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📊 IPMAT (IIMs) — Complete Guide & Official-Style Notification (2026 Cycle)

🏛 Exam & Purpose

  • Test(s): Integrated Programme in Management Aptitude Test (IPMAT)
    • IPMAT–Indore (conducted by IIM Indore)
    • IPMAT–Rohtak (conducted by IIM Rohtak)
  • For: Admission to 5-year Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) at IIMs.
  • Who uses which test?
    • IIM Indore → IPMAT–Indore (own exam). IIM Indore
    • IIM Rohtak → IPMAT–Rohtak (own exam). IIM Rohtak
    • IIM Ranchi, IIM Shillong (and some others) → accept IPMAT–Indore score for IPM shortlisting (check institute pages each year). IIM Indore
    • IIM Jammu & IIM Bodh Gaya → JIPMAT (NTA), not IPMAT. iimj.ac.in+1

📅 Important Dates (Tentative — 2026)

(Based on 2025 schedule; confirm on the institute portals when forms open.)

IPMAT–Indore (IIM Indore)

  • Applications: ~Feb–Mar 2026 (2025 window was Feb 14–Mar 27, 2025). IIM Indore
  • Exam date: mid-May 2026 (2025 exam was Mon, May 12, 2025; 2–4 PM). IIM Indore
  • Result & Interviews: as per IIM Indore schedule (shortlisting after test). IIM Indore

IPMAT–Rohtak (IIM Rohtak)

  • Applications/Exam: generally Apr–May/May–June; check IIM Rohtak’s IPM page for the cycle-specific calendar. IIM Rohtak

🎓 Eligibility (snapshot)

IIM Indore (IPMAT–Indore)

  • Class XII: passed in 2024/2025 or appearing 2026 (pattern follows annual notice).
  • Age: born on/after a cut-off date (e.g., Aug 1, 2005 for 2025; relaxations for SC/ST/PwD).
  • Class X: pass certificate required. (Follow the year’s PDF for exact years & age.) IIM Indore

IIM Rohtak (IPMAT–Rohtak)

  • Class XII year/marks & age criteria as per the IIM Rohtak IPM Admission notice of the year. IIM Rohtak

🧾 Exam Pattern & Marking

IPMAT–Indore (official pattern)

  • Sections (fixed order; 40 min each):
    1. Quantitative Ability (MCQ) – +4 / −1
    2. Quantitative Ability (Short Answer) – +4 / no negative
    3. Verbal Ability (MCQ) – +4 / −1
  • Total duration: 120 minutes (3×40).
  • Shortlisting: section-wise minimum marks required; Aptitude Test Score (ATS) computed with VA weight 50 and QA-MCQ/QA-SA 25 each; Final Composite = ATS 65% + PI 35%. IIM Indore

Typical composition seen in recent cycles: QA-SA ~15 Q, QA-MCQ ~30 Q, VA ~45–50 Q (varies year to year; rely on IIM-Indore PDF each cycle). Shiksha+1

IPMAT–Rohtak (usual pattern)

  • Sections: Quantitative Ability, Logical Reasoning, Verbal Ability.
  • Questions: 120 (≈ 40+40+40).
  • Duration: 120 minutes.
  • Marking: 4 marks correct; negative marking per year’s notice; WAT/PI usually follow for selection. (See IIM Rohtak page for the official grid each year.) IIM Rohtak+2Proper Noun+2

🗺 Test Cities

  • IPMAT–Indore: ~37 cities listed each year (e.g., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, etc.; subject to change). IIM Indore
  • IPMAT–Rohtak: centres announced in the admission notice for the year. IIM Rohtak

💳 Application Fee (reference)

  • IIM Indore (2025): ₹4,130 (Gen/EWS/NC-OBC), ₹2,065 (SC/ST/PwD) — incl. GST. 2026 fee will be confirmed in the new brochure. IIM Indore

🧮 Selection & Weights

IIM Indore (final selection)

  • Composite Score = ATS (65) + PI (35); category-wise merit list prepared; Govt. reservation norms apply. IIM Indore

IIM Rohtak (typical)

  • Components include IPMAT–Rohtak score, PI, and past academics; exact weights published in the cycle notice (e.g., sample grid on the admissions page). IIM Rohtak

IIM Ranchi (accepts IPMAT–Indore score)

  • Consolidated Merit List built from IPMAT–Indore score + PI + Academic Profile (per 2025 criteria). IIM Ranchi

📘 Syllabus (high-yield areas)

  • Quant: Arithmetic (percentages, ratio, SI/CI, time–speed–distance, work), Algebra, Functions, Quadratics, Progressions, Number Theory, Permutation–Combination–Probability, Set/Log; some questions at Class-XI/XII rigour. 2IIM Online Coaching
  • Verbal: RC, para-jumbles, vocabulary-in-context, grammar/usage, inference.
  • LR (Rohtak): series, arrangements, coding, clocks/calendars, data sufficiency/analysis. (Exact topic-lists appear in institute notices.)

📝 How to Apply (IPMAT–Indore)

  1. Register online on IIM Indore portal within the application window.
  2. Fill form, upload documents, pay fee.
  3. Admit card → Test (computer-based, 120 min).
  4. If shortlisted, PI (online/offline).
  5. Final offer via composite score; document verification at admission. IIM Indore

(Follow analogous steps on IIM Rohtak’s IPM page for IPMAT–Rohtak.) IIM Rohtak

🧑‍🎓 Who should prefer which test?

  • Applying to IIM Indore / Ranchi / Shillong (and institutes that accept Indore score): write IPMAT–Indore. IIM Indore
  • Applying to IIM Rohtak: write IPMAT–Rohtak. IIM Rohtak
  • Applying to IIM Jammu & Bodh Gaya: write JIPMAT (NTA), not IPMAT. iimj.ac.in+1

❓ FAQs

Can I take both IPMATs? Yes—if you’re applying to both Indore-accepting and Rohtak. Forms are separate.
Is there negative marking? Yes for MCQ sections in IPMAT–Indore; no negative in its QA-SA section (per 2025 brochure). Rohtak follows its own scheme—see the year’s notice. IIM Indore
Does IIM Ranchi accept Rohtak score? Ranchi explicitly accepts IPMAT–Indore; check each cycle for any change. IIM Ranchi

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