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IPMAT 2025 Cutoff Analysis: Trends & Insights for IIM Aspirants

Author : Aishwarya Mehra

March 2, 2026

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Quick Answer: Analyse 2025 IPMAT cutoff trends, sectional benchmarks for IIM Indore & Rohtak, and key selection factors in our latest comprehensive guide.

Key Takeaways

  • IPMAT Cut-off Scores 2025: Crucial for securing a seat in the IPM programs at IIM Indore and Rohtak. These scores reflect the exam's competitive nature.
  • Exam Format: The IPMAT is a 120-minute test with three sections featuring both multiple-choice and short-answer questions.
  • Competition Level: High applicant numbers against limited seats illustrate the competitiveness of the admission process.
  • Preparation Resources: Utilising free study materials and mock tests is recommended to enhance IPMAT exam preparation.
  • Past Trends: Reviewing previous years' IPMAT cut-off scores can help candidates set realistic goals for results.

IPMAT Indore 2026 Expected Cutoff

IPMAT Indore has sectional cutoffs (QA-SA, QA-MCQ, and Verbal Ability). You must clear all three.

Expected Sectional Cutoff 2026 (Indore)

Category QA (SA) QA (MCQ) VA
General 22–26 33–37 110–118
EWS 14–18 24–28 85–95
NC-OBC 10–14 20–25 75–85
SC 10–14 16–20 55–65
ST 6–10 10–14 35–45
PwD 6–10 10–14 35–45

Note: These are expected sectional minimums for shortlisting.

IPMAT Indore 2026 – Target vs Good vs Safe Score (Out of 360)

Category Target Score Good Score Safe Score
General 175–189 190–204 205+
EWS 145–159 160–174 175+
NC-OBC 130–149 150–164 165+
SC 105–124 125–139 140+
ST 75–94 95–109 110+
PwD 70–89 90–104 105+

Tip: If you're a General category aspirant, aim for 200+ to stay comfortably above fluctuations.

IPMAT Rohtak 2026 Expected Cutoff

Unlike Indore,  Rohtak has an overall cutoff (no separate sectional display in the final shortlist stage) , and the score scale differs.

Expected IPMAT Rohtak 2026 Cutoff (Overall Marks)

Category Expected 2026 Cutoff Range
General 360–395
EWS 310–345
NC-OBC 275–310
SC 210–245
ST 125–155
PwD 250–290

IPMAT Rohtak 2026 – Target vs Good vs Safe Score

Category Target Score Good Score Safe Score
General 350–369 370–399 400+
EWS 300–319 320–349 350+
NC-OBC 265–284 285–314 315+
SC 200–219 220–249 250+
ST 120–134 135–159 160+
PwD 235–254 255–289 290+

A Safe Zone for GEN:  400+ provides a strong buffer.

JIPMAT 2026 Expected Cutoff (IIM Jammu & IIM Bodh Gaya)

JIPMAT has 3 sections (QA, DILR, VARC), and selection is primarily based on the overall score (with minimum eligibility in the  sectionals).

Expected JIPMAT 2026 Cutoff (Overall Score)

Institute GEN EWS NC-OBC SC ST
IIM Bodh Gaya 285–305 240–265 215–245 150–190 135–170
IIM Jammu 280–300 235–260 235–260 200–230 175–210

JIPMAT 2026 – Target vs Good vs Safe Score

Category Target Score Good Score Safe Score
General 285–304 305–319 320+
EWS 235–254 255–274 275+
NC-OBC 215–234 235–254 255+
SC 165–189 190–214 215+
ST 135–159 160–184 185+

Understanding IPMAT Cut Off Scores 2025

While the above figures represent the expected cutoffs for IPMAT 2026 based on recent trends , let us now look at the official IPMAT 2025 cutoff to better understand how the competition is evolving year after year.

For 2025, the IPM cut-off scores are the minimum marks set by the institute for admission to its IPM program.

These scores also reflect the competitive nature of the IPMAT admission process.

IPMAT Indore Category Wise Cutoff 2025

Applicants who secured a positive raw score (≥1) in all three sections:

Category Female Male Total
EWS 287 614 901
General 5155 6977 12132
NC-OBC 831 1519 2350
PwD 27 60 87
SC 273 444 717
ST 51 119 170
Grand Total 6624 9733 16357

Minimum Cut-off Marks in Each Section and Number of Applicants Meeting Sectional Cut-off

Category Quantitative Ability SA Quantitative Ability MCQ Verbal Ability Female Male Total Candidates
EWS 16 18 87 13 62 75
General 24 28 112 78 223 301
NC-OBC 12 15 78 77 168 245
PwD 8 5 47 13 20 33
SC 12 10 65 47 66 113
ST 8 6 48 12 39 51

Aptitude Test Score (ATS)

Category Count Minimum ATS Maximum ATS
EWS 75 25.38361 63.68433
General 301 41.55555 89.24216
NC-OBC 245 19.83047 70.4514
PwD 33 5.17311 64.2081
SC 113 10.72825 56.07913
ST 51 2.3011 56.21091
Total 818

Note: Aptitude Test Score (ATS) is calculated only for the above 818 candidates who meet the above-mentioned sectional cut-off marks in various categories.

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IIM Rohtak IPMAT Cut Off 2025 Category Wise

Applicants who were called for the IPM Aptitude Test on May 5, 2025

Category Female Male Total
General 4808 5412 10220
EWS 263 450 713
NC-OBC 827 1169 1996
SC 270 337 607
ST 57 102 159
DAP 34 75 109
Total 6259 7545 13804

Applicants who attended the IPM Aptitude Test on May 5, 2025

Category Female Male Total
General 4607 5192 9799
EWS 234 402 636
NC-OBC 730 1051 1781
SC 221 276 497
ST 37 70 107
DAP 19 44 63
Total 5848 7035 12883

Applicants who attended the IPM Aptitude Test on May 5, 2025 (DAP Category)

Category Female Male Total
DAP-General 15 30 45
DAP-EWS 1 2 3
DAP-NC-OBC 2 3 5
DAP-SC 1 4 5
DAP-ST 0 5 5
Total 19 44 63

Minimum Cut-off Marks and No. of Applicants meeting the cut-off marks

Category Min. Cut-off Marks Female Male Total
General 381 144 310 454
EWS 331 17 71 88
NC-OBC 297 80 164 244
SC 230 61 75 136
ST 138 26 43 69
DAP-General 274 5 10 15
DAP-EWS 236 1 1 2
DAP-NC-OBC 196 1 2 3
DAP-SC 202 1 1 2
DAP-ST 171 0 1 1
Total 336 677 1013

No. of Applicants Shortlisted for Personal Interview

Category Total
General 454
EWS 88
NC-OBC 244
SC 136
ST 69
DAP 22
Total 1013

Learn more | Is a Score of 200 Good in IPMAT 2026?

Previous Year Official IPMAT Cut-off Marks (Indore & Rohtak)

Review the previous year's cut-off of IPM IIM Indore from the post below and enhance your preparation.

Official IPMAT Indore Category Wise Cutoff 2024

IPMAT Indore 2024: Of 40,000 (approx) registrants, 20,748 achieved a positive raw score, and 824 were selected for the PI round.

The category-wise sectional cutoffs for IPMAT Indore reflect a rigorous selection process, showing an upward trend from the previous year's cutoff of IPMAT.

This highlights the increasing competitive nature of the exam.

No. of Applicants Obtained Minimum Sectional Cut-Off 2024

Category Quantitative Ability SA Quantitative Ability MCQ Verbal Ability
General 24 35 113
EWS 16 26 89
NC-OBC 12 23 78
PwD 8 13 40
SC 12 18 60
ST 8 13 40

No. of Applicants Obtained Positive Raw Scores

The table below provides the list of students who obtained positive raw scores (greater than or equal to 1) in all three sections.

Category Female Male Total
General 6906 8602 15508
EWS 363 711 1074
NC-OBC 1147 1814 2961
PwD 21 55 76
SC 325 582 907
ST 75 147 222
Grand Total 8837 11911 20748

Aptitude Test Score (ATS)

ATS is calculated only for the above 824 candidates who meet the above-mentioned sectional IPMAT cut-off marks in various categories.

Category Count Minimum ATS Maximum ATS
General 312 44.91094 86.33472
EWS 78 30.63411 71.73404
NC-OBC 239 21.89018 69.87191
PwD 31 1.14504 46.79910
SC 115 14.83345 55.40279
ST 49 0.37879 49.85253
Total 824 -

Official IPMAT Rohtak Category Wise Cutoff 2024

IPMAT Rohtak 2024: Of 14,766 registrants, 13,414 participated, with 831 shortlisted for the PI round.

The official category-wise cut-offs for IPMAT Rohtak show a lower IPMAT cut-off this year compared to the last two years.

This year IPMAT Rohtak official cutoff for the general category stood at 301.

Minimum Cut-Off Marks 2024 and No. of Applicants Meeting Cut-Off Marks

Authorities have stated that, despite the number of students taking the exam being reduced this year, the number of students meeting the requirements grew to 831.

Category Minimum IPMAT Cutoff Marks
General 301
EWS 264
NCOBC 225
SC 167
ST 118
DAP-General 260
DAP-EWS 212
DAP-NCOBC 189
DAP-SC 142

Minimum IPMAT Indore Cut off-Section Wise 2023

Here is the sectional cutoff for IPMAT 2023 Indore: 

Category Quantitative Ability SA Quantitative Ability MCQ Verbal Ability
General 12 39 125
EWS 4 26 98
NC-OBC 4 23 91
PwD 4 5 43
SC 4 15 69
ST 4 5 43

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Number of Applicants for IPMAT Indore 2023

Statistics of aspirants who took the exam: 

Category Female Male Total
General 2945 4093 7038
EWS 150 420 570
NC-OBC 427 854 7038
PwD 7 24 31
SC 91 232 323
ST 20 50 70
Grand Total 3640 5673 9313

Minimum and Maximum IPMAT Cut-off 2023

Category Count Minimum (ATS) Maximum (ATS)
General 276 43.69076 82.33909
EWS 83 27.49844 70.71719
NC-OBC 195 22.53077 79.51334
PwD 20 5.732298 60.3708
SC 109 14.0053 61.96987
ST 46 2.43328 45.44232
Grand Total 729

IPMAT Indore Cutoff 2023 and Positive Raw Score

Applicants securing a positive raw score: 

  • Total: 9313
  • General: 7038
  • NC-OBC: 1281
  • EWS: 570
  • SC: 323
  • ST: 70
  • PwD: 31

IPMAT Rohtak Cut Off 2023

Check the IPMAT Rohtak cutoff 2023 in the table below and know if you are shortlisted for the PI Round. 

IIM Rohtak IPMAT Cut Off:

Category Minimum cut-off marks
General 409
EWS 376
NCOBC 349
SC 274
ST 201
DAP-GEN 238
DAP-NCOBC 91
DAP-SC 91
DAP-ST 91
Total 241

Note: IPMAT Rohtak's PI round is the qualifying round for admissions. Registration for the PI shortlisting process has begun; get access to the direct link and register before the last day. 

The number of students who wrote IPMAT Rohtak

Category Female Male Total
GEN 4819 5872 10691
EWS 258 504 762
NCOBC 686 1149 1835
SC 197 317 514
ST 34 61 95
DAP 20 37 57
Total 6014 7940 13954

Number of Students Called in for Interview:

Category Total
GEN 323
EWS 68
NCOBC 168
SC 99
ST 47
DAP 26
Total 731

IPMAT Cut Off Marks 2022

IPMAT 2022 was one of the high cut-off years for the exam. As we all know, the exam pattern was tweaked a bit last year, raising the difficulty level. 

The exam pattern of IPM Indore and Rohtak is different.

IIM Indore IPMAT Cut-off Marks 2022

Minimum IPMAT exam cut-off marks in each section for the various categories, number of applicants meeting with sectional IIM Indore IPM cut-off

Category Quantitative Ability SA Quantitative Ability MCQ Verbal Ability
General 20 43 112
EWS 8 29 86
NC-OBC 8 21 70
PwD 4 8 34
SC 4 14 50
ST 4 8 34

Note that the IPM Indore Cut Off 2022 is different from the previous year's IPM Cut Off. 

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IIM Rohtak IPMAT Cut Off 2022

The table below showcases the category-wise cut-off marks for IIM Rohtak 2022:

Category Cutoff Marks
General 306
EWS 261
NC-OBC 219
SC 154
ST 66
DAP-General 185
DAP-EWS 40
DAP- NCOBC 35

IIM Rohtak IPM cut-off is different for both Rohtak and Indore.

Factors Considered for Determining IPMAT Cut Off 2025

These are the factors that determine the IPMAT cut-off. 

  • Total number of students appearing for the IPMAT exam
  • The total number of available seats 
  • Reservation of seats
  • Marking scheme
  • The difficulty level of the exam
  • Performance of the applicants in the exam
  • Lowest and average marks from the total marks attained by the aspirants in IPMAT
  • The previous year's IPMAT cut-off 

Read more to understand the difficulty level and performance required for the exam, with the previous year's exam analysis for IPMAT.

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Having prior knowledge of the IPMAT cutoff can help candidates avoid stress and demotivation after low scores in mock exams.

It allows applicants to have realistic expectations of their scores and the IIMs they may be able to apply to. 

Knowing the IPMAT cutoff can also motivate you to work harder and aim for a higher score.

Frequently Asked Questions

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