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IBSAT 2025 (ICFAI Business School Admission Test) is an Entrance Exam conducted by the ICFAI Foundation of Higher Education, Hyderabad. The entrance exam is a PG-level exam for admission into MBA/PGPM programs offered at ICFAI Business Schools. The ICFAI Business Schools are spread all over India. Through this entrance test, the qualified students can get admitted to IBS Ahmedabad, IBS Bengaluru, IBS Gurgaon, IBS Dehradun, IBS Jaipur, IBS Kolkata, IBS Mumbai and IBS Pune campuses. The test is aimed to test the applicant’s ability in quantitative techniques, data interpretation, data adequacy, vocabulary, analytical reasoning and reading comprehension. Students who wish to appear for the IBSAT 2025 entrance exam can apply now.
ICFAI Business School (IBS) is pleased to announce scholarships worth Rs 10 Crores exclusively for top performers in the IBSAT-2025 test, scheduled for December 28-29, 2025.
IBSAT will be a proctored home-based test. consisting of multiple-choice questions. IBSAT is of 2 hours duration and is aimed at testing the applicant’s ability in quantitative techniques, data interpretation, data adequacy, vocabulary, analytical reasoning and reading comprehension.
IBSAT is conducted by The ICFAI Foundation For Higher Education (Declared as a Deemed-to-be-University under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956), for students seeking admission to the following programs:
IBSAT 2025 Notification
IBSAT 2025 Online Application Submissions were started on 1st July 2025. The last for the Submission of Online Applications is 3rd week December 2025. IBSAT Exam will be conducted on 28-29 December 2025.
1) Candidates should visit the IBSAT official website. IBSAT 2025 to apply online or Candidates can also get the IBSAT Application from IBS Marketing offices or offline centres.
2) Candidates should fill the application form with the relevant details like personal and academic details, communication address, valid email ID and mobile number etc.
3) Candidates need to upload their recent photograph with specified dimensions and size.
4) For the offline application form candidates need to pay the application fee to get the application form.
5) Candidates who apply through online mode can pay the application fee through a payment gateway (Credit / Debit Card / Internet Banking).
6) Take the printout / Xerox of the application form for future reference.
7) Schedule the slot for the exam on the given dates by logging in using the application number and registered password.
Requirements
1) Valid email address and mobile number
2) Personal and academic details
3) Scanned Recent Photograph (<25KB and 140-160 Pixels)
Steps to Apply for IBAST 2025:
2 year Management Program (MBA/PGPM):
Graduation (any discipline) with 50% and above marks with the medium of instruction as English.
All applicants should have completed a minimum of 15 years of education (on a 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 basis).
Candidates not meeting the eligibility criteria of English medium in graduation have to submit the TOEFL/ NELT/ IELTS score by May 31, 2025.
Applicants in their final year bachelor’s degree course are also eligible to apply, provided they complete their graduation requirements (including practical examinations/viva/assignments) before May 31, 2025. The admission will remain provisional until they produce marks sheets and degree certificates establishing their eligibility. The last date for submission of proof of graduation is November 01, 2025.
Eligibility criteria checked from August 2025 onwards. Hence, the onus of ensuring that they satisfy the eligibility criteria rests solely with the candidates.
1) Consists of 140 objective-type questions.
2) The test for a total of 140 marks.
3) For every right answer, 1 mark will be awarded.
4) Subjects: There will be four subjects; English Usage, Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation & Sufficiency.
5) The medium of the question paper will be English only.
6) The total duration of the test is 2 hours.
7) There is no negative marking.
Section
Title
No of Questions
I
Verbal Ability
50
II
Reading Comprehension
30
III
Quantitative Aptitude
IV
Data adequacy and Data Interpretation
Total 140
1) The admit cards for the IBSAT 2025 entrance test will be available at the time of slot booking.
2) Admit Card is mandatory to enter the test centre/hall.
3) Candidates can download their hall tickets using their login ID and password.
The IBSAT 2025 test is based on testing the analytical reasoning, verbal reasoning, comprehension ability and data interpretation of the candidates who take the same.
Quantitative Ability: Arithmetic, Decimals, Number systems, Linear equations, Geometry, Quadratic equations, Inequations ratio and proportion, Percentage, Partnership, Averages, Algebra, Time-Speed-Distance, Profit and Loss, Algebra, Pipes and cisterns, Allegations and Mixtures, Simple and compound interties, Mensuration, Work and time, Permutation and Combination, Probability.
Reading comprehension: Reading comprehension, Grammar, Passage analysis
Data Interpretation: Analogy, Statements assumptions, Analytic reasoning, Non-verbal reasoning, Ranking, Symbols, Sequencing, Matrix arrangement, Coding and decoding.
Eligibility Criteria
IBS aims to award 500 merit scholarships for the class of 2027 to deserving candidates falling under the aforementioned categories. Each scholarship amounts to Rs 2 lakh per candidate, with the flexibility of adjusting Rs 1 lakh each in the first and second-term installments against the program fee.
IBSAT 2025 entrance exam results will be released on 1st Week of January 2025. Students can find the results at the IBSAT 2025 official website. Students can apply for IBS using IBSAT 2025 scores or by using scores from GMAT/CAT/NMAT by GMAC.
Candidates who qualify based on IBSAT/ GMAT®/ CAT/ NMAT by GMACTM will be called for the Selection process in February 2025 for the MBA/PGPM Program. The final selection is based on performance in Group Discussion, Personal Interview and the past academic record.
The selection process comprises a Micro Presentation and a Personal Interview.
1) The candidate must ensure that the photograph uploaded is visible.
2) Carry the admit card to the test centre or hall. If they fail to produce the admit card on demand, the candidates will be not allowed to appear for the test.
3) Carry a valid identification card (Voter’s Card/PAN Card/Driving License/Aadhaar Card/Passport).
4) Candidates are advised to report to the test centre in advance to complete the formalities and security checks.
5) Candidates are not allowed inside the exam centre/hall after the commencement of the test.
6) Candidates who violate the rules are dealt with as per the test centre regulations.
7) Any candidate who uses unfair means will be dealt with according to the rules & regulations of the test centre.