MBA (IB) · 2025 season
IIFT runs two programmes. The total fee for the MBA (IB) is ₹21.82 lakh including hostel, and its 2025 average package was ₹31.3 lakh — both as published by the institute.
ROI divides the average package by the full programme fee; payback is the months of that package it takes to equal the fee, before tax. Fee bases differ between colleges, so check what each fee includes before comparing two.
| Programme | Duration | Total fee | Seats | Average | Shortlist cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IIFT MBA (IB) | 24 mo | ₹21.8L | 720 | ₹31.3L | — |
| IIFT MBA (Business Analytics) | 24 mo | ₹17.9L | 60 | ₹25.3L | — |
Minimum 50% (45% for SC, ST and PwD)
CAT: 98% of the call → 48% of the offer
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IIFT's shortlist score for the 2025–27 intake: the CAT 2024 score as a share of the highest CAT 2024 score, scaled to 98, plus 2 marks for women. Candidates also had to clear sectional cut-offs, which IIFT did not print. No 2026–28 table is on IIFT's site. Final score for the 2025–27 intake, the same for MBA (IB) and MBA (BA). Academic diversity gives its 3 marks to non-engineers and gender diversity to women; work experience is rated by months (highest for 25–36 months) times the interview panel's score out of 10.
BSchoolZone also gives minimum sectional percentiles for this batch: 55 for General, 50 for EWS and NC-OBC, and 30 for SC, ST, PwD and Kashmiri migrant candidates.
ROI divides the average package by the full programme fee; payback is the months of that package it takes to equal the fee, before tax.
Minimum 50% in aggregate, or CGPA 5.0 out of 10
CAT: 98% of the call → 48% of the offer
Call
Offer
IIFT's shortlist score for the 2025–27 intake: the CAT 2024 score as a share of the highest CAT 2024 score, scaled to 98, plus 2 marks for women. Candidates also had to clear sectional cut-offs, which IIFT did not print. No 2026–28 table is on IIFT's site. Final score for the 2025–27 intake, the same for MBA (IB) and MBA (BA). Academic diversity gives its 3 marks to non-engineers and gender diversity to women; work experience is rated by months (highest for 25–36 months) times the interview panel's score out of 10.
The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade was set up by the Government of India in 1963 under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and became a deemed university in 2002. Its flagship two-year MBA in International Business shortlists applicants on CAT scores and runs at campuses in Delhi, Kolkata, Kakinada and GIFT City.
The MBA (IB)’s total fee is ₹21.82 lakh including hostel. The MBA (Business Analytics) costs ₹17.88 lakh (tuition only).
The MBA (IB)’s average was ₹31.3 lakh for 2025. The MBA (Business Analytics)’s average was ₹25.3 lakh for 2025.
For the 2025–27 batch, General candidates converted at 97 percentile, according to third-party figures.
MBA (IB) 720 and MBA (Business Analytics) 60.
CAT or GMAT for the MBA (IB); CAT for the MBA (Business Analytics).
IIFT was established in 1963.
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