What will be the expected difficulty level of IBSAT 2025?
The ICFAI Business School will conduct the IBSAT 2025 on 28th and 29th December 2025. It is a 2 hours online proctored test. The difficulty level of IBSAT 2025 is expected to be easy to moderate.
IBSAT 2025 Pattern
| Exam Structure | Details |
| Exam mode | Remote Computer based test |
| Duration | 120 minutes |
| Total number of questions | 140 MCQs |
| Number of sections | 4 sections - Verbal Ability
- Reading Comprehension
- Quantitative Aptitude
- Data Adequacy & Data Interpretation
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| Marking Scheme | 1 mark for each correct answerNo negative marking |
The IBSAT 2025 exam consists of a total of 140 MCQs covering 4 sections Verbal Ability, Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Aptitude, Data Adequacy & Data Interpretation.
Section wise Difficulty
- Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VA & RC) – These two sections are typically the most scoring as compared to the other sections, a candidate with a good grasp of English can score good scores as these sections take up the major portion of the exam, adding up to an aggregate of 57% of the total marks. 80 out of 140 questions are from these two sections. In IBSAT 2025, this section is expected to be moderate in difficulty.
The questions of the Grammar section are expected primarily from topics such as synonyms/antonyms, meaning of idioms, cloze test, picking out the errors in usage, word relation, one-word substitution, phrases, fill-in-the-blanks, sentence correction, and jumbled paragraphs.
- Quantitative Aptitude – As per the past years’ exams this section has been considered moderately challenging, questions in this section are generally designed to check the student’s fundamental math skills, problem-solving skills, and accuracy. For IBSAT 2025, while the overall difficulty of the exam is expected to remain stable, the students are expected to focus on the following topics, arithmetic, algebra, and geometry; these types of questions require conceptual clarity.
- Data Adequacy & Data Interpretation - This is a time-consuming area and slightly challenging compared to the rest of them. This needs an individual to be highly analytical and logical. It is expected that this section will maintain a high level of difficulty in IBSAT 2025: with questions around intricate sets of data, pie charts, bar graphs, and caselets demanding quick calculation and decision-making abilities.
IBSAT 2025: No Drastic change is expected
The difficulty level of IBSAT 2025 is expected to be moderately difficult, no changes are expected in the pattern or structure of the exam and the section-wise difficulty level is also expected to remain the same as analyzed in previous years. However, the students should still stay updated with the latest announcements.
Here's a comparative analysis of the last three years to provide a clearer picture:
| Section | Number of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| - | - | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Verbal Ability | 50 | Easy to moderate | Easy to moderate | Easy to moderate |
| Reading Comprehension | 30 | Easy | Easy | Easy |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | Moderate to difficult | Moderate to difficult | Moderate |
| Data Adequacy & Data Interpretation | 30 | Moderate | Moderate to difficult | Moderate |
| Total | 140 | Moderate | Moderate to difficult | Moderate |
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Observation:-
IBSAT 2023
The difficulty level of the IBSAT 2023 exam is moderate. The section of Data Interpretation / Data Adequacy was more difficult as compared to the other two sections. There is no change in the pattern and structure of exam in the year of 2023.
- Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VA & RC) – In the IBSAT 2023, the questions in the verbal ability section were relatively easier than the other sections. Verbal Ability consists of questions about vocabulary, Jumbled Paragraphs, fill-in-the-blanks, and Error Correction in Sentences based on Grammar and Tenses, one-word Substitution. In the Reading Comprehension section, the questions were direct and some were logical, there were 3-4 passages, 500-600 words per passage.
- Quantitative Aptitude – This section was moderately difficult, in IBSAT 2023 the questions came from various topics such as arithmetic, geometry, number systems, profit, and modern Maths majorly focusing on problem-solving skills, basic fundamental Maths skills, and accuracy.
- Data Adequacy & Data Interpretation - The data interpretation section consists of questions about bar graphs, pie charts, and data tables which require strong data visualization skills. The questions in data adequacy were around Statements, Clocks & Calendars, Data Based Relations, and Data Surveys. The difficulty level of this section was moderate in IBSAT 2023.
IBSAT 2022
It has been observed that the overall difficulty level of the IBSAT 2022 exam lies between moderate to difficult. The section of Data Interpretation / Data Adequacy was more difficult as compared to the other two sections. There is no change in the pattern and structure of exam in the year of 2022.
- Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VA & RC): In IBSAT 2022, Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension holds the highest weightage and is the easiest, except for a few vocabulary questions that were a bit difficult, overall this section was easy - to - understand. The questions were from the following topics, idioms/phrases, synonyms/antonyms, jumbled words, error correction, and fill-in-the-blanks. The Reading Comprehension section consisted of 4 passages of 500-800 words each passage. The passages were time-consuming.
- Quantitative Aptitude – In the IBSAT 2022, the level of difficulty of quantitative aptitude was moderately difficult. It consisted of tricky questions from geometry, arithmetic, probability, speed, and time, some candidates faced difficulty in solving them. This section needed good calculation skills and accuracy.
- Data Adequacy & Data Interpretation - It has been observed that this section was the lengthiest and moderately difficult as compared to the rest of the sections, as the questions were based on the tricky data sets, and long caselets. It was more about logical reasoning than sheer data manipulation.
IBSAT 2021
Quantitative Ability and Data Adequacy / Data Interpretation remain challenging sections in the IBAST 2021 Exam, while Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension are typically easier. Because of this the overall difficulty is Moderate.
- Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VA & RC)- This section in IBSAT 2021 is a highly scoring area whereas, it has a mix of easy and tricky questions based on vocabulary and grammar. The questions were from the following topics, Synonyms/Antonyms, Picking out Errors in usage, Word relation, One-word substitution, Phrases, Fill in the blanks, and Jumbled Paragraphs.
- Quantitative Aptitude: The questions of this section were a mix of arithmetic, geometry, and algebra which required a good knowledge of basic maths. This section was moderately difficult.
- Data Adequacy & Data Interpretation- Good observational skills were required to solve this section as it was loaded with complex data sets and caselets including pie charts and bar graphs.
Ques. Is there a negative marking in IBSAT 2025?
Ans. No, there is no negative marking in IBSAT. As per the marking scheme of IBSAT, each correct answer will be awarded 1 mark, while there is no deduction in marks for wrong answers.
Ques. How much is each question worth in IBSAT?
Ans. There are a total of 140 questions in IBSAT with each carrying 1 mark. The total marks for IBSAT is 140.
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The official examination date IBSAT 2023 is yet to be released. However, the examination is expected to be conducted in the final week of December 2023. You can check the examination dates and other information regarding CMAT examination from CMAT 2024.