IBSAT Syllabus 2019 - Get IBSAT Exam Latest Syllabus at Hitbullseye

IBSAT is an online computer based Test of 2 hours conducted by ICFAI. It will be conducted on 21 and 22 December, 2019. Knowing the IBSAT syllabus will help you immensely in making strategies and well versed preparation. Data adequacy & Data Interpretation, Quantitative Techniques, Reading Comprehension and Verbal Ability are the four sections of IBSAT exam syllabus.

IBSAT Test Section	Number of Questions
Verbal Ability	50
Reading Comprehension	30
Quantitative Ability	30
Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency	30
Total	140

Now let’s take a look at IBSAT Syllabus 2019.

Sections	IBSAT Syllabus
Verbal Ability	Analogies Comprehension of passage Contextual usage & English Usage Incorrect words Para Jumble Punctuation Synonyms and Antonyms Replace the missing words Sentence completion Grammar & Idioms, etc.
Reading Comprehension	Questions based on comprehension passages
Quantitative Techniques	Algebra & Geometry Arithmetic Progression Co-ordinate Geometry LCM & HCF Percentage Permutation & Combination Probability Profit & Loss Quadratic and linear equation Time, Speed & Distance, etc.
Data Adequacy & Data Interpretation	Bar graphs & Column graphs Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency Pie chart Tables Venn – diagram

IBSAT 2019: Section Wise Analysis of Syllabus

Section-1: Verbal Ability
Highest scoring section in IBSAT is Verbal Ability with 50 questions. The difficulty level of this section is moderate.

Section-2: Reading Comprehension
It’s a separate section in IBSAT exam consisting 30 questions and is not clubbed to Verbal Ability section. Generally this section contains 3 RC passages followed by 8 questions each while one RC passage is followed by 6 questions. The passages have an average length of 500 to 600 words. Most of the questions are directly related to the RC passages and answers to them can be easily recognized in the passages itself. Some of the questions are indirect and you have to check the inference drawn from the passage.

Number of RC passages	No. of Questions in Each passage	Difficulty level
3 (word length of 500+)	8 questions	Easy to moderate
1 (word length of 400+)	6 questions	Easy to moderate

Section-3: Quantitative Ability
This section is a mix of all the topics in Mathematics. Total questions in this section are 30. Questions are of Easy to Moderate difficulty level. The QA section in IBSAT has good mixture of problems including arithmetic, geometry and analytical geometry.

Section-4: Data Sufficiency and Data Interpretation
This section consists of 30 Questions. Out of 30 questions, 15 are based on Data sufficiency and rest 15 on Data Interpretation. IT mainly contains questions related to Data Sufficiency, Pie Charts, Lines, Tables, and Graphs.

Important Features of IBSAT Syllabus:

IBSAT is Online Computer Based Test. Candidates should be aware about the computer Test Format, its navigation tools
Candidate is allowed to appear in one session of IBSAT
IBSAT Syllabus offers high scoring opportunity due to its moderate difficulty level
No Negative Marking in IBSAT exam
Each Correct answer carries +1 Mark. Total maximum marks are 140
IBSAT is 120 minutes exam. Less than 1 minute is available to answer each question
IBSAT advises to cover the entire syllabus as the questions can be asked from any topic – within or outside the syllabus.
All questions in IBSAT are of MCQ type.

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