JIPMAT 2024 Question Paper: Official PDF Download + Exam Analysis (QA/DILR/VARC)

How was the JIPMAT 2024 Question Paper?

Key Highlights

• JIPMAT 2024  was held on 6 June 2024 a 150-minute computer-based test in English only.

• The paper followed the standard structure: 100 questions / 400 marks, split QA (33), DILR (33), VARC (34).

• Marking was +4 for correct, −1 for incorrect, no penalty for unattempted questions.

• The DILR section was a varied and puzzle-rich series: coding, seating arrangement, blood relations, cubes, and multiple data-interpretation sets.

• Quantitative Aptitude stayed within Class 10 mathematics, with Arithmetic carrying the most weight.

• VARC was the broadest section: vocabulary, grammar, sentence rearrangement, and dense, argument-heavy reading comprehension passages.

• The paper rewarded time discipline far more than raw knowledge, because there is no sectional time limit.

Introduction

For anyone preparing for JIPMAT 2027, practising and solving the JIPMAT 2024 question paper is worth more than a dozen theory chapters. It shows you exactly what NTA asks: the phrasing, the traps, the balance between quick wins and time-sinks, in a way no syllabus document ever can.

What stands out about the 2024 paper is how ordinary the underlying concepts were and how deliberate the difficulty was. Almost nothing exceeded Class 10 mathematics or basic reasoning. 

Yet the paper still separated students cleanly, because it rewarded two things that don't show up on a topic list: speed and judgement. A student who knew every concept but couldn't decide which questions to skip would still run out of time. That's the real lesson buried in thej JIPMAT 2024 question paper.

This guide breaks it down the way a mentor would sit beside you and do it: the confirmed exam pattern, an honest section-by-section analysis, a generous set of real 2024 questions with worked solutions, the mistakes that quietly cost marks, and a practical routine to convert all of this into a better score.

Wherever a specific figure matters a date, an answer, a cutoff treat the official NTA release as final.

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JIPMAT 2024 Question Paper: Exam Pattern (Official)

NTA conducted JIPMAT 2024 on the standard three-section structure (see the full JIPMAT exam pattern for the year-agnostic breakdown).

Section	Number of Questions	Marks per Question	Total Marks
Quantitative Aptitude	33	+4	132
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	33	+4	132
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension	34	+4	136
Total	100	—	400

Other confirmed details:

• Exam date: 6 June 2024

• Timing: 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM

• Mode: Computer-Based Test (CBT)

• Duration: 150 minutes (2 hours 30 minutes)

• Medium: English only

• Marking: +4 correct, −1 incorrect, 0 unattempted (full details on the JIPMAT marking scheme page)

• Sectional time limit: None

• For admission to: Five-year IPM at IIM Jammu and IIM Bodh Gaya

The absence of a sectional timer is the single most strategically important feature. It means you own the trade-off between sections, and the students who scored well were the ones who refused to let a handful of hard Quant or DILR puzzles swallow the time that easier marks needed elsewhere.

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JIPMAT 2024 Question Paper Analysis (Section-Wise)

Here's how the 2024 paper broke down section by section (for year-on-year trends, see the full JIPMAT exam analysis).

JIPMAT 2024 Quantitative Aptitude Analysis

The Quantitative Aptitude section in JIPMAT 2024 largely aligned with the Class 10 Mathematics syllabus, making it conceptually straightforward yet highly dependent on speed and accuracy.

Difficulty Level

• Concepts: Easy to Moderate
• Calculations: Moderate to High
• Overall Focus: Speed, shortcuts, and accuracy

Key Topics Covered

• Percentages
• Profit & Loss
• Simple & Compound Interest
• Time, Speed & Distance
• Averages
• Ratio & Proportion
• Algebra
• Geometry
• Number System

Several questions could be solved in under a minute using the right approach. However, relying solely on conventional methods significantly increased solving time.

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JIPMAT 2024 Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) Analysis

The Most Diverse Section

The DILR section featured a wide variety of reasoning and data interpretation questions, making adaptability the key to success.

Difficulty Level

• Individual Questions: Easy to Moderate
• Overall Section: Moderate (due to variety)

Major Question Types

• Clock-Based Reasoning
• Coding-Decoding
• Number & Letter Series
• Seating Arrangement
• Blood Relations
• Cube & Dice Puzzles
• Figure Counting
• Syllogisms
• Data Interpretation
  • Tables
  • Pie Charts
  • Bar Graphs
  • Line Graphs

The challenge wasn't solving a particular question—it was quickly switching between different reasoning patterns without losing momentum.

Preparation Insight: DILR rewards breadth over memorisation. Practice every major question type repeatedly until transitioning between topics becomes effortless.

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JIPMAT 2024 Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) Analysis

Fundamentals-Driven Performance

The VARC section tested core language skills rather than shortcut techniques. Success depended on strong vocabulary, grammar, and reading comprehension abilities.

Difficulty Level

• Vocabulary & Grammar: Easy to Moderate
• Reading Comprehension: Moderate to Difficult

Topics Covered

Vocabulary

• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• Idioms & Phrases
• One-Word Substitutions
• Phrase Meanings (e.g., Ultra Vires)

Grammar

• Subject-Verb Agreement
• Tenses
• Active & Passive Voice
• Error Spotting
• Punctuation

Verbal Ability

• Para Jumbles
• Sentence Rearrangement

Reading Comprehension

The RC passages were relatively demanding and covered diverse academic topics such as:

• Bounded Rationality in Economics
• Sanskrit Literary Criticism
• Baconian Authorship Theory

The questions primarily assessed:

• Inference-Based Reasoning
• Assertion-Reason Analysis
• Critical Thinking
• Logical Interpretation

Preparation Insight: Develop a consistent reading habit and strengthen grammar fundamentals. Regular practice with dense, argument-based RC passages is far more effective than last-minute preparation.

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JIPMAT 2024 Question Overall Paper Analysis

Section	Difficulty	Major Focus
Quantitative Aptitude	Easy–Moderate	Fast calculations & arithmetic shortcuts
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Moderate	Variety of question types & adaptability
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension	Moderate	Reading skills, vocabulary & grammar

JIPMAT 2024 Solved Questions: Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning

These are genuine questions from the JIPMAT 2024 Question Paper DILR section, with the correct answers and brief worked explanations. Attempt each before reading the solution. (For the complete set across years, see all JIPMAT previous year question papers.)

Q1. A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes slow at 10 AM on Wednesday and 2½ minutes fast at 1 PM the following day. When will it show the correct time? 

(a) 10:30 AM, Thursday 

(b) 9:15 PM, Wednesday

 (c) 10:30 AM, Wednesday 

(d) 10:00 PM, Wednesday

Solution

The watch gains a total of 2 + 2½ = 4½ minutes over the interval from 10 AM Wednesday to 1 PM Thursday, which is 27 hours. It shows correct time when it has gained exactly 2 minutes (to cancel the initial 2-minute lag). Time to gain 2 minutes = (2 / 4.5) × 27 = 12 hours after 10 AM Wednesday = 10:00 PM, Wednesday. Answer: (d)

Q2. Statement: The use of non-conventional sources of energy will eliminate the energy crisis in the world. Conclusions: I. Modern technology is gradually replacing conventional sources of energy. II. Excessive exploitation of the environment has led to depletion of conventional sources.

 (a) Only I follows

 (b) Only II follows

 (c) Neither I nor II follows

 (d) Both follow

Solution

Neither conclusion is a logical consequence of the statement itself both introduce information the statement does not establish. Answer: (c) Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Q3. Find the pair of numbers that replaces the question marks: 90, 180, 12, 50, 100, ?, ?, 3, 50, 4, 25, 2, 6, 30, 3. 

(a) 20, 75 

(b) 200, 150

 (c) 150, 1

 (d) 120, 30

Solution

The series works in triplets where the pattern links each group. Applying the group logic gives the missing pair as 120, 30. Answer: (d)

Q4. Find the missing term: A2Y, B8V, D33R, ?, K765G.

 (a) G134M

 (b) H142M 

(c) J176P

(d) G148M

Solution

Tracking the letter and number progressions across terms, the fourth term resolves to G148M. Answer: (d)

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Q5. Five friends A, B, C, D and E travelled to Pune, Kolkata, Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai by bus, train, aeroplane, car and boat. Given: the Delhi traveller didn't take the boat; C went to Bengaluru by car; B went to Kolkata by aeroplane; D travelled by boat; E travelled by train; Goa isn't connected by bus to Delhi or Pune. Which person–transport pair is NOT correct?

 (a) A – Bus 

(b) B – Aeroplane

 (c) D – Boat

 (d) E – Car

Solution

Since E travelled by train, "E – Car" is the incorrect pairing. Answer: (d) E – Car

Q6. In a certain code, GREEN is coded as 1677209. How is BLUE coded? 

(a) 723144

 (b) 521122

 (c) 723142

 (d) 721144

Solution

Applying the same letter-to-number coding logic used for GREEN, BLUE maps to 723144. Answer: (a)

Q7. A cube is coloured red on all faces, then cut into 64 equal smaller cubes. Which statements are correct? 

(A) Two-face-painted cubes = 36

 (B) One-face-painted cubes = 24 

(C) No-face-painted cubes = 8 

(D) At least two faces painted = 30

 (a) A, B, D 

(b) B, C, D

 (c) B and C

 (d) A and D

Solution

For a cube cut 4×4×4: one-face-painted = 6 × (4−2)² = 24 ✓; no-face-painted = (4−2)³ = 8 ✓; two-face-painted = 12 × (4−2) = 24 (not 36). So only B and C are correct. Answer: (c) B and C only

Q8. Pointing to a photograph, a woman says, "This man's son's sister is my mother-in-law." How is the woman's husband related to the man in the photograph?

 (a) Grandson

 (b) Son

 (c) Nephew 

(d) Son-in-law

Solution

The man's son's sister = the man's daughter = the woman's mother-in-law. So the woman's husband is the son of the man's daughter = the man's grandson. Answer: (a) Grandson

Q9. A cashier has ₹620 in two-rupee, ten-rupee and fifty-rupee notes, with an equal number of each. What is the total number of notes?

 (a) 25

 (b) 35

 (c) 12

 (d) 30

Solution

Let each denomination have n notes. 2n + 10n + 50n = 620 → 62n = 620 → n = 10. Total notes = 3 × 10 = 30. Answer: (d) 30

Q10. Which word CANNOT be formed from the letters of 'INFRASTRUCTURE'? 

(a) Nature

 (b) Charter 

(c) Fracture 

(d) Restrain

Solution

 'INFRASTRUCTURE' contains no letter H, so "CHARTER" cannot be formed. Answer: (b) Charter

Q11. Prakash remembers Roshni's birthday is after 20th May but before 28th May. Jyoti remembers it is after 26th May but before 30th May. On what date is the birthday? 

(a) 26th May

 (b) 27th May 

(c) 28th May 

(d) 29th May

Solution: Prakash's window is 21–27 May; Jyoti's window is 27–29 May. The only date common to both is 27th May. Answer: (b) 27th May

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JIPMAT 2024 Solved Questions: Quantitative Aptitude

Genuine questions from the JIPMAT 2024 Question Paper QA section, with worked solutions.

Q12. What is the least number which, when divided by 12, 21 and 35, leaves 6 as a remainder in each case?

 (a) 426

 (b) 326

 (c) 536 

(d) 436

Solution

Number = LCM(12, 21, 35) + 6 = 420 + 6 = 426. Answer: (a) 426

Q13. An amount doubles itself at compound interest in 5 years. In how many years will it become 16 times itself?

 (a) 25

 (b) 15 

(c) 16

 (d) 20

Solution

16 = 2⁴ four doublings of 5 years each = 4 × 5 = 20 years. Answer: (d) 20

Q14. A man sold 3/5 of his articles at a gain of 20% and the rest at cost price. The overall gain is:

 (a) 8% 

(b) 14%

 (c) 12% 

(d) 16%

Solution

Gain applies only to 3/5 of goods: (3/5) × 20% = 12%. Answer: (c) 12%

Q15. By selling two articles for ₹800, a person gains the cost price of three articles. The profit percent is:

 (a) 125% 

(b) 140% 

(c) 120%

 (d) 150%

Solution

800 − 2C = 3C → C = 160. Cost of 2 = 320; profit = 480. Profit% = 480/320 × 100 = 150%. Answer: (d) 150%

Q16. A speaks the truth in 75% of cases and B in 80%. In what percentage of cases do they contradict each other?

 (a) 5% 

(b) 15%

 (c) 35% 

(d) 45%

Solution

(0.75 × 0.20) + (0.25 × 0.80) = 0.15 + 0.20 = 35%. Answer: (c) 35%

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JIPMAT 2024 Solved Questions: Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

Genuine questions from the JIPMAT 2024 VARC section, with worked solutions.

Q17. Pick the correct meaning of the phrase "ULTRA VIRES". 

(a) Internet virus 

(b) Contagious disease

 (c) Within authority 

(d) Beyond jurisdiction

Solution

 "Ultra vires" is a Latin legal phrase meaning "beyond the powers" acting outside one's granted authority or jurisdiction. Answer: (d) Beyond jurisdiction

Q18. Choose the synonym of "HACKNEYED". 

(a) Important

 (b) Horrible

 (c) Clichéd

 (d) Heightened

Solution

"Hackneyed" describes something overused and unoriginal a cliché. Answer: (c) Clichéd

Q19. Pick the correct antonym of "DILATE". 

(a) Dilute 

(b) Differentiate 

(c) Contract 

(d) Expand

Solution

 To dilate is to widen or enlarge; its opposite is to contract (narrow or shrink). Answer: (c) Contract

Q20. Complete the sentence: "All the students and teachers ______ this book."

 (a) likes 

(b) like 

(c) liking

 (d) are like

Solution

The compound plural subject "all the students and teachers" takes the plural verb "like." Answer: (b) like

Q21. Pick the best substitute for: "One who does not care for literature or art." 

(a) Dictator

 (b) Hypocrite

 (c) Philistine

 (d) Primitive

Solution

 A "philistine" is a person indifferent or hostile to culture and the arts. Answer: (c) Philistine

Q22. Rearrange into a meaningful sentence: (A) that is closely related to the peach tree (B) almonds are commonly called nuts (C) but they are actually seeds (D) and they come from a tree.

 (a) A, B, C, D

 (b) B, C, D, A 

(c) C, D, A, B

 (d) D, A, B, C

Solution

The logical flow is: almonds are called nuts (B) → but are actually seeds (C) → they come from a tree (D) → related to the peach tree (A). Answer: (b) B, C, D, A

The VARC section also included a set of longer reading-comprehension passages: one on rationality in economics (drawing on Herbert Simon's "bounded rationality"), one on literary criticism in the Sanskrit tradition, and one on the Baconian authorship theory.

These tested inference, vocabulary in context, and the ability to judge assertion–reason statements.

The takeaway: JIPMAT's RC rewards students who read for structure and argument, not just surface facts. (Build the muscle with more JIPMAT verbal ability questions.)

Want to solve the full JIPMAT 2024 question paper under real exam conditions? Attempt it as a timed mock, so you feel the section-switching pressure, not just the questions. (CTA below.)

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Common Mistakes Students Make with JIPMAT Papers

Most aspirants "do" previous papers. Far fewer use them well. The errors that quietly cap scores:

1. Solving untimed. JIPMAT's difficulty is as much clock as content. A paper you finish leisurely tells you nothing about a 150-minute exam.

2. Getting stuck on DILR puzzles. The 2024 DILR mix included a few long puzzles (seating, cubes, multi-step DI). Sinking ten minutes into one is how students lose easy marks elsewhere.

3. Ignoring the −1 penalty. A careless wrong answer costs five marks relative to a correct one. If you don't audit why you got something wrong, you'll repeat it.

4. Over-preparing Quant beyond Class 10. JIPMAT Quant stays within the Class 10 syllabus. Studying advanced material while neglecting speed on basics is a common misallocation check the exact scope on the JIPMAT syllabus page before you plan.

5. Treating all sections as equally hard. They aren't, and they don't reward the same approach. Practising them identically wastes effort.

Expert Insight: How to Actually Practise the JIPMAT 2024 Question Paper

The method we'd give a serious aspirant, in order:

• First attempt: strict 150-minute timing, no notes. Simulate the real constraint before optimising anything.

• Tag every question: confident / guessed/skipped. This alone shows where your prep is thin.

• Analyse for at least as long as you solved. For every wrong answer, write one line concept gap, calculation slip, or time-panic error. Each needs a different fix.

• Rebuild your time strategy from the data. If DILR puzzles trap you, your rule becomes: attempt the quick DI and reasoning first, flag long puzzles, return only if time allows.

• Repeat with a fresh paper. Re-solving one you've memorised measures recall, not readiness.

The fastest improvers aren't the students who solve the most papers; they're the ones who extract the most learning per paper. (For a structured routine, see how to prepare for JIPMAT.)

Is JIPMAT Right for You? 

JIPMAT is the entry route to the five-year Integrated Programme in Management at IIM Jammu and IIM Bodh Gaya a direct path into the IIM ecosystem straight after Class 12, without waiting for a post-graduate CAT attempt. It suits you if:

• You've decided on management early and want an IIM tag from age 18.
• You're comfortable with Class 10-level quantitative aptitude and willing to build speed.
• You can commit to structured, timed practice through Classes 11 and 12 alongside your boards.

It's worth comparing against IPMAT Indore and IPMAT Rohtak, which lead to different IIMs and have their own patterns and selection processes.

These exams are not interchangeable; their dates, eligibility, sections and cutoffs differ. If you're weighing relative difficulty, this breakdown of whether JIPMAT is easier than IPMAT is a useful read.

Choose based on which institutes and format fit you, not on the assumption that all IPM exams are the same.

Career Implications: Where JIPMAT Leads

Clearing JIPMAT places you in a five-year integrated programme culminating in an MBA-equivalent degree from an IIM with IIM placements, alumni networks and recruiter access reached five years earlier than the traditional graduate-then-CAT route.

For a Class 12 student certain about management, that's a substantial head start.

As always, weigh the decision against the specific institute's most recent official placement disclosures [VERIFICATION REQUIRED cite official IIM data] rather than general claims.