IBSAT ICFAI Business School Aptitude Test
Management · PG · All India
Overview
Eligibility
IBSAT is the entrance for the ICFAI Business School campuses.
- Degree: a bachelor's degree of at least three years in any discipline, with at least 50% aggregate.
- Final-year students: eligible, with admission conditional on meeting the percentage requirement on the final result.
- Other scores: candidates holding a valid CAT, XAT, NMAT or GMAT score at the stated level may be considered without sitting IBSAT.
Exam Pattern
Syllabus
Verbal Ability
25%Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Grammar, Sentence Correction, Para Jumbles, Synonyms & Antonyms
Quantitative Aptitude
25%Number System, Percentages, Profit & Loss, Ratio & Proportion, Time & Work, Time–Speed–Distance, Averages, Algebra
Data Interpretation
20%Tables, Bar Graphs, Line Graphs, Pie Charts, Caselets, Data Comparison
Analytical Reasoning
30%Logical Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Syllogisms, Coding–Decoding, Blood Relations, Series, Critical Reasoning
How to Apply
The application is an online form on the official IBSAT website. Everything below is done in one sitting or saved and returned to; nothing is done on paper.
Register
Create an account on the official IBSAT website with an email address and mobile number you will still have months from now -- every notice, the admit card and the result reach you there. A registration number is issued; keep it.
Fill the form
Personal details, academic record from class 10 onwards, category, and work experience where it applies. The academic figures must match your marksheets exactly, because they are verified later against the originals.
Choose test cities
Cities are given in order of preference and allotted on availability, so the first choice is not guaranteed. Pick somewhere you can reach the morning of the exam without an overnight journey.
Upload photograph and signature
Both have to meet the format, size and background stated in the notification. A rejected upload is the most common reason a form is left incomplete past the deadline.
Pay the fee
Online, through the official portal only. The amount is set afresh in each year’s notification and is lower for SC, ST and PwD candidates. Keep the payment receipt.
Submit, then check
Print the completed form. A correction window usually opens afterwards -- it is limited, and it rarely covers every field, so it is a repair, not a second chance.
Apply only through the official portal. No agent can register you, and nobody can change a score once it is declared.
Important Dates
Selection Process
IBSAT tests comprehension and quantitative ability without the reasoning-heavy sets that dominate CAT.
- Sections cover Verbal Ability, Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Aptitude, and Data Adequacy with Data Interpretation.
- There is no negative marking, so no question should be left unanswered.
- Shortlisted candidates are called to a Selection Process at an IBS campus, which includes a group discussion, a research-based discussion and a personal interview.
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