IBSAT 2017

IBSAT 2017: Application Form, Exam Dates, Eligibility

ICFAI Business School Aptitude Test popularly known as IBSAT is the entrance examination conducted by the ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad. It is the prominent university level exam conducted at postgraduate level. It is organized for admission in the MBA/PGPM programmes offered by various ICFAI business schools. IBSAT is also well-known with the name of ICFAI Aptitude Test. The admission through this entrance examination is provided at IBS Ahmedabad, IBS Bengaluru, IBS Gurgaon, IBS Dehradun, IBS Jaipur, IBS Kolkata, IBS Mumbai and IBS Pune campuses. Here, the candidates can check the detailed information about IBSAT 2017 application form, eligibility, exam pattern, dates, admit card and results.

IBSAT Exam Dates

The IBSAT 2017 exam dates is mentioned below. Check all the dates of ICFAI Aptitude Test from here.
 Events

	Dates
Application Form Release Date	1st July 2016
Application Form End Date	9th December 2016
Date of Examination	16th – 27th December 2016
Result Announcement Date	6th January 2017
Selection Briefing	20th – 30th January 2017
Selection Process for MBA/PGPM	17th – 26th February 2017 at IBS Hyderabad

IBSAT 2017 Application Process

The Application Process of IBS can be completed through Online and Offline mode. The IBSAT 2017 Application Form were made available from July 01, 2017. Candidates filling application form for IBS through online, have to visit the Official Website of ICFAI Business School or Official Website of IBS. For those opting for Offline Mode, have to purchase the forms from designated centres of ICFAI Business School or various marketing branches of Axis Bank located across the country.

How to Apply for IBSAT 2017?

Candidates filling the Application form for IBSAT 2017 initially have to go through 3 steps– Registration and Fee Payment, Online form Filling, Finish (Confirmation of Form Submission). These steps are discussed below in detail.

Step 1: Registration and Fee payment

The registration varies for the online and offline applicants. IBSAT Registration is the first step for appearing in the IBS Aptitude Test.
Offline Mode: Candidates can buy the Application Form along with prospectus from any of the IBS campus, any of the marketing branches or designated Axis bank branches. The Login ID and Voucher No. are mentioned on the packet containing prospectus. The Voucher no. is the password. The subsequent steps for completing the registration process are explained below.

1. Visit the official site of IBSAT.
2. Enter the Valid ID & Password and create a new password for the login ID.
3. Click Ok and IBSAT 2017 Application Number would appear on the screen.

Online Mode: The online registration process for IBSAT 2017 is a simple 4 step process. Candidates have to visit the official site of IBSAT 2017 and then complete the steps discussed below.

1. Fill Details: Candidates are required to create their own profile by filling all the necessary fields. The details include name of the candidate, date of birth, gender, nationality, permanent address, current address, email ID, etc.
2. Review: The next step for candidates is to carefully all the information they have entered while filling the application form. In case of any wrong information, they should modify the details.
3. Online Payment: In the next step, candidates are required to make payment of INR 1800/-. The payment for IBSAT 2017 Application form can be made with the help of credit card/debit card/net banking.
4. Finish: The candidates need to click on ‘Finish’ to complete the IBSAT 2017 Registration

All the online applicants will receive a mail providing details of application number and password on successfully remitting the application fee for IBSAT 2017. The information bulletin for IBSAT 2017 will be dispatched within 7 days of the successful submission of online application form.

Step 2: Online Form filling

Offline Applicants: The Offline Applicants need to login with the Application Number and New password created at the end of step 1 (Registration). Candidates will be redirected to the new page where they are required to fill “IBSAT 2017 Online Application Form”.
Online Applicants: The online applicants need to login with the Application Number and Password received on the official id after registering online. On logging in, candidates will be navigated to fill “IBSAT 2017 Online Application Form”.
Candidates need to fill the details regarding Program & Past Academic Record (School/Intermediate, Graduation, Graduation Details, duration and Post-graduation /Professional Qualifications: (for PhD Applicants). The details to be filled in are related to Board, Year of Passing, Marks, Medium, Mode of Study, etc.
Candidates have to upload their photograph in .jpeg or .gif format. The size of the photograph should not be above 25 KB and preferably 140-160 pixels. The photograph should be a recent colored passport sized photograph with full face view.

Step 3: Finish

In the final step, candidates have to specify as to how they would like to apply for admission to IBS for the academic session 2017-18.

• For Post Graduate Programs: IBSAT 2017 score or GMAT® (from 2015 onwards)/ CAT 2016/ NMAT by GMAC™ 2016 score.
• For PhD Programs: IBS Alumni, MPhil Degree holders, UGC NET 2016 qualified candidate are not required to appear for IBSAT 2017.

NOTE: All the GMAT (2015 onwards), NMAT by GMAC™ 2016, CAT 2016 score holders will be directly called for the IBSAT 2017 Selection Process along with qualifying candidates of IBSAT 2017 at IBS Hyderabad in February, 2017. To seek exemption under these categories, candidates have to mail the scanned copy of their score/certificate on email id ibsat@ibsindia.org.
Finally, Candidates have to click on “Submit” and they will be redirected to the login page. On logging in with their credentials, candidates will be able to see the details they have entered in their profile. They will be also to schedule the IBSAT 2017 test or provide GMAT® (from 2015 onwards)/CAT 2017/ NMAT by GMAC™ 2017 score.

IBSAT 2017 Application Fee

The Application Fee for IBSAT 2017 can be submitted via online payment gateway through Credit/Debit card/Net Banking (for online applicants) or through cash payment at the time of purchasing prospectus from Marketing branches of IBS business school as well as designated branches of Axis Bank. Candidates should submit the requisite Application Fee for completing IBSAT 2017 Application Process. The IBSAT 2017 Application Fee to be remitted is INR 1800/-.

IBSAT 2017 Slot Booking

Candidates have to select date and time slots to appear for IBSAT 2017 at notified test centers. All the test centers, date & time slots are available on the first cum first serve basis. The steps for slot booking are discussed below.

1. Visit the official login page of IBSAT 2017.
2. Enter the IBSAT 2017 Application Number and Password.
3. Candidates have to provide the preference for IBSAT 2017 Exam Center from the drop down list for Test centers
4. Select the city of your preference and fill the corresponding code in the blank space provided in the article.
5. The next step is to select the date and time slot for IBSAT 2017. Only the available slots are displayed.
6. Click on ‘Submit’ if all the details are correct.
7. The IBSAT 2017 Admit Card is auto generated after submitting the choices.

IBSAT 2017 Admit Card

The IBSAT Admit Card can be downloaded after completing the IBSAT 2017 Registration and Slot Booking Process successfully. ICFAI will release the Admit Card on the Official Website of IBS. Candidates have to visit the official website of IBS for downloading admit card. The steps to download admit card are explained below.

1. Go to the official link for downloading Admit Card http://www.ibsat.org/admitcard/login.asp
2. Enter the IBSAT 2017 Application Number and Date of Birth
3. Click on the link to download IBSAT 2017 Admit Card
4. Download and take few printouts of the Admit Card for future reference

 

Candidates are advised to keep a valid photo ID proof along with them on the day of the exam. Some of the valid Id proofs are:

   Driving license

    Pan card

    Passport

    College ID

    Election/Voter card

The Official date for downloading the IBSAT Admit Card is yet to be announced. But, it is said that it will be made available from the Second week of December. The Admit Card will not be sent to the candidates through post or courier. Hence, it is advisable for the candidates to keep a regular check on the Official Website of IBS.

IBSAT 2017 Exam Pattern

The IBSAT 2017 is a Computer Based Test (CBT). The candidates have to take the test at the allotted computer systems at the 100-authorized test center. Candidates are advised to carefully go through the IBSAT Exam Pattern before starting with their preparation. The total duration of IBSAT 2017 is 2 hours (120 minutes). All the questions are in objective in nature (MCQ format).

Check IBSAT 2017 Syllabus and Exam Pattern

In total, there are 140 questions distributed among 4 sections. The 4 sections are namely Verbal Ability (VA), Reading Comprehensions (RC), Quantitative Aptitude (QA) and Data Adequacy/ Sufficiency and Data Interpretation (DA/ DI). The section wise distribution of questions is mentioned below.

Sections in IBSAT Exam	Number of Questions
Verbal Ability (VA)	50
Reading Comprehensions (RC)	30
Quantitative Aptitude (QA)	30
Data Adequacy/ Sufficiency and Data Interpretation (DA/ DI)	30

All the correct answers will be awarded 1 mark while there is no negative marking for incorrect answers. There is no time limit for attempting any sections.

Eligibility Criteria

Those who are satisfying the eligibility criteria of IBSAT 2017 can apply for the test. In this section, we have provided the complete eligibility conditions and are mentioned below:

• The appearing candidate must have passed his/her graduation from a recognized University with 50% marks in aggregate along with English medium.
• In case, if the candidates doesn’t satisfies the eligibility of English medium, then he/she have to submit the TOEFL/ NELT/ IELTS score by May 31, 2017.
• Final year graduate candidates are also eligible to apply but the condition is that they have to produce the marks sheets and degree certificates at the time of admission and the last date for submitting the documents will be November 01, 2017 as the proof of eligibility.
• It is necessary for the candidates to complete their education in the pattern of 10+2+3 or 10+2+4.
• Those who have correspondence degree or part-time degree are not eligible to apply.

IBSAT Exam Pattern

The exam pattern of IBSAT 2017:

• Type: Will consist of 120 objective type questions with 5 choices for every question.
• Marks: Total marks are 12o.
• Marking Scheme: 1 mark will be given to right answer.
• Subjects: There will be four subjects like; English Usage, Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation & Sufficiency.
• Language: The medium of the question paper will be English only.
• Duration: The total duration of 2 hours will be provided to answer the questions.
• Negative: There is no negative marking.

Results

The result will be declared by the authority on 6th January 2017. The candidates can check their result from the official website or from our website. To get the result, the candidates have to enter their application number and Password in the specified spaces.

Admission Process

The ICFAI University provides the admission on the basis of the marks secured by the candidates in IBSAT entrance test. It also accepts the score card of CAT/NMAT/GMAT/CMAT/XAT/MAT for admitting the students in its associated colleges.

Selection Process

The candidates who have successfully qualified the exam will be shortlisted for the selection process. The selection process will be done at 8 campuses of IBS. The selection process will consist of group discussion and personal interview. For the final selection of candidates, candidate’s past academic record, his/her performance in PI and GD will be taken into consideration.

Disclaimer: Career Guidance is not an official website for IBSAT ; we are here just providing you details about IBSAT exam 2017.

Note: Above mentioned dates are tentative, they are subject to change. We will update changes if any.