Analysis of IIFT-2004

There were 196 questions divided into four sections to be solved in 120
minutes. No specific instructions regarding sectional cutoffs were given but
there was 1/5th negative marking. The breakup and weightage of areas is as
follows:

Sr. Section No. of Relative weightage Difficulty

no questions weightage on a scale of level
100
1 Quantitative 48 3/4 36 Average
Ability
2 Reasoning and 48 1/2 24 Tough
Data
Interpretation
3 Verbal Ability 50 2/5 20 Average
4 General 50 2/5 20 Tough
Knowledge
Total 196 100

The optimum time allotment strategy for this paper would have been:

Sr. no Section Time allotment

1 Quantitative Ability 35 - 40 min
2 Reasoning and Data Interpretation 40 min
3 Verbal Ability 30 min
4 General Knowledge 10 - 15 min
The optimal number of attempts in each section and the projected cutoffs are
as follows:

Sr. Section Attemptability Accuracy Weighted

No. Sectional Score
1 Quantitative Ability 38 22-24 16-18
2 Reasoning and Data 34 23-25 11-12
Interpretation
3 Verbal Ability 35 23-25 12-13
4 General Knowledge 35 24-26 10-12

Section 1 : Quantitative Ability

There were quite a number of questions on functions, which made this

section different from the last year's paper.

Areas Tested No of questions Difficulty level

Algebra 20 Tough
Geometry,
Trigonometry and 15 Average
Mensuration
Arithmetic 13 Average

Section 2: Reasoning and Data Interpretation

The performance in this section is to a large extent dependant on Critical

Reasoning questions. The question types that were included were:

Areas Tested No of questions

Critical Reasoning

1.Strengthening/Weakening arguments 4

2. Implicit Statements 2

3. Assumptions 1
 4. Inference from paragraphs 3

5. Arguments 4
Analytical Reasoning (6 caselets) 17
Data Interpretation

1. Share Prices ( Table) 5

2. Sales Distribution (Table) 5

3. Caselet 4
Data sufficiency 03

Section 3: Verbal Ability

The fill in the blank questions included the missing word questions, missing
sentence questions and also a paragraph that had blanks in it.

The number of Reading Comprehension questions were less as compared to

last year's paper.

Areas Tested No of questions

Spellings 4
Synonyms 2
Analogies 10
Fill in the blanks 25
Sentence arrangements (jumbled) 6
Reading Comprehension 3

Section 4: General Knowledge

This section had a good combination of questions based on Business

Awareness and Current Affairs.

Though no specific instructions regarding Sectional performance were given

in the paper, it is expected that a student clears the above mentioned
Weighted Sectional Cutoffs. This combined with clearing net total projected
score of 68 could get a student a call from IIFT, Delhi.