IPMAT Indore 2026 exam is scheduled for 4th May, 2026. IIM Indore, the exam conducting body, has released the IPMAT 2026 admit card on the official website. Students are advised to download and print (in colour) the admit card and verify all the details mentioned on it at the earliest.
IPMAT is conducted by IIM Indore every year in the month of May. Over 26000 students applied to the exam last year to seek admission in IIMs and top business schools in India, accepting the IPMAT Indore score, right after class 12.
IPM as a Dual Degree Program: Students are awarded a B.A (Foundation in Management) + MBA degree on completing the 5-year program at IIM Indore.
IPMAT stands for the Integrated Program for Management Aptitude Test.
During the first 3 years, students are taught a diverse range of subjects, and in the last 2 years, the students are assimilated with the MBA batch and are taught a specialized curriculum.
IIM Indore has released the IPMAT 2026 exam date, which will be conducted on May 4, 2026. However, students must refer to the brief notification, which will include all the important details that aspirants must take into consideration if they are considering taking IPMAT-Indore 2026.
IPMAT 2026 Timeline
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Events |
IPMAT Indore 2026 Dates |
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IPMAT 2026 Notification Release Date |
8th October, 2025 (released) |
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IPMAT 2026 Application Process Starts |
2nd February, 2026 |
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IPMAT 2026 Registration Last Date |
March 17th, 2026, 5 PM |
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IPMAT Form Correction Window |
March 23 (10 AM) to March 24 (5 PM), 2026 |
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IPMAT 2026 Admit Card Release |
April 21, 2026 (Released) |
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IPMAT Indore 2026 Exam Date |
4th May, 2026 (released) |
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IPMAT 2026 Result Date |
The first week of June (Tentative) |
To be accepted into the IPM 2026 Program, candidates need to fulfill certain eligibility criteria. The IPMAT 2026 Eligibility Criteria for IIM Indore are mentioned below:
The Registration Process for IPMAT 2026 began on 2nd February 2026 and lasted till 17th March 2026. Candidates needed to visit the official website (visit www.iimidr.ac.in) and fill out the online application forms, as well as submit the registration fees, which are mentioned below.
IPMAT Indore Registration Fees 2026
The IPMAT Indore Registration Fees 2026 are mentioned below.
The IPMAT Indore Application Form filling window is closed now. Candidates can no longer fill out the IPMAT Indore Application Form. However, the step-by-step instructions on how to fill out the IPMAT Indore Application Form 2026 are given below. This might be helpful for future aspirants to grasp the brief form-filling process and stay prepared.
IPMAT aspirants can follow the following steps to fill out their IPMAT-Indore application form successfully.
Step 1: Open IIM Indore’s website and head over to the IPM section on the website.
Step 2: Click on the registration link on the website and create a User ID and password after filling in your phone number and email ID.
Step 3: Once you have the user ID, use it to fill out the correct details such as name, date of birth, nationality, contact details, qualification, etc.
Step 4: Pay the IPMAT application fee either through a Debit/Credit card, net banking, or UPI.
The Integrated Programme in Management Aptitude Test (IPMAT Indore) 2026 for admission to the IPM and UG program at various IIMs and non IIMs will be administered as a computer-based test, conducted online.
The total duration of IPMAT 2026 will be 120 minutes, equivalent to 2 hours. The institute will follow the same exam pattern for IPMAT 2025, with each of the sections allocated specific time slots.
The breakdown of the IPMAT 2025 Exam Pattern for IIM Indore was as follows:
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Section |
Time |
No of Questions |
Weightage for Interview shortlisting |
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Quantitative Ability (SA) |
40 minutes |
15 questions |
25% |
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Quantitative Ability (MCQ) |
40 minutes |
30 questions |
25% |
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Verbal Ability |
40 minutes |
45 questions |
50% |
To do well in the IPM entrance exam for IIM Indore, students need to prepare wisely. A key part of preparation is understanding the IPMAT 2026 Syllabus, which is briefly explained below:
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IPM Indore Syllabus 2026 |
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Alongside IIM Indore, many other IIMs and non-IIMs also accept the IPMAT Indore Score for admissions into their IPM and other UG programmes. The complete list of IIMs and non-IIMs and their respective programs for which IPMAT Indore scores are accepted is provided below.
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Institute |
Program |
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IIM Indore |
IPM (B.A. + MBA) |
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IIM Ranchi |
IPM (BBA + MBA) |
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IIM Shillong |
IPM (BBA + MBA) |
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IIM Amritsar |
IPM (BSQFE + MBA) |
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IIFT Kakinada |
IPM (BBA (Business Analytics) + MBA(International Business)) |
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NALSAR |
IPM (BBA + MBA) |
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Nirma University |
IPM (BBA + MBA) |
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TAPMI |
IPM (BBA + MBA) |
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IFMR Graduate School of Business, Krea University |
IPM (BBA + MBA) |
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IIM Sirmaur |
BMS |
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IIM Sambalpur |
BS in Management and Public Policy |
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The IPMAT 2026 admit card has been released by IIM Indore. The admit card is available online for download. All the candidates who have completed the application procedure must download and carry it with them on the exam day.
The IPMAT Admit cards are released only in online mode on the official website. It is advisable to keep extra copies of the admit card, as they will be needed for the counselling process during admission as well.
Students aiming for admission into the 5-year Integrated Programme in Management have to appear and qualify across stages, based on which a student is offered admission into the IPMAT Programme.
Broadly, candidates will be selected based on their overall aptitude test and personal interview performance. The selection process is as follows.
Stage 1:Apply for IPMAT Indore 2026
The first step is to apply for IPMAT Indore 2026. Ensure you fill out the application form in a timely manner and submit all required documents to be eligible for selection.
Stage 2: Appear for IPMAT Indore
As part of the selection procedure, candidates will have to undergo the 'Aptitude Test' by IIM Indore, which will test the Aptitude and Proficiency in English of the candidate.
Candidates must meet the minimum qualifying cutoff as per the criteria set by IIM Indore to move on to the next stage.
Stage 3:Shortlisting for Personal Interview
Candidates who are shortlisted will proceed to the second stage, i.e. Personal Interview (PI). The shortlisting will be based on Aptitude Test Score (ATS). The process of calculating ATS is mentioned below.
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Component |
Score (Weight) |
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Score in Quantitative Ability (MCQ) Section |
25 × (Candidate’s Score – Minimum Score) / (Maximum Score – Minimum Score) |
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Score in Quantitative Ability (SA) Section |
25 × (Candidate’s Score – Minimum Score) / (Maximum Score – Minimum Score) |
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Score in Verbal Ability (MCQ) Section |
50 × (Candidate’s Score – Minimum Score) / (Maximum Score – Minimum Score) |
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Aptitude Test Score (ATS) |
Sum of above |
Note: Maximum and Minimum scores are the highest and lowest scores obtained in respective sections by the candidates from the eligible pool.
Stage 4: Sit for Personal Interview (PI)
Shortlisted candidates shall appear for the Personal Interview (PI) through online/offline mode, as the institute informs the candidates.
The interview judges the students' level of confidence, communication skills, general awareness, persuasion skills, and knowledge. This is administered by the admissions committee.
Stage 5:
A total of 150 candidates satisfying the requirements mentioned in earlier stages will be considered for the final selection. Category-wise merit list will be generated based on Composite Score (CS).
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Component |
Score (Weight) |
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Aptitude Test Score (ATS) |
65 |
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Personal Interview (PI) |
35 |
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Composite Score (CS) |
Sum of the above scores |
The following documents are required for the IPMAT 2026 interview.
As per IIM Indore's official website for the academic year 2025-26, below is the percentage of seats reserved for various categories in IIM Indore.
IPMAT 2026 Reservation Policy:
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Category |
Percentage % of reserved seats |
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SC |
15% |
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ST |
7.5% |
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NC-OBC |
27% |
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Person with disabilities (PwD) |
05% |
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Economically weaker sections (EWS) |
10% |
Candidates belonging to NC-OBC, SC, ST, and PwD categories need to produce valid Caste certificates (s) in support of their reservation category, and candidates belonging to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) need to produce a valid document ascertaining the eligibility of the candidate to apply under the EWS category.
As they say, failing to plan is also planning to fail; similarly, in this case, the preparation strategy is key to cracking IPMAT Indore 2026.
About 7 months remain for IPMAT Indore; candidates are highly advised to follow a structured and foolproof preparation plan.
Below are a few helpful tips to achieve a high score and secure admission to IIM Indore with an IPM program.
IIM Indore has scheduled the exam for 4th May, 2026
Although IIM Indore shares its cutoffs almost every year under RTI Information, for the year 2025, they are yet to provide this information.
As per their official website, IIM Indore accepted 150 domestic students through IPMAT for the year 2025.
Yes, the registrations for IPMAT Indore 2026 have begun from 2nd February 2026, and the last date to apply for IPMAT Indore was 17th March 2026.
As per their official website, the highest package offered was at 1 crore per annum.