IBSAT

IBSAT is a national level exam conducted by ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (deemed to be University) for admission to MBA/ PGPM courses. IBSAT 2024 registration will commence in first week of July 2024 and candidates will be able to register themselves on the official website at general.ibsindia.org. IBSAT scores are accepted by nine ICFAI Business Schools (IBS), namely IBS Hyderabad, IBS Mumbai, IBS Bengaluru, IBS Pune, IBS Gurgaon, IBS Kolkata, IBS Ahmedabad, IBS Jaipur, and IBS Dehradun. Tabulated below is the tentative IBSAT 2023 schedule:

Yes, ICFAI Business School (IBS), Ahmedabad accepts admission through many national-level exams other than IBSAT exam such as GMAT/ CAT/ NMAT. Candidates based on score in any of the said exams will be shortlisted for the Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds.

Those who qualify the GD & PI rounds will be required to the admission cell at IBS Ahmedabad to complete the remaining admission formalities such as relevant document verification and fee payment leading to final seat allotment.

Candidates seeking admission to the Postgraduate Programme in Management at IBS Ahmedabad must meet the overall and section wise cut-off rank specified by IBS Ahmedabad. The overall cut-off percentile and section wise cut-off percentile obtained in the CAT exam for admission to the PGPM at IBS Ahmedabad is 70 and 40, respectively.

Candidates based on their score/ percentile in IBSAT/ CAT/ GMAT/ NMAT exam will be selected for the Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds.

For admission to IBS Ahmedabad for the flagship course Postgraduate Programme in Management (PGPM), the IBSAT 2023 result is expected to be released by the first week of December 2023. Candidates based on their IBSAT score will be shortlisted for the Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. Besides IBSAT, IBS Ahmedabad also accepts score of GMAT/ CAT/ NMAT for admission to the PGPM course at IBS Ahmedabad.

Yes, IBSAT is an online exam.

The exam pattern for IBSAT 2023 for ICFAI Business School Kolkata consist of four sections, and total od 140 marks, with the duration of 2 hours. It is a Home Proctored based exam. for every correct answer one mark each will be provided, and there is no negative marking. For more details refer the information below: 

Devise a strategy and stick to it. Aspirants must also check the IBSAT exam pattern and syllabus before starting the preparation. The planning consists of:

IBSAT is a two-hour Computer-based test (CBT) comprising multiple-choice questions. IBSAT is a computer-based test that is generally conducted over a window of two days in December. Qualified candidates will have to first attend a selection briefing round and then appear for the final selection rounds, including Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. The table below brings some quick facts about the exam.