IPMAT

Five years to an IIM — straight from class 12.

IPMAT Prep Book

A structured walkthrough of the Integrated Programme in Management Aptitude Test — for IIM Indore, IIM Rohtak, and nine more institutions that accept the IPM AT score. Written by educators who have taught this syllabus end-to-end.

4 IIMs accept this score

5 Year integrated BBA + MBA

XII Class 12 eligibility — no work experience

+9 Institutions accept the IPM AT score

Welcome

What’s inside

Three sections, one preparation

Mapped one-to-one to the official IPMAT Indore paper structure. Rohtak readers see the same content with cross-references to that paper’s section labels.

  Section I

QA (SA)

11 chapters — Higher Mathematics: trigonometry, matrices, functions, coordinate geometry, vectors, calculus.

 Indore only · No negative marking

  Section II

QA (MCQ)

14 chapters — Number systems, arithmetic, percentages, ratios, P&C, probability, set theory, geometry, DI.

 Only QA section in IPMAT Rohtak

  Section III

Verbal Ability

11 + 19 chapters — Vocabulary, grammar, RC, parajumbles, plus all critical, syllogistic, inferential, and analytical reasoning.

 Split as English + LR in Rohtak

Exam pattern

Two papers, head to head

 IPMAT Indore 90 questions · 120 min · +4 / −1 (no neg for SA)

Section Qs Time
Quantitative Ability (SA) 15 40 min
Quantitative Ability (MCQ) 30 40 min
Verbal Ability 45 40 min

PI weight in final: 35%

 IPMAT Rohtak 120 questions · 120 min · +4 / −1 (single paper)

Section Qs Time
Quantitative Ability 40 shared
Logical Reasoning 40 shared
English Language 40 shared

PI weight in final: 15%

 The Indore-only edge

IPMAT Indore is the only paper with a Short-Answer (SA) section and the only paper that tests higher mathematics. If Indore is your target, those are the two skills no other entrance exam will train for you. Start them early.

Prep roadmap

How to use this book

1
Foundations

Read each chapter top-to-bottom and work every solved example by hand. Skip nothing in QA basics — speed is built on fluency, not shortcuts.

2
Drill

Move to timed topic exercises. Log accuracy and time-per-question. For Indore aspirants, do 3 SA questions/day from week one.

3
Mocks

Take full-length pattern-matched mocks twice a week. Maintain a mistake log (concept · trap · timing). Re-solve wrong/skipped within 48 hours.

4
Sprint

Last week: protect strengths, plug last-mile gaps, simulate exam time slots. Taper volume in final 3–4 days. Sleep well.

 Accuracy before attempts

Always clear each section’s cut-off floor first. Only then push for higher overall scores. Negative marking punishes guesses — eliminate to ≥ 50% before attempting.

Practice companion

Drill on real papers

IPMAT · JIPMAT Previous Year Question Papers — book cover

The practice companion

Time yourself like exam day, on the real papers

When the chapters in this book are done, the next step is sitting actual papers. Our companion book — IPMAT · JIPMAT Previous Year Question Papers — has every IPMAT Indore, IPMAT Rohtak, and JIPMAT paper from the last decade, wired with interactive practice mode, a timed mock-exam mode, and a scorecard that tracks your section-wise progress.

  14+ official papers   Mock-exam timer   Interactive answer reveal   Section scorecard

  Open the Past Papers book

Further reading

References

 Textbook references
  • Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations. R.S. Aggarwal (S. Chand, 2021).
  • Objective Arithmetic. Rajesh Verma (Arihant, 2021).
  • Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT. Sarvesh K. Verma (Arihant, 2020).
  • High School English Grammar & Composition. Wren & Martin (S. Chand, 2019).
  • Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT. Nishit K. Sinha (Pearson, 2017).