IIFT to consider CAT 2023 scores for MBA admissions 2024-25

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) will accept the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2023 scores for admission to two MBA programmes, MBA in International Business and MBA in Business Analytics from the academic year 2024-25.

Aspirants seeking admission to IIFT’s 2024-26 MBA batches of IB and BA programmes will be shortlisted for WAT, group discussion, extempore, personal interview, etc. on the basis of CAT 2023 scores.

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“Therefore, to take the admission to IIFT’s MBA(IB) and MBA(BA) 2024-26 programmes, it is mandatory for all the aspirants to have a valid CAT 2023 score,” IIFT said in an official statement.

IIFT will release the application forms for admission to the MBA (IB) and MBA (BA) programmes on its official website, iift.ac.in, tentatively by the end of September 2023.

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Earlier, the institute used to provide admission to these MBA programmes through the entrance exams conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

CAT 2023 registration commenced from August 2. The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow will conduct CAT 2023 for admission to management programmes offered by participating institutes on November 26 in three shifts.

Candidates will be able to submit the CAT application form by September 13, 2023. As per the eligibility criteria, candidates having a bachelor's degree with minimum 50 percent aggregate marks and 45 percent marks for SC, ST category are eligible to apply.