IBSAT

The validity of IBSAT score is one year. This means that candidates who take IBSAT exam in 2026 will have to apply for admission to the ICFAI Business School (IBS) within current academic year of exam date. If a candidate does not apply for admission within one-year period, they will not be able to use their IBSAT score to get admission to the IBS campuses for MBA or PGPM program.

No, IBSAT cutoffs are not announced along with result. The IBSAT cut off is released after the result is announced, and they vary for different campuses of IBS. 

However, candidates can check the previous year's IBSAT cutoff to get an idea of the likely cutoff for this year. The IBSAT cutoff for IBS Hyderabad in the previous year was 72-78.

Candidates must note that IBSAT cut off for different IBSAT campuses may vary. hence, candidates are advised to check the official notification.

As the admission process for the year 2024 has started at all campuses of IBS. Admission will be based on IBSAT 2023 scores. Hence, the institute has released the complete schedule for IBSAT 2023 exam. The application process started in the month of July, 2023 and will remain continued till December. Find below the complete schedule for IBSAT exam 2023:

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.