IPMAT application form, analysis, cutoff, syllabus

IPMAT:-

Ipmat stands for Integrated Program in Management Aptitude Test which uses to be conducted by IIM INDORE.

IPM/IPMAT OVERVIEW, SYLLABUS AND OTHER

The national level test will be conducted for admission to the Five-Year Integrated Program in Management (IPM) in the month of May. As per the IPMAT eligibility criteria set by the conducting body, candidates must have passed their standard X/ SSC and Standard XII/ HSC or equivalent examinations with a minimum of 60 per cent aggregate marks. IPMAT 2019 will be conducted in computer-based mode across various test centres in India. Thereafter, candidates who clear the IPMAT 2019 cutoff will further be called for the selection rounds followed by the final admission process.

About IPMAT APPLICATION FORM 2019:-

Candidates would need to visit the official website to apply for the exam. IIM Indore conducts the IPMAT exam for admissions to its Five-Year Integrated Management Programme. The institute offers around 120 seats through the test. In this article, management aspirants who wish to apply for IPMAT 2019 can check all the details related to the exam such as eligibility, application process, exam pattern, syllabus, admit card, result, cutoff, selection process, etc.

WHAT IS IPMAT?

IPMAT is a national level test conducted by the Indian Institute of Management Indore for admissions to its five-year regular undergraduate academic program. In this program student will go with BBA AND PGP from IIM INDORE.

ELIGIBILITY FOR IPMAT 2019:-

IIM Indore, the exam conducting body, prescribes the eligibility criteria for IPMAT 2019. Here it is:

Candidates belonging to General and OBC-NCL Category must have minimum 60 percent marks in X/SSC and XII/HSC or equivalent examinations in order to apply.

SC/ST and PWD (DA) Category candidates must have at least 55 percent marks in X and XII or equivalent examinations to apply.

Age Limit : The age limit for general category is 20 years and 22 years for SC/ST category as on July 31, 2019.

IPMAT APPLICATION FEE 2019:

IPMAT 2019 - Indian Institute of Management, Indore or IIM Indore will conduct its national-level undergraduate test Integrated Programme in Management Aptitude Test (IPMAT) in the month of May 2019. The institute is likely to start the applications for IPMAT 2019 in the second of March and will continue until the third week of April 2019. Candidates would need to visit the official website to apply for the exam.

IIM Indore conducts the IPMAT exam for admissions to its Five-Year Integrated Management Programme. The institute offers around 120 seats through the IPMAT test. In this article, management aspirants who wish to apply for IPMAT 2019 can check all the details related to the exam such as eligibility, application process, exam pattern, syllabus, admit card, result, cutoff, Dates and etc

Important Dates for IPMAT 2019

Event	Date
IPMAT 2019 Application begins	Second week of March 2019
Last Date of Application	Third week of April 2019
IPMAT 2019 Admit Card Release	First week of May 2019
IPMAT 2019 Exam	Second week of May 2019
Announcement of shortlisted candidates for PI	Fourth week of May 2019
Personal Interview (PI) round	First week of June 2019
Announcement of final admission offers	Third week of June 2019
Programme Registration	First week of August 2019
Commencement of classes	First week of August 2019

IPMAT 2019 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for IPMAT 2019 are prescribed by IIM Indore, the exam leading body. It's here:
Applicants from the General and NC- OBC categories must be required to apply for IPMAT at least 60% marks or equivalent exams in X / SSC or XII / HSC.
Candidates for SC / ST and PWD( DA) categories shall be required to apply for IPMAT at least 55% marks in X and XII or equivalent exams.

Limit Age for IPMAT : 20 years and 22 years for general category SC / ST on 31 July 2019. Age limit: SC / ST is 22 years.

IPMAT Application Form 2019

In the second week of March 2019, IIM Indore is expected to publish the 2019 IPMAT application form. The third week of April 2019 will be the last time that the application form is submitted. Before submitting the application form, candidates planning to attend the exam should check the eligibility criteria. For IPMAT 2019, the application fee is the following:

IPMAT 2019 Application Fee

Category	Application Fee (INR)
General and NC-OBC	Rs. 3000
SC, ST and PWD (DA)	Rs. 1500

IPMAT Exam Pattern 2019

IPMAT 2019 is going to be a 2-hour computer- based test. In accordance with the examination pattern of IPMAT 2019, the examination will consist of 100 questions divided into three segments, namely quantitative ability( MCQ), quantum ability( SHRQ), and verbal ability( MCQ). Time will be limited to all sections IPMAT EAXM.

Exam Pattern of IPMAT 2019

Sections	Sectional Time	No. of Questions
QA (MCQs)	40 mins	40
VA (MCQs)	40 mins	40
QA-Short Answers	40 mins	20
Total	120 mins (2 hours)	100

Marking Scheme FOR IPMAT :

Each question has four marks, and that means that four marks is given to every correct answer. The examination also has a negative mark. Every misrepresentation will have a single deduction. Negative marking shall not apply for QA( Short Answer Questions), where applicants must type the reply, rather than the options provided.

IPMAT Admit Card 2019

In the first week of May 2019, IIM Indore will publish the IPMAT 2019 admission card. The institute only offers an online ticket for admittance cards and halls. Applicants who are registered for the test can download the admission card from the official exam website by filling in the application application form and the application fee. It is a document which must be submitted for examination.

Candidates of IPMAT would need to login to the official website to download the admit card. Candidates are advised to take at least two printouts of the admit card.

IPMAT 2019 Syllabus

IIM Indore IPMAT 2019 Exam Paper to be held in May 2019. EXAM PAPER OF IPMAT will consists of two sections:

Section-1: Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning - 60 questions
Section-2: Verbal Ability& Reading Comprehension - 40 Questions

To help you prepare for IPM-AT 2019 in right direction, the Syllabus for IIM Indore IPMAT 2019, based on past exam pattern, is as follows:

Syllabus Section 1: Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning

Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus for IPMAT

Number System
Percentage
Simple Interest and Compound Interest
Profit, Loss and Distance
Average
Time and Work
Ratio, Proportion and Variation
Time, Speed and Distance
Sequence and Series
Mensuration
Permutations and Combinations
Probability
Equations
Logarithm
Geometry
Coordinate Geometry
Matrices and Determinants

Data Interpretation Syllabus FOR IPMAT

Basics of Data Interpretation
Data Sufficiency
Practice Exercise on Data Interpretation

Logical Reasoning Syllabus FOR IPMAT

Sequencing and Arrangement
Team Selection

Syllabus for Section 2: Verbal Ability& Reading Comprehension FOR IPMAT

Reading Comprehension
Para-jumble
Idioms and Phrases
Fill in the Blanks
Para Completion
Antonym, Synonym, Confusing Words.

IPMAT Exam Analysis

IPMAT Exam analysis is bsed on the difficulty level of the examination. Here, we are going to elaborate the section-wise IPMAT Exam Analysis. The exam has overall 100 questions which are divided into two sections I.e Quantitative Ability and Verbal Ability.

QA has 60 questions to be attempted within 75 Minutes and VA has 40 in 45 minutes.
The total time limit was 120 minutes for Ipmat. Now, let’s have a look at individual sections

Section 1: Quantitative Ability-60 Questions (75 Min) for IPMAT:-

The level of difficulty of section 1 of IPMAT Exam was moderate difficult. There were 60 Questions, out of which 50 were option- based and10 were ‘Type in the answer’ type out of which 2-3 questions has more than one option. Topic wise break up is as follows

Option based Questions

Topic	Number of questions
Data Interpretation (2 case lets)	10
Probability/P&C	9
Geometry	8
Sequences & Series	4
Logarithms	3
Set Theory	3
Mensuration	3
Time & Work	2
Complex Numbers	2
Functions	2
Time, speed, distance	2
Determinants	1
Trigonometry	1
Total	50

One DI case of IPMAT Exam was about percentage marks obtained by students and second was around student hostels & disciplines.

Type In The Answer-10 Question

Topic	Number of questions
Functions, probability	5
P&C, polynomials, mensuration, set theory	5
Total	10

An attempt of 38-40 questions could be considered as a good attempt in this section of IPMAT Exam

Expected cut off- With 85% accuracy, it comes out to a raw score of 122-130

Section 2: Verbal Ability-40 Questions (45 Min)

This section of IPMAT Exam was easy and the students who done their preparation seriously can easily solve all the 40 questions. Let us see topic wise break up

Topic	Number of questions
Reading Comprehension (2 passages, 250 words each) Fact based Q – 4, Opinion based Q-4, Vocabulary & understanding based Q-4	12
Use of correct phrases in sentences	5
Use of correct words in sentences	5
Fill in the blanks (Passage based)	5
Usage of words in sentences	5
Para jumbles	3
Paragraph inference	2
Paragraph completion	2
Grammatical error	1
Total	40 Q

One RC passage in IPMAT Exam was about geology & evolution and increasing use of gadgets by youngsters. Most of the questions in this section of IPMAT Exam were based on fact, word/phrase meaning, and on the understanding of passages

A serious attempt of 40 questions was possible.

Expected cut off With 85% accuracy, it comes out to a raw score of 130

Overall difficulty level was medium & a total raw score of 250+ should be good to get a PI-WAT call

IPMAT Exam Cutoff: IPMAT 2016

Maths

As like 2015 IPMAT Exam, questions were of moderate-high difficulty level.Topic wise break up of Maths IPMAT Exam is:

Functions	9
Coordinate geometry (Graph based)	3
Circles	2
Trigonometry applications	3
3-D, Mensuration	2
Sequences and series	2
Complex number	1
Matrices (New category)	3
Number applications (AP/GP, binomial expansion, remainders)	3
Quadratic & higher order equation, inequalities	3
Statistics (Median)	2
Time Speed Distance	1
Ratio-Proportion	2
Work Pipes	1
Set definition	4
Venn diagram	4
P&C	2
Probability	2
LR-2 sets-Circular, Matrix arrangements	8
DI-Condition based Selection criteria	3

4 questions across topics were of Type in The Answers (TITA) nature Without answer options.

Good attempt would be 25-30 questions with 85% accuracy and 80+ marks will be considered as good score in IPMAT Exam.

English

Predictably, English was an easier section. There were no tricky or unexpected question types. Difficulty level was easy-moderate. Fill in the blanks and vocabulary were given high importance.

Topic wise break up

2 RC passages (Short, Inferential questions, no fact based)	5 Each
Vocab (Synonyms, Medium-Tough)	6
Usage of words	5
Analogies	2
Para jumbles	4
Fill in the blanks
Sentences	4
Phrases	4
Words	2

30-32 questions will be good attempt in IPMAT Exam with 85% accuracy, which will lead to 95+ score. Overall cutoff should be 180-200 marks

The Cutoff list for IPMAT Exam 2019 will be declared after the results. The table below brings to you the IPMAT Exam 2017 cutoff as released by IIM Indore:

IPMAT Cutoff

Category	Quantitative Ability	Verbal Ability	Female	Male	Total Applicants	Minimum Score	Maximum Score
General	40	100	140	256	396	35.86	91.67
NC-OBC	24	64	80	148	228	19.23	63.69
SC	16	48	58	118	176	10.35	51.56
ST	8	24	28	62	90	4.07	40.93
PWD (DA)	8	24	6	26	32	4.07	48.8

IPMAT INTERVIEW ROUND

IPMAT is a The 5 year integrated programme in management offered by IIM Indore is the first of its kind programme in India. If you aspire to become a leader in corporate world, this is the course for you. After your written exam for IPM, you will be called for a WAT(written ability test) and PI(personal interview) process for your admission. While the written exam tests your knowledge and aptitude, the personal interview will be a test of your overall personality and presence of mind.

You should keep the following pointers in mind if you wish to ace your IPM interview:

Be prepared:
Some questions may be asked more frequently in your IPMAT OR IPM interview. It will give you an edge if you do the following things before going for your interview:
- Prepare your answers to these questions
- Prepare an example from your past experiences that validate you answer
Preparing OF IPMAT well not only boosts your confidence, but also helps you in giving better quality answers once you are inside the interview room. Certain questions that you can prepare for your IPMAT OR IPM interview would be:
- Why do you want to join IIM Indore?
- What are your strengths and weaknesses?
- Why have you chosen this career path for yourself?
- Where do you see yourself 5 years down the lane?
Also, each institute is proud of its heritage and the education it imparts.
Study the website of IIM Indore before you enter the interview room.
This will help you in getting an insight into what the campus and this programme can offer you both personally as well as professionally.
This will also help you in framing the questions you may want to ask the interview panel.

Know about your field:
For IPMAT OR IPM, it is important and useful that you do some background research related to the basics of management. For example, if you wish to be a marketeer, it would be helpful for you to skim through the basics of marketing concepts. This not only brings clarity, but also boosts your confidence. Similarly, for other streams, it is always useful to know the basics of your field.
Be aware of your surroundings
This refers to current affairs. You should be aware of what’s happening in the world around you, especially related to your field. If you are aiming for management, knowing the recent developments in the corporate world and the industry may give you an edge over other aspirants. Similarly, for other streams too, relevant sections of the news and current affairs are crucial.
Know your academics
For seeking admission in the IPM course, it will be useful for you to study the subjects you had taken up in class XI and XII. You may be asked questions from your favourite subject or generic questions from your area.

Ipmat model paper

IPMAT BOOK TO READ FOR 2019

IPMAT AVERAGE PACKAGE (IIM INDORE) :-

IPM OR IPMAT Placements 2019 are to be concluded shortly at IIM Indore. The past trends in placements reflect that last 3 batches of IPM BATCH placements have seen consistently high placements.

Placement 2018
Average Salary in IPM Placements at IIM Indore has been on the rise consistently right from the very first batch. Moving up with this trend, the IPM Placements 2018 for the 3^rd batch of 5 year Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) at IIM Indore concluded with 21% rise in average salary with 200 prominent companies lining up to make placement offers.

Announcing the wrapping up of Placement 2018 with higher placement packages for the largest batch of 624 students including IPM students, IIM Indore once again proved its eminence among the premier business schools of the country. More offers from more recruiters with higher packages remained the key attraction in IIM Indore placement 2018.

This placement season witnessed participation from more than 200 firms which rolled out offers to 624 students including 113 participants from the 5 year Integrated Programme in Management (IPM),

443 PGP participants and 68 PGP Mumbai participants.

IPM Average salary Up at Rs.15.16 lakhs
The average placement package for the 3^rd batch of 5 year IPM programme at IIM Indore has stood at 15.16 LPA marking an increase of 21% over last year. A quick analysis for last 3 years average placement package for IPM students at IIM Indore is shared below:

IPM Placement Highlights

Year	Average salary	Number of students in IPM batch	Number of recruiters	Percentage increase in average salary over last year
2018	Rs.15.16 lakhs	113	200+	21.08%
2017	Rs.12.52 lakhs	100	200	4.68%
2016	Rs.11.96 lakhs	106	162	1^st graduating batch of 5 year IPM

Top Recruiters in IPM Placements
The 5 year Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) offered by IIM Indore is a leading management programme with a bachelor’s degree followed by the award of post graduation in management by IIM Indore. Recruiters participating in IPM placements have rated the IPM students as ‘A brilliant bunch of management candidates, extremely capable. It makes selection of candidates a rich and fruitful experience.’

Top recruiters in IIM Indore IPM Placements 2018 include Asian Paints, CP Group, Goldman Sachs, HUL, JPMorgan Chase, L’Oréal, Nomura and UAE Exchange apart from other marquee companies.

The first batch of IPM at IIM Indore passed out in 2016 and there were number of recruiters who made placement offers to IPM students. Some of the prominent recruiters in the very first batch were Credit Suisse, Deloitte, Nomura, JP Morgan, HDFC, IndusInd Bank, IBM, ICRA Management Consulting, Tata Sky, UAE Exchange among others.

The feedback received from the recruiters in the first placement season of IPM has been encouraging. One of the leading recruiters - a leading credit rating agency remarked “We found the candidates to have a good understanding of concepts and confidence to face the demand of the corporate world.”

With majority of offers being rolled out from Finance domain, the average salary of the batch stood at 11.96 LPA, including International offers such as EA to CFO & MD by a leading international foreign exchange company.

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