Summary: The most awaited IPMAT Indore exam will be held on June 16, 2023, and the IPMAT Rohtak exam was successfully administered on May 20. Let's examine each exam-related aspect for IPMAT Indore and Rohtak independently.
IPMAT 2023 exam is the gateway to India's most sought-after management program - i.e. Five-Year Integrated Program in Management (IPM).
IIM Indore and IIM Rohtak conduct the exam annually for admissions to their flagship program.
Check all the latest information in this article related to:
IPMAT exam dates,
Eligibility requirements,
Seat matrix,
Selection process,
Exam pattern, and more!
FACT CHECK:
Refer to the table below to see the highlights:
Name of the Exam | IPMAT Indore 2023 | IPMAT Rohtak 2023 |
Conducting Body | Indian Institute of Management | Indian Institute of Management |
Exam Frequency | Once a Year | Annually |
Exam Level | National Level Exam | National Level |
Mode of Exam | Online at Exam Center | Online at Exam Center |
Exam Language | English | English |
Age Limit | General category: 20 years | General, NC-OBC and EWS Category: 20 years |
SC/ST: 25 years | SC, ST and PWD (DAP) Category: 20 years | |
Last Date to Apply | 14 April 2023 (Announced) | April 10, 2023 (Announced) |
Mode of Application | Online | Online (Started) |
Application Fee | General, OBC - Rs. 4130 | General/OBC - 4175/- |
SC/ST - Rs. 2065 | SC/ST - 4175/- | |
Number of Seats | To be announced | 180 (Recently Updated) |
Exam Duration | 120 Minutes | 120 Minutes |
Selection Process | Aptitude test (ATS) | IPM Aptitude Test |
Personal Interview (PI) | Online Personal Interview (PI) | |
Sections | Quantitative Ability and Verbal Ability | Quantitative Ability, Logical Reasoning, Verbal Ability, Legal Reasoning |
Official Website | https://www.iimidr.ac.in | https://www.iimrohtak.ac.in/ |
Ideally, IIM will start the online registration process after the release of the official notification.
IPMAT exam dates and IPMAT exam schedule as per Notification IPMAT 2023 are as follows:
Events | IPM Rohtak Dates | IPM Indore Dates |
Starting Date to Apply | February 06, 2023 | March 6, 2023 (Announced) |
Last Date to Apply Online | April 10, 2023 | April 14, 2023 (Announced) |
Issue of Admit Card | 1 week before the exam (Tentative) | To be notified |
IPMAT Exam date 2023 | May 20, 2023 (9 AM) | 16 June 2023 (afternoon shift) |
Personal Interview | To be notified | To be notified |
Final Merit List | July 1st week (Tentative) | To be notified |
The academic program begins from | To be notified | To be notified |
IPMAT Indore is abbreviated as Integrated Program in Management Aptitude Test. It is an exam conducted by IIM Indore for admission into integrated management programs, which is offered for a course duration of 5 years. IPMAT is a dual-degree program that IIM Indore offers that combines a bachelor's degree and a master's degree.
IPMAT Rohtak is again the admission test conducted by IIM Rohtak for admission into their integrated management program for 5 years. Note that the exam pattern and syllabus slightly differ for both Indore and Rohtak.
NTA conducts JIPMAT for students to take admissions in IIM Jammu and IIM Bodhgaya for the IPM program.
IPM is a dual-degree program that IIM Indore, IIM Rohtak, IIM Ranchi, IIM Jammu and IIM Bodhgaya offer that combines a bachelor's degree and a master's degree. The curriculum is intended for students who want to pursue careers in management and business.
IIM Ranchi, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), TAPMI, NIRMA, NALSAR, and Master' Union also accept IPMAT scores for its Integrated Course in Management.
The eligibility criteria will vary for both domestic and international applicants. To apply for the exam, you must satisfy the IIM IPM Eligibility.
Age: You should be born on or after August 01, 2003 (5 years of relaxation to the candidates from SC/ST/PwD category will be given).
Qualifying Exam: You should have passed Standard XII/ HSC or equivalent examination in 2021, 2022 or 2023.
Minimum Percentage (%) of marks:
You should have a minimum of 60% in standard X/ SSC (55 % for the candidates from SC/ST/ PwD category).
Note: Candidates likely to complete standard XII/ HSC or equivalent can also apply, subject to meeting the eligibility criteria mentioned above.
If selected, such candidates will be offered admission to the program provisionally. At the time of registration for the program, such candidate must have to produce standard X/ SSC and standard XII/ HSC or equivalent examinations mark sheet (securing minimum marks, as indicated above) along with a school leaving certificate/migration certificate, failing which the candidate’s provisional admission offer will stand cancelled.
You must satisfy the following criteria to apply.
General, NC-OBC and EWS Category: You must score at least 60% in standard X/ SSC and standard XII/ HSC or equivalent examinations.
SC, ST and PWD (DAP) Category: You must score at least 55% in standard X/ SSC and standard XII/ HSC or equivalent examinations.
Age: You should be a maximum of 20 as of June 30, 2023.
Note 1: Candidates likely to complete standard XII/ HSC or equivalent by the end of June 2023 can also apply, subject to meeting the minimum eligibility criteria after the declaration of results (only in the case of the XIIth standard) as mentioned above. If selected, such candidates will be offered admission to the program provisionally. At the time of registration for the program, such candidates must produce X and XII standard mark sheets (securing minimum marks, i.e. 60% for General, EWS, and NCOBC or 55% for SC, ST, and PWD) along with school leaving certificate/migration certificate, failing which the candidate’s admission offer stands cancelled.
Note 2: The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in X and XII Standard would be calculated based on the aggregate marks of the best five subjects that appear in the mark sheet/grade sheet, irrespective of the Board’s regulation. If the candidates are awarded letter grades or grade points instead of marks, the conversion of grades to the percentage of marks of the best five subjects would be based on the procedure certified by the Board/ Competent Authority explaining the method of conversion from where they obtained the certificate.
Note: IIM Ranchi admission is based on scores of IPMAT only (conducted by IIM Indore). SAT scores will no longer be accepted for admission into IPM Ranchi program from 2023 onwards.
The Institute reserves the right to change/ modify the admission process/ criteria.
Satisfy the eligibility requirements of the IPM Indore exam to seek admission to IIM Ranchi.
International aspirants can also apply for admission to IIM Indore through SAT.
You are eligible to apply for the IIM Indore IPM 2023 Exam if you satisfy the following criteria:
Check: Topper's Tips to Crack IPMAT
The Government of India has implied a fixed percentage for seat reservations of different categories. Check the table below.
Category | Reservation |
Other Backward Classes/ Non-Creamy layer (NC-OBC) | 27% |
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 15% |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 7.5% |
Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) | 10% |
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD) | 5% |
As per the notification, the following categories will fall under the PwD category:
Note: IIM Rohtak has increased the seat intake to 180 for the academic year 2023.
IIM Institutes | Number of Seats |
IIM Indore | 150 (As per last year's data) |
IIM Rohtak | 180 (Announced) |
IIM Ranchi | To be released |
IIM Jammu | To be released |
IIM Bodh Gaya | 60 (As per last year's data) |
The IPMAT Selection Process is a two-step process different for domestic and international applicants. Go through the detailed selection process given in the post below.
Stage 1: The candidates satisfying the minimum eligibility criteria should submit their application online.
Stage 2: Based on the applications received, candidates satisfying minimum eligibility criteria will be called for the Aptitude Test (AT) to be conducted across 34 cities (tentatively).
Stage 3: The candidates with positive raw scores and a minimum mark in each of the three sections of the Aptitude Test are shortlisted for the next round.
Stage 4: Sufficient number of candidates will be shortlisted for Personal Interviews (PI)
Stage 5: Only those candidates satisfying the requirements mentioned in earlier stages will be considered for the final selection. Category-wise merit list will be generated based on Composite Score (CS), and the merit list will be published.
Stage I: Online Registration
(i) Interested applicants who fulfil the above-mentioned eligibility criteria will fill out the registration form that evaluates the applicant’s proficiency in academics and extra-curricular activities.
(ii) The eligible applicants will pay a non-refundable registration fee of Rs. 4175/- (Four Thousand One Hundred Seventy-Five Only)
Stage II: IPM Aptitude Test (IPM AT 2023)
(i) All the interested applicants will undergo IIM Rohtak’s IPM Aptitude Test, which will examine the applicant's aptitude, logical reasoning, and proficiency in English.
(ii) IPM AT 2023 to be conducted on May 20, 2023, from 9 AM onwards.
Stage III: Online Personal Interview (PI)
(i) The Call for Online Personal Interviews (PI) announcement will be done in the First Week of June 2023. The shortlisting will be based on the IPM AT 2023 scores.
(ii) during their personal interviews, the candidates will be judged based on their academics, general awareness, and communication skills.
(iii) The interviews are proposed to be held in the Second Week of June 2023 (Tentative)
Stage IV: Announcement of Selection List and Offer Acceptance
The final Merit List will be generated based on the composite score of IPM AT 2023, Past Academics, and Personal Interviews.
Students clearing the IPM Indore test will be selected for the IPM Ranchi program. SAT scores are no longer valid.
The selection process of IIM Jammu consists of:
The admission to IPM would be through a Joint IPM Admission Test (JIPMAT 2023) and other parameters. The JIPMAT 2023 will be conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) on behalf of IIM Bodh Gaya and IIM Jammu.
Merit List: The candidates, who scored more than or equal to category-wise sectional percentile 30, will be eligible for the Merit List. Sectional raw scores will also be subjected to minimum qualifying requirements (the same will be decided after the result is based on the available pool of candidates).
Note that all international or national applicants have to follow the same application process for IPMAT.
Check: How to Master Maths for IPMAT 2023
IIM Indore provides financial assistance to needy people through the NBFA (Need-Based Financial Assistance) Scheme.
As per the IPMAT Exam Pattern, the exam is conducted online mode. IPMAT Admissions are made through a 3 stage selection process, as explained below.
There will be three sections in the Aptitude Test, namely Quantitative Ability (Multiple Choice Question-MCQ), Quantitative Ability (Short Answer Question-SA) and Verbal Ability (Multiple Choice Question-MCQ).
Each question will carry 4 marks.
There will be a negative marking of 1 negative mark for each wrong answer except Quantitative Ability (SA) Section (these questions will not carry any negative marking).
Section | Time duration for the section |
QA (MCQ) | 40 Minutes |
QA (SA) | 40 Minutes |
VA (MCQ) | 40 Minutes |
IPM Aptitude Test will comprise of following sections:
Section | Number of Questions | Time duration for the section |
Quantitative Ability | 40 | 40 Minutes |
Logical Reasoning | 40 | 40 Minutes |
Verbal Ability | 40 | 40 Minutes |
Legal Reasoning | 40 | 40 Minutes |
IPM AT 2023 is to be conducted on May 20, 2023, from 9 AM onwards! Each question will carry 4 marks.
There will be a negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer. All the questions will be multiple-choice questions.
This exam pattern is followed for both Jammu and Bodh Gaya:
The entrance test will consist of questions on Quantitative Aptitude (QA), Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC), and Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) (English Language Based).
Category | Quantitative Aptitude | Data Interpretation | Verbal Ability |
General | 50 | 50 | 50 |
EWS | 35 | 35 | 35 |
NC-OBC | 35 | 35 | 35 |
SC | 30 | 30 | 30 |
ST | 25 | 25 | 25 |
PwD | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Check: Courses at IIM Bodhgaya and IIM Ranchi
Knowing the IPM Entrance Exam Syllabus will help you know the important topics from the exam point of view and focus more on those topics to score good marks in the upcoming exam.
Check out the detailed syllabus from the post below and enhance your preparation levels for the upcoming exam.
Out of 80 questions from the quantitative section, 40 are objective-type questions, and 40 are short-answer-type questions.
Given below are the important topics from the IIM Indore Exam Syllabus for Quantitative Ability:
Algebra | Number System |
Set Theory | Data Interpretation |
Geometry, Mensuration | Percentage, Profit, and Loss |
Time, Speed | Distance, Time and Work |
The below table shows the essential topics to be prepared under the IPMAT Indore Syllabus for the Verbal ability section:
Reading Comprehension | Paragraph Completion |
Word Jumble | Word Usage |
Vocabulary and Analogy | Para Jumble |
Fill in the Blanks and Grammar | - |
The exam will test you mainly on quantitative aptitude and verbal ability. The following are simple tips to enhance your preparation for the upcoming exam.
Quantitative Aptitude
Going through some simple tips suggested by experts will help you learn short techniques to solve the questions quickly in the exam.
The following are some of the best IPMAT Maths Preparation Tips suggested by experts and toppers:
Verbal Ability
Cut-off marks are the minimum marks that you need to score to get shortlisted for further selection rounds.
You will only get shortlisted in the aptitude test if you score above the IPMAT Cut-Off 2023.
Check out the table below for the IIM Indore Cut-Off categories for the year 2022:
Category | Quantitative SA | Quantitative MCQ | Verbal Ability | Female | Male |
EWS | 8 | 29 | 86 | 20 | 56 |
General | 20 | 43 | 112 | 97 | 212 |
NC-OBC | 8 | 21 | 70 | 80 | 158 |
PwD | 4 | 8 | 34 | 4 | 26 |
SC | 4 | 14 | 50 | 56 | 78 |
ST | 4 | 8 | 34 | 26 | 27 |
Category | Count | Minimum ATS | Maximum ATS |
EWS | 76 | 29.7 | 68.7 |
General | 309 | 48.4 | 86.5 |
NC-OBC | 238 | 19.3 | 67.3 |
PwD | 30 | 6.8 | 60.2 |
SC | 134 | 10.9 | 81.1 |
ST | 53 | 2.3 | 44.9 |
Check out the table below for the IIM Rohtak Cut-Off categories for the year 2022:
Category | Minimum Cut-off Marks | Female | Male | Total |
General | 306 | 132 | 268 | 400 |
EWS | 261 | 13 | 68 | 81 |
NCOBC | 219 | 62 | 153 | 215 |
SC | 154 | 45 | 80 | 125 |
ST | 66 | 18 | 42 | 60 |
DAP-General | 185 | 3 | 17 | 20 |
DAP-EWS | 40 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
DAP-NCOBC | 35 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
Refer to the official PDF for details on the IPMAT cut-off.
Check out the table below for the JIPMAT Cut-Off categories for the year 2022:
Category | Quantitative Aptitude | Data Interpretation | Verbal Ability |
General | 50 | 50 | 50 |
EWS | 35 | 35 | 35 |
NC-OBC | 35 | 35 | 35 |
SC | 30 | 30 | 30 |
ST | 25 | 25 | 25 |
PwD | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Category | QA | DI | VA |
GENERAL | 37 | 88 | 69 |
EWS | 33.1 | 83 | 56.1 |
NCOBC | 32 | 78 | 55 |
SC | 20 | 62.9 | 46 |
ST | 17 | 60.8 | 46 |
PwD | 17 | 59 | 46 |
Exam preparation can be the most effective if we read from the most recommended or followed books. Here is the list of IPMAT Books 2023 that can be the most helpful in your preparation journey:
Enlisted are the quantitative aptitude books that shall cover all the topics given in the syllabus:
Book Name | Author/Publication |
Class XI and XII Mathematics | R.D. Sharma |
Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exams | R.S.Aggarwal |
The following are the verbal ability books that cover all the topics as per the latest syllabus:
Book Name | Author/Publication |
Word Power Made Easy | Norman Lewis |
Better English | Norman Lewis |
English Grammar and Composition | Wren and Martin |
Check: IPMAT Exam Analysis
The admit card for the exam will be available for download on the official website. IPMAT Admit Card 2023 is published 10 days before the exam date.
You can follow the simple instructions given below while downloading the IIM IPM admit card:
The national-level IIM IPM Exam is conducted across 34 cities in the country. You will be given the option to select your preferred IIM IPM Exam Centers while filling out the application form.
However, the allotted centre may change as per the availability of seats at the exam centre:
Ahmedabad | Bengaluru |
Bhopal | Gwalior |
Indore | Bhubaneswar |
Chandigarh | Chennai |
Dehradun | Ghaziabad |
Lucknow | Noida |
Varanasi | Gurgaon |
Guwahati | Hyderabad |
Jaipur | Kolkata |
Kozhikode | Thiruvananthapuram |
Mumbai | Nagpur |
Pune | New Delhi |
Patna | Raipur |
Ranchi | Visakhapatnam |
IIM will publish the IPMAT Result 2023 on the official website. The results were published in the form of a PDF.
The scorecard is released along with the result. It includes the scores and percentile obtained by you in each section of the paper, along with the overall scores and percentile.
Based on the IPM Indore result, you will get shortlisted for the personal assessment round.
How do I check IPMAT 2023 Result?
Counselling is conducted across 8 cities in India.
Note that all original documents have to be shown at the time of counselling.
The IIMs ensure that the students admitted to the IPM course follow a specific learning pattern. So to execute this, there is a set of goals that every student must follow and learn.
Goal For First Three Years
During the first three years of the IPM program, the students will be enabled to:
Goal For The Last Two Years
The last two years for every IPM student are crucial as they are mixed with the batch of PGP program students. So the learning goal for the previous two years comprises of the following:
Read More: IPMAT Application Form 2023
Student Exchange Program at IIM Indore
The multifaceted learning model at IIM Indore ensures that all aspirants can develop a global perspective through its ISEP (International Student Exchange Program).
Through the ISEP program, you are exposed to different pedagogies of management education. The institute provides an enriching academic experience to international students. At the same time, it helps its student community benefit from new ideas that foreign students have to offer.
IIM Indore has academic collaborations with the following international business schools:
Check: IPMAT 2023 Preparation Tips
As per the latest Placement Report 2022, more than 200 recruiters with 30+ new recruiters conducted the recruitment process to hire desired and eligible candidates.
Roles were offered across a wide range of sectors, namely Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI), Consulting, Consumer Products & Retail (CPR) and Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT).
Other sectors like Automotives, Chemicals, Energy, Healthcare, Hospitality, Infrastructure, Logistics & Supply Chain, Manufacturing, M
Summary: The most awaited IPMAT Indore exam will be held on June 16, 2023, and the IPMAT Rohtak exam was successfully administered on May 20. Let's examine each exam-related aspect for IPMAT Indore and Rohtak independently.
IPMAT 2023 exam is the gateway to India's most sought-after management program - i.e. Five-Year Integrated Program in Management (IPM).
IIM Indore and IIM Rohtak conduct the exam annually for admissions to their flagship program.
Check all the latest information in this article related to:
IPMAT exam dates,
Eligibility requirements,
Seat matrix,
Selection process,
Exam pattern, and more!
FACT CHECK:
Refer to the table below to see the highlights:
Name of the Exam | IPMAT Indore 2023 | IPMAT Rohtak 2023 |
Conducting Body | Indian Institute of Management | Indian Institute of Management |
Exam Frequency | Once a Year | Annually |
Exam Level | National Level Exam | National Level |
Mode of Exam | Online at Exam Center | Online at Exam Center |
Exam Language | English | English |
Age Limit | General category: 20 years | General, NC-OBC and EWS Category: 20 years |
SC/ST: 25 years | SC, ST and PWD (DAP) Category: 20 years | |
Last Date to Apply | 14 April 2023 (Announced) | April 10, 2023 (Announced) |
Mode of Application | Online | Online (Started) |
Application Fee | General, OBC - Rs. 4130 | General/OBC - 4175/- |
SC/ST - Rs. 2065 | SC/ST - 4175/- | |
Number of Seats | To be announced | 180 (Recently Updated) |
Exam Duration | 120 Minutes | 120 Minutes |
Selection Process | Aptitude test (ATS) | IPM Aptitude Test |
Personal Interview (PI) | Online Personal Interview (PI) | |
Sections | Quantitative Ability and Verbal Ability | Quantitative Ability, Logical Reasoning, Verbal Ability, Legal Reasoning |
Official Website | https://www.iimidr.ac.in | https://www.iimrohtak.ac.in/ |
Ideally, IIM will start the online registration process after the release of the official notification.
IPMAT exam dates and IPMAT exam schedule as per Notification IPMAT 2023 are as follows:
Events | IPM Rohtak Dates | IPM Indore Dates |
Starting Date to Apply | February 06, 2023 | March 6, 2023 (Announced) |
Last Date to Apply Online | April 10, 2023 | April 14, 2023 (Announced) |
Issue of Admit Card | 1 week before the exam (Tentative) | To be notified |
IPMAT Exam date 2023 | May 20, 2023 (9 AM) | 16 June 2023 (afternoon shift) |
Personal Interview | To be notified | To be notified |
Final Merit List | July 1st week (Tentative) | To be notified |
The academic program begins from | To be notified | To be notified |
IPMAT Indore is abbreviated as Integrated Program in Management Aptitude Test. It is an exam conducted by IIM Indore for admission into integrated management programs, which is offered for a course duration of 5 years. IPMAT is a dual-degree program that IIM Indore offers that combines a bachelor's degree and a master's degree.
IPMAT Rohtak is again the admission test conducted by IIM Rohtak for admission into their integrated management program for 5 years. Note that the exam pattern and syllabus slightly differ for both Indore and Rohtak.
NTA conducts JIPMAT for students to take admissions in IIM Jammu and IIM Bodhgaya for the IPM program.
IPM is a dual-degree program that IIM Indore, IIM Rohtak, IIM Ranchi, IIM Jammu and IIM Bodhgaya offer that combines a bachelor's degree and a master's degree. The curriculum is intended for students who want to pursue careers in management and business.
IIM Ranchi, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), TAPMI, NIRMA, NALSAR, and Master' Union also accept IPMAT scores for its Integrated Course in Management.
The eligibility criteria will vary for both domestic and international applicants. To apply for the exam, you must satisfy the IIM IPM Eligibility.
Age: You should be born on or after August 01, 2003 (5 years of relaxation to the candidates from SC/ST/PwD category will be given).
Qualifying Exam: You should have passed Standard XII/ HSC or equivalent examination in 2021, 2022 or 2023.
Minimum Percentage (%) of marks:
You should have a minimum of 60% in standard X/ SSC (55 % for the candidates from SC/ST/ PwD category).
Note: Candidates likely to complete standard XII/ HSC or equivalent can also apply, subject to meeting the eligibility criteria mentioned above.
If selected, such candidates will be offered admission to the program provisionally. At the time of registration for the program, such candidate must have to produce standard X/ SSC and standard XII/ HSC or equivalent examinations mark sheet (securing minimum marks, as indicated above) along with a school leaving certificate/migration certificate, failing which the candidate’s provisional admission offer will stand cancelled.
You must satisfy the following criteria to apply.
General, NC-OBC and EWS Category: You must score at least 60% in standard X/ SSC and standard XII/ HSC or equivalent examinations.
SC, ST and PWD (DAP) Category: You must score at least 55% in standard X/ SSC and standard XII/ HSC or equivalent examinations.
Age: You should be a maximum of 20 as of June 30, 2023.
Note 1: Candidates likely to complete standard XII/ HSC or equivalent by the end of June 2023 can also apply, subject to meeting the minimum eligibility criteria after the declaration of results (only in the case of the XIIth standard) as mentioned above. If selected, such candidates will be offered admission to the program provisionally. At the time of registration for the program, such candidates must produce X and XII standard mark sheets (securing minimum marks, i.e. 60% for General, EWS, and NCOBC or 55% for SC, ST, and PWD) along with school leaving certificate/migration certificate, failing which the candidate’s admission offer stands cancelled.
Note 2: The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in X and XII Standard would be calculated based on the aggregate marks of the best five subjects that appear in the mark sheet/grade sheet, irrespective of the Board’s regulation. If the candidates are awarded letter grades or grade points instead of marks, the conversion of grades to the percentage of marks of the best five subjects would be based on the procedure certified by the Board/ Competent Authority explaining the method of conversion from where they obtained the certificate.
Note: IIM Ranchi admission is based on scores of IPMAT only (conducted by IIM Indore). SAT scores will no longer be accepted for admission into IPM Ranchi program from 2023 onwards.
The Institute reserves the right to change/ modify the admission process/ criteria.
Satisfy the eligibility requirements of the IPM Indore exam to seek admission to IIM Ranchi.
International aspirants can also apply for admission to IIM Indore through SAT.
You are eligible to apply for the IIM Indore IPM 2023 Exam if you satisfy the following criteria:
Check: Topper's Tips to Crack IPMAT
The Government of India has implied a fixed percentage for seat reservations of different categories. Check the table below.
Category | Reservation |
Other Backward Classes/ Non-Creamy layer (NC-OBC) | 27% |
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 15% |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 7.5% |
Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) | 10% |
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD) | 5% |
As per the notification, the following categories will fall under the PwD category:
Note: IIM Rohtak has increased the seat intake to 180 for the academic year 2023.
IIM Institutes | Number of Seats |
IIM Indore | 150 (As per last year's data) |
IIM Rohtak | 180 (Announced) |
IIM Ranchi | To be released |
IIM Jammu | To be released |
IIM Bodh Gaya | 60 (As per last year's data) |
The IPMAT Selection Process is a two-step process different for domestic and international applicants. Go through the detailed selection process given in the post below.
Stage 1: The candidates satisfying the minimum eligibility criteria should submit their application online.
Stage 2: Based on the applications received, candidates satisfying minimum eligibility criteria will be called for the Aptitude Test (AT) to be conducted across 34 cities (tentatively).
Stage 3: The candidates with positive raw scores and a minimum mark in each of the three sections of the Aptitude Test are shortlisted for the next round.
Stage 4: Sufficient number of candidates will be shortlisted for Personal Interviews (PI)
Stage 5: Only those candidates satisfying the requirements mentioned in earlier stages will be considered for the final selection. Category-wise merit list will be generated based on Composite Score (CS), and the merit list will be published.
Stage I: Online Registration
(i) Interested applicants who fulfil the above-mentioned eligibility criteria will fill out the registration form that evaluates the applicant’s proficiency in academics and extra-curricular activities.
(ii) The eligible applicants will pay a non-refundable registration fee of Rs. 4175/- (Four Thousand One Hundred Seventy-Five Only)
Stage II: IPM Aptitude Test (IPM AT 2023)
(i) All the interested applicants will undergo IIM Rohtak’s IPM Aptitude Test, which will examine the applicant's aptitude, logical reasoning, and proficiency in English.
(ii) IPM AT 2023 to be conducted on May 20, 2023, from 9 AM onwards.
Stage III: Online Personal Interview (PI)
(i) The Call for Online Personal Interviews (PI) announcement will be done in the First Week of June 2023. The shortlisting will be based on the IPM AT 2023 scores.
(ii) during their personal interviews, the candidates will be judged based on their academics, general awareness, and communication skills.
(iii) The interviews are proposed to be held in the Second Week of June 2023 (Tentative)
Stage IV: Announcement of Selection List and Offer Acceptance
The final Merit List will be generated based on the composite score of IPM AT 2023, Past Academics, and Personal Interviews.
Students clearing the IPM Indore test will be selected for the IPM Ranchi program. SAT scores are no longer valid.
The selection process of IIM Jammu consists of:
The admission to IPM would be through a Joint IPM Admission Test (JIPMAT 2023) and other parameters. The JIPMAT 2023 will be conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) on behalf of IIM Bodh Gaya and IIM Jammu.
Merit List: The candidates, who scored more than or equal to category-wise sectional percentile 30, will be eligible for the Merit List. Sectional raw scores will also be subjected to minimum qualifying requirements (the same will be decided after the result is based on the available pool of candidates).
Note that all international or national applicants have to follow the same application process for IPMAT.
Check: How to Master Maths for IPMAT 2023
IIM Indore provides financial assistance to needy people through the NBFA (Need-Based Financial Assistance) Scheme.
As per the IPMAT Exam Pattern, the exam is conducted online mode. IPMAT Admissions are made through a 3 stage selection process, as explained below.
There will be three sections in the Aptitude Test, namely Quantitative Ability (Multiple Choice Question-MCQ), Quantitative Ability (Short Answer Question-SA) and Verbal Ability (Multiple Choice Question-MCQ).
Each question will carry 4 marks.
There will be a negative marking of 1 negative mark for each wrong answer except Quantitative Ability (SA) Section (these questions will not carry any negative marking).
Section | Time duration for the section |
QA (MCQ) | 40 Minutes |
QA (SA) | 40 Minutes |
VA (MCQ) | 40 Minutes |
IPM Aptitude Test will comprise of following sections:
Section | Number of Questions | Time duration for the section |
Quantitative Ability | 40 | 40 Minutes |
Logical Reasoning | 40 | 40 Minutes |
Verbal Ability | 40 | 40 Minutes |
Legal Reasoning | 40 | 40 Minutes |
IPM AT 2023 is to be conducted on May 20, 2023, from 9 AM onwards! Each question will carry 4 marks.
There will be a negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer. All the questions will be multiple-choice questions.
This exam pattern is followed for both Jammu and Bodh Gaya:
The entrance test will consist of questions on Quantitative Aptitude (QA), Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC), and Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) (English Language Based).
Category | Quantitative Aptitude | Data Interpretation | Verbal Ability |
General | 50 | 50 | 50 |
EWS | 35 | 35 | 35 |
NC-OBC | 35 | 35 | 35 |
SC | 30 | 30 | 30 |
ST | 25 | 25 | 25 |
PwD | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Check: Courses at IIM Bodhgaya and IIM Ranchi
Knowing the IPM Entrance Exam Syllabus will help you know the important topics from the exam point of view and focus more on those topics to score good marks in the upcoming exam.
Check out the detailed syllabus from the post below and enhance your preparation levels for the upcoming exam.
Out of 80 questions from the quantitative section, 40 are objective-type questions, and 40 are short-answer-type questions.
Given below are the important topics from the IIM Indore Exam Syllabus for Quantitative Ability:
Algebra | Number System |
Set Theory | Data Interpretation |
Geometry, Mensuration | Percentage, Profit, and Loss |
Time, Speed | Distance, Time and Work |
The below table shows the essential topics to be prepared under the IPMAT Indore Syllabus for the Verbal ability section:
Reading Comprehension | Paragraph Completion |
Word Jumble | Word Usage |
Vocabulary and Analogy | Para Jumble |
Fill in the Blanks and Grammar | - |
The exam will test you mainly on quantitative aptitude and verbal ability. The following are simple tips to enhance your preparation for the upcoming exam.
Quantitative Aptitude
Going through some simple tips suggested by experts will help you learn short techniques to solve the questions quickly in the exam.
The following are some of the best IPMAT Maths Preparation Tips suggested by experts and toppers:
Verbal Ability
Cut-off marks are the minimum marks that you need to score to get shortlisted for further selection rounds.
You will only get shortlisted in the aptitude test if you score above the IPMAT Cut-Off 2023.
Check out the table below for the IIM Indore Cut-Off categories for the year 2022:
Category | Quantitative SA | Quantitative MCQ | Verbal Ability | Female | Male |
EWS | 8 | 29 | 86 | 20 | 56 |
General | 20 | 43 | 112 | 97 | 212 |
NC-OBC | 8 | 21 | 70 | 80 | 158 |
PwD | 4 | 8 | 34 | 4 | 26 |
SC | 4 | 14 | 50 | 56 | 78 |
ST | 4 | 8 | 34 | 26 | 27 |
Category | Count | Minimum ATS | Maximum ATS |
EWS | 76 | 29.7 | 68.7 |
General | 309 | 48.4 | 86.5 |
NC-OBC | 238 | 19.3 | 67.3 |
PwD | 30 | 6.8 | 60.2 |
SC | 134 | 10.9 | 81.1 |
ST | 53 | 2.3 | 44.9 |
Check out the table below for the IIM Rohtak Cut-Off categories for the year 2022:
Category | Minimum Cut-off Marks | Female | Male | Total |
General | 306 | 132 | 268 | 400 |
EWS | 261 | 13 | 68 | 81 |
NCOBC | 219 | 62 | 153 | 215 |
SC | 154 | 45 | 80 | 125 |
ST | 66 | 18 | 42 | 60 |
DAP-General | 185 | 3 | 17 | 20 |
DAP-EWS | 40 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
DAP-NCOBC | 35 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
Refer to the official PDF for details on the IPMAT cut-off.
Check out the table below for the JIPMAT Cut-Off categories for the year 2022:
Category | Quantitative Aptitude | Data Interpretation | Verbal Ability |
General | 50 | 50 | 50 |
EWS | 35 | 35 | 35 |
NC-OBC | 35 | 35 | 35 |
SC | 30 | 30 | 30 |
ST | 25 | 25 | 25 |
PwD | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Category | QA | DI | VA |
GENERAL | 37 | 88 | 69 |
EWS | 33.1 | 83 | 56.1 |
NCOBC | 32 | 78 | 55 |
SC | 20 | 62.9 | 46 |
ST | 17 | 60.8 | 46 |
PwD | 17 | 59 | 46 |
Exam preparation can be the most effective if we read from the most recommended or followed books. Here is the list of IPMAT Books 2023 that can be the most helpful in your preparation journey:
Enlisted are the quantitative aptitude books that shall cover all the topics given in the syllabus:
Book Name | Author/Publication |
Class XI and XII Mathematics | R.D. Sharma |
Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exams | R.S.Aggarwal |
The following are the verbal ability books that cover all the topics as per the latest syllabus:
Book Name | Author/Publication |
Word Power Made Easy | Norman Lewis |
Better English | Norman Lewis |
English Grammar and Composition | Wren and Martin |
Check: IPMAT Exam Analysis
The admit card for the exam will be available for download on the official website. IPMAT Admit Card 2023 is published 10 days before the exam date.
You can follow the simple instructions given below while downloading the IIM IPM admit card:
The national-level IIM IPM Exam is conducted across 34 cities in the country. You will be given the option to select your preferred IIM IPM Exam Centers while filling out the application form.
However, the allotted centre may change as per the availability of seats at the exam centre:
Ahmedabad | Bengaluru |
Bhopal | Gwalior |
Indore | Bhubaneswar |
Chandigarh | Chennai |
Dehradun | Ghaziabad |
Lucknow | Noida |
Varanasi | Gurgaon |
Guwahati | Hyderabad |
Jaipur | Kolkata |
Kozhikode | Thiruvananthapuram |
Mumbai | Nagpur |
Pune | New Delhi |
Patna | Raipur |
Ranchi | Visakhapatnam |
IIM will publish the IPMAT Result 2023 on the official website. The results were published in the form of a PDF.
The scorecard is released along with the result. It includes the scores and percentile obtained by you in each section of the paper, along with the overall scores and percentile.
Based on the IPM Indore result, you will get shortlisted for the personal assessment round.
How do I check IPMAT 2023 Result?
Counselling is conducted across 8 cities in India.
Note that all original documents have to be shown at the time of counselling.
The IIMs ensure that the students admitted to the IPM course follow a specific learning pattern. So to execute this, there is a set of goals that every student must follow and learn.
Goal For First Three Years
During the first three years of the IPM program, the students will be enabled to:
Goal For The Last Two Years
The last two years for every IPM student are crucial as they are mixed with the batch of PGP program students. So the learning goal for the previous two years comprises of the following:
Read More: IPMAT Application Form 2023
Student Exchange Program at IIM Indore
The multifaceted learning model at IIM Indore ensures that all aspirants can develop a global perspective through its ISEP (International Student Exchange Program).
Through the ISEP program, you are exposed to different pedagogies of management education. The institute provides an enriching academic experience to international students. At the same time, it helps its student community benefit from new ideas that foreign students have to offer.
IIM Indore has academic collaborations with the following international business schools:
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As per the latest Placement Report 2022, more than 200 recruiters with 30+ new recruiters conducted the recruitment process to hire desired and eligible candidates.
Roles were offered across a wide range of sectors, namely Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI), Consulting, Consumer Products & Retail (CPR) and Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT).
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