A topic will be announced to a group of 8 – 10 candidates for discussion. The candidates will be given 15 minutes to express their views. After group discussion each candidate will be given an opportunity to summarize his/her opinion in a minute. The group discussion aims to evaluate the candidate’s expression, initiative communication, analytical skills and behaviour in group.

IBS selection process comprises two components- Group Discussion and Personal Interview

Selection process will be conducted in February-March 2025 at 9 IBS campuses i.e. IBS Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Gurgaon, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Dehradun, Jaipur & IBS Head Office. If situation does not permit to conduct process at campuses, ONLINE selection process will be conducted.

No there is no management quota or NRI quota.

Application form (MBA/PGPM 2025-2026 Broacher) may be purchased either through Online or Offline. The cost of the application form (PGPM Bulletin) was Rs 1800 last year. Online registration for the programs is available on website admissions.ibsindia.org. Offline Applications are available at IBS Marketing Branches. On purchase of application form you will receive a scratch card containing application number and password.

According to experts, you can prepare for IBSAT alongwith other exams by synchronizing your preparation. Besides you can self prepare or join some good coaching also. Two to three months are considered good time to prepare for IBSAT

IBSAT is a moderate difficulty exam and is easier than CAT, XAT, CMAT, NMAT.

You can match MBA Colleges Cut off with your CAT Scores and Percentile for admission after the cutoff is announced and result is out

IIMs round off all percentile scores greater than or equal to 99.995 to 100. Similarly, all percentile scores greater than or equal to 99.985 but strictly less than 99.995 are rounded off to 99.99 and so on

No, all the 21 IIMs release cutoff for MBA admission much before result date