In a notification dated April 1, 2025, the Indian Institute of Management Shillong announced the commencement of its IPM course from 2025. This notification release marked the entry of the 7th IIM to join the league of IIMs providing the IPM course in the country.
Following the initial announcement, on May 8, 2025, the institute also released the details around the admission criteria, processes, and focus areas of this unique program.
IIM Shillong - the seventh IIM in the country also becomes the seventh in the league of IIMs to offer the IPM program. Like all integrated programs in management, IIM Shillong will award students undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. However, students will be given the option to exit.
Established in 2007, the Indian Institute of Management Shillong (abbreviated as IIM Shillong or IIM-S) is a public, fully autonomous management institute situated in the beautiful city of Shillong, Meghalaya.
The seventh Indian Institute of Management to be established in India is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the country.
With a vision of expansion and mobilization of facilities for offering quality management education and research in Northeast India, IIM Shillong has advanced the same teaching methodology with its Integrated Program in Management (IPM).
IIM Shillong is the 7th IIM in the country to offer the IPM course, after some top names like IIM Indore, Rohtak, Ranchi, Amritsar, and more.
IIM Shillong embraces the NEP course structure to advance structured thinking, installing the stepping stone of management studies, and incorporating an innovative, real-life, internationally immersive, and value-added learning system.
IPMAT-Indore serves as the clearing examination for IIM Shillong as well. Students do not need to take any other exam.
Improvement in cognitive abilities such as problem-solving, critical thinking, communication, and multitasking.
Ehance job prospects in the international markets of business, consulting, diplomacy, and tourism.
Learn the power of data and master the art to apply those data-driven insights to business decision-making.
The course is designed for students who aim to start, manage, and grow a successful business venture with testing everything in IIM Shillong Incubation Centre.
Students can access an exit option from the program after completing 3 years and receiving the BBA degree.
Students looking for a holistic and more data-driven learning approach will love the environment; this course is trying to create. For any further information, you can contact our counselor.
Below is the overview of this program.
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IIM Shillong IPM Program Highlights |
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Program Duration |
3-5 Years |
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Degree(s) Offered |
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Program Commencement Date |
August/ September 2025 |
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Application Fee |
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Total Program Fee |
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Entrance Test |
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Entrance Test Questions |
90 |
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Entrance Test Duration |
120 minutes |
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Program Mode |
Offline |
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Exit Options |
Following the guidelines of the NEP 2020, students will have exit options available at the end of their third year. |
To understand the what and why of this newly-launched program, talk to our counselor.
As per the official statements from IIM Indore and IIM Shillong, below is the tentative schedule for the IPMAT-Indore and IIM Shillong IPM program:
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IIM Shillong IPM Important Dates |
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Application Form Release Date |
Last week of May/first week of June 2025 |
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IPMAT-Indore Exam Date |
12th May 2025 |
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IPMAT-Indore Result |
The first week of June(Tentative) |
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IIM Shillong IPM Commencement |
August/September 2025 |
IIM Shillong will accept the IPMAT-Indore scores as part of its admission process into its IPM program.
IPMAT-Indore is an aptitude exam will 90 questions expanded across 2 major sections, Verbal Ability(VA) & Quantitative Ability(QA) that is required to be solved in under 120 minutes.
The QA section is further divided into 2 sub-parts, known as Short Answer in QA and the other MCQs in QA. Both the section hold an equal amount of time limit. All in all, students are allotted a sectional timit limit of 40 minutes each to complete the three sections.
The SA section in QA does not have any negative marking, but for the rest of the questions, candidates are awared 4 marks for every correct answer and negative 1 for a wrong answer.
The IPMAT-Indore exam, first introduced in 2011 by IIM Indore, is an aptitude test having the following exam structure and important topics.
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IPMAT-Indore Exam Structure & Syllabus |
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Sections |
Time Limit |
Questions |
Important Topics |
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Verbal Ability (VA) |
40 minutes |
45 |
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Quantitative Aptitude - MCQ Type(QA - MCQ) |
40 minutes |
30 |
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Quantitative Aptitude - Short-Answer Type (QA - SA) |
40 minutes |
15 |
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Understand the syllabus and exam structure in detail and get a FREE IPM Syllabus PDF on the webpage: IPMAT Syllabus!
Since IIM Shillong is going to accept the IPMAT-Indore scores, the general perception will be that it will have the same IPMAT-Indore eligibility criteria.
However, there are additional criteria to be met by students who are eyeing the IPM program at IIM Shillong.
Candidates should have been born on or after July 01, 2005 (5 years of relaxation to the candidates from SC/ST/DA category will be given, i.e., born on or after July 01, 2000).
Candidates must have appeared for the IPMAT (Integrated Programme in Management Aptitude Test) conducted by IIM Indore. IIM Shillong will consider the IPMAT scores for shortlisting candidates for the Personal Interview (PI) process.
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IIM Indore IPM v/s IIM Shillong IPM Eligibility Criteria |
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Eligibility Criteria |
IIM Indore IPM |
IIM Shillong IPM |
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Mathematics as a Subject in Class 12 |
Not Mandatory |
Mandatory |
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Minimum Marks Required |
No such criteria. Students just need to pass their Class 10 & 12 classes. |
(Class X & XII) General/EWS: Minimum 60% SC/ST/DA: Minimum 55% |
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Age Limit |
Aspirants should be 20 years of age as of August 1, 2025 |
Aspirants should be 20 years of age as of July 1, 2025 |
Note:
To secure a spot in the IPM program:
Computation of Overall Score (OS) |
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Score (Weight) |
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X Marks |
10 |
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XII Marks |
10 |
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IPMAT Score |
30 |
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Personal Interview |
50 |
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Overall Score (OS) |
Sum of above |
Yes, mathematics is a mandatory subject for students who wish to apply for IIM Shillong IPM program.
Yes, students with applied mathematics can apply for the IIM Shillong IPM course.
