Seeking A Career In Business Analytics? Here's IIFT MBA Programme

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade(IIFT) is one of India’s leading business schools and a Deemed to be University, under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.  The Institute is inviting candidates to join its two-year full-time non-residential MBA programme in Business Analytics for 2023-24 batch at Delhi campus. Interested candidates need to register for IIFT’s all-India level entrance exam for MBA(IB) progamme or must have valid GMAT scores. The rest of the details are given below.

Eligibility Criteria for IIFT MBA in Business Analytics

The candidate must meet the following eligibility criteria for the IIFT MBA Business Analytics programme:

• Bachelor's degree with minimum 50% marks in aggregate or 5.0 CGPA out of 10. The student should have Mathematics/ Statistics as one of the subjects at the Graduation level OR
• B. Tech / B.E degree in any discipline from a recognized University/ Institute with at least 50% marks in aggregate or 5.0 CGPA out of 10 OR
• Bachelor's degree with minimum 50% marks in aggregate or 5.0 CGPA out of 10, with Mathematics as a subject at 10+2 level.

Note: Applied Mathematics in 10+2 will not be considered.

IIFT MBA Admission Process 

1. The candidates will be shortlisted based on IIFT’s MBA(IB) entrance exam score or GMAT Score. 
2. The second round will include an extempore and personal Interview (PI)
3. Final selection based on: 

IIFT MBA(IB) entrance exam score / GMAT Score+performance in the Extempore & Personal Interview+academic performance in 10th & 12th and work experience. 

Note: Weightage will be given to female candidates to bring in Gender Diversity in the programme.

Important details

Candidates can register at IIFT’s website and pay the registration fee for the exam. 

The candidates need to appear in IIFT’s All India level entrance exam on 18th December 2022 (Sunday): 10:00 A.M. to 12 Noon. The exam will be held in 68 cities across India. 

The brochure for this programme will be published on the IIFT website along with the application form in the month of December 2022. 

Scope of Business Analytics in India

As data becomes the new currency of the world, the scope of Business Analytics is all set to grow. Companies such as KPMG, IBM, Cognizant, etc. are massively using business analytics to take valuable and effective decisions. 

Quick Fact: As per a report by Mckinsey, business analytical capabilities may result in USD 9.5 trillion to USD 15.4 trillion annual economic impacts across industries worldwide. 

The areas where applications of business analytics can be extensively explored are: 

• Customer experience
• Hiring and Recruitment
• Inventory management
• Sales and Marketing
• Finance

For those looking to make a career in Business Analytics, the above IIFT MBA programme could be a great opportunity. 

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