Summary: Discover the advantages of the Integrated Program in Management (IPM) - a five-year full-time residential management course that offers BBA/BMS/BBM + MBA. Learn why IPM is a preferred choice after 12th grade, offering continuous academic growth, reduced fees, and excellent placement opportunities. Explore the IPM program's future scope and potential for a rewarding career in management.

An Integrated Program in Management (IPM) is a full-time five-year residential management program. It offers BBA / BMS / BBM + MBA that helps students prepare for administrative roles after 12th grade. After completing the IPM (Integrated Programme in Management) program, students will get a dual BBM / BMS / BBM + MBA degree.

It is a functional program in management after 12th grade. The IPM Programme is a mixture of undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

The IPM Programme focuses on management throughout the program period.

In this article, you will get to know 5 reasons why you should consider the IPM program after 12th grade.

IPM Course Offering Colleges In India

The table below shows the name of the Colleges offering IPM courses in India:

Name of the Institute	Name of the Program	Course Fees in (Rs.)	Average Salary	Seats Intake
Indian Institute of Management Rohtak	Integrated Programme in Management (IPM)	4,10,000/- per year	11,85,000/-	160
Indian Institute of Management Indore	Integrated Programme in Management (IPM)	4,00,000/- per year for the first three years, and Fees for the last two years will be the same as that of PGP.	17,00,000	120
Nirma University Institute of Management	BBA + MBA (5 Year Integrated)	17,07,000/-	9,00,000	216

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IPM after 12th: Advantages and Disadvantages

There are some advantages and disadvantages of IPM that are mentioned below:

IPM Advantages

The IPM (Integrated Programme in Management) Program is a five-year management course. The scope and importance of IPM program is that students will study for 5 years, and in those 5 years, no subject will be repeated, and after two years of the program, students will study advanced levels of management education. Let's dive into the importance of integrated program in management after 12th:

• This IPM program is beneficial for the students because pursuing this program will save them time because they only need to write one entrance exam rather than appearing again for MBA entrance exams like CAT, XAT, etc.
• This integrated program in management (IPM) is less expensive compared to a usual undergraduate + postgraduate program.

Disadvantages

There is only one disadvantage of this integrated management program, i.e., this program is offered by very few of the top colleges across the country.

IIM Indore IPMAT Exam Pattern 2024

• According to the IPMAT Exam Pattern, the aptitude test is divided into 2 sections, i.e., Quantitative Ability and Verbal Ability.
• The Quantitative Ability section comprises 60 questions. Out of that 60 questions, 40 questions are objective type questions (MCQs), and 20 questions are descriptive type questions (Short answers type).
• The Verbal Ability section comprises 40 objective-type questions (MCQs).
• The time allotted to complete the aptitude test is 120 minutes. These 120 minutes are divided into 3 parts of 40 minutes each.
• The marks allotted for each correct answer is 4, and there will be a negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer. 

The table below shows the IIM Indore IPMAT Exam Pattern 2024:

Sections	Quantitative Ability	Quantitative Ability	Verbal Ability
Question Type	Objective Type Questions (MCQ)	Descriptive Type (Short Answers)	Objective Type Questions (MCQ)
Number of Questions	40	20	40
Maximum Marks	160	80	160
Time Duration	40 mins	40 mins	40 mins

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IIM Rohtak IPMAT Exam Pattern 2024

The IIM Rohtak IPMAT aptitude test is divided into 3 sections, i.e., Quantitative Ability, Logical Reasoning, and Verbal Ability.

• The Quantitative Ability section comprises 40 objective-type questions (MCQs).
• The Verbal Ability sections comprise 40 objective-type questions (MCQs).
• The Logical reasoning section comprises 40 objective-type questions (MCQs).
• The time allotted to complete the aptitude test is 120 minutes. These 120 minutes are divided into 3 parts of 40 minutes for each section.
• The marks allotted for each correct answer is 4, and there will be a negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer. 
• Admission to IIM Rohtak is solely based on your performance in the entrance test.

The table below shows the IIM Rohtak IPMAT Exam Pattern 2024:

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

IPM Course Future Scope

There are many reasons for choosing the IPM program over other management programs, but below, we have mentioned 5 important reasons for choosing the IPM program over any other management program.

1. Continuous Academic

The most challenging time for a student is when they have to choose their study options after completing their class 12th. This time is the most crucial and challenging decision-making time among students. 

• There are many Career options available for the students after completing their 12th grade, but the student should definitely consider the IPM (Integrated Programme in Management) program for their future. 
• Every year the number of appearing candidates for the IPM Programme is increasing recklessly. This year in 2022, around 18000 students appeared for the IPMAT entrance examination conducted by the IIM Indore and IIM Rohtak for 120 and 260 seats, respectively. 
• By pursuing this course, students will not get a break between their master's and bachelor’s degrees.
• The Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) aims to mold students into business leaders right after 12th grade. 
• To get admission to IPM and into the best colleges of management in India, one has to write IPMAT, conducted separately by IIM Indore and IIM Rohtak, respectively.
• Nowadays, BBA + MBA dual degree courses are in demand, and an MBA after your BBA integrates your career by accelerating your career development. Very few management institutes give a fresh strategy to this course in India.

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2. Reduced Fee

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) offers the Integrated MBA program, a very expensive course with a price tag of approximately Rs. 25 Lakh for the entire course.

• Many other management colleges offer the same course at a very low price, i.e., Rs. 6,00,000/- for the entire program. But IIMs is the best management college in India. That's why the fees of the IIMs are higher than any other institute.
• For many years IIMs have been proving their worth as being the best integrated MBA colleges in India. Therefore, the IIMs integrated program in management course became the most favorite and adopted integrated program among the students.
• The programs are regularly updated on the basis of the industry requirements to educate the students to the supreme level enabling them to reach CXO roles.

3. Time-Saving

IPM importance is that the five-year integrated program in management offered by the IIMs saves a lot of time for the students by giving them both bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the same time. 

By choosing to pursue this program, students can kill two birds with one stone. That is, one student will get the chance to pursue a master's as well as a bachelor's by writing a single entrance examination, i.e., the IPMAT Entrance Exam.

Above that, the time a student will invest in learning the concepts to crack MBA colleges, during or after the bachelor's degree is saved.

4. Industry Demand

There are many other integrated degree programs offered by many top colleges and universities in the field of engineering, medicine, etc. Still, MBA integrated program is one of its kind, which attracts corporate and industries alike. Moreover, IPM program content is adapted by major academicians and industry experts. 

5. IPM Placement

Recently, we have noticed that recruiters and employers are showing more interest in the IPM graduate students, and in the previous year, the IPM IIM Indore placements average salary was 22.9 Lakh per annum 

IIM Indore provides the highest salary package to the IPM graduate students. But don’t worry, other universities who provide a 5 - year integrated MBA program may not offer a salary package as high as IIM Indore but surely guarantees students a good salary ranging from 6 - 20 LPA.

Hence, if you are sure about your career path and secure a seat at IIMs, then there should be no turning back as the career progresses exponentially from there onwards. In the future, we might see other top IIMs introducing these programs. Therefore, buckle up for a long ride to the top.

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