IIFT Entrance Test 2007
The IIFT Entrance Test 2007 was very similar in essence to IIFT 2006. The one
main deviation from last year was that each question had only one correct
answer, unlike multiple correct answers in last year's exam. Students accustomed
to the brief 75-question, 150 minutes CAT kind of test found the IIFT paper to
be extremely lengthy.
Salient features:
- Number of sections: 4 (2 subsections
in all sections, except GK)
- Number of options for each question:
4
- Increase in no. of questions (From
106 in 2006 to 150 this year)
- All questions had only one correct
answer, out of the given options
- Each incorrect answer carried 1/3
negative marks
- Variation in weightage, as compared
to the previous year
- No specific mention of sectional
cut-offs
- Like last year, aspirants were
allowed to retain the booklet
- The expected cut-off for the
Delhi campus will be between 24-26
Here is an overview of how you should have attempted this paper.
Section |
Part
|
Number of questions
|
Weightage per question
|
Total Marks |
Possible attempts
(Qs) |
Suggested Time (Min)
|
Possible score |
EU & RC |
Part I RC |
12 |
0.60 |
7.20 |
6 |
15 |
3 |
Part II EU |
22 |
0.60 |
13.20 |
10 |
10 |
4 |
GA |
- |
29 |
0.38 |
11.02 |
10 |
20 |
3 |
QA & DI |
Part I QA |
25 |
0.90 |
22.50 |
12 |
25 |
7 |
Part II DI |
26 |
0.79 |
20.54 |
6 |
25 |
4 |
LR & DM |
Part I LR |
25 |
0.74 |
18.50 |
10 |
15 |
5 |
Part II DM |
11 |
0.64 |
7.04 |
3 |
10 |
2 |
Total |
|
150
|
|
100
|
45+
|
120
|
25-26
|
Verbal Ability Section
Part I: Reading Comprehension
The RC passages were quite simple. One could have just scanned through them and
answered the given questions. One innovation this year was the use of questions
based on matching items in list 1 with items in list 2. The key to answering
these was to read the options carefully, as addition or omission of even a
single word to the option could have made a difference.
The composition of the section was as follows:
Topic |
Number of Qs |
Remarks |
Reading Comprehension |
3 Passage, 12 Qs |
Weightage 0.60 |
Trademark-related controversy involving Google |
4Qs |
Easy and direct questions |
Metamorphosis of the Indian Retail Market |
5 Qs |
Easy and direct questions, Factual |
Salk�s contribution in eradicating Polio
|
3Qs |
Easy and direct questions |