IBSAT Exam Analysis 2023
The conducting body of IBSAT, i.e. ICFAI Business School will be conducting the IBSAT exam 2023 on 23rd and 24th December 2023. The exam is of two hour duration. Candidates who will be taking the IBSAT exam 2023 will be able to check the detailed IBSAT exam analysis 2023 that shall be provided to you here after the exam has been successfully completed. In the meantime, you can go through the previous year IBSAT paper review that has been shared here.
IBSAT Exam Analysis 2023: Subject Wise Paper Review
IBSAT exam is held for a duration of 2 Hours. The paper consists of four sections, Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal Ability, Data Adequacy & Data Interpretation and Reading Comprehension. The subject wise paper review shall be mad where after the exam is conducted on 23rd and 24th December 2023.
IBSAT Exam Pattern 2023 Overview
| Conducting Body | The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education |
| Courses Offered | MBA, PGBM and PhD |
| Mode | Online (Computer Based Test) |
| IBSAT exam Duration | 2 hours |
| Nature of Questions | Objective (MCQ’s) |
| Number of Questions | 140 |
| Total Marks | 140 |
| Number of Sections |
4
|
| Marks Awarded | 1 Mark per correct answer |
| Negative Marking | No Negative Marking |
| Difficulty of IBSAT 2023 | Easy to Moderate |
| Medium | English |
Previous year IBSAT Exam Analysis (2017)
The IBSAT 2017 exam was held in the fourth week of December 2017 for over a period of four days. The IBSAT exam 2017 comprised 140 questions and was conducted in 2 hours duration. This time there were no sectional time limit and sectional cut-off in the IBSAT exam. This meant test takers could take their time to answer a particular question in the overall given duration.
The entrance exam was conducted smoothly without any glitches reported. The overall difficulty level of the IBSAT 2017 exam was difficult compared to last year exam.
Below you can find the sectional breakup of the IBSAT 2017:
Section I- Verbal Ability
The verbal ability section consisted of the following number of questions under each topic:
IBSAT Exam Analysis 2017: Verbal Ability Section
|
S No. |
Topics |
Level |
No. of Qs. |
|
1 |
Meaning of idiom/phrase |
1 Easy, 3 Medium, 1 Difficult |
5 |
|
2 |
Synonyms of the word |
3 Medium, 2 Difficult |
5 |
|
3 |
One word substitute of the given phrase |
1 Easy, 2 Medium, 2 Difficult |
5 |
|
4 |
Jumbled Paragraph (4 sentences) |
2 Easy, 3 Medium |
5 |
|
5 |
Word Analogy |
1 Easy, 2 Medium, 2 Difficult |
5 |
|
6 |
Double FIB |
2 Easy, 2 Medium, 1 Difficult |
5 |
|
7 |
Replace the underlined part of the given sentence |
2 Easy, 2 Medium, 1 Difficult |
5 |
|
8 |
Find error from four underlined parts |
3 Easy, 2 Medium |
5 |
|
9 |
Antonyms |
3 Medium, 2 Difficult |
5 |
Section II- Data Adequacy & Data Interpretation
This section had 15 questions of which 12 questions were related to quantitative and three were based on reasoning. The overall difficulty level of this section was medium level.
IBSAT Exam Analysis 2017: Data Adequacy & Data Interpretation
|
S No. |
Topic |
Level |
No. of Qs. |
|
1 |
DS – Numbers |
10 Easy, 4 Medium and 1 Difficult |
3 |
|
2 |
DS – Algebra |
3 |
|
|
3 |
DS – Arithmetic |
4 |
|
|
4 |
DS – Geometry |
2 |
|
|
5 |
DS – Logical Reasoning |
3 |
Section III- Reading Comprehension
The reading comprehension contained four passages; of the four passages one was the shortest with only 600 words, while the rest had over 900 words. The total number of questions in this section was 30, of which 4-5 questions were based on vocabulary while others were based on purpose or main idea.
IBSAT Exam Analysis 2017: Reading Comprehension
|
S No. |
Passage |
Level |
No. of Qs. |
|
1 |
Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD (900 words) |
6 Easy, 2 Medium, 1 Difficult |
9 |
|
2 |
Problems in Argentina’s Banking System and the Fear Psychosis Created by it (600 words) |
6 Easy, 2 Medium |
8 |
|
3 |
Freedom and its Responsibilities (1500+ words) |
3 Easy, 4 Medium, 1 Difficult |
8 |
|
4 |
Popularity of Shakespeare (900 words) |
4 Easy, 1 Medium |
5 |
Section IV- Quantitative Techniques
The over difficulty level of the quantitative techniques section was higher than IBSAT 2016. The maximum number of questions was on Arithmetic followed by Modern Math. Some questions were also based on other topics such as probability, work problems, progressions, percentages and time among others.
Take a look at the section break up given below:
IBSAT Exam Analysis 2017: Quantitative Techniques
|
S No. |
Topic |
Level |
No. of Qs. |
|
1 |
QA – Arithmetic |
17 |
15 Easy, 12 Medium and 3 Difficult |
|
2 |
QA – Modern Math |
8 |
|
|
3 |
QA – Algebra |
2 |
|
|
4 |
QA – Geometry |
2 |
|
|
5 |
QA – Numbers |
1 |
As you have known by now, the difficulty level of the IBSAT 2017 was moderate to difficult. Hence, the preparation of IBSAT exam 2018 should not take a toll on you. It can be said the difficulty level of IBSAT exam is increasing each year. Hence, aspiring candidates must prepare accordingly and should in sometime start taking mock tests to get familiar with the IBSAT test pattern.