IPMAT Indore 2025 conducted by IIM Indore for admissions to multiple renowned institutes other than IIM Indore like IIM Ranchi, IIM Amritsar, IIM Shillong, IIFT Kakinada, NALSAR, TAPMI, Nirma University for their five-year Integrated Program in Management (IPM) along with IIM Sirmaur for its BMS program was conducted at centers across the country today, 12 May 2025. The exam based on mix of Short Answer and MCQ pattern following the marking scheme of +4 for every correct attempt and -1 for a wrong answer (no negative marking for the Short Answer Questions).
Level of Difficulty: The paper was Moderate in overall difficulty, slightly challenging in specific section due to the change in the topic composition.
Section | No. of Questions | Time (in mins.) | Good Attempt |
---|---|---|---|
Quantitative Ability (SA) | 15 | 40 | 9+ |
Quantitative Ability (MCQ) | 30 | 40 | 15-18 |
Verbal Ability | 45 | 40 | 40 |
Total | 90 | 120 | 60-65 |
Overview: This section seemed to be easiest among all the three sections and was on similar level with last year in terms of difficulty. Questions were mostly straightforward.
Level of Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Topic | No. of Questions |
---|---|
Number System | 1 |
Time and Work | 1 |
Percentages | 1 |
Simple and Compound Interest | 1 |
Geometry | 1 |
Data Interpretation (LR based) | 1 set (3) |
Permutation and Combination | 1 |
Log (Log + AP) | 1 |
Age | 1 |
Modulus | 1 |
Matrices | 1 |
Linear Equations | 1 |
Overview: This section posed a significant challenge due to its composition. Questions were application based; mix of two-three topics, and there very few Arithmetic questions. The section was majorly Algebra and Higher Mathematics driven.
Level of Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult
Topic | No. of Questions |
---|---|
Number System | 1 |
Simple and Compound Interest | 1 |
Geometry | 3 (circles, polygon, triangle) |
Averages | 1 |
Probability | 1 |
Permutation and Combination | 1 |
Data Interpretation | 1 Set (5) |
Functions | 2 |
Quadratic | 2 |
Linear | 1 |
Log | 2-3 |
Matrices (Quadratic + Matrices) | 1 |
Overview: This section was consistent with the 2024 level. Reading Comprehension consisted of 3 passages unlike 2 passages as last year. RCs were lengthy, mix of direct and inference based questions. RCs were based on topics like commodities and consumptions; technology (freedom of speech, social media); conversation-based passage. Grammar was doable. Para Jumbles questions were TITA based with negative marking.
Topic | No. of Questions |
---|---|
Reading-Comprehension | 3 (5,5,6) |
Vocab | 3-4 |
Synonyms/Antonyms | 1-2 |
Sentence Improvement | 1-2 |
Idioms and Phrases | 3-4 |
Para Jumble (TITA) | 5 |
Para Completion | 4-5 |
Category | QA (SA) | QA (MCQ) | VA (MCQ) |
---|---|---|---|
EWS | 16 | 26 | 89 |
General | 24 | 35 | 113 |
NC-OBC | 12 | 23 | 78 |
SC | 12 | 18 | 60 |
ST | 8 | 13 | 40 |
PWD | 8 | 13 | 40 |
Category | QA (SA) | QA (MCQ) | VA (MCQ) |
---|---|---|---|
EWS | 16 | 22-23 | 80-81 |
General | 24-28 | 31-32 | 105-108 |
NC-OBC | 16 | 20 | 70-71 |
SC | 12-16 | 16 | 65 |
ST | 12 | 12-13 | 36-37 |
PWD | 12 | 12-13 | 36-37 |
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