The official website now has the IBSAT syllabus. The entire IBSAT exam syllabus should be familiar to candidates preparing for this test. The 2025 IBSAT exam will consist of one hundred and forty questions with no negative marking and no sectional timing. The areas that come under the syllabus are Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Aptitude and Data Adequacy and Data Interpretation.

The General Awareness portion is absent from the IBSAT syllabus which is present in the CAT syllabus. The four sections of the IBSAT syllabus are separated into Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension within the VARC portion. On 27 and 28 Dec the IBSAT exam 2025 will take place online under remote proctoring.

2025 IBSAT Exam Pattern

Important points about the IBSAT exam pattern -

• No negative marking for wrong answers

• Total one hundred and forty questions each carrying one mark

• No sectional time limit

The table below shows the IBSAT exam details in a section wise format

Section-Wise 2025 IBSAT Syllabus

Part One - Data Adequacy and Data Interpretation

This part checks how well you understand charts, tables and logical data to draw conclusions. It is included in the syllabus for IBSAT PDF.

Important DA and DI topics - 

• Data Sufficiency

• Logical Reasoning

• Cause and EffectTables

• Data Interpretation

• Statements and Conclusions

• Matrix Arrangements

• Syllogisms

• Area Graphs

• Assumption, Premise and Conclusion

• Linear Arrangements

• Visual Reasoning

• Critical Reasoning

• Pie Charts

• Venn Diagrams

• Bar Graphs

• Column Graphs

• Line Charts

Part 2 - Quantitative Aptitude 

This part checks your math skills and how well you solve number based questions. It is a key part of the IBSAT 2025 syllabus and comes in the IBSAT Entrance Exam Syllabus.

Important QA topics

• Work, Pipes and Cisterns

• Discount

• Number System

• Average

• Time and Work

• Percentage

• Arithmetic Progression

• Probability

• Quadratic and Linear Equations

• Permutation and Combination

• Alligation and Mixtures

• Algebra

• Geometry

• Mensuration

• Coordinate Geometry

• Instalment Payments

• Profit and Loss

• Time, Speed and Distance

Part Three - Verbal Ability

The IBSAT exam syllabus for this section checks vocabulary, grammar and sentence formation. It forms an important part of the 2025 IBSAT syllabus.

Important VA topics

• Syllogisms

• English Grammar

• Comprehension of passages

• English Usage

• Contextual Usage

• Replace the missing words

• One word Substitution

• Punctuation

• Incorrect words

• Sentence Completion

• Analogies

• Para Jumble

• Idioms

• Different usage of the same word

• Vocabulary

• Fill in the blanks