MBA Entrance Exam

ICFAI Business School does not release the IBSAT syllabus PDF on its official website. As stated by the officials, the IBSAT syllabus is based on CAT syllabus. Candidates can refer to CAT syllabus to prepare for IBSAT exam.

ICFAI Business School will announce the IBSAT 2026 dates will be announced soon after release of official notification. IBSAT 2026 registration will commence on July 01, 2026 and exam will be scheduled in last week of December 2026. IBSAT 2026 exam is a online proctored examination administered across India. Candidates seeking admission to MBA/PGDM programme of IBS campuses must appear for IBSAT or have obtained score in national level examination conducted for MBA admissions.

EIILM-Kolkata Centre for Leadership and Ethics accepts CAT scores for admission to MBA programme. Candidates can also get into MBA via MAT, ATMA or VUMAT scores. Aspirants must also meet eligibility to apply for MBA programme.

CAT is one of the accepting exams for admission to MBA programme at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology. Aspirants can also get into MBA via their scores in MAT, CMAT, etc. Candidates can also appear for KIITEE Management conducted by KIIT.

No, writing the KMAT is not compulsory for applying to MBA colleges in Karnataka. However, very few colleges offer direct admission for MBA courses. So, students should opt for MBA entrance exams such as KMAT, Karnataka PGCET, CAT, XAT, MAT, etc.

VITBEE exam is conducted by VIT for admission to its MBA programme in all campuses. Candidates have to pay a fee of INR 1200 to complete the application process of VITBEE exam.

ICFAI Business School offers MBA/PGDM programmes at 9 IBS campuses in offline mode. For admission to IBS campus, candidates must appear for IBSAT, CAT, XAT, NMAT by GMAC, or GMAT examination to qualify for admission process.

Yes, candidates can apply for MBA/PGDM admission at IBS campuses without ISAT scores. Such candidates must have a valid score in any of the national-level MBA entrance exam:

• CAT: Top 75 candidates with a minimum score of 90 percentile and above
• XAT: Top 25 candidates with a minimum score of 80 percentile and above
• GMAT TM: Top 25 candidates with a minimum score of 550 and above
• NMAT by GMAC TM: Top 100 candidates with a minimum score of 225 and above

There is no prescribed sectional time limit for IBSAT exam. Candidates appearing for IBSAT exam can attempt any section as per their order preference and can switch between sections while attempting questions. Candidates must carefully review the pending questions.

There are no prescribed IBSAT qualifying marks. Candidates preparing for IBSAT exam can check the expected IBSAT cutoff marks for IBS campuses below:

• IBS Hyderabad: 72-80+ marks
• IBS Mumbai: 70-78+ marks
• IBS Bangalore: 65-75+ marks
• IBS Gurgaon: 62-75+ marks
• IBS Pune: 60-70+ marks
• IBS Dehradun: 55-65+ marks
• IBS Jaipur: 55-65+ marks
• IBS Kolkata: 55-65+ marks