No, there is no negative marking in IBS Aptitude Test (IBSAT) exam.

IBSAT Exam Pattern

The duration of the test is 120 minutes (02 hours)

Exam will contain 125 MCQs.

These 125 MCQs will be distributed (unequally) into 4 sections.

The various IBSAT sections in the question paper are :

Verbal Ability.
Reading Comprehension.
Quantitative Aptitude.
Data Sufficiency and Data Interpretation.

Sections Total Questions
Verbal Ability 50
Reading Comprehension 25
Quantitative Aptitude 25
Data Sufficiency & Data Interpretation 25
Total 125

Syllabus-

Verbal Ability: This section will be a lengthy and time-consuming section. Here, the candidates are required to have a good command over the vocabulary. The Verbal Ability section basically tests the candidate’s skills and knowledge regarding the English language. The questions will basically be Fill in the Blanks, Correction of Sentences, Antonyms, Synonyms, Para Jumbles, Completion of sentences, etc.

Reading Comprehension: One of the easy sections, if compared to the other sections. Here the candidates do have the chance to score the most. In this section, there will be passages and questions will be based on them. To prepare for this section, the candidates can practice the mock tests and sample papers.

Quantitative Aptitude: As the name suggest, this section is specially designed to challenge the candidate’s quantitative skills. A good grip on Mathematics and fast calculation skills are the best recipe for this section. The questions in this section will be asked from Geometry Mathematics, Arithmetic and Geometry. Hint: The questions will be based on formulae, concepts and direct applications, etc.

Data Sufficiency & Data Interpretation: Quick calculations, percentage conversion into fractions, shortcuts in other calculative methods such as square & cube roots are the base for the questions in this section. If the candidates get an upper hand on these topics, then acing this section will be easy. The questions in this section will be based on Pie chart, Tables, Data Sufficiency & Bar / Line graphs.