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About IBSAT
A. BACKDROP
1. IBSAT-2020/21
i. Examination dates
26th & 27th December, AD 2020
ii. Conducted by
The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education
iii. Computer-based Test
It was remotely proctored
iv. Test Pattern
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SECTION |
QUESTIONS |
MARKS / QUESTION |
TOTAL MARKS |
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Reading Comprehension |
30 |
1 |
30 |
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Verbal Ability |
50 |
1 |
50 |
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Quantitative Ability |
30 |
1 |
30 |
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Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency |
30 |
1 |
30 |
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Total |
140 |
1 |
140 |
v. Test Duration
120 minutes
vi. Test Type
Open Test
vii. Negative Marking
Not applicable
viii. Topic Coverage
a. Reading Comprehension
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TOPIC |
QUESTIONS |
AVERAGE COMPLEXITY |
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Passages |
3 @ 8 = 24 |
Easy |
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Passages |
1 @ 6 = 6 |
Easy |
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The passages were lengthy but factual. 23 questions were SDQs. |
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b. Verbal Ability
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TOPIC |
QUESTIONS |
AVERAGE COMPLEXITY |
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Vocabulary & Usage |
Easy |
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Otherwise |
Easy |
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Vocabulary and Usage were highly scoring with minimal effort. |
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The otherwise was a generous mix of all the remaining topics. |
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c. Quantitative Ability
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TOPIC |
QUESTIONS |
AVERAGE COMPLEXITY |
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Number System |
Moderate |
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Arithmetic |
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Geometry Family |
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Basic Algebra |
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Otherwise |
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Some questions were very easy. |
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d. Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency
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TOPIC |
QUESTIONS |
AVERAGE COMPLEXITY |
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Data Interpretation |
15 |
Easy |
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Data Sufficiency |
15 |
Easy |
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Standard Data Interpretation question types. |
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Data Sufficiency was largely Number System driven. |
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B. IBSAT-2021/22
1. Examination Dates
25th & 26th December, AD 2021
2. Conducted by
The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education
3. Computer-based Test
4. Test Pattern
Similar to IBSAT-2020/21