In an online chat with readers on November 21, expert
Naveenan Ramachandran of 2IIM, Mumbai addressed reader queries related to cracking the IIFT exam.
Performance in the IIFT exam will help qualify admission to an MBA programme in Foreign Trade at the
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Delhi.
The exam is scheduled on
November 27, 2011, Sunday.
For those who missed the live chat, here's the unedited transcript.
mindovermatters asked, hello sir, could you pls tell me how is IIFT different from CAT and how to prepare differently for the exam?
Naveenan answers, at 2011-11-21 14:58:22Hi, the pecularity which stands out is the GK section. It consists mostly of business GK and one has to be on top of current events - business & political. Names of heads of states, organizations also helps. Otherwise, as far as quant, di, verbal is concerned - the time per question is lot lesser than that available in CAT. The judgement of which question to answer and which one not to becomes of paramount importance. All the best !
mindovermatters asked, sir, what books should one read to prepare for the exam?
Naveenan answers, Hi, I presume you are asking for the GK section - since there is only one week left for the examination. My pick would be the newspaper articles over the past month and this week's too ... (I am sure they have an empty slot which will be a questions based on today or tomorrow's paper) ... Any detailed GK book like the most recent "year books" would be helpful. All the best.
ERROR asked, any tips, as to which section will demand a lot of time(returning very less marks) and it would be better to not to spend time on that .
Naveenan answers, Hi, Very tough to put a finger on this as all the sections are important. The section wise cut - offs are not widely published and one cannot take a risk with ignoring a section. Having said that, di is going to be time consuming, quant next in that line and GK the least time intensive (one either knows an answer or does not know)
ERROR asked, from where can i get sample tests for IIFT?
Naveenan answers, No official sources ... Most test prep institutes sell it for a small fee.
ERROR asked, I dont know what to ask, any general tips which might prove helpful?
Naveenan answers, LR: Practice a lot of these - These are the low hanging fruits and not to be lost out on. Quant & di: speed is the premium. Try to do a lot of speed tests at home as each di set also tends to be time consuming Verbal: RCs are known to be long but fact based. Just put down your head and keep practicing the last 5 days. All the best !
bigboob asked, Is IIFT test tougher than CAT?
Naveenan answers, Yes - More so because the number of seats is lot lesser and so the percentile requirements go up. Waiting lists also tends to move up with the 100 percentilers moving to other schools of their choice. Since GK is one are that not many people consciously prepare over the past several months, IIFT exam tends to be tougher than CAT. All the best.
suneet asked, is there any sectional cut-off for IIFT 2011
Naveenan answers, IIFT has only been indicated that there will be a sectional cut - off ... The exact details are not known. An year old article on a popular CAT / IIFT forum website provides indicative cut-offs.
chooran asked, Amongst CAT, IIFT, XAT adn GMAT - which one is the most tough test?
Naveenan answers, Hi ... Such a kind of comparison is not possible as different people have their strengths in different sections.
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