IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2025: Check Section-wise Difficulty Level & Cut-offs

Overview: This blog provides detailed information on the IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2025, including difficulty level, cut-offs, essential topics, number of reasonable attempts, and more.

The IPMAT Indore test is an important entrance exam for students seeking admission to the five-year Integrated Program in Management at IIM Indore.

It has three important sections: Quantitative Ability (MCQs), Quantitative Ability (Short Answer), and Verbal Ability (MCQ).

Within two hours, 90 questions must be attempted.

We have provided a detailed IPMAT Indore exam analysis 2025 in this blog post. 

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IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2025: Exam Overview & Structure

Check out the exam pattern of the IPMAT Indore 2025 exam below.

IPMAT Exam Pattern: Sections	Quantitative Ability - I	Quantitative Ability - II	Verbal Ability
Question Type	Short Type	Objective Type Questions (MCQ)	Objective Type Questions (MCQ) + TITA
Number of Questions	15	30	45
Maximum Marks	60	120	180
Sectional Timing	40 mins	40 mins	40 min

IPMAT 2025 Marking Scheme

Wrong Answer	-1 mark deducted
Correct Answer	+4 marks awarded

However, there is no negative marking for the Quantitative Ability (Short Answer) section.

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IPMAT 2025 Section-wise Difficulty Level

Section	Level of Difficulty
Quantitative Aptitude (MCQs)	Moderate to Difficult
Quantitative Aptitude (SA)	Easy to Moderate
Verbal Ability	Moderate to Difficult

The overall difficulty level for IPMAT 2025 was moderate to difficult, leaning more towards the difficult side than last year’s IPMAT Indore.

IPMAT Indore 2025 Analysis: Student Reactions

Feedback gathered by Supergrads’ on-ground team and student mentors showed:

• The exam was moderately challenging overall, with many calling it tougher than the previous year’s IPMAT Indore.
• Most of the students find the Quantitative Ability (Short Answer) manageable, though a few noted occasional ambiguity in framing.
• In contrast, the Quantitative Ability (MCQ) section was perceived as tricky due to calculations and conceptual depth.
• Several students pointing out that vocabulary and inference-based questions were more challenging than expected.

Overall, the exam tested fundamentals, which can be easily prepared using the Supergrads study material and mock.

IPMAT Indore 2025 Paper Sectional Topic-wise Breakup

Quantitative Aptitude (MCQ)

Topic	Number of Questions
LRDI Set	5
Matrices and Determinants	1
AP, GP PYQs	1
Permutation and Combination	2
Probability (GP Concept)	1
Remainders	1
Number System	1
Time, Speed, Distance (TSD)	1
Geometric Progression (GP)	1
Coordinate Geometry	2
Polygon (Octagon)	1
Logarithms + Proportion	1
SICI	1

Quantitative Aptitude (SA)

Topic	No. of Questions
Age	1
Logarithm	2
Time and Work	1
Geometry (Circle and Square)	1
Logical Reasoning (LRDI Set)	3
Remainder Theorem (Algebra)	1
Arithmetic & Geometric Progression (AP/GP)	1
Modulus	1
Determinants and Matrices	1
Number of Integral Solutions	1

Verbal Ability (MCQ)

Topic	No. of Questions
Reading Comprehension	18 (3 passages × 6 Qs)
Grammar	5
Vocabulary	12
Parajumble	5
Paracompletion	5

IPMAT Indore 2025 Analysis: Expected Cutoff

Section	Expected Cut-Off Range (2025)
QA – Short Answer	24 – 28 marks
QA – MCQ	25 – 28 marks
Verbal Ability	91 – 96 marks

Memory-Based Question Types

Quantitative Aptitude Memory-Based Question Types (SA)

1. Geometry - Area of Triangle in circle

2. Number system - find number which divisible by 3^10 + 2

3. Number System-perfect square factors of 3^5x7^2x5^8

4. Log with GP as Argument Progression - S1 = 100, 105, 110,...... ♾ Ai S2 = 100, 95, 90,... - ♾ Bi Find summation of (Ai*Bi) for n = 1 to 20

5. Determinant/Function - 1 P(0) = 2, P(1)+ P(2) = 4 Determinant of | P(0) + P(1) ....

6. Coordinate Geometry- slope of Straight Lines| Circles intercepts & radius was asked.

7. Integral solution: 7m +11n = 200, minimum value of m+n?

8. Races: Two persons running around a track, how many time will they meet in 3 hours? Individual time to cover one track was given.

9. Polynomials: ax^2+bx+5 when divided by X-1 leaves remainder 3 and when divided by x+1 it leaves a remainder of 2 find a+b

10. Logic based set with 3 Qs in QA (SA)- Expedition/ explorer Group formation

11. Calculation based DI with 5 Qs in MCQ section- Data of an e-commerce platform- its sales in various category

12. A was 18, one third of her father's age , when she will be half of her father's age ?

13. The sum of first 21 terms of an series a /b , a/b√b ,a/b^2. .......is a^m/b^n. Find m + n

14. Three terms were given in the log , which were in ap . Need to find sum of the next three terms of the series

15. Number greater than 5000 such that no digits are repeated 1 2 3 5 7 9 that are divisible by 5.

16. Numbers between 100 and 400 whose sum of digits is 10, and are divisible by 4.

Quantitative Aptitude Memory-Based Question Types (MCQ)

1. |a-b| + | b- c| = | c-a | . a,b, c are less than 100 Find Max value of b. a, b & c are natural numbers

2. A person is 18 years old and her father is 3 times her age. At what will her age be half of her father's age

3. Remainder of 11^1011+1011^11 when divided by 9

4. There is a line formed by join (1,3) and (5,1) another line with slope "m" intersects it and forms an angle of 45⁰, then the values of "m" are

Verbal Ability Memory-Based Question Types

Reading Comprehension

1. POD cast Startups – 2 classification dialogue summary 6 Questions (Doable)
2. Meta Zuckerberg and Elon Musk – 6Questions (Doable)
3. Philosophical (Obscure) - 6 Questions (Difficult)

Vocabulary

• Phrasal verbs – 3
• Idioms - 3 (Silver Bullet)
• Fillers – double and triple – 6 (appraise, apprise)
• Grammar – 5 Questions Spotting the error
• Subject verb agreement, Parallelism, Conditional Sentence
• ParaJumbles – 5 Questions
• Two – Four sentences each
• Three – Five Sentences
• ParaCompletion – 5 Questions
• Middle and last blanks were missing

Key Takeaway for 2026 Aspirants

• Data Interpretation is gaining importance, now appearing in both QA sections (SA & MCQ). Start practicing both calculation-heavy and logic-based DI sets early in your preparation.
• Focusing only on Arithmetic and Number System is not enough. You must also build strong foundations in Algebra and Higher Mathematics.
• As the exam increasingly features mixed-concept problems, practice multi-concept application questions once individual topics are covered.
• The Reading Comprehension section has increased from 2 to 3 sets this year. Build comfort with a variety of genres—factual, abstract, and opinion-based—from the beginning.
• IPMAT Indore is becoming more competitive each year, favoring students with a strong math background. However, students with the right strategy, early preparation, and consistent practice can absolutely crack it with grit and determination.

Previous Year IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis

IPMAT 2024 (IIM Indore) Exam Analysis

Section	No. of Q's	Sectional Time (min.)	Difficulty Level
Quantitative Ability (SA)	15	40	Moderate
Quantitative Ability (MCQ)	30	40	Difficult
Verbal Ability (MCQ)	45	40	Easy
Total	90	120	-

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2024: Section-wise Analysis

Here is a complete IPMAT Indore question paper analysis for 2024.

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2024: Quantitative Ability (SA)

Topics	No. of Qs
Number System	1
Ratio & Proportion	1
Modulus	2
Simple and Compound Interest	1
Geometry	2
Averages (case-based)	3
Set Theory	1
Logarithms	1
Functions	1
Matrices and Determinants	1
Probability	1

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2024: Quantitative Ability (MCQ)

Number system	1
Time, Speed, and Distance	1
Ratio & Proportion	1
Simple and Compound Interest	1
Trigonometry	1
Geometry	3
Averages	2
Algebra	2
Logarithms	2
Functions	1
Probability	2
Set Theory	1
Geometric Progression	1
Linear Equation	2
Permutation and Combination	2

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2024: Verbal Ability (VA)

Topic	No. of Qs
Reading Comprehension (2 Passages)	12
Fill in the Blanks	13-14
Sentence Improvement	6
Phrasal Verbs	3-4
Error Spotting	3-4
Para-jumbles	5

IIM Indore Exam Analysis 2024: Expected Cut-Offs

Category	QA (SA)	QA (MCQ)	VA
EWS	8	20-24	98-100
General	16	32-36	120-125
NC-OBC	8	20-24	91-92
SC	8	15-16	69-70
ST	8	5-6	45-46

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IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2023

Let us see IPMAT Indore section-wise analysis for better understanding.

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2023: Quantitative Ability (SA)

The QA (Short Answer) section was unique to IPMAT Indore. Students didn't get answer choices; they had to input the final numeric answer in a text box.

Generally, it was easy to identify 5-6 simple questions in this section.

However, as per students' feedback, there were hardly any straightforward questions.

The questions were longer and involved applying multiple concepts within a single question.

This section was considered Moderate to Advanced in overall difficulty.

A decent attempt was approximately 9 questions, and with an accuracy of 85-90%, a respectable score was around 32 marks.

The cut-off was approximately 20 marks, which could be achieved by correctly answering 5 questions.

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2023: Quantitative Ability (MCQ)

The QA (MCQ) section was the second part of IPMAT Indore and once more tested Maths, but with MCQ answer choices.

This section was easier than the first one. Most students were able to solve the DI/LR set that was part of this section and were able to get 5 easy questions.

Other than that, there were 4-5 questions that were concept- or formula-based direct ones.

Other questions were concept-based and had multiple concepts being applied within a question. The Matrices and Determinants question was calculative but straightforward.

In general, this section was deemed to be of Moderate difficulty level.

A good effort was about 19 questions, and with an accuracy of 85-90%, a good result was about 60 marks.

The cut-off was about 46 marks, which could be reached by answering 12-13 questions correctly and hardly any wrong.

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2023: Verbal Ability (VA)

The Verbal Ability section was far more comfortable than anticipated.

Students overall found RC passages a breeze to read and were able to try 9-10 out of 12 questions on both RCs.

Two to three questions based on idioms and phrases took a little effort from those who hadn't seen them before.

Other questions were less problematic, and most students could attempt nearly all the questions.

Students found parajumble questions to be especially easy as just four short sentences had to be rearranged into a paragraph.

Thus, this section was rated Easy to Moderate.

A good attempt would be 40 questions, and with an accuracy of 85-90%, one could obtain approximately 140 marks.

The cut-off expected would be roughly 124 marks, which could be done by attempting 33-34 questions and getting a few wrong.

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2022

As per the IPMAT paper analysis, the exam's overall difficulty level was moderate, similar to the previous year.

Sections	No. of Questions	IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis
Quantitative Ability (SA)	15	Moderate
Quantitative Ability (MCQ)	30	Moderate-Difficult
Verbal Ability (VA)	45	Easy-Moderate
Total	90	Moderate-Difficult

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2022: Quantitative Ability (SA)

There were a total of 15 questions to be attempted in 40 minutes.

The majority of the questions are achievable and manageable.

There were 1 question each based on determinants, functions, profit & loss, trigonometry, binomial, set theory, and average.

There were 2 questions on each of arithmetic progression and geometry progression.

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2022: Quantitative Ability (MCQ)

Quantitative ability (MCQ) part was quite challenging for students with a commerce background, as questions were mostly out of the box.

Students with PCM and PCB backgrounds did feel the questions were moderately challenging.

There were 1 question each from height & distance, time, speed & distance, probability, functions, and average.

There were 2-3 questions each from set theory, number system, functions, arithmetic progression, and geometry progression

There were algebra and set theory questions, and most of them were slightly complicated.

There was 1 DI question followed by 5 questions.

Also, there were 3-4 questions on permutation and combination topics.

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2022: Verbal Ability (VA)

Most students mentioned that 5-6 questions came after 2 RC passages.

The passages were long, yet they were manageable.

There were 708 fill-the-blanks questions that were a bit tough.

There were 2-3 questions regarding idioms and phrases which were simple to answer.

Grammar questions were manageable and simple.

There were 4-5 questions on each of para jumbles, para completion, and spotting the error, and all of them were of easy to moderate difficulty levels.

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IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2021

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2021 Overview

The given below analysis will help you determine IPMAT Indore paper difficulty and cut-off for 2021.

Sections	No. of Questions	No. of Good Attempts	Difficulty Level
Quantitative Ability (SA)	10	6-7	Moderate to Difficult
Quantitative Ability (MCQ)	20	14-16	Moderate
Verbal Ability (MCQ)	30	24-26	Easy to Moderate
Total	60	42-45	Moderate

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2021: Quantitative Ability (SA)

Topic	No. of Questions
Average	1
Sequence & Series (AP)	1
Basic Algebra	1
Divisibility and Remainder	1
Quadrilateral (Geometry)	1
Time, Distance and Speed	1
Rectangle (Geometry)	1
Percentage	1
Relational and Functions	2

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2021: Quantitative Ability (MCQ)

Topic	Number of questions
Time and Speed	2
Geometry	2
Percentage	1
Logarithm	2
Data Interpretation	3
Arithmetic Progression	2
Time and Work	3
Permutation and Combination	1
Relations and Functions	2
Trigonometry	2
Total	20

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2021: Verbal Ability (VA)

Topic	Number of questions
Reading-Comprehension (1 Passage)	5-6
Fill in the Blanks	4
Para Jumbles	3
Sentence Correction	4
Synonyms	1
Idioms and Phrases	2-3
Sentence Completion	2-3
Vocabulary	3
Sentence Rearrangement	3

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2020

Here is a highlight of the exam analysis as per the IPMAT subjects.

Sectional composition	No. of Questions	Time	No. of Good Attempts
Quantitative Ability (SA)	10	30 Minutes	6-7
Quantitative Ability (MCQ)	20	30 Minutes	13-14
Verbal Ability	30	30 Minutes	23-25
Total	60	60 Minutes	42-46

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2020: Quantitative Ability (SA)

Topic	No. of Questions
Logarithm	1
Determinant	1
Functions	2
Permutation & Combination	1
Probability	1
Geometry (Circles)	1
Time, Speed, and Distance	1
Arithmetic	2

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2020: Quantitative Ability (MCQ)

Topic	Number of questions
Data Interpretation (1 Set)	5
Progression	1
Logarithm	2
Probability	3
Determinant	1
Set-Based	2
Matrices	1
Functions	1
Trigonometry	1
Geometry	1
Number System	1

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2020: Verbal Ability (VA)

Topic	Number of questions
Reading-Comprehension (1 Passage)	6
Fill in the Blanks	5
Para Jumbles (TITA)	3
Sentence Correction	5
Word Usage	3
Idioms and Phrases	5

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IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2019

Here is the detailed IIM IPM Analysis for 2019:

Sectional composition	No. of questions	Marks	No. of Good Attempts
Quantitative Ability (SA)	20	40	36-40
Quantitative Ability (MCQ)	40	40	60-68
Verbal Ability	40	40	112-120
Total	100	120	208-228

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2019: Quantitative Ability (SA)

Topics in the section	No. of Questions
Sequences & Series (AP, GP)	4
Algebra	4
Logarithms	4
Averages	4
Percentages	2
Probability & Venn Diagram	2
Total SA Questions	20

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2019: Quantitative Ability (MCQ)

Question Topics	No. of Questions
Number System	4
Arithmetic	8
Algebra	6
Geometry & Mensuration	5
Permutation Combination and Probability	5
Set Theory	4
Data Interpretation	5 in one set
Matrices and Determinants	3
Total Questions	40

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2019: Verbal Ability (VA)

Topic	Number of questions
Reading Comprehension	12
Fill in the Blanks	10
Sentence Completion	5
Para Jumbles	4
Sentence correction	5
Para Completion	4
Total	40

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2018

Here is the IPMAT Analysis for 2018. Check out the number of questions asked and the number of good attempts.

Sections	No. of Questions	Good Attempts
Quantitative Ability (SA)	20	9-11
Quantitative Ability (MCQ)	40	19-20
Verbal Ability	40	30-32

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2018: Quantitative Ability (SA)

This section was of moderate difficulty level.

The questions were asked from topics like Logarithms, Sequence & Series, P&C, Probability, Arithmetic, Venn Diagrams, etc.

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2018: Quantitative Ability (MCQ)

Area	Number of Questions
Reading Comprehension	12
Sentence Completion (Single blank & Multiple Blanks)	5+5
Sentence Correction	4
Para Jumbles	4
Correct usage of words/phrases	5
Para Completion	5
Total	40

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2018: Verbal Ability (VA)

Area	Number of Questions
Reading Comprehension	12
Sentence Completion (Single blank & Multiple Blanks)	5+5
Sentence Correction	4
Para Jumbles	4
Correct usage of words/phrases	5
Para Completion	5
Total	40

This is the complete IPMAT Indore previous year exam analysis that will help you assess the difficulty level, good attempts and topics to focus on.

The IPMAT Indore exam analysis 2025 will be updated once the IPMAT exam takes place on May 12, 2025.

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Key Takeaways

• IPMAT Indore follows a structured and unchanged paper pattern.
• The IPMAT Indore difficulty level was 'moderate' to 'high'
• As per IPMAT Indore paper pattern analysis, the Quantitative ability MCQ than Quantitative ability SA.
• IPMAT Indore exam analysis 2025 anticipates a lower cut-off.