The IPMAT selection procedure is three fold. The first step is the aptitude test conducted by IIM Indore and IIM Rohtak separately. The second and third step is the WAT (Written Ability Test) and the PI (Personal Interview) Students who aspire to get into the 5 year Integrated Programme in Management have to appear and qualify in these 3 tests, based on which a student is offered admission into the IPMAT Programme. Candidates will be selected based on their overall performance in the aptitude test, written ability test, and personal interview.
Stage A:
Section | Number of questions |
Verbal Ability (MCQ) |
40 |
Quantitative Aptitude (MCQ) |
40 |
Quantitative Aptitude (SA) |
20 |
The reservation criteria for IPMAT 2020 Indore is given below
Categories |
Reservation |
Other Backward Classes/ Non-Creamy layer (NC-OBC) |
27% |
Scheduled Caste (SC) |
15% |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
7.5% |
Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) |
10% |
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD |
5% |
Stage B:
Candidates who are shortlisted will proceed to the second stage, i.e., Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI).
WAT is a 30-minutes duration test where-in candidates are required to write an essay on the topic given for WAT. The candidate's language ability, coherence, organization, and the ideas and arguments expressed will be assessed to examine the candidate's essay.
Those candidates who qualify the Aptitude Test round will be eligible for the Personal Interview. The interview judges the students' level of confidence, communication skills, general awareness, persuasion skills, and knowledge. This is administered by the admissions committee.
The final Merit List will be generated based on the composite score as mentioned below:
Components |
Scores |
Aptitude Test Score (ATS) |
50 |
Written Ability Test (WAT) |
15 |
Personal Interview (PI) |
35 |
Composite Score |
100 |
Stage A:
Section | No. of Questions |
Time Duration |
Quantitative Aptitude |
40 |
40 minutes |
Logical Reasoning |
40 |
40 minutes |
Verbal Ability |
40 |
40 minutes |
The reservation criteria for IPMAT 2020 Rohtak is given below
Categories |
Reservation |
Other Backward Classes/ Non-Creamy layer (NC-OBC) |
27% |
Scheduled Caste (SC) |
15% |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
7.5% |
Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) |
10% |
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD |
5% |
Candidates who are shortlisted will proceed to the second stage, i.e., Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI). Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) will be conducted in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, and Kolkata (liable to change).
Calculation of Composition score
The final Merit List will be generated based on the composite score as mentioned below:
Component |
Weightage (%) |
Aptitude Test Score |
50 |
Personal Interview (PI) |
30 |
Written Ability Test (WAT) |
10 |
Past Academics |
10 |