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The IIFT entrance exam is conducted in about 63 cities across India. Candidates can select up to four cities in the application for test centre allotment. The IIFT test centre will be allotted to every candidate in the first city of preference. The IIFT exam is held in Vijaywada, Visakhapatnam, Guwahati, Patna, Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur, Delhi, Panaji, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hissar, Shimla, Jammu, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Bengaluru, Hubli, Mangaluru, Mysore, Ernakulam, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Aurangabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Thane, Shillong, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sambalpur, Puducherry, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Patiala, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Chennai, Coimbatore, Vellore, Hyderabad, Agra, Allahabad, Bareilly, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Noida, Dehradun, Haldwani, Durgapur, Kolkata and Siliguri.

Given below is the step-by-step guide for Northumbria University admissions.

• First of all, choose the course
• Then, submit the application along with the required documents
• Receive the decision either via UCAS or Northumbria University application portal
• Next, upload the documents. If students have received the unconditional offer, they need to submit any outstanding documents or evidence required. Students are also required to submit translations of documents if they are not in English. Furthermore, as per the requirement of the course, students may be asked to provide other information, submit a portfolio, or attend an interview
• Next, accept the offer in order to confirm the place
• Then, book the accommodation
• Next, pay the tuition fee deposit
• After paying the tuition fee deposit, request the CAS
• Next, apply for a student visa upon receiving the CAS
• Then, book the flight and meet & greet
• Do the self-registration online and travel to the UK
• Lastly, attend the induction at Northumbria University

Read: Documents required for admission in UK

To submit Northumbria University application, students are required to apply online directly at the university’s website. Also, students can apply via regional offices of Northumbria University located in India. Supporting documents and information that are required to submit Northumbria University application are:

• Fully completed application form
• Personal email address must be there on the application form
• Academic transcripts and / or certificates
• Proof of financial sponsorship (if applicable)
• Passport – a copy of personal details page
• Reference
• Confirmation of immigration history including copies of previous and current visa (if applicable)
• Any other additional document (if applicable)

Candidates have to upload the following documents with the IIFT application form:

• Recent passport-size photo against light colour background
• The photo should not be more than 3 months’ old
• Scanned signature with a black pen on a white background
• Category certificate (SC/ST/PwD certificate if applicable)
• Photo ID issued by the Government of India

Apart from uploading these documents, candidates will need certain other document to fill the IIFT application form without errors. Candidates must keep by their side, class 10 mark sheet, class 12 mark sheet, graduation mark sheet, address proof, date of birth certificate and net banking details.

IIFT form correction window will be opened after the conclusion of application process. The form correction dates will be announced along with the registration schedule, which is expected in September 2023. During that period, candidate will be allowed to update the following details in their IIFT 2024 application form:

• Photo
• Signature
• Mistake in identification information
• Educational information
• Double fee payment

No other field of the IIFT application form 2024 will be editable. Thus, candidates must fill their IIFT application forms carefully in the first attempt itself. They should cross check each and every field of the application form before submitting the form.

No, there is no discount in IIFT application fees for OBC candidates. Only SC/ST/PwD candidates can avail discount on IIFT application fee. As per the latest notification, the IIFT entrance exam application fee for OBC candidates is INR 2,500, same as that for General category candidates. The fee amount that the SC/ST/PwD candidates have to pay is INR 1,250. Every candidate has to pay the fee at the time of application form submission and in online mode only. The IIFT fee payment is to be done via debit or credit card or net banking. Candidates must note that the IIFT application fee is non-refundable and until the fee is paid, the IIFT application form will not be accepted.