IBSAT 2024 registration ends by December 18; exam on December 28, 29

NEW DELHI: The ICFAI Business School (IBS) will close the registration window for the ICFAI Business Studies Aptitude Test (IBSAT) 2024 on December 18. Eligible candidates who have not applied yet can register online through the official website, general.ibsindia.org.

The IBSAT 2024 exam is scheduled to be held on December 28 and 29 in remote proctored test mode. The exam is conducted for candidates seeking admission to the master of business administration (MBA) and postgraduate programme in management (PGPM) batch for 2025–27 across nine campuses of the ICFAI Business School (IBS).

As per the official notice, candidates who have already appeared for, or plan to take, the Common Admission Test (CAT), NMAT by Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT), or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) are exempted from taking the ICFAI Business School Aptitude Test (IBSAT), provided their scores are valid and from 2022 onwards. However, filling out the IBSAT application form 2024 is mandatory.

Candidates will have to pay an application fee of Rs 1,800 to register for the IBSAT 2024 exam. The IBSAT 2024 result will be declared in the first week of January 2025.

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IBSAT 2024 scholarship

The institute has announced that the top 500 rank holders in IBSAT 2024 will receive scholarships worth Rs 2 lakh each, from a total pool of Rs 10 crore, providing financial assistance to deserving candidates. Furthermore, IBS will conduct a national-level mock test on December 7, 2024, with prizes for the top performers, including Rs 1,00,000 for the first-place winner.

Selection briefings will take place from January 10 to 19, 2025, at over 70 locations across India, including major cities and towns. The selection process for the MBA, PGPM programme will be held from February 15 to 24, 2025, at IBS Hyderabad in Hyderabad.