Overview: Find out when to start preparing for IPMAT 2025 to secure your success. This article outlines the optimal preparation timeline, offering effective strategies for balancing IPMAT and board exam studies, section-specific tips, and the advantages of an early start.

With 15,000 students competing for just 150 seats, the competition is severe, and thus, the more the preparation, the better it is. 

To answer the question: When to start preparing for IPMAT 2025? The answer is as soon as you can start. Yes, the answer is pretty simple: you should start preparing right now, probably right after reading this article.

The difference will come only in the preparation strategy you follow. If you are in the 11th std, you have about two years to prepare; thus, your preparation strategy will differ from someone with only one month remaining. 

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What is the Right Time to Start Preparing for IPMAT 2025?

Most of you might be preparing for the Integrated Program in Management Aptitude Test and board exams and worried about when to start preparing for IPMAT 2025?

The right time to start your preparation for IPMAT is ideally 6 months to 1 year before appearing in the examination. 

Many of you decide to prepare for IPMAT alongside your Board examinations preparation. For this, you would require an effective study plan and strategy.

Since to be eligible for IPMAT, You must score a minimum of 60% of marks in  XII/ HSC or equivalent examinations if you belong to the General category.

This indicates you can not compromise with your board examination preparation as well. You can also join the IPMAT preparation batches where you will be able to grasp the concepts quickly and excel in your exams.

To seek a balance between these two very important examinations, we have curated a study plan and preparation strategy that would guide you throughout the process of when to start preparing for IPMAT. Let's go!

Why Starting the IPMAT Preparation Early is Beneficial?

Obviously, the earlier you start the prep, the more time you have to study each concept; thus, it aids the overall preparation. Some other important considerations to start preparing as early is:

• More time to Revise: Some students who start the preparation after the board exams get to go through each topic only once and do not have time to revise. Completing the syllabus before the board exams will give you time to revise the concepts you are struggling with.
• More Mocks: Students who start early get to attempt more mocks, which is a very important aspect of entrance test preparation.
• No Exhaustion: Sometimes, students who start late have to complete more syllabus in less time, and thus they have to study for 10-14 hours each day, and dedicating this much time exhausts them till the exam. 

Is There a Disadvantage to Someone Who Starts Preparation Very Late?

From the above points, it is clear that the one who starts preparation early is at an advantage. But that is not all.

Many students might start preparing from the 11th std but do not exert sufficient effort. Thus, even after two years of preparation, they might score lower than someone with only about a month to prepare (This is something we have seen happening at Supergrads).

The important question here is not If you are at a disadvantage if you are late, but If it's impossible for you to crack IPMAT, given you have very little time?

We have seen students crack IPMAT with just one month of preparation or even less. Based on those students' experiences, we have created a one-month IPMAT study plan.

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Best Time to Start IPMAT Preparation

The best time is when you take admission for the 11th Std. So, you will have about two years to prepare. 

Starting the IPMAT preparation even before that is not really required at this point in time, and students just putting more effort into their high school studies will be more beneficial for their IPM admissions than preparing for the IPMAT.

But let us say you came across IPM in your 12th or maybe just three months before the IPMAT exam date; still, you shouldn’t worry and just try to make the maximum of whatever time you have left. 

We have also created an IPMAT study plan based on the amount of time remaining for the preparation. Read on to know more.

Points to Consider for IPMAT 2025 Study Plan

To understand when to start preparing for IPMAT, first it's essential to consider certain points to curate your study plan for IPMAT 2025 examination. 

• The first step should be understanding IPMAT Exam Syllabus and Exam Pattern. 
• IPMAT exam has three sections

IPMAT Indore

Sections	Quantitative Ability	Quantitative Ability	Verbal Ability
Question Type	Objective Type Questions(MCQ)	Descriptive Type (Short Answers)	Objective Type Questions(MCQ)
Number of Questions	30	15	45
Maximum Marks	120	60	180
Time Duration	40 mins	40 mins	40 mins

IPMAT Rohtak

Section	No. of Questions	Time Duration
Quantitative ability	40	40 mins
Logical reasoning	40	40 mins
Verbal ability	40	40 mins

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When to start preparing for IPMAT Quantitative Ability (and how)?

Preparation Tips for Quantitative Aptitude

• This section requires regular practice to excel in it.
• You should start with the easy topics and move toward complex topics so that you are not worked up in the first few weeks only.
• Maintain a formula book and go through the formulas every day for better preparation for maths.
• As the major portion comes from the quantitative section, you must practice it more.

When to start preparing for IPMAT Verbal Ability (and how)?

Preparation Tips for Verbal Ability

• Reading newspapers daily will be extremely helpful in the preparation. Not only for the verbal section but also for the personal interview round.
• In addition to the newspaper, you can also make a habit of reading books and magazines to prepare for verbal ability.
• Try to learn new words and use them in conversation to better your English Vocabulary.
• Solving RCs, Para Jumbles, Para Completion, etc. types of questions, which are bound to come in the paper, will be very helpful.

When to start preparing for IPMAT Logical Reasoning (and how)?

Preparation Tips for Logical Reasoning

• The more quickly and analytically you think, the better you will score in the LR section.
• To improve your ability to think quickly and analytically, you need to practice a lot of LR questions.
• For this section, you should also know the correct way of approaching the question, basically, the correct method of solving it, otherwise, a lot of time will be wasted.
• Build an IPMAT study plan, which includes different preparation strategies based on the time remaining for the preparation: Two years, one year, six months, and one month.

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How Much Time is Required to Prepare for IPMAT 2025?

You would need at least six months to one year to prepare for the IPMAT entrance exam. It is better to start your IPMAT preparation as early as possible, along with your board exams.

If you start your preparation early, you will get ample time for understanding the concepts in-depth, practicing the previous year's papers, and revising all the topics once before the exam.

Initially, you can give 1-2 hours for preparing for IPMAT and the rest for board exams. Once the board exams get over, you can dedicate a maximum of 8-9 hours to your IPMAT preparations.

Meanwhile, you can keep attempting IPMAT mock tests for free on our website or you can buy a series of tests from there.

You can follow the study plan below immediately after completing your board exams.

Topic	Preferred Time Allotment
Quantitative Aptitude	2-2.5 hours
Verbal Ability	2 hours
Reading Newspaper	45 minutes
Reading Comprehension	1 hour
Mock test + performance analysis	3 hours
Revision	1-1.5 hours
Solve Previous Year's Question Papers	Weekly

In the IPMAT exam, there is a provision for sectional time duration. So time management is a necessity to understand when to start preparing for IPMAT 2025 exam. 

We hope you got an answer to when to start preparing for IPMAT. Starting your IPMAT preparation early is key to a thorough and confident approach to the exam, setting you up for success in your management career aspirations.

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Key Takeaways:

• Start the IPMAT preparation as early as possible (though not before 11th Std).
• It is possible to secure a high score in IPMAT even with just a month of preparation, but the preparation strategy will need to be curated as per that.
• Understanding the Syllabus and Exam pattern is key before starting the IPMAT preparation.
• Check the section-wise preparation tips in the article above.