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

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Author : Leekesh Suryavanshi

April 17, 2025

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, 90-100 questions must be attempted.

We will provide a detailed IPMAT Indore exam analysis 2025 in this blog post after the afternoon session exam on May 12, 2025.

Our section-wise difficulty level, number of reasonable attempts at analysis, and exam trends will provide valuable insights for future aspirants.

IPMAT Indore Exam Analysis 2025 Highlights

Check out the key highlights of the IPMAT Indore 2025 exam below.

Exam Component	Details
Exam Date	May 12, 2025
Mode of Exam	Computer-Based Test (CBT)
Test Centers	Various locations
Exam Shift	Afternoon
Duration	120 minutes (2 hours)
Marking Scheme	+4 for each correct answer
Negative Marking	-1 for each incorrect answer

IPMAT Indore 2025 Level of Difficulty

Considering the IPMAT Indore exam analysis of recent years, this entrance exam is one of the toughest after Class 12.

The IPMAT Indore difficulty level trend usually remains highly unpredictable, with surprises in question patterns and difficulty levels.

A comprehensive IPMAT Indore exam analysis emphasises the need to solve previous years' papers and take mock tests at regular intervals.

These increase speed and accuracy and enable one to comprehend the changing exam pattern better.

Section-wise IPMAT Indore 2025 Difficulty Level (Expected)

Section	Level of Difficulty (Expected)	Good Attempts (Expected)
Quantitative Aptitude (MCQs)	Moderate	11 to 14
Quantitative Aptitude (SA)	Hard	6 to 9
Verbal Ability	Easy to Moderate	35-40

IIM Indore IPMAT Final Cut-Offs 2025

The IPMAT Indore exam analysis helps students know the final cut-off needed to ace IPMAT.

Check the following table to find out the category-wise IPMAT 2025 anticipated cutoff:

Category	Expected Cutoff
General	270-275
EWS	205-210
NC-OBC	195-200
SC	160-170
ST	150-160
PwD	190-200

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

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.

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

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.

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 is more challenging than verbal ability.
IPMAT Indore exam analysis 2025 anticipates a high cut-off.
To score well, students should aim for 18-20 questions in QA (MCQ) and 35-38 in VA.

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