IBSAT Selection Process 2025: Check Detailed Admission Procedure

Registration - 1 Jul '25 - 19 Dec '25

Updated on Aug 6, 2025 12:14 IST

By Shruti Garg, Assistant Manager- Editorial

IBSAT 2025 selection process results will be announced at ibsindia.org. IBSAT 2025 selection process will be conducted in February 2026, at IBS Hyderabad. IBSAT selection round consisted of a micro presentation instead of a group discussion. IBS conducts IBSAT 2025 selection process rounds offline. Selection rounds are conducted by ICFAI Business School for admission to IBS 8 campuses. Candidates having a valid score in IBSAT 2025 or CAT/MAT/XAT/SNAP/NMAT/GMAT/MAH CET or any other state-level entrance examination (score valid from 2023 onwards) were eligible to appear for the selection rounds. Authorities declared the result for the IBSAT selection process 2025 for admission to the PGPM programme of IBS Hyderabad. Admission to IBS 9 campuses- Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Dehradun, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Gurgaon, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune will be offered based on candidates’ overall performance.

Q: When will be IBSAT results announced?

IBSAT 2025 results will be announced soon after the exam is conducted. The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education will conduct IBSAT 2025 exam on December 27 and 28, 2025. Candidates who will appear for the exam can check IBSAT result online by entering IBSAT application number and date of birth. The IBSAT result mentions the candidate's details, section-wise score and overall scores obtained.

Q: When will be IBSAT selection process result announced?

IBSAT 2025 selection process result will be announced in April 2026. Candidates can check their results by:

Visiting official website of ICFAI Business School
Click on tab displaying 'Selection Process Result'
Screen will now display IBSAT login page
Enter login details:
- Application number
- Password
Screen will now display IBSAT 2025 final result for admission
Save and take a print.

Table of contents

What is IBSAT Selection Briefing?
IBSAT 2025 Selection Process
IBSAT Selection Process Result 2025
IBSAT Final Merit List 2025
FAQs on IBSAT 2024 Selection Process

What is IBSAT Selection Briefing?

The authorities organise a session to introduce candidates to the programmes and admission process of IBS. Once the selection briefing process is over candidates will have to appear for the selection rounds- Micro presentation and Personal Interview as per the prescribed schedule.

IBSAT 2025 Selection Process

IBSAT selection process is conducted in offline mode at IBS 8 campuses and IBS Hyderabad head office. Candidates desiring to take admission to the programmes offered by IBS campuses must go through the selection rounds. The IBSAT selection process 2025 consists of the following rounds:

Micro Presentation: In this round, candidate will have to present on a given topic for 3 minutes. Candidates will be given three topics from which they can choose any one topic to present on. This is done to test the communication and thinking skills.
Personal Interview: Those who have successfully cleared the GD round are called for PI round. This PI round judges your communication skills, confidence, business aptitude and general attitude. Candidates should remain cool and calm during this final round.
Admission: Based on the final selection result, candidates have to take admission in one of the nine IBS Business Schools as per their cutoff and final selection criteria.

Commonly asked questions

Q: What does IBSAT selection process comprise of?

IBSAT selection process comprises of two rounds:

Micro Presentation: In this round, candidate will have to present on a topic in brief. Candidates will be given three topics and choose any one topic from it. This is done to test the communication skill of candidates.
Personal Interview (PI): Those who have successfully cleared the micro presentation round are called for PI round. This PI round judges your communications skills, confidence, business aptitude and general attitude. Candidates should remain cool and calm during this final round.

Candidates who will qualify the IBSAT or any other national level entrance exam will have to appear for the IBS selection rounds which will be conducted in February/March 2025.

Q: When will be IBSAT selection rounds conducted?

IBSAT 2025 selection rounds will be conducted from second week of February 2026 at IBS Hyderabad. Candidates will be shortlisted for the IBSAT selection rounds based on their IBSAT, CAT, XAT, GMAT scores.

IBSAT selection rounds will consist of two rounds- micro presentation and personal interview rounds. The final selection will be based on candidate's performance in past academics and selection rounds. Candidates must ensure to report at alloted exam centre on given date and time.

IBSAT Selection Process Result 2025

Candidates can check IBSAT selection result by:

Visiting official link-ibsindia.org
Click on 'IBSAT Selection Process Result 2025'
Enter IBSAT login details
Screen will now display final result for admission

Commonly asked questions

Q: What is the expected cut-off of IBSAT for IBS Hyderabad and Mumbai campus?

ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad releases the IBSAT cutoff along with the declaration of results. The minimum required IBSAT cutoff scores for getting a GD/PI call scheduled at IBS Hyderabad is given below: 1. CAT & XAT 60 percentile and above 2. GMAT 500 + 3. NMAT by GMACTM 150+ The minimum cutoff score for INR 2 Lacs scholarship eligibility criteria is 1. CAT Top 75 candidates with a minimum score of 90 percentile and above 2. XAT Top 25 candidates with a minimum score of 80 percentile and above 3. GMAT TM Top 25 candidates with a minimum score of 550 and above 4. NMAT by GMAC TM Top 100 candidates with a minimum score of 225 and above. Candidates will be able to check the updates cutoff score on release of the IBSAT score. The IBSAT 2023 results are expected to be announced in last week of December 2023.

Q: How is IBSAT final merit list prepared?

IBSAT final merit list is prepared on considering the following parameters- Micro Presentation, Personal Interview and past academic records and weightage. Check below to know the criterias:

Micro presentation: 25%
Personal Interview: 25%
Past academic record: 50%

Only candidates who will qualify the above criterias, will be offered final admission to MBA/PGDM programme of applied IBS campuses. IBSAT 2025 selection process result will be announced tentatively in April 2026.

Q: Which colleges take admission through IBSAT scores?

IBS Aptitude Test also known as IBSAT is conducted for admission to MBA/ PGDM programs of IBS nine campuses. Candidates having valid score in CAT/MAT/XAT/SNAP/NMAT/GMAT/MAH CET or any other state-level entrance examination are exempted from taking the IBSAT exam. Colleges accepting the IBSAT scores are the IBS nine campuses itself. Check the list of nine IBS campuses below:

ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad
ICFAI Business School (IBS), Ahmedabad
ICFAI Business School (IBS), Mumbai
ICFAI Business School (IBS), Dehradun
ICFAI Business School (IBS), Kolkata
ICFAI Business School (IBS), Bangalore
ICFAI Business School (IBS), Gurgaon
ICFAI Business School (IBS), Pune
ICFAI Business School, Jaipur

IBSAT Final Merit List 2025

IBSAT final merit list will be prepared based on following components:

Components	Weightage
Micro Presentation	25%
Personal Interview (PI)	25%
Previous Academic Records	50%

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Colleges Accepting IBSAT Scores

FAQs on IBSAT 2024 Selection Process

Check below the frequently asked questions on IBSAT selection process:

Commonly asked questions

Q: What are some interview tips for IBSAT?

Personal interviews can be stressful more than group discussions. The purpose of the Personal Interview is to assess the candidate's personality traits. To ace the Personal Interview round candidates must note the important points: Dress well for the interview Don't answer the question with incorrect knowledge, instead reply I don't know politely. Be polite throughout the interview. Panelist creates a stressful situation to assess candidates' patience and stress management skills Candidates must minimize the opportunity cost. Try to play on strengths and drive the interview towards strength to establish confidence in yourself. Stay calm and answer the questions while taking time to give them a thought. Candidates must keep themselves updated with current events. Know your strengths and weaknesses. Candidates must know themselves and the reasons to join the programme. Try to relate the qualities with the programme one wants to pursue. Give logical propositions. Back your answers with logic which will help to persuade the panelist (s). .

Q: How and when will I receive my IBSAT score card?

IBSAT 2025 scorecard will be released at general.ibsindia.org. Candidates who will appear for the IBSAT exam, scheduled on in last week of December 2025, can check their results online. To download the IBSAT scorecard, candidates must enter their login credentials on the official website of ICFAI Business School. after loging in, screen will display the IBSAT scorecard. Candidates must note that no physical copy of the IBSAT 2024 scorecard will be issued to the candidates seprerately. Candidates must save and take the print of the IBSAT scorecard online only.

Candidates who will shortlisted, must appear for the micro presentation/PI rounds on given date and time along with the required documents. Th final selection will be offered on the basis of the performance in Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

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