IBSAT 2023 Exam Analysis: The Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension sections were easy while the Quant & DI sections were comparatively difficult and time-consuming. Attempting 97-104 questions is considered a good attempt in IBSAT 2023. Check IBSAT 2023 expected cut off
IBSAT 2023 question paper consists of 140 questions divided into 4 sections, to be attempted in 2 hours. IBSAT 2023 Verbal Ability section consists of 50 questions, and the other 3 sections, i.e. Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency sections consist of 30 questions each.
IBSAT 2023 Exam Analysis
IBSAT 2023 exam analysis is updated here based on the initial feedback of the candidates who appeared for the test. You can check the below-mentioned IBSAT 2023 exam analysis:
| Section | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level | Good Attempts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal Ability | 50 | Easy to Moderate | 35-38 |
| Reading Comprehension | 30 | Easy | 20-24 |
| Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency | 30 | Easy to Moderate | 20-21 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | Moderate | 22-23 |
| TOTAL | 140 | Easy to Moderate | 97-104 |
Ques. What is the mode of IBSAT 2023 exam?
Ans. IBSAT 2023 exam has been administered by ICFAI Foundation For Higher Education for taking admission into ICFAI Business School for MBA programs. The exam is conducted online and is a computer based test with 2 hours of total time duration.
Ques. Which are the most important topics in IBSAT exam?
Ans. There is no such core topics in IBSAT exam. Each topics from four sections- Verbal Ability, Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Ability, and Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency must be prepared for the examination. Taking preparation from books, solving previous years’ question papers, solving mock test series can helo you in acing the examination. IBSAT 2023 syllabus is similar to other MBA entrance examinations like CAT, XAT, CMAT, etc. IBSAT is considered to be easier in accordance with NMAT in terms of difficulty level.
Ques. How to avoid common mistakes in IBSAT 2023?
Ans. IBSAT 2023 is an online examination, for the admission into MBA programs into any of the 9 campuses of IBS. List of things which can be done for avoiding common mistakes in IBSAT are as follows:
- Solving IBSAT mock test series on a regular basis.
- Focusing on previous years’ question papers
- Analyzing strong and weak points.
- Jotting down important points
IBSAT 2021 Exam Analysis
IBSAT 2021 was held on Dec 25 and 26, 2021. Given below is the paper analysis for the exam based on the intial reviews of the test-takers.
| Section | No. of Questions | No. of Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal Ability | 50 | 32-35 | Easy to Moderate |
| Reading Comprehension | 30 | 22-23 | Easy to Moderate |
| Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency | 30 | 19-21 | Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 22-24 | Moderate |
| TOTAL | 140 | 100-105 | Moderate |
Solving previous years’ IBSAT 2023 practice papers are one of the finest ways of doing paper analysis of the examination.
IBSAT 2020 Section Wise Paper Analysis
IBSAT 2020 difficulty level was moderate to easy and candidates did not receive any surprises as IBSAT 2020 was based on previous years lines. The cutoff of ICFAI Hyderabad Campus is expected to be 80-85 percentile and of other campuses is as previous years. Check IBSAT cutoff.
| Section | No. of Questions | No. of good Attempts (approximately) | Average time consumed (minutes) | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal Ability | 50 | 32-34 | 25-27 | Easy |
| Reading Comprehension | 30 | 22-24 | 25-30 | Easy to Moderate |
| Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency | 30 | 24-26 | 23-25 | Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 21-23 | 25-28 | Moderate |
| TOTAL | 140 | 100-110 | 120 | Easy to Moderate |
- VERBAL ABILITY: This section carries the highest number of questions in IBSAT. The verbal ability section of IBSAT checks the English language ability of the candidate; which includes topics such as idioms and phases, synonyms and antonyms, cloze test, one word substitution, fill in the blanks, error detection, parajumbles and word analogy. The verbal ability section in IBSAT 2020 was easy to moderate but there were few tricky questions in this section as well.
- DATA INTERPRETATION AND DATA SUFFICIENCY: Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency checks candidates Data adequacy and logical thinking skills. This section covers pie graph, line graph, percentage chart, tables and percentage between two values. The difficulty level of this section is moderate except for a few tricky questions.
- QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE: Quantitative Aptitude section includes Average, LCM and HCF, Ratio and proportion, Time and work, Profit and Loss, Equations, Mensuration, series, polynomial, sets, geometry, functions, Time and speed, percentage, Algebra, Simple Interest and Compound Interest.Quantitative Aptitude section of IBSAT consists of 30 questions and candidates get approximately 1 minute for each question and it becomes a task to solve the questions within the allotted time limit as the section includes heavy calculations, formulae and theorems. IBSAT 2020 Quantitative Aptitude section was a little bit difficult but candidates who have practised enough must have performed well.
- READING COMPREHENSION: The reading comprehension section of IBSAT 2020 included 4passages each passage containing 500-700 words and there are a total 30questions. The questions are mostly direct and require merely reading of the passage but few inferential questions are time consuming. Inferential questions require candidates to read and analyze the passage and come to a conclusion.The difficulty level was from moderate to high.
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IBSAT Previous Year Exam Analysis
Topics from which questions came are:
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IBSAT 2019 Paper Analysis
- VERBAL ABILITY: The Verbal ability section included majorly two sections: grammar and vocabulary. The section was dominated by vocabulary whose difficulty level was from easy to moderate. The grammar questions were comparatively easier than the vocabulary questions.
Overall the difficulty level of the verbal ability section was moderate to easy. 30-35 questions in 30 minutes is considered to be a good attempt.
- READING COMPREHENSION: The reading comprehension section consisted of 30 questions from 4 passages; each passage consisted of 500-700 words. The reading comprehension section was easy as it mostly consisted of direct and factual questions except few inference based questions.
24-30 questions in 30 minutes is considered to be a good attempt.
- QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE: The section was dominated by algebra which included heavy calculations, but the difficulty level of the quantitative aptitude was moderate.
21-25 questions in 30 minutes is considered to be a good attempt.
- DATA INTERPRETATION AND DATA SUFFICIENCY: This section consists of equal number of Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency. The overall difficulty level was moderate. 21-24 questions in 25 minutes is considered to be a good attempt.
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IBSAT 2018 Paper Analysis
- VERBAL ABILITY: The verbal ability section consists of roughly 5-7 types of questions. The difficulty level of the questions were moderate and 35-38 questions in 25 minutes is considered to be a good attempt.
- READING COMPREHENSION: The Reading Comprehension section consists of 4 passages, each passage consisted of 500-700 words. The reading comprehension section was moderately difficult. 20-25 questions in 25-27 minutes is considered to be a good attempt.
- QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE: The Quantitative Aptitude mainly consists of arithmetics, followed by modern maths. Candidates who have practised questions with various tricks can solve questions easily. 15-20 questions in 25 minutes is considered to be a good attempt.
- DATA INTERPRETATION AND DATA SUFFICIENCY: This section consists of equal questions both in Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency. There were 3 sets of questions in Data Interpretation. The difficulty level of data sufficiency questions was higher than that of Data Interpretation questions.
IBSAT 2023 Paper Analysis FAQs
Ques. Is IBSAT exam difficult?
Ans. Based on the reviews given by test takers and experts, IBSAT is of moderate difficulty. VA and RC are easier than the other 2 sections. DI is the most time consuming.
Ques. Which section of IBSAT is the most difficult?
Ans.In terms of the difficulty level of questions, the Quantitative Aptitude section of IBSAT is usually the most difficult with some complex calculations and conceptual application. In terms of time, DI is the most lengthy section.
Ques. What is the expected cut off for admissions through IBSAT 2023?
Ans. Based on the previous year's analysis, IBSAT Cut off 2023 is expected to be above 70 percentile for IBS Hyderabad and IBS Mumbai. For the other 7 IBS campuses, the cut off will tentatively be in the range of 55 to 70.
Ques. Which section consists of the highest number of questions in IBSAT 2023?
Ans. As per the previous year’s analysis, the verbal ability section in IBSAT consists of the highest number of questions that is; 50 questions out of 140 questions. All other sections consist of 30 questions each.
Ques. Are there any descriptive questions in IBSAT exam?
Ans. No, IBSAT exam does not consist of any descriptive questions. The question paper comprises only 140 multiple choics questions to be attempted in 120 minutes.
Ques. What is considered a good attempt in IBSAT 2023?
Ans. Based on the analysis of IBSAT paper, an attempt of 100-104 questions would be good to get above 70 percentile.
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College.
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