Hi Pranjali,

There is age limit to apply for IPMAT. Even if you fulfil the basic eligibility criteria i.e. minimum 60% in class X and XII for General/NC-OBC and 55% for SC/ST/PwD category, you would need to check the age limit. If you apply next year, the age limit would be 20 years as on July 31, 2019, for Gen/NC-OBC and 22 years for SC/ST/PwD. If you meet this criterion, you may apply for the test next year. However, you would definitely be asked about the two years of gap during the selection rounds. So, you would need to prepare the best possible answer. Know more about IPMAT eligibility criteria here.

Hope that’s helpful.

The IPMAT 2018 result has been already out.

For more information just go to this link by career360:

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/ipmat

Good luck!

Hi Swapnil,

If you have done diploma from a recognised institute or board, you would be eligible to apply for IPMAT. Make sure that you have all the documents (certificate/mark-sheet/grade-sheet) related to your diploma and you have minimum 60% marks in diploma course. You must have at least 60% marks in class X in order to be eligible to apply for IPMAT. Check more details here -

IPMAT Eligibility Criteria

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All the best.

Hi Sujan, you must complete your boards and age wise its fine. Get into a coaching institute for preparation. Check the IPMAT official website for sates. Application forms will open and you must register before the specified deadline post which you have to clear an online entrance exam followed by the college selection procedure.

I suggest you go through this for details: https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/how-fill-ipmat-application-form

Hi Priyanshu,

IPMAT and CAT are two completely different examinations. IPMAT is for undergraduates who wish to study at IIM Indore to pursue integrated management program after class XII while CAT is a post-graduate level MBA exam after graduation. So, both the exams have a completely different level of competency. So, ideally, the two cannot be compared.

IPMAT exam has questions from Quantitative Ability and Verbal Ability for under-graduates while CAT exam covers Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Ability, and Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning for graduates. From the test duration to the number of questions, sectional time limit to syllabus, everything is different.

To explore the information about these two exams, kindly check the links below and get all the information -

IPMAT and CAT

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All the best.

Hi Ankit, yes ofcourse you can do that. But for basic and enhanced practice, RSAgarwal & Arihant should suffice. You may download e-books : https://bschool.careers360.com/download/du-jat-ebooks

Hi Sai,

WAT and PI play a very significant role in the final selection. In the final merit list, IPMAT score gets 50% weightage, PI gets 35% weightage and 15% weightage. You must know how to approach WAT topic or what kind of questions will be asked in PI. Here is everything you should know before appearing for WAT and PI rounds -

IIM Indore IPM: How to Prepare for IPMAT WAT and PI

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All the best.

Hi Shubhi,

As per the eligibility criteria of IPMAT, General and NC-OBC category students need to have minimum 60% in class X and XII or equivalent examinations. SC, ST and PWD category candidates need to score at least 55% in order to be eligible to apply for IPMAT exam. So, if you fit the criteria, you can apply for the exam in 2019. You can re-appear for the exam if you do not cross the age limit as prescribed by IIM Indore i.e. 20 years maximum for General/NC-OBC candidates and 22 years for SC/ST category candidates.

To know more about the exam, kindly explore the link below:

IPMAT – IIM Indore Integrated Program in Management Aptitude Test

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All the best.

dear student

For WAT

Begin your WAT preparation immediately as writing skill will take time to be groomed and improved. You will not be writing an essay on the topic which might have been known beforehand but would need the skill of extempore writing. Your essay will become the ground for interview questions also. You will be required to write in 20-25 minutes a well worded essay of 300-400 words that is supposed to be rich in contents, consistent in thought, coherent in flow and doesn’t go wayward.

For PI :- 

GK and current affairs will be enough. Which you can prepare from books ad for current affairs daily newspapers such as ET and TOI will be good. You need to know frequently asked questions and their probable answers, How to respond to certain specific questions, what to wear, what to prepare, how to present yourself, how to enter and how to exit the interview room.

hope this helps

All the best!!!