Compare IIT Kanpur vs IIFT Kolkata

Mode of Admission - For General/SC/ST/PH/OBC-NCL/EWS candidates:

•  The process indicated below will be applicable equally for admission to Delhi and Kolkata Campuses.

•  On the basis of valid CAT 2023 Score, Group Discussion, Interview and other defined parameters.

•  Shortlisted candidates for the second round of the admission process will be called Group Discussion and Interview to be held in  March/April 2024 at Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai. IIFT reserves the right to add/ delete any centre, if required.

For GN, EWS and OBC (NCL) applicants

1. Overall score of 80 percentile or above in CAT
2. B.Tech. or B.E. or B.Arch. (with Mathematics as one of the subjects in Class XII) or four year degree program leading to B.Sc. Engineering (with Mathematics as one of the subjects), or four year degree program leading to Bachelor of Science degree (with Mathematics as one of the subjects), or Master of Science (with Mathematics as one of the subjects in the UG program), or Master of Arts in Economics (with Mathematics as one of the subjects in the UG program) with aggregate of 60% or a CPI of 6.0 on a scale of 10 from any AICTE recognized institute/university, IITs, NITs, and IIITs

For SC and ST applicants

1. Overall score of 55 percentile or above in CAT
2. B.Tech. or B.E. or B.Arch. (with Mathematics as one of the subjects in Class XII), or four year degree program leading to B.Sc. Engineering (with Mathematics as one of the subjects), or four year degree program leading to Bachelor of Science degree (with Mathematics as one of the subjects), or Master of Science (with Mathematics as one of the subjects in the UG program), or Master of Arts in Economics (with Mathematics as one of the subjects in the UG program) with aggregate of 50% or a CPI of 5.0 on a scale of 10 from any AICTE recognized institute/university, IITs, NITs, and IIITs

• Recognized Bachelor’s degree of a minimum 3 years duration in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Persons with Disability (PWD) categories].
• Candidates appearing for a qualifying examination can also apply subject to submission of proof of requisite qualification by  October 31,  2024.