IPMAT Paper Pattern 2021: Section-Wise Marking Scheme

The Indian Institute of Management has scheduled the IPMAT for June 14, 2021. IPMAT is an online mode of exam for which the pattern is decided by the IIM.

Last year, after the online aptitude test, qualifiers were shortlisted directly to a video-based assessment. However, the general selection process includes Aptitude Test, Personal Interview, and Written Ability Test. 

Let us understand the IIM IPM Exam pattern of the aptitude test in detail below.

IPMAT Exam Pattern 2021

There are a total of three sections i.e., Quantitative Ability (MCQ), Quantitative Ability (SA), and Verbal Ability in the aptitude test. 

Solving IPMAT Question Papers will help you to understand the difficulty level of the paper and the type of questions asked in the exam.

IPM Aptitude Test Pattern 2021

• The question paper consists of 60 questions and each question carries 4 marks.
• There is a time duration of 30 minutes for each section.
• The exam is conducted for a total of 400 marks.
• Each question carries 4 marks.

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Number of Sections in IPMAT 2021

Out of three sections in the exam, two sections are based on Quantitative Aptitude and the other is based on Verbal Ability.

• As per the IPMAT Syllabus 2021, the quantitative Sections include questions from topics such as Average, Profit, and Loss, Percentage, Number Series, Data Interpretation (DI), Logical Reasoning.
• The Verbal Ability section includes questions from Reading Comprehension, Error Detection, Vocabulary, and more.

IPMAT Time Duration 2021

As per the IPMAT exam Pattern 2021 Guidelines, the duration of the exam is 90 minutes. There is a sectional time limit for each section.

• To attempt the Quantitative Section, 60 Minutes is provided and for the Verbal Ability Section, 30 minutes is provided.
• You are required to answer the sections in a pre-specified order and the pre-specified order is the same for all exam appearing candidates.

IPMAT Marking Scheme 2021

• As per the IPMAT Paper Pattern, for every correct answer, you will be rewarded 4 marks and 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer in the MCQ questions.
• There will be no negative marking for the descriptive type questions in the Quantitative section.
• Refer to the best and highly recommended IPMAT Books that cover all the topics with good explanation. 

Composite Score Calculation

Go through the points below to understand the calculation procedure of the Composite Score as per the latest IPMAT Exam Pattern 2021.

• Quantitative Section(MCQ) Section Scores- 30x(candidate's Score- Minimum Score)/(Maximum Score- Minimum Score)
• Quantitative Section(SA) Section Scores- 35x(candidate's Score- Minimum Score)/(Maximum Score- Minimum Score)
• Verbal Ability Section Scores- 35x(candidate's Score- Minimum Score)/(Maximum Score- Minimum Score)
• Aptitude Test Score sum of above scores(maximum 100)
• The highest scores in each category based on this composite Score will be only invited for the interview.

Final Selection Weightage

According to the IPMAT Exam Pattern, the final selection will be based on the weightage provided below:

• Exam Weightage is 50%
• Interview Weightage is 35%
• Weightage for WAT is 15%

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