NTA successfully conducted the JIPMAT Entrance Exam 2022 on Sunday (3rd July 2022 from 3 PM - 5.30 PM) for providing admission to five-year IPM programs at IIM Jammu and IIM Bodh Gaya for the current academic year. 

Hope you were satisfied with your performance in the examinations and good luck with your results. 

Ideally, students focus on understanding the pattern, and syllabus, taking mocks and solving previous year's papers. However, it is also important to spend some time analyzing the JIPMAT Questions papers of the previous year as well. As it can help you understand the difficulty level of the paper and each section, how many are good attempts, and the type of questions that can appear for the coming year!

Therefore, continue reading the post that will help you have a complete insight into the JIPMAT exam analysis 2022. 

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JIMPAT Exam 2022 Schedule

The exam and its respective dates are as follows: 

Check: JIPMAT Exam Pattern 2022

JIMPAT 2022 Exam Analysis [Section Wise]

Here we discuss highlights of the session followed by the difficulty level if there were any surprise elements, topics-wise breakup, and lastly difficulty level in each section. 

Quantitative Aptitude 

• One or two questions had wrong options in the question paper which was quite unexpected by NTA. 
• The highest weightage was given to the topics like: 
  • Algebra
  • Numbers
  • Speed Distance Time 
• 3-4 questions were asked from the above topics and all questions were from topics of 10. 
• No high maths questions were asked. 
• Few questions were time-consuming. 

Verbal Ability

• Just like last year JIPMAT Verbal Ability section was easy this year as well. 
• This year's reading comprehension was short and easy somewhere around 100 words. 
• Only one passage was asked. 
• No analogy-based questions were asked. Questions were based on the figure of speech.
• In para jumbles, sentences were to be rearranged. These were some changes compared to that last year. 
• In vocabulary - Synonyms/ antonyms were easy, Spelling was easy, fill in the blanks were easy and figures of speech were easy
• Grammer had questions from the spot the error, active-passive, direct indirect, para jumbles. 
• Para jumbles were simple and direct. 

Check: JIPMAT Admissions

Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation

• Non-verbal and critical reasoning questions were not asked. 
• DI part has the major part of questions were asked compared to last year.
• DI sets were asked, and one question had the wrong options for the pie chart option.

Surprise elements were as follows: 

Introduction of 4 DI sets (2 Pie + 1 Tabular + 1 Bar - Total 12 Q) 
4 of the questions were given in statement conclusion format/ True False 

Section-Wise Breakup

Quantitative Aptitude topics and number of questions: 

Good attempts -> 25-27 questions 

Verbal Ability topics and number of questions: 

Good attempts -> 27-28 questions 

Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation topics and number of questions: 

Good attempts -> 27-28 questions

IIM Bodh Gaya Selection Criteria: 

• Every student must have a 30 percentile in all the above sections is a major selection criterion. 
• No 10th or 12th marks hold importance. Selection is purely based on JIPMAT scores. 
• Only 10 marks will be considered for tie-breaker situations. 
• Bodh Gaya has increased seat intake to 120 seats. 

IIM Jammu Selection Criteria: 

• JIPMAT score hold 60% weitage.
• 15% each weightage of class 10 and class 12 scores. 
• 10% for Gender diversity. 
• Every student must have a 50 percentile in all the above sections is a major selection criterion. 

Check: JIPMAT Exam Day Instructions

Expected Cut-off 2022

The Expected Cut-off of 2022 for both IIM Bodh Gaya and Jammu is as tabulated below: 

JIPMAT Question Paper Analysis 2021 Key Highlights

As per the expert's opinion, knowing the paper analysis will help enhance your preparation for the JIPMAT exam and perform well in the upcoming exam.

There were three sections in the JIPMAT question paper: Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning, and Verbal Ability.

• The exam was conducted in online mode and the total time duration of the exam was 2.5 hours.
• Authorities seriously took all medical precautions at the exam centers.
• The total number of questions was 100 for 400 marks.
• The final selection is based on the merit list and there is no interview in JIPMAT.

JIPMAT 2021 Difficulty Level

• The overall difficulty level of the exam was easy compared to IIM Indore and IIM Rohtak.
• There were no short answer questions in the exam.

Subject-wise JIPMAT Exam Analysis 2021

Out of 100 questions in the JIPMAT, 33 questions were from the quantitative aptitude, 33 questions from logical reasoning, and 34 from verbal ability.

To help you get a complete insight into the section-wise difficulty level and the number of questions asked from each topic.

JIPMAT Exam Analysis 2021 for Quantitative Aptitude

• Most of the questions from the quant section were easy.
• Only 5-6 questions were lengthy and tricky to answer. However, the arithmetic questions dominated the section.
• Based on the difficulty level and the number of students appearing for the exam, the Cut Off for JIPMAT Exam varies every year.

JIPMAT Exam 2021 Analysis for Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning

• There were only 2 questions based on DI.
• In the DI, one question was based on the pie chart, and the other one is based on the report.
• The logical reasoning questions were easy to solve.

JIPMAT Exam Analysis 2021 for Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

• The difficulty level of the verbal ability section was easy.
• There were 2 questions on reading comprehension and the passages were small followed by a single question each.

Check: JIPMAT Syllabus 2022

Hope the above analysis helps you approach the JIPMAT Exam 2022 much more effectively.