ICFAI Business School Aptitude Test (IBSAT)

IBS provides academic support andplacement assistance to students interested in pursuing the two yearcampus-based MBA Program of the ICFAI University. IBS alsoconducts a one year residential Executive PG Program at Hyderabad, which is designed to help workingprofessionals enhance their career prospects.

IBSAT 2013 Eligibility Criteria:

A bachelor's degree from any discipline, with 50%and above as calculated by respective University.

Executive PG Program

A bachelor's degree from any discipline, with 50%and above as calculated by respective university and 3 years or more ofexecutive level work experience after graduation

Work experience

Applicants with work experience of 3 years andabove and of age 25 years and above are eligible to apply for both the programsnamely MBA and Executive PG Programs. If they are selected for both theprograms, they can decide at a later stage which program they wish to join.

IBSAT 2013Application Form

Applicants interested in appearing for IBSAT 2013can apply by any one of the following metods.

(A) OMR Application Form

Applicants who have purchased the IBSAT bulletincan fill up the OMR Application Form enclosed and send it to the AdmissionsOfficer, IBS Head Office. The attested copies of X, XII and graduation markssheets are to be enclosed along with the OMR Application Form. The students inthe final year of graduation may enclose the marksheets up to the current semester/year.

(B) Online application

Applicants can apply online by filling up theApplication Form available at www.ibsat.org and make payment of Rs.1,100towards cost of IBSAT 2013 Bulletin, using Credit/Debit Card(Visa/MasterCard/Citibank Card) through secure internet payment gateway.Applicants applying through online should attach their scanned color photographalong with the Online Application. The IBSAT 2013 Bulletin will be sentto such applicants through Courier/Speedpost.

IBSAT 2013 TestCenters

IBSAT 2013 will be conducted at 143 testcenters across India.The applicants can choose any one of the test center available for IBSAT 2013.The list of all the 143 test centers is provided in the instructions forcompleting the OMR Form Brochure enclosed.

Please note that requests for change of testcenter will not be entertained under normal circumstances. In the event of nothaving enough seats at the requested test center, applicants will be allottedthe nearest alternative center. IBS Admissions Office reserves the right to addor delete a few test centers depending upon the situation. The same will beintimated on the website www.ibsat.org for the benefit of applicants.

IBSAT 2013 Exam Pattern

The IBSAT which is for 2 hours duration is aimedto test the applicant's ability in quantitative techniques, datainterpretation, data adequacy, vocabulary, analytical reasoning and readingcomprehension. The weightage for the IBSAT is 25% in the admission process.

General Essay

All applicants are required to write an essay inEnglish on a general topic not exceeding 400 words in 2 pages immediately afterthe IBSAT test on the same day at the same Test Center.The time provided for the General Essay is 30 minutes. It is to test theapplicant's English writing skills, understanding of the topic and logical flowin presentation. The applicant will be given 5 topics out of which one topic isto be chosen. The weightage for the General Essay is 5% in the admissionprocess. The applicants who do not write the General Essay as required for anyreason will not be called for Interview. However those applicants who submitGMAT Scores (in lieu of IBSAT) will be required to write the General Essay onthe Interview Day at Hyderabad.

Past Academic record

While evaluating the applicants for admissioninto the MBA Program, due consideration is given to their past academic recordin X Class, XII Class and bachelor's degree program. The weightage for the pastacademic record is 20% in the admission process.

IBS selection Process

General Knowledge Test

All the shortlisted candidates will have to takea General Knowledge Test on the day of the interview at Hyderabad. The test will be for a duration of30 minutes and will have 100 multiple choice questions. This is to test theapplicants knowledge on current affairs and general awareness. The weightagefor the General Knowledge test is 10% in the admission process.

Micro Presentations

Each candidate has to make a presentation on aselected topic for 5-7 minutes. The list of topics will be provided in theselection kit. The weightage for the Micropresentation is 20% in the admission.

Interview

The interview is the final stage of selectionprocess. The Interview Panel will focus on testing the knowledge of thecandidates on the topic presented in the micropresentation and understandingthe attitude, aptitude and aspirations of the candidates. The weightage for theinterview is 20% in the admission process.