JIPMAT 2026

Overview: JIPMAT 2026 will be held in April 2026 by NTA for admission to IIM Jammu and IIM Bodh Gaya's 5-year IPM programs. This page covers key dates, application steps, syllabus, eligibility, exam pattern, and result info.

The exam is for admission to the five-year Integrated Programme in Management (IPM), which is tailored for young individuals with managerial and leadership potential.

  • It is a computer-based test lasting 2.5 hours
  • Each batch for JIPMAT typically comprises around 60 students.
  • A candidate's performance in their 10th and 12th-grade examinations is taken into account for admission.

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What is JIPMAT?

The full form of JIPMAT is the Joint Integrated Program in Management Admission Test is one among the three IPM entrance exams conducted in India. 

Unlike the other two IPM entrance exams, JIPMAT is not conducted by any IIM but is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).


Two IIMs, IIM Jammu and IIM Bodh Gaya, accept JIPMAT scores. Both institutes have separate admission processes, but the JIPMAT scores make up the majority of the criteria.


JIPMAT 2026: Exam Highlights

Exam name

JIPMAT (Joint Integrated Program in Management Admission Test)

Conducting Body

National Testing Agency (NTA)

Exam Level

National level

Exam frequency

Annually

Mode of Application

Online

Application Fee

General: Rs. 2000/-, SC/ST/PwD: Rs. 1000/-

Exam mode

Computer Based Test (CBT) mode

Exam duration

2.5 hours (150 minutes)

No. of sections

Quantitative Aptitude

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

Negative marking

Yes (-1)

Official website

https://exams.nta.ac.in/JIPMAT/ 


JIPMAT Important Dates

Event

Date(Tentative)

JIPMAT 2026 Exam Notification

February 2026

JIPMAT 2026 Exam Date

Apr, 2026

Last Date to Fill Application Form

March, 2026

Last Date to Pay Application Fee

March, 2026

Application Form Correction Window

March, 2026

JIPMAT 2026 Admit Card Release

April 21, 2026

JIPMAT 2026 Provisional Answer Key

TBA

JIPMAT 2026 Result Declaration

TBA


JIPMAT Admit Card

The JIPMAT 2026 admit card will be released by NTA a few days before the exam in April 2026. Students can directly go to their website and download the admit card. It will be live until the commencement of the exam. 

The JIPMAT 2026 hall ticket, a very important document for the exam, will be given to all registered candidates by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

You can get it online from the official JIPMAT website. To download it, 

Students are advised to download and take a coloured printout of the JIPMAT Admit Card to avoid any inconvenience at the examination center.


JIPMAT Exam Analysis

Once the exam is over, our experts will go live with the exam analysis on YouTube, and the expected cutoffs for the exam will go live on the JIPMAT exam analysis page. 

JIPMAT 2025 was a fairly easy exam in comparison to the previous years.


JIPMAT Application Form

The registration process for JIPMAT 2026 is likely to begin in February 2026.

The eligible candidates who will fill out the JIPMAT 2026 application form need to submit their JIPMAT 2026 registration fee online (https://jipmat.nta.ac.in/)

JIPMAT aspirants can follow the following steps to fill out their JIPMAT application form successfully. 

Step 1: Open NTA’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 the 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 JIPMAT application fee either through a Debit/Credit card, net banking, or UPI.


JIPMAT 2026: Participating Colleges

The Joint Integrated Programme in Management Admission Test (JIPMAT) is specifically designed for a dual degree integrated program offered by two institutes, IIM Jammu and IIM Bodhgaya.

These two institutes offer a 5-year course where students can earn a dual degree upon completion. These two colleges exclusively accept the JIPMAT scores.

Here are the details of the colleges and their courses offered:

JIPMAT Colleges

Institute

Course Offered

Total Seats

IIM Jammu

Integrated Programme in Management (IPM)

140

IIM Bodh Gaya

Integrated Programme in Management (IPM)

120

JIPMAT is conducted in 76 cities across India.


JIPMAT 2026: Syllabus

The JIPMAT 2026 syllabus includes three sections: Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, and Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension.

The syllabus is determined by the National Testing Agency (NTA), and candidates can get the detailed syllabus by downloading the JIPMAT 2026 syllabus PDF from the official JIPMAT website.

JIPMAT Exam Syllabus

Section

Topics

Quantitative Aptitude

Algebra, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Percentage, Profit and Loss, HCF-LCM, Square Root, Cube Root, Averages

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning

Tables, Bar Graphs, Line Charts, Pie Charts, Venn Diagrams, Number and Letter Series, Seating Arrangements

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Grammar, Sentence Correction

JIPMAT 2026 Syllabus

JIPMAT 2026: Exam Pattern

The JIPMAT 2026 is a computer-based test with 100 multiple-choice questions. These questions will cover three areas: Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, and Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension.

If you answer a question correctly, you'll get four marks. But if you get it wrong, one mark will be deducted. The exam will last for 150 minutes, which is 2 hours and 30 minutes.


JIPMAT Eligibility Criteria

NTA has shared eligibility criteria for JIPMAT 2026 on its official website. We have mentioned them for your convenience in the table below:

JIPMAT Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Details

Educational Qualification

Passed 10+2 or equivalent from a recognized board. Minimum 60% (55% for SC/ST/PwD).

Appearing Candidates

Candidates appearing for 10+2 exams in 2026 are eligible to apply for JIPMAT 2026.


JIPMAT Result

The JIPMAT 2025 Result is expected to be out in the month of July , and it will be published by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The process after the result is announced is as follows:


JIPMAT Preparation Tips

Generally scheduled after the IPMAT-Indore and IPMAT-Rohtak exams, this time NTA has decided to conduct the JIPMAT exam before these exams.

While this will not significantly change the JIPMAT preparation style for students, they will face the supposedly easiest exam first out of the three exams, in April.

If students can enroll–IPMAT coaching is a great option to channel all their efforts to follow a structured plan of action and be assured of the results.


Other Exams for IPM Program

IPMAT Indore IPMAT Rohtak

Frequently Aasked Questions

JIPMAT stands for Joint Integrated Programme in Management Admission Test. This exam is taken by students after class 12 to gain admission in the IPM course of IIM Jammu and IIM Bodh Gaya.

A 5-year integrated course, JIPMAT provides a dual degree and is conducted by NTA.

JIPMAT 2026 is going to take place in April 2026.

JIPMAT 2025 is going to take place on April 26, 2025.

IPMAT Indore, IPMAT Rohtak, and JIPMAT exams have 3 different conducting bodies. So they are all very different from an exam pattern, syllabus, and difficulty perspective.

However, IPMAT Indore is the oldest of the 3 exams; as per student reviews and experts, it is the most challenging. While IPMAT Rohtak and JIPMAT are significantly new and are of the same difficulty levels.

You can check out the differences and commonalities of the 3 in the article.

IIM Jammu offers 140 seats for JIPMAT students, and IIM Bodh Gaya provides 120 seats, too, so there are 260 seats for JIPMAT.

Suggested Readings

JIPMAT Syllabus IPMAT Indore IPMAT Rohtak