 |
12-13 |
85% |
Higher than last year |
|
Reading Comprehension and Verbal Ability |
35 |
18-19 |
65% |
RCs (Moderate) |
|
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning |
30 |
15-16 |
85% |
Easier than last year (Scoring section) |
|
General Awareness |
20 |
6-7 |
|
Easy – Moderate |
|
Overall |
110 |
40-42 |
|
Moderate |
IIFT 2023-25 Exam Analysis: Section-Wise Review
The section-wise analysis of the IIFT 2023-25 exam is discussed in detail below:
IIFT 2023-25: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
As per the IIFT 2023-25 analysis, the difficulty level of the Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension section was higher than last year. The total number of questions asked in this section was 35. Verbal Ability questions dominated this section with 19 questions and all were Vocab based. There were 16 RC questions. The passages were on Psychology, Economy, International Economy, & Business. The topic-wise distribution of the VARC section is given in the table below:
|
RC |
2023-25 |
2022-24 |
||
|
Qs / Genre |
Level of Difficulty |
Qs / Genre |
Level of Difficulty |
|
|
RC 1 |
4 (Psychology) |
Easy |
5 (Management Theory) |
Difficult |
|
RC 2 |
4 (Economy) |
Easy to Moderate |
5 (Consumptions of Resources) |
Moderate |
|
RC 3 |
4 (International Economy) |
Moderate |
3 (God & Morality) |
Moderate |
|
RC 4 |
4 (Business) |
Moderate |
3 (Styles of Communication) |
Easy – Moderate |
Check below the topic-wise distribution of Verbal Ability questions:
|
Topic (2023-25) |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
|
Word Origin |
1 |
VA was all Vocab (Difficult) |
|
Spelling Errors |
1 |
|
|
Contextual Vocab (FIBs) |
1 |
|
|
Correct Adjective (Word meaning) |
2 |
|
|
Idioms |
3 |
|
|
Meaning of Roots/ Suffix |
2 |
|
|
Antonym |
2 |
|
|
Collective Noun |
2 |
|
|
One word |
2 |
|
|
Word Meaning |
1 |
|
|
Crossword |
2 |
IIFT 2023-25: Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning section
As per the analysis of IIFT 2023-25 exam, this section was easier than last year (scoring section). The total number of questions asked in this section was 30. There were 3 DI sets and the remaining were based on Logical Reasoning. Given below is the detailed review of the IIFT 2023-25 Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning section:
|
2023-2025 |
Topic |
No of Questions |
Difficulty |
|
Data |
DI Set (Tables) |
4 |
Easy – Moderate |
|
DI Set (Pie Chart+ Line Graph) |
4 |
Moderate |
|
|
DI Set (Double Pie Chart) |
4 |
Moderate |
|
|
DI Set (Stacked Bar Graph) |
4 |
Moderate – Difficult |
|
|
Logical |
Games & Tournament |
4 |
Moderate |
|
Circular Arrangement |
3 |
Moderate |
|
|
Linear Arrangement |
2 |
Easy |
|
|
Algebra Caselet |
2 |
Easy |
|
|
Routes & Networks |
2 |
Easy |
|
|
Grouping |
1 |
Easy |
IIFT 2023-25: Quantitative Ability Section
The difficulty level of the QA section was higher than last year. The total number of questions asked in this section was 25. 3-4 questions were sitters. Questions from Arithmetic & Algebra dominated IIFT 2023-25 QA section. Check below the topic-wise distribution of QA section of IIFT 2023-25 exam below:
|
Topic |
2023-25 |
2022-24 |
||
|
Number of Questions |
Level of |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
|
|
Arithmetic |
7 |
2 Sitters, 3 Moderate |
8-9 |
Moderate |
|
Algebra |
3 |
Moderate – Difficult |
5-6 |
Moderate – Difficult |
|
Number System |
1 |
Very Easy |
1 |
Easy |
|
Geometry and Trigonometry |
8 |
Moderate |
6 |
Moderate – Difficult |
|
Modern Math |
4 |
Moderate – Difficult |
4 |
Moderate |
|
Clocks & Calendars |
2 |
Easy – Moderate |
– |
– |
|
Total |
25 |
Difficult than last year |
25 |
|
IIFT Exam Review 2023-25: General Awareness Section
This section had a Moderate level of difficulty. IIFT 2023-25 followed the usual pattern. The total number of questions asked in this section was 20. There were more questions on Current Affairs than Static GK. Check the distribution of GA section for IIFT 2023-25 exam:
|
Topic |
2023-25 |
2022-24 |
||
|
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
|
|
Static |
14-15 |
Easy – Moderate |
4-5 |
Easy – Moderate |
|
Current |
5-6 |
15-16 |
||
|
Total |
20 |
20 |
||
A few questions which were asked in the GA section were:
- City which Hosted G20 Summit (Head of States) in Nov ’22 (Options Jakarta, Bali, Kuala Lumpur, Saralaya
- 1st country in the World to buy India’s Super Sonic Brahmos Missile (Options- Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Phillipines)
- Important Days in Dec – UN (International Literacy Day, International Day for Monuments and Sites, World Environment Day, World Population Day)
- Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2022 (Asha Parekh, Asha Bhonsle, Javed Akhtar, Dilip Kumar)
- Marine Checkpoint In International Logistics and Shiping- Strait of Malacca, Strait of Hormuz, Bering Strait , Strait of Bab el Mandeb)
- Head Quarters of IAEA (Washington, Vienna, Geneva, Paris)
- Books and Authors : China Room, Acts of Desperation, Tomb of sand, Whereabouts ….Authors Geetanjali Shree, Jhumpa Lahiri, Megan Nolan, Sunjeev Sahota
- Nikhat Zareen is associated with? Boxing, Wrestling, Weightlifting, IT
- Match the Column Emperor-Tomb Options Babur, Akbar, Jahangir – Kabul, Lahore, Agra, Yangon
IIFT Expected Cut Off 2023-25
The expected sectional cut-off for IIFT 2023-25 exam is given below:
|
Section |
Total |
General/ |
SC/ST/PwD/ |
|
Reading Comprehension & Verbal Ability |
105 |
11-12 |
6-7 |
|
Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation |
90 |
18-20 |
14-15 |
|
Quantitative Analysis |
75 |
8-9 |
5-6 |
|
General Awareness |
30 |
4.5 |
3 |
Candidates can also check the IIFT call cut-offs given below:
|
Category |
Cut-off |
|
General |
42.6 |
|
General-EWS |
35.1 |
|
OBC-NCL |
35.1 |
|
SC |
27.6 |
|
ST |
27.6 |
|
PwD |
27.6 |
|
Kashmiri Migrants / Non-Migrants |
27.6 |
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