IBSAT 2019 - ICFAI Business Studies Aptitude Test

IBSAT is an online entrance exam for admissions in MBA/PGPM programmes. IBSAT 2019 will ensure the entry in one of the nine campuses of ICFAI. Application process has been started from 1st week of July, 2019 and will end on 2nd week of December, 2019. You can download the Admit cards from Third week of December, 2019. The ICFAI will conduct exams on 4th week of December, 2019. Results will be declared in first week of January, 2020. IBSAT Selection briefings will take place from third week of January, 2020. IBSAT 2019 Selection process for MBA/PGPM at IBS Hyderabad will take place from Fourth week of February, 2020 and for PhD program, it will start from Third week of March, 2020. The results for IBSAT 2019 will be announced in March, 2020.

IBSAT 2019 – Fast Facts

Exam Name	ICFAI Business School Aptitude Test
Commonly known As	IBSAT
Exam Category	Post Graduate
Conducting Body	IBS Hyderabad / ICFAI Business School Hyderabad
MBA Programmes Offered by	IBS Hyderabad, IBS Dehradun and IBS Jaipur campuses
PGDM Programmes Offered by	IBS Ahmedabad, IBS Bengaluru, IBS Gurgaon, IBS Kolkata, IBS Mumbai and IBS Pune campuses
Exam Mode	Online
Type of Questions	Objective (Multiple Choice Questions)
Total No. of Questions	140
Total No. of Sections	4 (Verbal Ability, Data Adequacy & Data Interpretation, Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Techniques)
Negative Marking	No

IBSAT 2019 Exam Structure

Name of the Sections	Number of Questions
Verbal Ability	50
Data Adequacy & Data Interpretation	30
Reading Comprehension	30
Quantitative Techniques	30

Marking Scheme: Each question carries one mark with no negative marking for any incorrect response.

9 participating Institutes of IBSAT 2019:

S.No	Name of Participating Institutes
1.	IBS Pune
2.	IBS Dehradun
3.	IBS Jaipur
4.	IBS Hyderabad
5.	IBS Mumbai
6.	IBS Ahmedabad
7.	IBS Bengaluru
8.	IBS Gurgaon
9.	IBS Kolkata

It will be a 2 hour computer based test, carrying multiple choice questions. Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of their performance in IBSAT 2019 and will be called for Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). The candidates are closely judged on their display during the GD and PI rounds. Some of the traits that are looked for in a candidate are Optimistic outlook, Leadership qualities and negotiation skills. Those who wish to pursue MBA/PGPM/PhD program from IBS B-schools have to appear for IBSAT 2019 Test scheduled in the month of December 2019. IBSAT 2019 application form is available on 2nd week of December, 2019 at www.ibsindia.org/ibsat2018. Alternatively, you can also apply with scores from 2016 onwards of CAT/GMAT/ NMAT by GMAC™. It is conducted in almost 94 cities in allover India.