IPMAT 2025 Analysis: Quant MCQ Paper Tough; Overall, Moderately Difficult Paper; Some Changes in Topics and Type of Questions

IPMAT 2025 exam paper pattern had questions from three sections: Quantitative Aptitude (SA), Quantitative Aptitude (MCQ) and Verbal Ability. IPMAT 2025 exam pattern is given below.  

Based on student reactions, the IPMAT 2025 exam difficulty level is given below. 

According to students who took the exam, this section was relatively easy. 

This section was relatively difficult. There were only 2 questions from Arithmetic section. However, there were 4 questions from Geometry. This was the surprise section in the exam. 

There were three Reading Comprehension (RC) passages in IPMAT 2025 exam paper. 
More details will be published soon. 

To be released 

For final admission, IPMAT sectional weightage is:

• Weightage of IPMAT Aptitute Test Score (ATS) = 65%
• Weightage of Personal Assessment (PA) = 35%
• Composite Score (CS)- Sum of above= 100%

IPMAT 2024 Paper Pattern

Let us look at the Section-wise Analysis. This detailed analysis provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the IPMAT Indore 2024 exam, including section-wise breakdowns to help you understand difficulty levels and question trends.

Quantitative Ability (SA)

Most students found the section easy to moderate compared to last year. The unexpected question was a set of 3 questions on Statistics based on Median values, but it was doable. Below is the breakdown of the important questions and topics.

Sectional Difficulty: Easy to Moderate

Good Attempts: 10+

Good Score: 32+

Expected Cut-off: 20-24 marks

Quantitative Ability (MCQ)

This section was difficult and time-consuming, especially the DI set was difficult to crack. The questions on Set Theory, Surds & Indices and Arithmetic were doable ones and should have been attempted to clear the cut-off. Below is the breakdown of the important questions and topics.

Sectional Difficulty: Difficult

Good Attempts: 15+

Good Score: 48+

Expected Cut-off: 31-34 marks

Verbal Ability

The Parajumble questions were in TITA form, and they were confusing. The Para completions questions also had confusing options. The vocabulary and Grammar sections were easy. Overall, the difficulty level in this section was easy to moderate. Below is the breakdown of the important questions and topics.

Sectional Difficulty: Easy to Moderate

Good Attempts: 35+

Good Score: 130+

Expected Cut-off: 115-118 marks

Overall Analysis

IIM Indore IPM AT 2023 exam has got over at 4 PM on Friday, June 16, 2023. IPMAT 2023 was conducted in a single shift from 2 PM to 4 PM on June 16, 2023 as a computer based test for admission to its 5 year Integrated programme in Management 2023-28 batch. IPMAT remained  the online computer based test of 2 hours duration as was last year. The exam was of moderate difficulty level while a few questions were found to be a bit more difficult. During last few years, IPM AT difficulty level has remained more or less similar and as such overall cut off for shortlisting may not change much. The IPMAT 2023 exam offers admission opportunity in IIM Indore 5 year IPM dual degree programme of BBA+MBA 2023-28 batch.

MBAUniverse.com is the first to publish the IPM AT 2023 exam analysis immediately after the exam is over.

1. IIM Indore IPMAT 2023 Exam Analysis: Key Changes

• This year IPMAT has reduced total questions from 100 to 90
• IPMAT 2023 exam was conducted in the afternoon shift.
• IPMAT 2023 remained a computer based test and was conducted in 34 test cities in India.
• Exam time remains same as two hour duration exam
• There were Short Answer (SA) questions in QA section
• Verbal Ability section had only MCQ type questions

2. IPMAT Exam 2023: Overall Analysis

IPMAT 2023 exam key highlights on revised exam pattern are

• Test Pattern: Objective-type test with MCQs and Short Answer (SA) questions
• Two sections Exam: Quantitative Ability (Divided into 2 sections); and Verbal Ability
• No. of Questions: Reduced to 90 from 100 for two hour exam
• Time Duration: 120 minutes
• Scoring Pattern: Each correct answer carries +4 marks. 
• Negative Marking: -1 mark for each wrong answer for MCQs; No Negative marking for Short Answer (SA) questions
• Maximum Marks: Reduced to 360 from 400
• Pre-Specified Order to Answer Questions: Candidates must answer the sections in a pre-specified order and this order is same for all the candidates.
• QA (MCQ) Section Time Limit: 40 Minutes
• QA (SA) Section Time Limit: 40 Minutes
• VA Section Time Limit: 40 Minutes

3. IPMAT 2023 Analysis: Sectional Composition of Question paper

IM Indore IPMAT 2023 question paper sectional composition was as under

4. IIM Indore IPMAT 2023 Exam Analysis: Marking Scheme & Question Topics

Below is shared the revised marking scheme and key topics on which questions were asked in IPMAT 2023 exam:

5. Section Wise IPMAT Analysis 2023

IPMAT 2023 section wise analysis is shared below:

5.1 Quantitative Ability (QA) in IPMAT

QA Questions were asked from a range of topics like Percentages, Profit and Loss, SI and Cl. Number System, Average, Mixture and Solution, Ratio and Proportion, Time Speed and Distance, Time and Work, Progressions, Geometry and Mensuration, Inequalities, Logarithms and Graphs.  

IPM AT also had questions from Data Interpretation (DI) and Logical Reasoning (LR). As expected, questions in Quantitative Ability section from Matrices, Determinants and basic questions from trigonometry also appeared.

5.1.1 Quantitative Ability: Difference between MCQs and SA Questions – Tips to Score High

Quantitative Ability (QA) questions in IPMAT exam 2023 were divided into 2 parts – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Short Answer (SA) questions. Those focused more on SA questions stand a good chance as these SA questionds did not carry negative marking penalty. Key points and guidelines to attempt each type of questions are given below:

5.2  Verbal Ability Topics: This section consisted of

• Reading Comprehension: 3-4 passages with 5 questions each. The passages were asked from economy, culture and developmental issues.
• Vocabulary: Around 10-12 questions on Antonyms and Synonyms,
• Other types of Questions: Other types of questions in this section included Para Jumble & Logical Completion of Paragraph, Best Summary questions, Word Usage, Fill in the Blanks and Proper Usage of Words.

6. Calculation of Composite Score in IPMAT 2023 Exam

IIM Indore has revised the score computation formula for IPMAT 2023. The revised score calculation process for IPM-AT 2023 Composite Score is:

• Score in Quantitative Ability (MCQ) Section: 25 x (Candidate's Score — Min. Score)/(Max. Score — Min. Score)
• Score in Quantitative Ability (SA) Section: 25 x (Candidate's Score — Min. Score)/(Max. Score — Min. Score)
• Score in Verbal Ability Section: 50 x (Candidate's Score — Min. Score)/(Max. Score — Min. Score)
• Aptitude Test Score (ATS) Sum of above scores
• Based on above Composite Score, Candidates with highest Scores in each category will be shortlisted for Personal Assessment (PA). The PA round consists of Personal Interview (PI) the mode of which will be decided by the Admissions Committee in due course
• The Maximum and Minimum scores are the highest and lowest scores obtained in respective sections by the candidates from the eligible pool

7. IPMAT 2023 Cut offs for IPM admission 2023

The eligible pool for shortlisting for PI round is created considering only the candidates having positive raw scores and a minimum marks in each of the three sections of Aptitude Test.

• The minimum cut off mark in each section is decided by the Admissions Committee.
• The minimum cut off mark in each section is based on the categories of applicants.
• Individual regret letters will not be sent to applicants who are rejected

8. IPMAT Sectional Weightage 2023 for Final Selection

For final admission, IPMAT sectional weightage is:

• Weightage of IPMAT 2023 Aptitute Test Score (ATS) = 65%
• Weightage of Personal Assessment (PA) = 35%
• Composite Score (CS)- Sum of above= 100%

IIM Indore IPMAT 2022 Analysis: Easy Quant MCQs; Tough SA Section; VA Moderate; Total Questions reduced; Check Cut Offs

IIM Indore IPM AT 2022 exam has got over on July 2, 2022. It was a computer based test for admission to IIM Indore 5 year Integrated programme in Management 2022-27 batch. Apart from IIM Indore, the IPMAT 2022 exam score will be accepted for BBA/IPM admission 2022 by IIM Ranchi, Nirma University, TAPMI Bengaluru and many other BBA colleges.

IIM Indore kept the IPMAT 2022 exam difficulty level a bit higher than last year with reduced number of questions. As such overall cut off percentile for shortlisting may change. The exam offers admission opportunity in IIM Indore, IIM Ranchi dual degree program of BBA+MBA; IIFT Kakinada BBA+MBA. Below is shared the IPMAT Analysis 2022 with expected cut offs

The IPMAT exam analysis 2022 covers the following:

1. IPMAT 2022 exam pattern and key changes
2. Comparative IPMAT Analysis 2022 with Overall and Sectional Difficulty level in the exam as compared to previous exams
3. IPMAT IIM Indore 2022 Exam Analysis  with Expected cut offs for shortlisting
4. Top IIMs and other IPM Colleges accepting IPMAT score for Admission 2022
5. IPMAT analysis by top preparation centres like IMS with expected IPMAT cut offs

1. IPMAT Exam Pattern 2022: Important Changes
IPMAT 2022 exam was conducted as a Computer Based Test. It was conducted at multiple test centers in 34 cities in revised pattern. The candidates were required to go to the respective test centre for the exam. Following were the key changes in IIM Indore IPMAT 2022  

• Test Pattern: Objective-type test with MCQs and Short Answer (SA) questions
• Two sections Exam: Quantitative Ability (Divided into 2 sections); and Verbal Ability
• No. of Questions: 90
• Time Duration: 120 minutes
• Scoring Pattern: Each correct answer carried +4 marks. 
• Negative Marking: -1 mark for each wrong answer for MCQs; No Negative marking for Short Answer (SA) questions
• SA Questions: This year Negative marking for Short Answer (SA) questions introduced. Earlier there was no negative marking
• Maximum Marks: 360
• Pre-Specified Order to Answer Questions: Candidates must answer the sections in a pre-specified order and this order is same for all the candidates.
• QA (MCQ) Section Time Limit: 40 Minutes but missing
• QA (SA) Section Time Limit: 40 Minutes but missing this year
• VA Section Time Limit: 40 Minutes but missing
• Difficulty level: Higher than last year

To the surprise of the test takers, the sectional time limit was not implemented and candidates could attempt the questions from other sections also. Besides, the onscreen calculator was also missing.

1.1 IPMAT 2022: Revised Exam Pattern
IIM Indore IPMAT exam pattern 2022 is as under

1.2 IIM Indore IPMAT 2022 Analysis: Marking Scheme & Question Topics
Below is shared the revised marking scheme and key topics on which questions are asked in IPMAT 2022 exam pattern:

2. Sectional Difficulty Level:

• MCQs in Quant: Moderate Difficulty
• QA Short Answer Questions: Higher Difficulty
• VA Questions: Moderate Difficulty

2.1 Good Attempts

• SA Questions: Out of 15 questions, if 6-7 are correct, it can be considered good score
• QA MCQs: Out of 30 Questions, if 12+ are correct, you will clear the cut off with good score
• VA Questions: Out of 45 Questions, if 22-24 are correct, you will score well and will clear the cut offs

3. IPMAT 2022 Cut offs for IPM admission 2022
The eligible pool for shortlisting for Personal Assessment (PA) is created considering only the candidates having positive raw scores and a minimum marks in each of the three sections of Aptitude Test. Expected category wise IPMAT 2022 cut off, out off 360 marks is as below. Please note that it is the likely cut off based on quick analysis of the IPMAT exam difficulty level. Actual cut off may go up or down depending upon the parameters which are taken into account by IIM Indore for shortlisting and as shared below the table

• The minimum cut off mark in each section is decided by the Admissions Committee.
• The minimum cut off mark in each section is based on the categories of applicants.
• Individual regret letters will not be sent to applicants who are rejected

3.1 Calculation of Composite Score in IPMAT 2022 Exam Pattern
IIM Indore has revised the score computation formula for IPMAT 2022. The revised score calculation process for IPM-AT 2022 Composite Score is:

• Score in Quantitative Ability (MCQ) Section: 25 x (Candidate's Score — Min. Score)/(Max. Score — Min. Score)
• Score in Quantitative Ability (SA) Section: 25 x (Candidate's Score — Min. Score)/(Max. Score — Min. Score)
• Score in Verbal Ability Section: 50 x (Candidate's Score — Min. Score)/(Max. Score — Min. Score)
• Aptitude Test Score (ATS) Sum of above scores
• Based on above Composite Score, Candidates with highest Scores in each category will be shortlisted for Personal Assessment (PA). The PA round may consist of Video Based Assessment (VBA) or Personal Interview (PI) which will be decided by the Admissions Committee in due course
• The Maximum and Minimum scores are the highest and lowest scores obtained in respective sections by the candidates from the eligible pool

3.2 IPMAT Sectional Weightage 2022 for Final Selection
For final admission, IPMAT sectional weightage is:

• Weightage of IPMAT 2022 Aptitute Test Score (ATS) = 65%
• Weightage of Personal Assessment (PA) = 35%
• Composite Score (CS)- Sum of above= 100%

4. Top IIMs and other IPM Colleges accepting IPMAT score for Admission 2022
Top BBA/IPM Colleges accepting IPMAT 2022 Scores for admission 2022 include the following institutes. Apart from them, many more BBA colleges will accept IPMAT 2022 exam score

5. IPMAT analysis by IMS with expected IPMAT cut offs
IPMAT Indore 2022 was an online, center proctored exam, conducted on 2nd July 2022 from 10am -12 noon.  More than 22,000 students had registered for the test and almost 20,000 students took the test. There were no reports of any major hiccups in conducting the test and overall it was a smooth experience for students.  

Paper Pattern: Paper pattern for IPMAT Indore was a surprise element that students got to know only when they read the exam instructions during the exam. This year there were 15 Questions in QA (Short Answer Section), 30 Questions in QA (MCQ Section) and 45 Questions in VA Section. IIM Indore had only released the time limit for each section (viz 40mins per section) in the admission notice. Most people expected the number of questions to be the same as the 2019 pattern but there was a change in pattern. 

Marking scheme remained the same: +4 for every correct answer, -1 for every incorrect answer (no negative marks in QA (Short answer) section).  The test started with the Quant (Short Answers) section, followed by Quant (MCQ) and English sections. Students did not have the option to choose the order of sections. Every section had a time limit of 40 mins and students could move to the next section only after completion of 40 min of the previous section

Overall and Sectional Analysis: 

QA (Short Answer) Section - This section was of easy to Moderate difficulty. Even with a basic preparation one could attempt 6-7 questions and students who had prepared seriously for IPMAT were able to attempt more than 10-11 questions. 

Good Attempts - 9 or more
Good Score - 32+
Expected Sectional cutoff - 20-24

QA (MCQ) Section - This section was relatively difficult as compared to Short Answer section. The questions were lengthy and many serious aspirants were able to attempt around 14-15. There was one set of Data Interpretation based on Logical reasoning based matrix arrangement. The DI set was slightly tricky and most students chose to skip it or just attempted 1-2 easier questions from the set.

Good Attempts - 13 or more
Good Score - 40+
Expected Sectional cutoff - 26-32
 
VA Section: The verbal Ability section was Easy to Moderate difficulty section. Many students were able to attempt more than 30 questions. The parajumble questions did not have options and also had negative marking for incorrect answers, but many students were confident of getting at least 3 questions correct out of the 5 questions of this type. There were 2 reading comprehensions which had around 300 and 400 questions respectively.

Good Attempts - 30+

Good Score - 100+ 
Expected Cut-Off - 80-85

Overall, there was only a change in the number of questions but the level of difficulty did not deviate from the historic trends. There is no overall cut-off in the paper. A student who clears all sectional cut-offs will get an interview call. However, the written test has 65% weightage in the selection process and therefore, it becomes essential to score high in the exam. A score of 170+ in this paper will give the student a good chance in the final selection if they have a decently good interview round. 

IPMAT Analysis 2021
IIM Indore conducted IPMAT 2021 exam in morning shift from 9.30AM to 11 AM on July 16, 2021. IPMAT was as a computer based test for admission to IIM Indore 5 year Integrated Programme in Management 2021-26 batch. The exam was postponed from earlier date of June 14 and from earlier afternoon shift of 2 hours duration of 4.30 PM to 6.30 PM. IPM AT kept its difficulty level more or less similar and as such overall cut off for shortlisting may not change much for IPM admission 2021. The exam offers admission opportunity in IIM Indore dual degree programme of BBA+MBA

The IPM - AT exam analysis 2021 as shared below contains the following:

• IPM AT 2021 exam pattern with key changes
• Overall and sectional difficulty level in the exam as compared to previous exams
• Expected cut offs for shortlisting
• IPM AT analysis by top preparation centres like CL, T.I.M.E., IMS with expected cut offs

IIM Indore has made many changes and has completely revised the IPMAT 2021 exam pattern and test structure again as compared to last year. 

IPMAT 2021: Important Changes
IPMAT 2021 was a Computer Based Test. It was conducted at the test centres in revised pattern. The candidates were required to go to the respective test centres for the exam. Following were the key changes in IIM Indore in IPMAT 2021 

Test Pattern: Objective-type test with MCQs and Short Answer (SA) questions

• Two sections Exam: Quantitative Ability (Divided into MCQ and SA questions); and Verbal Ability
• No. of Questions: 60
• Time Duration: 90 minutes
• Scoring Pattern: Each correct answer carries 4 marks. 
• Negative Marking: -1 mark for each wrong answer for MCQs; No Negative marking for Short Answer (SA) questions
• Maximum Marks: 240
• Pre-Specified Order to Answer Questions: Candidates must answer the sections in a pre-specified order and this order is same for all the candidates.
• QA (MCQ) Section Time Limit: 30 Minutes
• QA (SA) Section Time Limit: 30 Minutes
• VA Section Time Limit: 30 Minutes
• IPMAT 2021 Difficulty Level: Moderate to Slightly Difficult

IPMAT 2021: Prevised Exam Pattern
IIM Indore IPMAT 2021 exam pattern has remained as under:

IIM Indore IPM AT 2021 Exam Analysis: Revised Marking Scheme & Key Question Topics
IPMAT 2021 marking scheme has been changed again with the number of questions in each section. Below is shared the revised marking scheme and key topics on which questions were asked in IPMAT 2021 exam:

IPMAT 2021 Sectional Analysis

IPM AT 2021 Analysis: Quantitative Ability: MCQ and SA Questions
Quantitative Ability (QA) questions in IPMAT exam pattern 2021 were divided into 2 parts – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Short Answer (SA) questions.

• For MCQs candidates were advised to attempt from easy to difficult questions and skip the most difficult questions to avoid negative marking
• Since there was no fear of negative marking in Short Answer Questions, candidates could attempt all the questions moving from easy to difficult questions. 
• Difficulty level: Moderate with 3-4 questions on higher difficulty side

IPM AT 2021 Analysis: Verbal Ability

• Difficulty level: This section was of moderate difficulty level
• VA section consisted of questions based on RC Passages, Vocabulary, Grammar, Para jumbles
• Reading Comprehension: 3-4 passages with 5 questions each. The passages were asked from economy, culture and developmental issues.
• Vocabulary: Around 10-12 questions on Antonyms and Synonyms,
• Other types of Questions: Other types of questions in this section included Para Jumble & Logical Completion of Paragraph, Best Summary questions, Word Usage, Fill in the Blanks and Proper Usage of Words.

Calculation of Composite Score in IPMAT 2021
IIM Indore has revised the score computation formula for IPMAT 2021. The revised score calculation process for IPM-AT 2021 Composite Score is:

• Score in Quantitative Ability (MCQ) Section: 25 x (Candidate's Score — Min. Score)/(Max. Score — Min. Score)
• Score in Quantitative Ability (SA) Section: 25 x (Candidate's Score — Min. Score)/(Max. Score — Min. Score)
• Score in Verbal Ability Section: 50 x (Candidate's Score — Min. Score)/(Max. Score — Min. Score)
• Aptitude Test Score (ATS) Sum of above scores
• Based on above Composite Score, Candidates with highest Scores in each category will be shortlisted for Personal Assessment (PA). The PA round may consist of Video Based Assessment (VBA) or Personal Interview (PI) which will be decided by the Admissions Committee in due course
• The Maximum and Minimum scores are the highest and lowest scores obtained in respective sections by the candidates from the eligible pool

Cut offs in IPM AT 2021
The eligible pool for shortlisting for Personal Assessment (PA) is created considering only the candidates having positive raw scores and a minimum marks in each of the three sections of Aptitude Test.

• The minimum cut off mark in each section will be decided by the Admissions Committee.
• The minimum cut off mark in each section will be based on the categories of applicants.
• Individual regret letters will not be sent to applicants who are rejected

Weightage for Final Selection
For final admission, weightages are:

• Weightage of IPMAT 2021 Aptitute Test Score (ATS) = 65%
• Weightage of Personal Assessment (PA) = 35%
• Composite Score (CS)- Sum of above= 100%