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IBSAT

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ICFAI Business Aptitude Test, commonly known as IBSAT, is an entrance exam conducted by the ICFAI Foundation of Higher Education for admission to MBA and PGDM programs in colleges located in different regions of India. The exam is designed to check Verbal abilities and logical reasoning. 

Generally, candidates who are willing to take admissions in B-schools connected with ICFAI can appear in the exam. This exam is similar to other entrance exams primarily conducted for management programs. 

IBSAT Exam Highlights

Particulars

Details

Exam Name

ICFAI Business Studies Aptitude Test

Conducted By

ICFAI

Exam Mode

Home-proctored Test

Exam Frequency

Once in a Year

Exam syllabus

  • Quantitative Aptitude
  • Verbal Ability
  • Data Adequacy & Data Interpretation
  • Reading Comprehension

Time Allotted

120 Minutes

No. of Questions

140

Mode of Answer

English

Marking Scheme

  • One mark for each correct answer
  • There is no negative marking

Exam Fee

INR 1800/- 

Table of Contents

Important Dates

Eligibility Criteria

Exam Pattern

IBSAT Exam Syllabus

How to prepare for the IBSAT Exam

Section Wise Books for Preparation

Colleges accepting IBSAT Score Card

Important Dates

Event

Date

Application Form Releases

1st July 2023

Last Date to submit

16th December 2023

IBSAT 2023/2024 Exam

December 23 – 24, 2023

Result

27th December 2023

IBSAT 2023 GD-PI

10 Feb '24 - 18 Feb '24

(UPCOMING )

IBSAT 2023 Selection Process Result

March 24,2024 

(TENTATIVE)

Eligibility Criteria

  • Candidates who are willing to appear for the IBSAT exam need to meet the following criteria, check your eligibility criteria, see below:-
  • Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree from any recognised university following the minimum criteria:
    • 50% for unreserved category
    • 45% for reserved (SC, ST, OBC) category
  • Candidates who have not graduated from English medium need to submit the TOEFL/IELTS scorecard.
  • Candidates who are in their final year of graduation or have their results awaited can also apply for the exam.
  • Candidates who have already a valid scorecard for the CAT, GMAT, or NMAT exams, don’t need to appear for the IBSAT as their scorecard will work the same as the IBSAT.

Exam Pattern

IBSAT paper is a 2-hour long paper containing 140 MCQs belonging to four different sections, the level of the exam is generally easy to moderate, there is no negative marking and no section-wise time limit, and candidates can switch as per their convenience. See below for the sections-wise questions: 

Section

No. of Questions

Verbal Ability

50 

Reading Comprehension

30

Quantitative Aptitude

30

Data Adequacy & Data Interpretation

30

Total

140

IBSAT Exam Syllabus

Section

Important Topics

Verbal Ability

  • Grammar and Idioms
  • Sentence Completion
  • Para Jumble
  • Incorrect words Questions

Reading Comprehension

  • RC passages with direct factual questions.

Quantitative Aptitude

  • Algebra 
  • Arithmetic 
  • Analytical Geometry 
  • Probability and statistics

Data Adequacy & Data Interpretation

  • Bar Graphs
  • Column Graphs
  • Data Interpretation
  • Critical Reasoning
  • Logical Reasoning
  • Data Sufficiency

How to prepare for the IBSAT Exam

Any exam needs so much toiling to secure a good score. However, the question level of the exam is moderate to low that doesn’t mean that you can crack it easily, you need to be focused and dedicated to one goal and that is to achieve a good score, we’ve mentioned some tips on how you can ace your preparation:-

  • Go through the complete syllabus of IBSAT, so that you will get to know about your weakness and strengths,

  • Understand the exam pattern, so that you can create a suitable study plan for your preparation, 

  • Begin the most challenging topic, it will be easy if you ace the topics that trouble you the most.

  • Search for the best books available

  • Dedicate enough time for your preparation 

  • Attempt mock tests in bulk to check your preparation

  • Then, revise the topics you have prepared

  • Search for previous year's question papers to make strategies for the exam.

Section Wise Books for Preparation

Verbal Ability

  • High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren & Martin
  • Objective General English by R.S. Aggarwal
  • Mastering the Verbal Ability for CAT by Ajay Singh
  • Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
  • McGraw Hill’s Business English and Communication

Data Adequacy & Data Interpretation

  • Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency by Ananta Ashisha 
  • DI LR from Pearson by Nishit Sinha
  • Data Analysis & Interpretation Data Sufficiency by Kiran Prakashan
  • Logical and Analytical Reasoning

Reading Comprehension

  • Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT and MBA Entrance Examination
  • 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary Mass Market Paperback
  • How to Prepare for Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension for CAT
  • Tuesday with Morrie by Mitch Albom

Quantitative Aptitude

  • Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by R.S Aggarwal
  • Quantitative Aptitude Abhijit Guha
  • Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma
  • Quantitative Aptitude for CAT from Pearson by Arun Sharma

Colleges accepting IBSAT Score Card

  • IBS Hyderabad, 
  • IBS Gurgaon, 
  • IBS Ahmedabad, 
  • IBS Dehradun

Exam Question Paper