Here is an article from Futeducation.com about IBSAT 2022 Highlights, Application process, Cutoff, and top colleges accepting IBSAT.
ICFAI Business School Aptitude Test (IBSAT) is a national-level computer-based entrance examination conducted by ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education for MBA/PGDM programs for ICFAI Business Schools across India. More than 25000 students apply for this test every year. It is a 2-hour long test comprising 140 questions divided into 4 sections:
The application or exam form filling process starts in July and the exam takes place in December. Being an online exam, ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education has made provisions for computer-based exams in more than 95 cities across India. The result of the IBSAT is declared in the last week of December.
IBSAT scores are accepted by all ICFAI Business Schools across India offering MBA/PGDM courses. The IBSAT scores are accepted by all ICFAI B-schools including IBS-Hyderabad, IBS- Pune, IBS- Ahmedabad, IBS- Kolkata, IBS- Gurgaon, and IBS- Mumbai.
Some of the Non-ICFAI Business schools accepting IBSAT scores are GIBS Business School, Bangalore, J K Business School, Gurgaon, Adarsh Institute of Management and Information Technology (AIMIT), Bangalore, and Vanguard Business School, Bangalore.
The Registration process for IBSAT 2022 will start from 6th July 2021, and the last day to register is 16th December 2021. The admit card can be downloaded from the official site from 20th December 2021. This will be a 2-hour exam with a total of 140 questions divided into 4 sections namely, Verbal Ability, Quantitative Ability, Reading Comprehension, Data Adequacy, and Data Interpretation.
There is no sectional time limit and you can scroll to all sections all at once. The exam will be conducted on 25th and 26th December 2021. The timing of the examination will be from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon.
The following table provides all highlights about IBSAT
Full form | ICFAI Business School Aptitude Test |
Mode | Online |
Frequency | Once a year |
Type of Questions | MCQ |
Number of Questions | 140 |
Duration | 2 hours |
Number of Colleges Accepting IBSAT Scores | 15+ |
Number of Sections | Verbal Ability Quantitative Ability Reading Comprehension Data Interpretation Data Sufficiency |
Marking | +1 for the correct answer and -0 for the wrong answer |
Registration start Date | 6th July 2021 |
Form Submission Date | 16th December 2021 |
IBSAT Mock Test | 10-Aug to 30-Sep-2021 01-Oct-2021 to 15-Nov-2021 17-Nov-2021 to 24-Dec-2021 |
Admit Card Download Date | 20th February 2022 |
Exam Date | 25th and 26th December 2021 |
IBSAT Results Date | 30th December 2021 |
Selection Briefings | 08-Jan to 16-Jan-2022 |
Selection Process | 18 to 27-Feb-2022 |
Fee | INR 1800 |
Eligibility criteria | Completed graduation or in the final year of graduation. Students with professional qualifications like CA/CS/CMA can also apply for IBSAT |
Documents needed | Adhaar Card, PAN card, Marks Sheets (10+2+3), Work Experience Document, Scanned passport size photo, and signature |
Scores validated for | 1 Year |
Help Desk Number | 040-23440963 |
Official website | https://admissions.ibsindia.org |
There are various documents needed to fill up the Online registration form for IBSAT 2022. It is recommended to gather the following documents to speed up the process of Registration.
Step 1- Generate your login credentials at https://admissions.ibsindia.org
Step 2- Click on register and generate Id and Password by filling in your details like Name, mobile number, and email-id.
Step 3- Fill in the personal details like Name, Parents Name, Gender, Category, Address, etc
Step 4- Upload documents like Photograph and signature
Photograph | Between 10 and 30 KB | Scanned color photograph JPEG/JPG format only |
Signature | Between 4 and 20 KB | Scanned copy of signature in JPEG/JPG format only |
Step 5- Enter details of class 10+2, Graduation like Marks/CGPA.
Step 6- Enter work Experience Details (If any)
Step 7- Choose your nearest and most convenient city for the exam
Step 8- Pay the application fee of 1800 using online modes like UPI, Net Banking, Google pay, and Debit Card.
MALE | General | 1800 |
ST/SC/PWD/OBC/General-EWS | 1800 | |
FEMALE | General | 1800 |
ST/SC/PWD/OBC/General-EWS | 1800 | |
TRANSGENDER | 1800 |
IBSAT is an online entrance exam to get admission into post-graduate courses like MBA/PGDM. There is a minimum qualification that is necessary to get admission, but there are no minimum marks needed for admission. Anyone can apply for the IBSAT exam if he /she had completed their graduation or in the final year of their bachelor’s degree.
The following is the detailed reservation criteria for IBSAT 2022
SELECTION CRITERIA | WEIGHTAGE |
10th Marks | 10 |
12th Marks | 15 |
Graduation Marks | 25 |
Group discussion | 25 |
Personal Interview | 25 |
Total | 100 |
PROGRAM | Duration | IBS Campus |
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) | 2 Years | Ahmedabad Bengaluru Gurugram Kolkata Mumbai Pune |
Masters of Business Administration (MBA) | 2 Years | Dehradun Hyderabad Jaipur |
NAME OF INSTITUTE | FEE* | CUT OFF* | OFFICIAL WEBSITE |
IBS (ICFAI B-school), Hyderabad | 16.02 | 73-76 | http://www.ibshyderabad.org/ |
IBS (ICFAI B-School), Bengaluru | 12.06 | 65-70 | https://www.ibsindia.org/ibs-bengaluru/ |
IBS (ICFAI B-School), Pune | 9.09 | 65-70 | https://ibsindia.org/ibs-pune/ |
IBS (ICFAI B-School), Gurgaon | 9.09 | 65-70 | https://www.ibsindia.org/ibs-gurgaon/ |
IBS (ICFAI B-School), Ahmedabad | 9.09 | 60-65 | https://www.ibsindia.org/ibs-ahmedabad/ |
IBS (ICFAI B-School), Kolkata | 9.09 | 55-60 | https://ibsindia.org/ibs-kolkata/ |
IBS (ICFAI B-School), Mumbai | 9.09 | 70-75 | https://ibsindia.org/ibs-mumbai/ |
IBS (ICFAI B-School), Dehradun | 6.03 | 55-60 | https://www.ibsindia.org/dehradun/ |
IBS (ICFAI B-School), Jaipur | 6.03 | 55-60 | https://ibsindia.org/ibs-jaipur/ |
*The cutoff percentile and fee is subject to change by the college
NAME OF INSTITUTE | FEE* | CUT OFF* | OFFICIAL WEBSITE |
GIBS Business School, Bangalore | 7.25 | 50-55 | http://gibs.edu.in/ |
Vanguard Business School, Bangalore | 5.75 | 50-55 | https://www.vanguardbschool.com/ |
J K Business School, Gurgaon | 5.50 | 60-65 | https://jkbschool.org/ |
Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad | 5.29 | 55-60 | https://manavrachna.edu.in/university/ |
Adarsh Institute of Management and Information Technology (AIMIT), Bangalore | 5.00 | 50-55 | http://www.adarshaimit.org/ |
VYASA Business School, Banagalore | 4.30 | 50-55 | http://www.vbs.svyasa.edu.in/ |
IBSAT Section | Marks Allotted | Number of Questions |
Verbal Ability | 50 | 50 |
Reading Comprehension | 30 | 30 |
Quantitative Ability | 30 | 30 |
Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency | 30 | 30 |
Total | 140 | 140 |
IBSAT 2022 will be divided into Four Sections with the Verbal Ability (VA) section consisting of 50 questions and the remaining sections consisting of 30 questions each. The total time allotted to complete the exam is 2 hours. The syllabus for IBSAT is much similar to the CAT syllabus but the difficulty level of the questions is comparatively less. The questions asked in IBSAT are in the easy to moderate range.
The following are the section-wise syllabus for IBSAT 2022
More than twenty-five thousand candidates apply for IBSAT every year. As IBSAT is conducted in online mode, the ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education has made arrangements in 22 states and union territories and covered more than 95 cities across India.
Below is the list of all the cities in which IBSAT is conducted and has a test center.
Andhra Pradesh | Himayath Nagar Kachiguda Sainikpur) Tirupathi Vijayawada Visakhapatnam |
Assam | Guwahati |
Bihar | Patna |
Chhattisgarh | Bilaspur Raipur |
Gujarat | Maninagar Navarangpura Rajkot Surat V V Nagar Vadodara |
Haryana | Hissar Panipat Rohtak |
Jharkhand | Dhanbad Ranchi Jamshedpur |
Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu |
Karnataka | Bengaluru Ganga Nagar Malleswaram Mangalore Mysore |
Kerala | Kochi Kottayam Thiruvananthapuram |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal Gwalior Indore Jabalpur |
Maharashtra | Aurangabad Bund Garden Road Erandwane Kolhapur Mumbai (Dhanisar) Mumbai (Mulund) Mumbai (Vile Parle) Nagpur Nanded Nasik Pune Sangil |
New Delhi | Faridabad Ghaziabad Gurgaon Karkardooma Karol Bagh Naraina Vihar Noida Rohini |
Orissa | Bhubaneswar Rourkela |
Punjab | Amritsar Jalandhar Ludhiana |
Rajasthan | Ajmer Jaipur Jodhpur Kota Mansarovar Shastri Nagar Thiruvananthapuram Udaipur |
Tamil Nadu | Chennai Coimbatore Madurai |
Chandigarh | Chandigarh (18-B) Chandigarh 25 |
Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow Agra Allahabad Bareilly Kanpur Meerut Varanasi |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun |
West Bengal | Durgapur Howrah Kolkata New Alipore Park Circus Siliguri |
How many colleges accept IBSAT scores?
IBSAT score is accepted by more than 15 ICFAI business schools and Non-ICFAI business schools.
When will the application process for IBSAT 2022 start?
The application process generally begins from 6th July 2021 ad will continue till 16th December 2021.
What will be the exam pattern for IBSAT 22?
This will be a 2-hour exam with a total of 140 questions divided into 4 sections namely, Verbal Ability, Quantitative Ability, Reading Comprehension, Data Adequacy, and Data Interpretation. There is no sectional time limit and you can scroll to all sections all at once
What is the exam date for IBSAT 22?
The tentative date of IBSAT22 is 25th and 26th December 2021
Can I apply for IBSAT while working?
Yes, you can apply for IBSAT while working as long as you have completed the graduation or are in the final year of graduation.
For how many times can I give IBSAT?
There is no age limit or restriction to the number of times you can appear for IBSAT, as long as you have cleared the eligibility criteria, you are fit to appear.
Will I be provided with mock test?
Yes, candidates who have applied for IBSAT will be provided with mock test to familiarize them with the exam. This mock test can be found on their official website https://admissions.ibsindia.org
What is the fee for IBSAT 2022?
The fee for IBSAT 2022 is 1800 for all candidates.
How can I check my IBSAT score?
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education will declare IBSAT scores on 30th December 2021; you can visit the official website https://admissions.ibsindia.org and log in with your credentials and see your score. You can see your section percentile and your overall percentile.
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