Admission will remain provisional until candidates submit the required academic proof. | Photo: iStock/ Getty Images
The IBSAT 2025, an MBA/PGPM entrance exam for nine campuses of ICFAI Business School, opens July 1, 2025. IBSAT is an online aptitude test conducted by The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (IFHE), Hyderabad, a Deemed University. With remote proctoring, it can be taken from home. The test assesses a candidate’s skills in Quantitative Techniques, Data Interpretation, Data Adequacy, Vocabulary, Analytical Reasoning, and Reading Comprehension.
Candidates with valid scores in CAT, NMAT by GMAC™, XAT, or GMAT™ (from 2023 onwards) are exempted from taking IBSAT 2025. However, taking the IBSAT 2025 will make them eligible for a ₹2 lakh scholarship. In both circumstances, the candidates have to fill in the IBSAT 2025 application form to proceed further.
IBSAT 2025 scores, as well as valid scores from the above national-level tests, are accepted for admission to the following programs: MBA program at IBS Hyderabad, IBS Bangalore, IBS Dehradun, and IBS Jaipur; PGPM program at IBS Ahmedabad, IBS Gurgaon, IBS Kolkata, IBS Mumbai, and IBS Pune
The eligibility criteria for MBA/PGPM admissions is Graduation in any discipline with 50% and above marks, with English as the medium of instruction. Applicants must have completed at least 15 years of education (10+2+3 or 10+2+4 basis). Candidates not meeting the English medium criterion must submit TOEFL/ NELT/ IELTS scores by May 31, 2026. Final-year students are eligible to apply, provided they complete all graduation requirements (including practical exams, viva, assignments) before May 31, 2026.
Admission will remain provisional until candidates submit required academic proof. Last date for submission of graduation documents is November 1, 2026. Eligibility verification will begin from August 2026.
Published – July 01, 2025 05:24 pm IST
