IPMAT 2024: Exam Date, Admit Card, Exam Pattern, Answer Key, Result, Eligibility, Application

IPMAT 2024: Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore has closed the correction window for Integrated Programme in Management Aptitude Test (IPMAT) on April 10, 2024. The last date to apply for the test was April 1, 2024. The IPMAT Exam is scheduled to be conducted on May 23, 2024. The admit card for the exam is expected to be out soon.

IPMAT EXAM 2024

IIM Indore introduced a five year Integrated Programme in Management in 2011. IPMAT is an aptitude test conducted for selecting candidates for this five year integrated programme. The IPM course is designed for students who want to make a career in management. This course offers a combination of bachelor’s as well as master's degree with a foundation of world class education in social sciences followed by management education. The programme has been accredited by the Association of MBAs, London (4th and 5th year).

Candidates will be selected for the IPM programme on the basis of overall performance of the Aptitude Test(IPMAT) and Personal Interviews(PI). Those who fail in either the Aptitude test or the interviews or both will not be selected for the programme.

IPMAT scores are accepted in IIM Ranchi for admissions in the 5 year integrated programme. There are many other prestigious institutes like Alliance University Karnataka, IIFT New Delhi, NALSAR Hyderabad that accept the scores of this test for admissions.

IPMAT 2024: Dates

IIM Indore has announced the dates for the IPMAT Exam. The registration process ended on April 1, 2024. The exam is scheduled on May 23, 2024.

IPMAT 2024: Eligibility Criteria

IIM Indore has listed certain eligibility criteria for IPMAT. Applicants should check the eligibility criteria before applying for the IPMAT 2024.

• Candidates should not be more than 20 years of age. Age relaxation of 5 years is granted to SC, ST, PwD category candidates. In other words, a candidate should have been born after August 1, 2004 and SC, ST and PwD category after August 1, 1999.
• Candidates applying for IPMAT should have passed Class 12/HSC or equivalent examination in 2022, 2023 or appearing in 2024. 
• Candidates should have passed Class 10/SSC or equivalent.

IPMAT 2024: Application Process

Candidates who are eligible for the IPMAT Exam can apply for the same online. Candidates can register themselves on the official website iimidr.ac.in.  Steps to apply for the IPMAT are:

• Go to the official website of IIM Indore - iimidr.ac.in.
• Look for the section Programmes and Click on the tab Academic Programmes.
• Select Five Year Integrated Programme in Management (IPM).
• Go to the Admissions Tab and click on the Apply Online For IPMAT 2024.
• You will be directed to the application form. Enter the information required.
• Upload the required documents and pay the application fee.
• Check all the details entered and click on the submit button.

IPMAT 2024: Application Fee

IIM Indore charges an application fee for applying for the test. The IPMAT 2024 Notification stated that the application fee for the aptitude test will be INR 4130. However, there are some relaxations for SC, ST and PwD category Candidates.

IPMAT 2024: Exam Centres

IIM Indore has released a list of 36 cities where the IPMAT Exam will be held. Students have to fill an exam centre of their choice in their application form. IIM allots centres on their own discretion keeping in account the choices made by the candidates.

The exam centres for IPMAT 2024 are Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh/ Mohali, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Meerut, Mumbai, Nagpur, Noida, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Roorkee, Siliguri, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur, Ujjain, Varanasi and Visakhapatnam.

IIM Indore reserves the right to change the centre for any candidates or cancel any centre listed above any time.

IPMAT 2024: Exam Pattern

IPMAT is a computer based examination for selecting candidates for the 5 year Integrated Programme in Management. The Aptitude Test is for a duration of 2 hours. There are a total of 90 questions. The test has three sections - Quantitative, Qualitative and Verbal Ability.

• Each question will carry 4 marks.
• There will be 4 marks for each correct answer and 1 negative mark for each wrong answer (except QA- SA)
• The Quantitative Ability (Short Answer) will not carry any negative marking.

IPMAT 2024: Syllabus

IIM Indore conducts IPMAT for selecting students for its five year Integrated Programme in Management (IPM). The exam has three sections widely covering the topics of Quantitative Ability and Verbal Ability. The Quantitative ability covers the basic mathematics including number system and the arithmetic ability. On the other hand, Verbal Ability focuses on Vocabulary and Grammar. The detailed syllabus can be viewed from the table below.

IPMAT 2024: Admit Card

IPMAT 2024 Admit Card will be available soon. IIM Indore will be conducting the IPMAT 2024 on May 23, 2024. The admit card for the exam is expected in the first week of May 2024. Candidates can download their admit Card from the official website of IIM Indore.

For downloading the admit card, candidates can regularly check the announcements section of the official website of the concerned IIM or can follow the steps below:

• Go to the official website of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore.
• Find the Programme Section on the homepage of IIM Indore.
• Click on the Academic Programme tab in the Programme Section.
• Select Five Year Integrated Programme in Management from the list of programmes offered.
• Go to the Admissions sections and click on the link for Admit Card.
• Enter your Login Credentials and download the Admit Card.

IPMAT 2024: Answer Key

IIM Indore releases the answer key for the IPMAT exam every year. Usually, two answer keys are released for the exam - Provisional Answer Key and the Final Answer Key. 

The first answer key is a provisional key which is usually released immediately after the exam. Students can raise objections if they find any discrepancy. Later, the final answer key is released by the IIM. The IPMAT Result is declared after the final answer key. Candidates can check the answer keys on the official website of the IIM Indore.

IPMAT 2024: Results

IPMAT exam is conducted to select 150 students for a five year Integrated Programme in Management in IIM Indore. IPMAT 2024 is scheduled on May 23, 2024. The IIM is expected to declare the Result of the test within two to three weeks. Last year, the IPMAT Indore Exam was conducted on June 16, 2023 and the result for the same was out on July 5, 2023.

Candidates can check the IPMAT Result 2024 on the official website of IIM Indore. The IIM usually releases the result after the release of the final answer key.