IPMAT 2020 Selection Procedure

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.

IPMAT 2020 Indore Selection Procedure

Stage A:

  • The very first step for IPMAT 2020 selection is the 'Aptitude Test' by IIM Indore.
  • The candidates have to obtain minimum qualifying marks as per the cut off that is prepared by IIM Indore to move on to the next stage.
  • Candidates who qualify the aptitude test will then have to appear for the Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI).
  • The questions will be multiple choice questions with 4 marks for every right answer and a negative marking of -1 for every wrong answer.

IPMAT Aptitude Test Structure

Section

Number of questions

Verbal Ability (MCQ)

40

Quantitative Aptitude (MCQ)

40

Quantitative Aptitude (SA)

20

IPMAT 2020 Indore  Reservation Criteria

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).

  • Written Aptitude Test (WAT): 

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.

  • Personal Interview (PI): 

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.

Calculation of Composition score

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

IPMAT 2020 Rohtak Selection Procedure

Stage A:

  • As part of the selection procedure, candidates will have to undergo the 'Aptitude Test' by IIM Rohtak which will test the Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, and Proficiency in English of the candidate.
  • The questions will be multiple choice questions with 4 marks for every right answer and a negative marking of -1 for every wrong answer.
  • The online Aptitude Test will be held in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Noida, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram, Varanasi, and Visakhapatnam.

IPMAT 2020 Aptitude Test Structure

Section

No. of Questions

Time Duration

Quantitative Aptitude

40

40 minutes

Logical Reasoning

40

40 minutes

Verbal Ability

40

40 minutes

IPMAT 2020 Rohtak Reservation Criteria

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%

Stage B:

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).

  • Written Aptitude Test (WAT): 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. This test is conducted for only those candidates who are shortlisted the Personal Interview (PI) round.
  • Personal Interview (PI): Those candidates who qualify the Aptitude Test round will be eligible for the Personal Interview. This is administered by the admissions committee.

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

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