The IPMAT Indore exam is one of the competitive entrance exams in India if you want to pursue your career in management after your class 12th. It is conducted by IIM (Indian Institute of Management) Indore and this exam is a gateway for many management aspirants in the IPM program (5 years integrated program).
Every year there are thousands of aspirants from all across India appearing to give IPMAT Indore exam but due to its competitive nature very few candidates are able to clear this important examination to secure their dream seat IPM to enter into top B-school. In this blog, we will break down some important topics across Quantitative Ability, Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation as well as Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, we will also cover year-wise important topics weightage and analyze past year cutoffs from 2024 & 2025.Â
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What is the IPMAT Indore Exam?
The IPMAT Indore exam is a competitive entrance examination that is conducted by Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore. With the help of this exam, management aspirants secure a seat in 5 years IPM ( Integrated Programme in Management). It is a unique course that covers both BBA and MBA.
The IPMAT Indore exam comprises of three areas:
- Quantitative Ability
- Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation
- Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
Here is a table mentioned below that covers all the important IPMAT Indore events 2026 with their expected dates.
| Important Events | IPMAT Indore 2026 Dates (Tentative) |
| Notification Release | February 2026 |
| Application Starts | Feb 2026 |
| Last Date To Apply for | March End 2026 |
| Admit Card Release | May 2026 Beginning |
| Exam Dates | May Mid, 2026 |
| Result Dates | May End – June Beginning 2026 |
| Interviews | June Mid – End (tentative) |
IPMAT Indore Important Topics – Section-Wise
IPMAT Indore is competitive due to thousands of management aspirants have dream to pursue their management career from top business schools right after Class 12th. As many students will going to give competitive exam for the first time and preparation strategy along with important topics are very important to get good scores in IPMAT Indore exam with a proper guidance. In this section we will be covering some important topics section-wise that will really helpful for aspirants who are preparing for IPMAT Exam after their Class 12th. Here are the section-wise IPMAT Indore important topics covering for Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal Ability and reading Comprehenison as well as Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation.
Quantitative Ability – IPMAT Indore Important Topics for QA
| Sections | Topics |
| Number System | Finding Unit Digit, Cyclicity |
| Simplification, BODMAS | |
| Remainder Theorems | |
| HCF & LCM, HCF LCM of Fractions | |
| Surds & Indices | |
| Concept of Factors | |
| Divisibility Rules in Detail | |
| Factorials | |
| Mixed Questions with Other Topics | |
| Arithmetic (9+ Qs/year, but just 2–3 in 2025) | Percentages |
| Profit, Loss & Discount | |
| Ratio & Proportion | |
| Partnerships | |
| Average | |
| Mixture & Alligation | |
| Simple & Compound Interest | |
| Time & Work | |
| Pipes & Cisterns | |
| Time, Speed & Distance | |
| Boats & Streams | |
| Relative Speed, Linear Races | |
| Trains | |
| Circular Tracks (TSD) | |
| Mixed Questions with Other Topics | |
| Algebra (12+ Qs/year, Highest Weightage) | Algebraic Identities |
| Linear Equations | |
| Quadratic, Cubic Equations | |
| Nature of Roots, Discriminant | |
| Inequalities | |
| Logarithms | |
| Functions | |
| Modulus Functions | |
| Arithmetic Progressions | |
| Geometric Progressions | |
| Maximum/Minimum Values of Functions | |
| Range & Domain of Functions | |
| Binomial Theorem | |
| Geometry & Mensuration (3+ Qs usually, 8+ Qs in 2025) | Lines & Angles |
| Triangles & Circles, Theorems | |
| Quadrilaterals & Areas | |
| Polygons and Internal, External Angles | |
| Regular Polygons | |
| Coordinate Geometry | |
| Mensuration (Surface Area and Volumes of 3D Figures) |
Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation – IPMAT Indore Important Topics for LRDI
| Sections | Topics / Subtopics |
| Logical Reasoning (Passage-Based Puzzles) | Random Logical Puzzles & Caselets |
| Linear & Circular Arrangement | |
| Games & Tournaments (Knockout & Round Robin) | |
| 3 Set Venn Diagrams on Union Formula | |
| Venn Diagram Optimization (based on Max/Min values of regions) | |
| Data Interpretation (Calculation-Based) | Bar Graphs |
| Tables | |
| Pie Charts | |
| Strong command on Percentages & Calculations | |
| Average-Based DI Sets | |
| Ratio-Based DI Sets | |
| Calculation-Based DI Sets |
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension – IPMAT Indore Important Topics for VARC
| Sections | Topics / Subtopics |
| Grammar (6+ Questions) | Noun & Pronoun |
| Adverb & Verb | |
| Prepositions | |
| Conjunctions | |
| Direct & Indirect Speech | |
| Figures of Speech | |
| Articles | |
| Active – Passive Voice | |
| Poetic Devices | |
| Subject-Verb Agreement | |
| Sentence Correction | |
| Reading Comprehension (12-18 Questions) | The meaning of a particular word used in the passage |
| Tone of the author | |
| Tone of the passage | |
| Main Idea of the passage | |
| Reasoning based upon passage | |
| Idioms/Phrases from passage | |
| Other questions based on the passage | |
| Verbal Ability (16 Questions) | Error Spotting |
| Fill in the blanks | |
| Sentence Completion | |
| Para jumbles | |
| Sentence Improvement | |
| Vocabulary (10 Questions) | Synonym & Antonyms |
| Spelling Errors | |
| One Word Substitution | |
| Odd one out | |
| Incorrect Word Usage | |
| Phrasal Verbs | |
| Para completion | |
| Idioms & Phrases |
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IPMAT Indore Important Topics – Year-Wise Comparison
This part covers IPMAT Indore important topics along with year-wise comparison with difficulty level in Quantitative Ability as well as Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension.
IPMAT Indore Quantitative Ability and Mathematics
The QA section of IPMAT Indore continues having topics such as Number System, Functions & Maxima Minima, Set Theory, Geometry & Mensuration, Probability which have consistently contributed good number of questions in the IPMAT Indore exam.
While there are some topics that are traditionally having high-weightage and topics are Arithmetic Progressions and Algebra both are important. A strategic focus on a high weightage areas helps to maximize score in the QA section.
Here is the table mentioned below that covers the important topics for IPMAT Indore exam for the QA along with their year-wise weightage.
| S. No. | Topic | 2020 (Easy) | 2021 (Moderate) | 2022 (Moderate) | 2023 (Tough) | 2024 (Tough) | 2025 (Tough) | 20-25 | ||||||||||||
| SA | MCQ | Total | SA | MCQ | Total | SA | MCQ | Total | SA | MCQ | Total | SA | MCQ | Total | SA | MCQ | Total | Total | ||
| 1 | Linear, Quadratic Eqns & Inequalities | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | AP GP HP Special Series | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Logarithms | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Functions & Maxima Minima | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | Number System | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Geometry & Mensuration | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 7 | Percentages / Profit Loss / SI CI / Ratio | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 8 | Average + Alligations | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Time and Work | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Time Speed Distance | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Set Theory, Range & Domain | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 12 | PnC & Probability | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| 13 | Trigonometry | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Data Interpretation Set | 5 | 5 | 10 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 33 |
| 15 | Matrices and Determinants | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 16 | Circles (Conic Section) | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Binomial Theorem | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Games & Tournaments | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
IPMAT Indore Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
In this table we have covered the important topics of IPMAT Indore exam Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension section along with the difficulty level of the paper year-wise mentioned below.
| S. No. | Topic | 2020 PAPER (Easy) | 2021 PAPER (Moderate) | 2022 PAPER (Moderate) | 2023 PAPER (Tough) | 2024 PAPER (Tough) | 2025 PAPER (Tough) | 20-25 | ||||||||||||
| TITA | MCQ | Total | TITA | MCQ | Total | TITA | MCQ | Total | TITA | MCQ | Total | TITA | MCQ | Total | TITA | MCQ | Total | Total | ||
| 1 | Reading Comprehension | – | 6 | 6 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 12 | 12 | – | 12 | 12 | – | 12 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 66 |
| 2 | Grammar (Sentence improvement) | – | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
| 3 | Para Jumbles (TITA with Negative Marking) | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
| 4 | Vocab (Fill in the blanks) | – | 6+5 | 16 | – | 6+5 | 16 | – | 7+6 | 19 | – | 7+6 | 19 | – | 7+6 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 95 |
| 5 | Vocab (Word Usage) | – | 5 | 16 | – | 5 | 16 | – | 6 | 19 | – | 6 | 19 | – | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
| 6 | Para-Completion | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Antonyms & Synonyms | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Idioms & Phrases/Filling blanks | – | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
IPMAT Indore Past Year Cutoffs (2024 & 2025)
In this part, we will be covering IPMAT Indore past year cutoffs for 2024 and 2025 sessions. It is important for aspirants to know about the past year cutoffs so that they will plan their preparation accordingly. So, IPMAT Indore has sectional cutoffs, so you have to clear minimum cutoff marks of each section and entire information is mentioned in the table below.
IPMAT Indore Past Year Cutoff 2025
| Category | QA (SA) of 60 Marks | QA (MCQ) of 120 Marks | VA of 180 Marks | Total out of 360 |
| General | 24 | 28 | 112 | 164 |
| NC-OBC | 12 | 15 | 78 | 105 |
| EWS | 16 | 18 | 87 | 121 |
| SC | 12 | 10 | 65 | 87 |
| ST | 8 | 6 | 48 | 62 |
| PwD | 8 | 5 | 47 | 60 |
IPMAT Indore Past Year Cutoff 2024
| Category | QA (SA) of 60 Marks | QA (MCQ) of 120 Marks | VA of 180 Marks | Total out of 360 |
| General | 24 | 35 | 113 | 172 |
| NC-OBC | 12 | 23 | 78 | 113 |
| EWS | 18 | 26 | 89 | 133 |
| SC | 12 | 18 | 60 | 90 |
| ST | 8 | 13 | 40 | 61 |
| PwD | 8 | 13 | 40 | 61 |
IPMAT Indore Preparation Strategy
Preparation for the IPMAT Indore exam requires a proper strategy and the concept clarity. This exam covers sections such as Quantitative Ability, Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension along with Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation. Let’s look at the preparation strategy for the IPMAT Indore section-wise.
IPMAT Indore Preparation Strategy: Quantitative Ability
- Learn and clear all the concepts from the syllabus.
Practice at least 100 questions per topic to strengthen application. - Make short notes of formulas and important concepts.
- Take assignments/topic-wise tests to check your preparation.
- Revise formulas and shortcuts regularly.
IPMAT Indore Preparation Strategy: LRDI
- Read each set carefully and note down the given data.
Do not assume information that is not provided in the question. - Solve at least 100 sets before the exam, including past papers.
- Attempt topic-wise tests for wider coverage.
- Practice 2–3 LRDI sets every week for consistency.
LRDI in IPMAT is generally easy to moderate which is making it scoring.
IPMAT Indore Preparation Strategy: VA & RC
- Improve vocabulary, grammar, and reading comprehension skills.
- Practice RC passages regularly to build reading speed and accuracy.
- Read the questions first, then approach the passage.
- Attempt easier questions first to save time.
- For tough questions, use option elimination to increase accuracy.
- Avoid assumptions answer only based on the passage content.
Conclusion: IPMAT Indore Important Topics
The IPMAT Indore exam is one of the most competitive exams for management aspirants and the most important entrance exam for the students who want to pursue their management career right after class 12th from top business school. So, with the high competition, success in IPMAT depends on smart preparation and proper strategy.
Analyzing the important topics from each section of the IPMAT Indore exam helps you prioritize your study plan and is able to cover good concepts over QA with hands-on practice in this section along with other sections too.
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