IBSAT 2025 exam is an online exam conducted all over India for admission into the nine ICFAI Business Schools. Let us take you through all the necessary information you need to know about the exam pattern of IBSAT 2025 exam.
IBSAT Exam Pattern 2025: Important Dates
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Events |
Dates |
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IBSAT application form date of release |
1st July, 2025 |
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IBSAT registration last date |
3rd week of December, 2025 |
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IBSAT admit card date |
3rd week of December, 2025 |
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IBSAT exam date |
27th and 28th December, 2025 |
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IBSAT result |
1st week of January 2026 |
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Briefing about selection |
2nd - 3rd week of January 2026 |
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IBSAT Selection process starts from |
2nd week of February 2026 at IBS Hyderabad |
IBSAT Exam Pattern 2025: About
- The IBSAT Exam 2025 is an online, computer-based test.
- The duration of the exam is 2 hours or 120 minutes.
- The IBSAT 2025 exam will be conducted in a 2-day test window with individual time slots.
- All questions will be multiple-choice type. Each question will have five alternatives.
- The IBSAT paper pattern has four sections – Verbal Ability, Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Aptitude, and Data Adequacy & Data Interpretation.
- There are 140 questions in total divided among the 4 sections.
- There is +1 for every correct answer.
- There is NO negative marking.
- There are no marks deducted for leaving a question unanswered.
- The difficulty level of the IBSAT 2025 paper is of Higher Secondary level.
- The medium of exam will only be English.
IBSAT Exam Pattern 2025: Sectional Details
- The IBSAT exam pattern 2025 is divided into 4 sections. There is no specific time limit for solving each section. You can go back and forth while answering questions during the exam duration. To get a better understanding, candidates can also write IBSAT mock tests available on IBS India’s official website.
The details of the sections are:
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IBSAT 2025 Paper Pattern |
Total Questions |
IBSAT 2025 Marking Scheme |
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Marks per Correct Answer |
Total Marks |
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Verbal Ability |
50 |
1 |
50 |
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Reading Comprehension |
30 |
1 |
30 |
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Quantitative Aptitude |
30 |
1 |
30 |
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Data Adequacy & Data Interpretation |
30 |
1 |
30 |
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Total |
140 |
140 |
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Section 1: Verbal Ability
- This section has 50 questions in all.
- The candidates are tested on their English proficiency and vocabulary, grammar and reasoning skills.
- The difficulty level of this section is easy.
Section 2: Reading Comprehension
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This section has 30 questions in all.
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The candidates will have to solve 4 unseen paragraphs.
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Each passage will have 5 to 9 questions, which will be either direct or inferential.
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The difficulty level of this section is moderate.
Section 3: Quantitative Aptitude
- This section has 30 questions in all.
- The candidates are evaluated on their mathematical and logical abilities.
- Candidates must be quick and accurate in solving the numerical problems.
- The difficulty level of this section is moderate to difficult.
Section 4: Data Adequacy & Data Interpretation
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This section has 30 questions in all.
- The candidates are tested on their logical and critical reasoning.
- The candidates are also evaluated on their data interpretation skills.
- The difficulty level of this section is easy to moderate.
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