This year in IIFT also section of GKCA (General Knowledge on Current Affairs) will be a tricky.
Important dates for you
| IIFT Registration Start Date: | July 2018 |
| IIFT Registration End Date: | September 2018 |
| Last date to apply online and submit GMAT score for Foreign Nationals and NRIs: | 15th February 2019 |
| Written Examination: | November 2018 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon |
In every IIFT paper, GK plays a very vital role. That is why; each and every candidate should take it very seriously. The questions based on GK covers of wide areas like business and economy, national and international trade, brands and products recognition, politics, books and author, etc.
Here we can have a quick look at how GK section has weighed in IIFT 2009, IIFT 2010, IIFT 2011, IIFT 2012, IIFT 2013, IIFT 2014, IIFT 2015 and IIFT 2016: -
| Exam Edition | Total Marks | Number of Questions | Marks per Question | Max Marks |
| IIFT 2009 | 8 | 20 | 0.4 | 8 |
| IIFT 2010 | 12 | 30 | 0.4 | 12 |
| IIFT 2011 | 10.5 | 21 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| IIFT 2012 | 14 | 28 | 0.5 | 14 |
| IIFT 2013 | 14 | 28 | 0.5 | 14 |
| IIFT 2014 | 13 | 26 | 0.5 | 13 |
| IIFT 2015 | 14 | 28 | 0.5 | 14 |
| IIFT 2016 | 12.5 | 25 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
Suggested topics for IIFT GK Section
- Few important general awareness category worth revising are:
- International Bodies, their functions, their chief personals and their offices. For instance; United Nations, IMF, BRICS. etc.
- Major Sporting Events and Awards of the year like Olympics, Winter Olympics, CWG India, Asian Games, Tennis, Cricket, Football, Chess, Billiards, etc.
- Major political events
- Other economy related events like FDI, Fll, Stock market, etc.
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