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First of all IIM Rohtak/Ranchi/Indore conducts admission to five years integrated program in management through IPMAT, and from this year onwards even IIM Jammu and Bodh Gaya are offering the course through JIPMAT,

Eligibility Criteria for integrated program in management offered by these IIMs is passed 10+2 from a recognized board having mandatory 60% in 10th as well as 12th, for SC/ST/PwD it's 55%, appearing candidates in their final years too are eligible to apply.

Firstly, let's discuss about IPMAT, the entrance test is conducted for  a duration of 90 minutes in online mode , there are mainly three sections Quantitative Aptitude MCQs, Short-Answer questions and Verbal Ability MCQs . Each section has been allotted 30 minutes.

For each correct answer, four marks are awarded.

There is negative marking scheme, for each wrong answer one mark will be deducted except short answer of quantitative aptitude section which doesn't carry any negative marking.

The syllabus of Quantitative Aptitude consists of Number systems, Data Interpretation, Averages, Quantitative reasoning, Distance, Time and Work, Mixtures and Alligations, Interpretation of tables, Common graphs & charts, etc.

The syllabus of Verbal Ability consists of Sentence completion, Synonyms, Antonyms, Idioms, and Phrases, Comprehension of passages, Proper Usage of Words, Vocabulary, Grammar, Fill in the Blanks etc.

Recommended Books:

For Quantitative Aptitude, you can use NCERTs class 11th and 12th for conceptual understanding, and later on can choose between "How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT" by Arun Sharma, or The Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude for competitive exams.

For English Section, you can use Wren and Martin book for Grammar, Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis is a great book for vocabulary building, some of the books for particularly this exam are How to prepare for  Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT, by Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay, The Pearson Guide to IIM-Indore-IPM Entrance Examination.

Based on the aptitude test scores, candidates will be further shortlisted for written ability test, personal interview, and eventually merit list will be prepared based on composite scores of each category. IPMAT 2021 is scheduled to be on 16th July.

Next comes JIPMAT which is going to be conducted for admission to IIM Bodh Gaya/Jammu from this year onwards, the entrance test will be conducted in online mode by NTA,

The entrance test will be conducted for a duration of 150 minutes in English language carrying three sections mainly such as Quantitative Aptitude/Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning/Verbal Ability  and Reading Comprehension, there will be a total of 100 questions in MCQs format, for each correct answer four marks are awarded, and for each incorrect attempt one mark is deduced.

Coming to the syllabus part, for QA candidates need to be well acquainted with the basis concepts/fundamentals of mathematics till 10th standard, for DILR the test will be to interpret data from the provided data set, and reasoning ability, and in case of VARC the understanding of English language and reading comprehension skills will be tested.

JIPMAT exam date is yet to be announced, you can stay updated at the official website at http://www.jipmat.ac.in/home.php for more details regarding this.