IPMAT Exam Pattern 2020

The IPMAT Exam is a Computer Based Online Exam conducted for the admission in the 5-year Integrated Management Couse under IIM Indore. The IPMAT exam pattern has been almost similar over the years. Candidates who are seeking to get admission through this IPMAT Exam should go through the complete article to know the IPMAT Exam Pattern, Exam Duration, IPMAT Marking Scheme, and expected question types in detail.

• As per the latest news, the IPMAT Exam 2020 is scheduled to be held on 25 July 2020.
• The IPMAT 2020 Exam consists of three sections: i.e., Quantitative Ability (MCQ), Quantitative Ability (SA), Verbal Ability.
• The Quantitative Aptitude Section has a time duration of 80 minutes and the verbal ability section has a time duration of 40 minutes.
• Each correct answer will be rewarded with +4 marks and each wrong answer in the MCQ section will result in a deduction of -1 marks. 
• Solving IPMAT Question Papers will help candidates to know the difficulty level of the paper, type of questions asked in the exam, and marking scheme.

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IPMAT Exam Pattern 2020 Highlights

There will be three major sections in the question paper based on Quantitative Aptitude and Verbal Ability. The total number of questions is 100 and the time duration is 120 minutes. Check the table below to know the IIM Indore IPMAT Paper Pattern 2020.

IPMAT Time Duration 2020

As per the IPMAT Pattern 2020 Guidelines, the exam will be conducted for 2 hours(120 min) time duration. There will be a sectional Time limit for each of the sections. To attempt the Quantitative Section,80 Minutes will be provided and for the Verbal Ability Section, 40 minutes will be provided. The candidates are required to answer the sections in a pre-specified order and the pre-specified order is the same for all exam appearing candidates.

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IPMAT Exam Pattern 2020 - Number of Sections

There are three major sections as per the IPM Exam Pattern 2020. Among the sections, there will be two sections based on the Quantitative Aptitude and the remaining section will be based on Verbal Ability. The two quantitative Sections will include topics such as Average, Profit, and Loss, Percentage, Number Series, Data Interpretation (DI), Logical Reasoning. And the Verbal Ability section will include questions from Reading Comprehension, Error Detection, Vocabulary, and more.

IPMAT Marking Scheme 2020

As per the IPMAT Paper Pattern, for every correct answer, the candidates will be rewarding +4 marks and 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer in the MCQ questions. There will be no negative marks for the descriptive type questions in the Quantitative section.

IPMAT Exam Pattern and Structure 2020

Go through the table below to check the IPMAT 2020 Exam Pattern and Structure-

Composite Score Calculation

Go through the points below to understand the calculation procedure of the Composite Score as per the latest IPMAT Exam Pattern 2020.

• 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

The final selection of the candidate will be based on the weightage provided below

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

IPMAT Syllabus 2020

IPMAT Syllabus aids the preparation for the IPMAT exam. There are majorly two sections in IPMAT Exam 2020. Candidates have to prepare for all the topics while there are questions from random topics. The question paper might not contain all the below-mentioned topics from each section.

Before starting the preparation, it is important for candidates to go through the detailed IPMAT Syllabus 2020. Let us have a look at the table below to know the syllabus of IPMAT 2020.

IPMAT Syllabus for Quantitative Ability

Given below are the important topics in the IPMAT Syllabus for Quantitative Ability:

IPMAT Syllabus for Verbal Ability

Given below are the important topics in IPMAT Syllabus for Verbal Ability:

IPMAT Books for Preparation

Candidates appearing for the exam can refer to the below books as per the latest IIM Syllabus 2020. These below listed IPMAT Books are recommended by experts.

IPMAT Preparation Tips 2020

With proper preparation tips, candidates can clear the exam in one attempt. Here are a few important IPMAT Preparation Tips that candidates can follow in order to score more marks in the exam.

• First of all, candidates must ensure that they are aware of the SET Syllabus and Exam Pattern of 2020 before starting their preparation.
• Make an individual study plan for each subject based on their weightage.
• Set a time frame of at least one week for each subject.
• Clear all the basic concepts of difficult subjects first, then, later on, move to easy subjects.
• Note down all the important formulas and simple tips of each subject, so that it will be easy at the time of revision.
• After finishing the preparation of all subjects, start with revision.
• Take upIPMAT Mock Tests regularly to improve your time management skills and problem-solving skills.