Since 2019, IIFT is conducted NTA. It is now conducted in online mode.
There are Total 4 sections in IIFT Exam. One of them is GK.
There will be 20 GK Questions in IIFT.
Weightage to each GK Question is 1.5 marks.
So total weightage to GK Section: 30 Marks
Sectional cutoff is always on a lower side. Good marks in IIFT GA would be 10+.
Your selection is IIFT is totally dependent on GK Marks. Students who get 20+ in GA have pretty high chance to get a call then students getting less then 5 marks in GA.
GKmojo is the great platform for students preparing for IIFT GK. Our students do well in paper.
Topics to cover for IIFT GK:-
There would be static gk questions as well as Current affairs based questions in Paper.
Here are some topics which are very important for IIFT GK point of View:
1) Stock exchanges
2) Mergers and acquisitions
3) Sports mainly world cups, Grand slams and other major worldwide tournaments.
4) Appointments in business world & Politics
5) Capital and currency
6) Important days in year with themes
7) Latest books and authors
8) Basic Geography & Polity
9) Basic Economy & RBI affairs
10) Past 8 months current affairs mainly developmental programs, events and places.
11) International Organizations ( HQs, Heads and their work)
12) National parks, Dams, Airports, Rivers and cities etc.
13) Parliaments of different nations
14) Recent summits
15) Rankings of India in different indices
16) Business affairs mainly Tag lines, new products and current brand ambassadors etc
17) List of Indian heading top MNCs.
18) Military Exercises of India.
19) Foreign Trade, Sea Ports etc
20) Regional Festivals, dances etc
These are some major topics to cover for IIFT.