IIFT 2016 Exam – Sectionwise Analysis

The IIFT (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade) was conducted across various cities in India on 27 November, 2016. The exam consisted of four sections which are of 120-minute duration. The IIFT was not a cakewalk for many students. It had a total of 123 questions with a negative marking of 1/3 for each wrong answer. Check out our IIFT Expert analysis of the exam held in 2016.

English Comprehension

1. Total no. of questions asked – 36 questions

2. Level of difficulty – Easy to Moderate

3. Errors in test – No error

4. What could be the cut-off marks? – 7 to 8 marks

General Knowledge & Awareness

1. Total number of questions asked – 25 Questions

2. Level of difficulty – Moderate

3. Errors in test – Q. 111 of set A. No option is correct

4. What could be the cut-off marks – 2 to 2.5

Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation

1. Total number of questions – 42 Questions

2. Level of difficulty – Logical reasoning is moderate to tough and Data interpretation is easy to moderate

3. Errors in test – Q32 of set A. No option is correct. Correct answer should be “Finance”

4. Q. 42 of set A. No option is correct. Correct answer should be “Paediatrician, Daughter, 4:00 p.m.” Q62 of Set A. We cannot calculate percentage change on negative value.

5. What could be the cut-off marks? – 7 to 8

Quantitative Analysis

1. Total number of questions asked – 20 Questions

2. Level of difficulty – Easy

3. Errors in test, Q. 15 of set A. Typo  – Initially the events are  P and Q but later they become  A and B!

4. What could be the cut-off marks? – 5 to 6