IIFCL Grade A study guide
IIFCL Grade A · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The IIFCL Grade A recruitment examination is the selection process for officer-level positions at India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited, a government-owned infrastructure finance institution. It suits graduates, especially those with a finance, economics, engineering, or management background, who want to work at the intersection of public policy and large-scale project finance. The IIFCL Grade A study guide has 5 sections and about 1,486 words.
01General Awareness: Indian Economy, Banking and Infrastructure Finance
General Awareness in IIFCL Grade A is not a trivia quiz; it checks whether you can place Indian macro policy, banking regulation and infrastructure financing in the same frame. Expect questions on GDP and inflation, RBI policy tools, priority-sector lending, NPAs and resolution, government infrastructure programmes, and the role of specialised institutions such as IIFCL.
338 words, about 2 min02Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude
Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude tests speed with accuracy: arithmetic, data interpretation, series, syllogisms, puzzles, seating and coding. The IIFCL paper favours caselet-style calculation and structured puzzles, so write down the given data before computing.
289 words, about 1 min03English Language
English Language checks control of grammar, vocabulary and extended text. Expect error spotting, sentence improvement, fillers, cloze, para jumbles, reading comprehension and synonym/antonym items.
270 words, about 1 min04Professional Knowledge: Infrastructure Finance and Project Appraisal
Infrastructure lending begins with project identification, feasibility, DPR, techno-economic appraisal, sanction, disbursement, monitoring and O&M. A bank or IIFCL-style lender appraises technical design, sponsor capacity, market/traffic demand, land and permits, EPC contracts, O&M arrangements, environmental and social safeguards, and regulatory tariffs.
310 words, about 2 min05Professional Knowledge: Financial Management, Accounting and Banking
Financial statements-balance sheet, P&L and cash-flow statement-feed ratio analysis: liquidity (current ratio), solvency (debt-equity), profitability (net margin, ROE) and efficiency (asset turnover). DuPont links ROE to margin, asset turnover and leverage.
279 words, about 1 min