IPMAT 2026 Cutoff Analysis: Trends & Insights for IIM Aspirants

Quick Answer: Analyse 2026 IPMAT cut off trends, sectional benchmarks for IIM Indore & Rohtak, and key selection factors in our latest comprehensive guide.

The official IPMAT Indore 2026 cutoff has been released by IIM Indore along with the result announcement. The cutoff for IPMAT Indore is purely sectional, meaning candidates must clear the minimum qualifying marks in each of the three sections. 

Simply performing well in one or two sections is not enough; candidates must meet the sectional cutoff in Quantitative Ability (SA), Quantitative Ability (MCQ), and Verbal Ability simultaneously to qualify for the next stage.

One of the biggest highlights of the IPMAT Indore 2026 cutoff is the noticeable increase in the Quantitative Ability Short Answer (QA-SA) cutoff for the General category. 

The cutoff has increased from 24 marks in 2025 to 28 marks in 2026, indicating that IIM Indore has placed greater emphasis on conceptual clarity, accuracy, and strong quantitative aptitude this year.

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IPMAT Indore 2026 Sectional Cutoff

Candidates who successfully cleared all sectional cutoffs have been shortlisted for the Personal Interview (PI) round based on their Aptitude Test Score (ATS). 

The competition remained intense across all categories due to limited seat availability and increasing applicant numbers.

A total of 838 candidates from the General, EWS, and NC-OBC categories have been shortlisted for the PI round in IPMAT Indore 2026. 

Candidates who narrowly missed the cutoff should carefully analyse their preparation strategy and begin early preparation for IPMAT 2027 with a stronger focus on sectional balance and accuracy.

Here is the officially released cut off for IPMAT Indore 2026:

Category (Total Seats)	Quantitative Ability (SA)	Quantitative Ability (MCQ)	Verbal Ability (VA)
General (53 Seats)	28	27	111
EWS (15 Seats)	16	17	79
NC-OBC (41 Seats)	16	14	70
SC (23 Seats)	12	10	58
ST (11 Seats)	8	8	49
PwD (8 Seats)	4	3	30

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IPMAT Indore Merit List 2026 and Selection Process

The IPMAT Indore 2026 selection process consists of two major stages: the Aptitude Test Score (ATS)-based shortlisting and the Personal Interview (PI) round. Final admission offers are made only after evaluating candidates through a composite scoring process.

Stage 1: Aptitude Test Score (ATS) and PI Shortlisting

All candidates who appeared for IPMAT 2026 are evaluated based on their Aptitude Test Score (ATS). Only candidates who clear all three sectional cutoffs are considered eligible for ATS calculation and PI shortlisting.

The section-wise ATS scores are then aggregated to prepare the shortlist for the Personal Interview round.

Stage 2: Personal Interview (PI)

Candidates shortlisted by the ATS are invited to the Personal Interview (PI), conducted by IIM Indore faculty members. The PI round evaluates several important aspects of a candidate’s profile, including:

• Communication skills
• Academic consistency
• Analytical and logical thinking
• Confidence and personality
• General awareness and clarity of thought

The IPMAT Indore 2026 PI round is tentatively expected to be conducted in the third week of July 2026.

Final Composite Score and Merit List

The final merit list for IPMAT Indore 2026 is prepared using a Composite Score (CS) that combines both ATS and PI performance.

Weightage for Final Merit List

Component	Weightage
Aptitude Test Score (ATS)	65%
Personal Interview (PI)	35%
Final Composite Score	ATS + PI (100%)

Final admission offers are released strictly based on:

• Composite merit rank
• Category-wise seat availability
• Government of India reservation policies

The final IPMAT Indore 2026 merit list is expected to be released in the second week of July 2026.

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IPMAT Rohtak 2026 Expected Cutoff

Minimum Cut-off Marks and No. of Applicants meeting cut-off marks 

Category	Minimum Cutoff Marks	Female	Male	Total
General	363	160	293	453
EWS	330	26	67	93
NC-OBC	307	87	164	251
SC	246	51	85	136
ST	168	25	47	72
DAP-General	260	7	8	15
DAP-EWS	243	0	2	2
DAP-NC-OBC	217	0	6	6
DAP-SC	189	0	1	1
DAP-ST	215	1	0	1
Total	—	357	673	1030

No. of Applicants shortlisted for Personal Interview 

Category	Total
General	453
EWS	93
NC-OBC	251
SC	136
ST	72
DAP	25
Total	1030

Applicants who were called for IPM Aptitude Test on May 10, 2026 

Category	Female	Male	Transgender	Total
General	5,029	5,737	1	10,767
EWS	286	459	0	745
NC-OBC	918	1,217	0	2,135
SC	242	382	0	624
ST	58	96	0	154
DAP	15	48	0	63
Total	6,548	7,939	1	14,488

Applicants who attended IPM Aptitude Test on May 10, 2026 

Category	Female	Male	Transgender	Total
General	4,289	4,858	1	9,148
EWS	269	433	0	702
NC-OBC	820	1,100	0	1,920
SC	217	339	0	556
ST	55	86	0	141
DAP	15	40	0	55
Total	5,665	6,856	1	12,522

Applicants who attended IPM Aptitude Test on May 10, 2026 (DAP Category 

Category	Female	Male	Total
General	12	25	37
EWS	1	3	4
NC-OBC	1	10	11
SC	0	1	1
ST	1	1	2
Total	15	40	55

JIPMAT 2026 Expected Cutoff (IIM Jammu & IIM Bodh Gaya)

JIPMAT has 3 sections (QA, DILR, VARC), and selection is primarily based on the overall score (with minimum eligibility in the sectionals).

Expected JIPMAT 2026 Cutoff (Overall Score)

Institute	GEN	EWS	NC-OBC	SC	ST
IIM Bodh Gaya	285–305	240–265	215–245	150–190	135–170
IIM Jammu	280–300	235–260	235–260	200–230	175–210

JIPMAT 2026 – Target vs Good vs Safe Score

Category	Target Score	Good Score	Safe Score
General	285–304	305–319	320+
EWS	235–254	255–274	275+
NC-OBC	215–234	235–254	255+
SC	165–189	190–214	215+
ST	135–159	160–184	185+

Understanding IPMAT Cut Off Scores 2026

While the above figures represent the expected cutoffs for IPMAT 2026 based on recent trends, let us now look at the official IPMAT 2026 cutoff to better understand how the competition is evolving year after year.

For 2026, the IPM cut-off scores are the minimum marks required for admission to the institute's IPM program.

These scores also reflect the competitive nature of the IPMAT admission process.

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Previous Year Official IPMAT Cut off Marks (Indore & Rohtak)

Review the previous year's cut-off of IPM IIM Indore from the post below and enhance your preparation.

Official IPMAT Indore Category-Wise Cutoff 2024

IPMAT Indore 2024: Of 40,000 (approx) registrants, 20,748 achieved a positive raw score, and 824 were selected for the PI round.

The category-wise sectional cutoffs for IPMAT Indore reflect a rigorous selection process, showing an upward trend from the previous year's cutoff of IPMAT.

This highlights the increasing competitive nature of the exam.

No. of Applicants Obtained Minimum Sectional Cut-Off 2024

Category	Quantitative Ability SA	Quantitative Ability MCQ	Verbal Ability
General	24	35	113
EWS	16	26	89
NC-OBC	12	23	78
PwD	8	13	40
SC	12	18	60
ST	8	13	40

No. of Applicants Obtained Positive Raw Scores

The table below provides the list of students who obtained positive raw scores (greater than or equal to 1) in all three sections.

Category	Female	Male	Total
General	6906	8602	15508
EWS	363	711	1074
NC-OBC	1147	1814	2961
PwD	21	55	76
SC	325	582	907
ST	75	147	222
Grand Total	8837	11911	20748

Aptitude Test Score (ATS)

ATS is calculated only for the 824 candidates listed above who meet the sectional IPMAT cut off marks in various categories.

Category	Count	Minimum ATS	Maximum ATS
General	312	44.91094	86.33472
EWS	78	30.63411	71.73404
NC-OBC	239	21.89018	69.87191
PwD	31	1.14504	46.79910
SC	115	14.83345	55.40279
ST	49	0.37879	49.85253
Total	824	-

Official IPMAT Rohtak Category Wise Cutoff 2024

IPMAT Rohtak 2024: Of 14,766 registrants, 13,414 participated, with 831 shortlisted for the PI round.

The official category-wise cut-offs for IPMAT Rohtak show a lower cut-off this year than in the last two years.

This year IPMAT Rohtak official cutoff for the general category stood at 301.

Minimum Cut-Off Marks 2024 and No. of Applicants Meeting Cut-Off Marks

Authorities have stated that, despite the number of students taking the exam being reduced this year, the number of students meeting the requirements grew to 831.

Category	Minimum IPMAT Cutoff Marks
General	301
EWS	264
NCOBC	225
SC	167
ST	118
DAP-General	260
DAP-EWS	212
DAP-NCOBC	189
DAP-SC	142

Minimum IPMAT Indore Cut off-Section Wise 2023

Here is the sectional cutoff for IPMAT 2023 Indore: 

Category	Quantitative Ability SA	Quantitative Ability MCQ	Verbal Ability
General	12	39	125
EWS	4	26	98
NC-OBC	4	23	91
PwD	4	5	43
SC	4	15	69
ST	4	5	43

Number of Applicants for IPMAT Indore 2023

Statistics of aspirants who took the exam: 

Category	Female	Male	Total
General	2945	4093	7038
EWS	150	420	570
NC-OBC	427	854	7038
PwD	7	24	31
SC	91	232	323
ST	20	50	70
Grand Total	3640	5673	9313

Minimum and Maximum IPMAT Cut off 2023

Category	Count	Minimum (ATS)	Maximum (ATS)
General	276	43.69076	82.33909
EWS	83	27.49844	70.71719
NC-OBC	195	22.53077	79.51334
PwD	20	5.732298	60.3708
SC	109	14.0053	61.96987
ST	46	2.43328	45.44232
Grand Total	729

IPMAT Indore Cutoff 2023 and Positive Raw Score

Applicants securing a positive raw score: 

• Total: 9313
• General: 7038
• NC-OBC: 1281
• EWS: 570
• SC: 323
• ST: 70
• PwD: 31

IPMAT Rohtak Cut Off 2023

Check the IPMAT Rohtak cutoff 2023 in the table below and know if you are shortlisted for the PI Round. 

IIM Rohtak IPMAT Cut Off:

Category	Minimum cut-off marks
General	409
EWS	376
NCOBC	349
SC	274
ST	201
DAP-GEN	238
DAP-NCOBC	91
DAP-SC	91
DAP-ST	91
Total	241

Note: IPMAT Rohtak's PI round is the qualifying round for admissions. Registration for the PI shortlisting process has begun; get access to the direct link and register before the last day. 

The number of students who wrote IPMAT Rohtak: 

Category	Female	Male	Total
GEN	4819	5872	10691
EWS	258	504	762
NCOBC	686	1149	1835
SC	197	317	514
ST	34	61	95
DAP	20	37	57
Total	6014	7940	13954

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Number of Students Called in for Interview:

Category	Total
GEN	323
EWS	68
NCOBC	168
SC	99
ST	47
DAP	26
Total	731

IPMAT Cut Off Marks 2022

IPMAT 2022 was one of the high cut-off years for the exam. As we all know, the exam pattern was tweaked a bit last year, raising the difficulty level. 

The exam pattern of IPM Indore and Rohtak is different.

IIM Indore IPMAT Cut off Marks 2022

Minimum IPMAT exam cut-off marks in each section for the various categories, number of applicants meeting with sectional IIM Indore IPM cut-off

Category	Quantitative Ability SA	Quantitative Ability MCQ	Verbal Ability
General	20	43	112
EWS	8	29	86
NC-OBC	8	21	70
PwD	4	8	34
SC	4	14	50
ST	4	8	34

Note that the IPM Indore Cut Off 2022 is different from the previous year's IPM Cut Off. 

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IIM Rohtak IPMAT Cut Off 2022

The table below showcases the category-wise cut-off marks for IIM Rohtak 2022:

Category	Cutoff Marks
General	306
EWS	261
NC-OBC	219
SC	154
ST	66
DAP-General	185
DAP-EWS	40
DAP- NCOBC	35

IIM Rohtak IPM cut-off is different for both Rohtak and Indore.

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Factors Considered for Determining IPMAT Cut Off 2025

These are the factors that determine the IPMAT cut off. 

• Total number of students appearing for the IPMAT exam
• The total number of available seats 
• Reservation of seats
• Marking scheme
• The difficulty level of the exam
• Performance of the applicants in the exam
• Lowest and average marks from the total marks attained by the aspirants in IPMAT
• The previous year's IPMAT cut off 

Read more to understand the difficulty level and performance required for the exam, with the previous year's exam analysis for IPMAT.

Having prior knowledge of the IPMAT cut off can help candidates avoid stress and demotivation after low scores in mock exams.

It allows applicants to have realistic expectations of their scores and the IIMs they may be able to apply to. 

Knowing the IPMAT cut off can also motivate you to work harder and aim for a higher score.