IBSAT Books 2025: Check best books for exam preparation
ICFAI Business School Aptitude Test 2025 ( IBSAT )
Registration - 1 Jul '25 - 19 Dec '25
IBSAT exam is an aptitude test conducted by IBS, Hyderabad to assess the candidates’ Quantitative, Logical Reasoning and Verbal Ability skills. To prepare well for the exam, IBSAT test takers must take the support of the best books for IBSAT preparation. One can find various kinds of MBA entrance exam preparation books available in the market. However, Shiksha has created a list of best books for IBSAT preparation 2025, based on popularity among MBA aspirants and experts.
Check out the best books for IBSAT 2025 preparation from various sections of the IBSAT syllabus, and build your knowledge on different topics.
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Best Books for IBSAT 2025
In order to have a stronghold over topics like: number system, geometry, algebra, discount, arithmetic progression and others, check out the best books for the Quantitative aptitude section, below.
| Best Books: Quantitative Aptitude |
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|---|---|
| Books |
Authors/Publishers |
| Quantitative Ability |
Nishit Sinha |
| Quantitative Aptitude for CAT from Pearson |
Arun Sharma |
| Fast Track Objective Arithmetic |
Rajesh Verma/Arihant Publications |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
Abhijit Guha |
| Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations |
RS Aggarwal/ S Chand Publishing; Revised Edition |
| Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT 2019 |
Sarvesh K Verma/ Arihant Publications; Tenth edition (10 June 2019) |
| Quantitative Aptitude for CAT and MBA Entrance Examination |
TIME |
| Quantitative Aptitude Numerical Ability (Fully Solved) 7000 + Objective Question |
Pratiyogita Kiran & KICX Think Tank of Kiran Prakashan |
| Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude for MBA Entrance Examination |
Dinesh Khattar
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| Mathematics for MBA Entrance Exams |
R.S. Aggarwal and S. Chand |
| Mathematics Class 11th and 12th |
RD Sharma |
| Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT |
Sarvesh K. Verma |
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In order to have a stronghold over topics like ─ comprehension of passages, syllogism, punctuation, sentence completion, contextual usage and others, check out the best books for the IBSAT VA section mentioned below.
| IBSAT Best Books: Verbal Ability |
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|---|---|
| Books |
Authors/ Publishers |
| English Proficiency |
IMS India |
| Word Power Made Easy |
Norman Lewis |
| High School English Grammar and Composition |
Wren & Martin |
| Objective General English |
RS Aggarwal, Vikas Aggarwal/ S Chand Publishing |
| English Plus ICSE for Class 10 |
Xavier Pinto |
| Mastering the Verbal Ability for CAT |
Ajay Singh |
| Business English and Communication |
Clark |
| Verbal Ability Guide for CAT |
PT Education Ltd. |
| VARC Questions with Answers for Practice | Quantitative Aptitude Questions with Answers for Practice | DILR Questions with Answers for Practice |
In order to have a stronghold over topics like─ tables, Data Interpretation, data sufficiency, Logical Reasoning, graphs representing areas and others, check out the best books for Data Adequacy and Data Interpretation mentioned below.
| IBSAT Best Books: Data Adequacy & Data Interpretation |
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|---|---|
| Books |
Authors/ Publishers |
| Data Interpretation MBA Entrance |
Jaiswal |
| Guide to Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning |
Pearson Publication |
| Logical and Analytical Reasoning |
Ashok Gupta |
| Data Analysis & Interpretation Data Sufficiency |
Think Tank of Kiran Prakashan |
| DI LR from Pearson |
Nishit Sinha |
| TMH How to Prepare for the Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning for the CAT 3rd Edition |
Arun Sharma |
| Data Interpretation |
K. Kundan |
| Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency |
Ananta Ashisha |
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Improve your ability to answer questions on IBSAT’s reading comprehension section by studying from the below-mentioned books:
| IBSAT Best Books: Reading Comprehension |
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|---|---|
| Books |
Authors/ Publishers |
| Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT and MBA Entrance Examination |
Nishit. K. Sinha |
| 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary Mass Market Paperback |
Wilfred Funck & Norman Lewis/ Simon & Schuster |
| CAT Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension |
Gautam Puri |
| How to Prepare for Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension for CAT |
Meenakshi Upadhyay and Arun Sharma |
| Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT and MBA Entrance Examination |
TIME |
| Tuesday with Morrie |
Mitch Albom |
| Verbal Ability & Comprehension for CAT/XAT/GMAT/IIFT/CMAT/MAT/Bank PO/SSC |
Bharat Patodi and Aditya Choudhary |
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 4 weeks ago
For admission to ICFAI Business School, candidates must meet the overall cutoff criteria specified for CAT, XAT, GMAT and IBSAT. Based on the cutoff criteria, candidates will be shortlisted for the micro presentation and personal interview rounds. Candidates who are shortlisted through IBSAT scores
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered 4 weeks ago
IBSAT 2025 cutoff is decided based on the following parameters:
- Total number of students appearing for exam
- Difficulty level of the exam
- Number of seats in course and college
ICFAI Business School determines the IBSAT cutoff based on the above factors. Candidates meeting the cutoff criteria will be shor
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered 4 weeks ago
ICFAI School of Business specifies the cutoff for the following exam for admission to its MBA/PGPM programs:
- CAT and XAT: 60 percentile and above
- GMAT: 500+
- NMAT by GMAC: 150+
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered 4 weeks ago
Once the IBSAT 2025 results are announced, candidates must appear for the following rounds:
- Selection briefing
- Micro presentation
- Personal interview
The IBSAT 2025 selection rounds will commence in second week of February 2026 at IBS Hyderabad. Candidates with IBSAT/CAT/NMAT/XAT or GMAT scores will be s
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered 4 weeks ago
IBSAT 2025 scorecard will be issued online to all the test takers. Candidates who will appear for the online exam on December 27 and December 28 can download the result online at general.ibsindia.org. Candidates will not be issued the scorecard offline. To download the IBSAT result 2025, candidates
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered 4 weeks ago
IBSAT 2025 result will be announced in last week of December 2025. Candidates who will appear for the exam can check their results online when released. IBSAT 2025 exam will be held on December 27 and December 28 in remote proctored mode. To download the IBSAT scorecrad, candidates must enter their
Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 weeks ago
yes, candidates can take IBSAT exam more than once. The IBSAT exam is conducted annually. If candidate is not able to appear for the current session, he/she may apply for the next session examinations. ICFAI has not specified the number of attempts for IBSAT exam.
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered 4 weeks ago
Yes, candidates can appear for IBSAT mock test online. However, for better experience and analyse the performance accurately, candidates must take the mock test on desktop or computer. If the candidate is appearing for IBSAT mock test on mobile, he.she must be careful of following things:
- Put phone o
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered 4 weeks ago
To appear for the IBSAT 2025 exam online, candidates must follow the steps below
- Login with the IBSAT 2025 details shared on registered email ID and SMS
- Complete the online verification process by capturing the photo and showing the IBSAT 2025 admit card
- Read the IBSAT exam instructiosn to appear for e
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Beginner-Level 5
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Is it important to meet the sectional cutoff in IBSAT for admission?