About IBSAT Exam

IBSAT – The Complete Guide

What is IBSAT?

ICFAI Business School Aptitude Test or popularly known as IBSAT is an online exam conducted by ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (Deemed to be University) for the various MBA and PGDM (academic year 2025-27) courses. The exam is accepted at nine campuses of ICFAI Business Schools and a few other MBA colleges across India."

📌 Highlights

Full Form	ICFAI Business School Aptitude Test
Conducting Body	ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education
Mode of Exam	Online (Computer-based)
Frequency	Annually
Duration	2 hours (120 minutes)
Official Website	ibsindia.org
Accepted By	9 ICFAI Business School campuses across India

📚 Exam Pattern

Section	No. of Questions
Verbal Ability	50
Reading Comprehension	30
Quantitative Aptitude	30
Data Adequacy & Data Interpretation	30
Total	140

✔️ Marking Scheme: +1 for each correct answer; No negative marking

📅 Important Dates of IBSAT (Tentative 2025)

Application Start Date: July 2025
Last Date to Apply: 3rd week of December 2025
Admit Card Release: December 2025
Exam Dates: December 28–29, 2025
Result Declaration: 1st week of January 2026

IBSAT Exam Eligibility

Graduation in any discipline with at least 50% marks
Completion of a minimum of 15 years of education (10+2+3 or 10+2+4)
Candidates not meeting the English medium requirement in graduation must submit TOEFL/NELT/IELTS scores by May 31, 2025
Final year students are also eligible to apply

🏫 Participating ICFAI Business School Campuses

IBS Hyderabad
IBS Mumbai
IBS Bengaluru
IBS Gurgaon
IBS Pune
IBS Ahmedabad
IBS Kolkata
IBS Dehradun
IBS Jaipur