Previous Year Questions · IIM Bangalore
IIMB previous year questions
10 papers in the real IIM Bangalore UG and BBA DBE pattern, curated by talking to hundreds of teachers: 20 MCQs each, sections in the order the exam sets them, and a worked solution and the fastest way for every question.
- Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation 10
- Logical & Analytical Reasoning 5
- Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension 5
In the pattern of IIM Bangalore's on-campus UG test, which also prepares you for the online BBA DBE.
- Paper 1Free, with solutions
- Paper 2Free, with answer key
- Paper 3Free, with answer key
- Paper 4Free, with answer key
- Paper 5Free, with answer key
- Paper 6Free, with answer key
- Paper 7Free, with answer key
- Paper 8Free, with answer key
- Paper 9Free, with answer key
- Paper 10Free, with answer key
- Paper 11Coming next week
Being checked, question by question.
- Paper 12Coming next week
Being checked, question by question.
- Paper 13Coming next week
Being checked, question by question.
- Paper 14Coming next week
Being checked, question by question.
- Paper 15Coming next week
Being checked, question by question.
- Papers 11–15Coming next week
The real IIMB, in brief
The IIMB DBE Entrance Test is IIM Bangalore's own admission test for its three-year online BBA in Digital Business and Entrepreneurship. It has 60 multiple-choice questions in 90 minutes, one mark each, with no negative marking. In the 2026 cycle IIM Bangalore selected entirely on scores, from this test, CUET (UG) General Test Section III or JEE Main.
- Questions:
- 60 multiple-choice questions, 1 mark each (60 marks)
- Duration:
- 90 minutes; no section time limits in IIM Bangalore's 2024 papers
- Sections:
- Verbal & RC 20 Qs, Quant & DI 20, Logical Analytical Reasoning 10, General Awareness 10
- Marking:
- +1 for a correct answer, 0 for a wrong one: no negative marking
- Mode:
- Computer-based test at offline centres; 23 cities in 2026
- Calculator:
- On-screen calculator provided; physical calculators not allowed
- Instead of this test:
- CUET (UG) General Test Section III or JEE Main score from 2024, 2025 or 2026
- Test dates:
- Not yet announced for 2027 entry. The 2026 test was on 26 July 2026
Checked against IIM Bangalore's own pages on . IIMB syllabus, pattern and dates.
IIMB papers: common questions
Are these real IIMB previous year questions?
Yes. Most are real IIMB questions, from past papers or ones IIM Bangalore itself published, and the rest follow the exact same pattern.
How were these questions chosen?
Curated by talking to hundreds of teachers and analysing past IIMB papers, so they match the real exam's sections, question types and difficulty.
What is in each paper?
20 multiple-choice questions: 10 Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation, 5 Logical & Analytical Reasoning and 5 Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension, in the real exam's order.
How long should I give one paper?
30 minutes in one sitting, the real IIMB pace of about 1 minute 30 seconds a question.
Are the answers checked?
Yes. Every question was solved without seeing the answer key, and kept only when the two matched.
Do the papers have solutions?
Yes, step by step, and the fastest way beside each one. Paper 1 is free, solutions included. In papers 2 to 10 the questions and the answer key are free - except a question that is also in a mock test, which stays hidden until you sit the mock - and the worked solutions come with Klay Prep's paid plan.
What is the IIMB syllabus?
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension: Reading comprehension (one passage, four questions), Idioms and phrases, Synonyms and antonyms, Analogies, Para-jumbles, Sentence completion, Grammar: tenses, prepositions, conjunctions, phrasal verbs, Commonly confused words, One-word substitutes, Odd one out. Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation: Data interpretation set (pie, radar charts and tables), Ratio and proportion, Number system: unit digits, divisibility, Simple and compound interest, Profit and loss, Time and work; time, speed and distance, Quadratic equations, inequalities and modulus, Progressions, Permutations and combinations; functions, Mensuration and plane geometry. Logical Analytical Reasoning: Syllogisms, Seating arrangement, Ranking and order, Venn diagrams, Number and letter series, Blood relations, Direction sense, Clocks and calendars. General Awareness: Current affairs, Indian history and the freedom movement, Business and economy, including Indian founders and CEOs, Science and ISRO, Art and culture.
What is IIMB?
The IIMB DBE Entrance Test is IIM Bangalore's own admission test for its three-year online BBA in Digital Business and Entrepreneurship.