IPMAT: exam pattern, eligibility and free prep

IPMAT is the entrance test for the five-year Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) at some IIMs. You join straight after Class 12 and earn a bachelor's degree and an MBA in one stretch. IPMAT Indore, IPMAT Rohtak and JIPMAT are three separate exams. Each has its own pattern, dates and form.

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Who runs which exam

• IPM Aptitude Test (IPM AT) by IIM Indore. The test for IIM Indore itself. IIM Ranchi and IIM Shillong also use these scores, according to their own admission documents. IIM Amritsar's official policy lists its eligibility rules; coaching sites report that it uses the IPMAT Indore score, but we did not find that in its policy text.
• IPM Aptitude Test by IIM Rohtak. A separate test, run by IIM Rohtak for its own IPM batch.
• JIPMAT by NTA. The National Testing Agency runs it for IIM Bodh Gaya and IIM Jammu only.

The three exams side by side (2026 cycle)

	IPMAT Indore	IPMAT Rohtak	JIPMAT
Sections	QA MCQ, QA Short Answer, Verbal Ability MCQ	Quantitative Ability, Logical Reasoning, Verbal Ability	Quantitative Aptitude, DI and Logical Reasoning, Verbal Ability and RC
Questions	90 (reported, not official)	120 (40 per section)	100 (33 / 33 / 34)
Time	40 minutes per section, fixed order	120 minutes total	150 minutes total
Marking	+4 / -1 (no negative marking in Short Answer)	+4 / -1	+4 / -1
2026 test date	4 May 2026	10 May 2026	7 June 2026

Details: IPMAT Indore pattern, IPMAT Rohtak pattern and JIPMAT.

How selection works

Passing the test is only the first step. Each IIM then calls a shortlist for a personal interview and makes a merit list.

• IIM Indore: 65 marks for the aptitude test and 35 for the interview.
• IIM Rohtak: 55 for the IPMAT score, 15 for the interview, 10 for Class 10 and 20 for Class 12.
• IIM Jammu (JIPMAT): 70 for the JIPMAT percentile, 15 for Class 10 and 15 for Class 12.
• IIM Bodh Gaya (JIPMAT): a sectional percentile of at least 30 is needed; its policy gives no weight formula.

See the cut-offs page for the score numbers of past years.

What about 2027?

As of 26 Oct 2026 we found no official notification for IPMAT 2027 or JIPMAT 2027. IIM Indore notified the 2026 test in early February 2026, so watch its official page around then. We will not guess dates. Check the official sites before you plan around any date you read elsewhere.

How to prepare for free

1. Learn what is tested: the syllabus and the syllabus map.
2. Look at real questions: previous-year papers.
3. Practise on the clock: free mock tests, built fresh to each exam's pattern.
4. Plan your months: preparation strategy.
5. Build speed with the free tools, which work without signing in.

On IPMATway you can practise IPMAT Indore, IPMAT Rohtak and JIPMAT with full mocks, sectional, chapter and custom tests. Past-year questions are labelled "actual PYQ" with the year. An error log brings your mistakes back with new numbers after 2, 7 and 21 days. There is no paywall and no ads. Sign in with Google or an email code to start.