IPMAT 2025 Selection Process - Dates, Criteria, Weightage, Participating Colleges

IPMAT 2025 Selection Process

IIM Indore has updated and released the IPMAT 2025 selection process, which includes five stages: IPMAT registration, the IPMAT 2025 exam, Personal Interview, merit list generation, and the final announcement of selected candidates. The IPMAT 2025 answer key has been released on May 20, 2025, and the answer key objection window was kept open from May 20 to May 21, 2025. The IPMAT 2025 result will be released by the first week of June 2025. The announcement of the call for Personal Interviews will be made in the first week of June 2025, and the IPMAT PI Shortlist will also be made available in the first week of June 2025. The admit cards for IPMAT PI 2025 will be released in the first week of July 2025. The online Personal Interview will be conducted in the second week of July 2025, and the selection list will be released by the last week of July 2025.

Conducted annually by IIM Indore, the IPMAT serves as the entrance exam for their Integrated Programme in Management (IPM). The IPMAT exam for the year 2025 was conducted on May 12, 2025. IPMAT 2025 candidates should familiarize themselves with each step of the selection process. Find more details about the IPMAT 2025 selection process below.

IPMAT 2025 Selection Process Important Dates

The most important dates pertaining to the IPMAT 2025 selection process have been provided below.

IPMAT Selection Process 2025 for Domestic Applicants

The IPMAT 2025 selection process consists of five steps, as stated below. It should be noted that the final results will be based on an aptitude exam and a personal interview.

Phase 1: Registration

• Interested candidates need to register and apply for the exam by filling in the online application form available on the official website.
• Keep the required documents ready while filling out the form, as you have to upload the scanned copies in the specified format.
• The application fee is INR 4130 for the general category and INR 2605 for the SC/ST/PwD category.

Phase 2: IPMAT 2025 Exam

After the successful completion of the application process, candidates need to appear for the IPMAT 2025 exam, which is a computer-based test.

• There will be three sections in the Aptitude Test namely Quantitative Ability (Multiple Choice Question-MCQ), Quantitative Ability (Short Answer Question-SA) and Verbal Ability (Multiple Choice Question-MCQ).
• Each question will carry 4 marks.
• There will be a negative marking of 1 negative mark for each wrong answer except Quantitative Ability (SA) Section (these questions will not carry any negative marking).

The updated structure of the IPMAT 2025 is shown in the table below:

Phase 3: Personal Interview

At this point, only applicants with positive raw scores and a minimum mark in each of the three components of the Aptitude Test are considered for Stage 4, i.e. Personal Interview (PI). The Admissions Committee will determine the minimum cut off point in each area. The minimal cut off point in each part will be determined by the applicant categories. Rejected candidates will not receive personalized regret letters at this point.

Phase 4: Merit List Generation

A sufficient number of applicants from each category (General, EWS, NC-OBC, SC, ST, and PwD) would be selected for Personal Interview (PI) using the merit list developed based on Aptitude Test Score (ATS). Shortlisted applicants will be invited for a Personal Interview (PI) by the Institute. IIM Indore also expects a consistent and minimal performance in the various elements of the Personal Interview, which will be determined by the Admissions Committee. Applicants who do not satisfy the minimum eligibility requirements in any of the metrics will not be considered for the next step of the selection process.

Phase 5: Final Merit List

• Only applicants who meet the conditions outlined in previous rounds will be considered for the final round of selection.
• Based on the Composite Score (CS) as shown in the table below, a category-wise merit list will be prepared.
• Provisional admission offers will be given in accordance with the Government of India reservation criteria.

Computation of Composite Score (CS)

Candidates who will not be selected for the final offer will not receive any intimation from the authority.

IPM Selection Process 2025 for International Applicants Applying through SAT

Those applying for IPMAT 2025 as an international student, you will be chosen based on your performance on the SAT and the Personal Interview (PI). If you do not appear in the SAT and PI, you will not be considered for the final selection process.

Phase 1: Selection Process for International Applicants

• The registration step of the IPMAT selection process is where you must submit your application form on or before the deadline.
• You should only submit the online form if you meet the minimum eligibility requirements.

Phase 2: Selection Process for International Applicants

• As an international applicant, you will be considered for the next phase of the selection process based on a merit list generated using your SAT score.
• Please keep in mind that if you do not reach the minimum eligibility requirements in any of the PI parameters, you will not be considered for the next round of the selection process.
• Individual regret letters will not be provided to you if you are not selected for WAT and PI, according to the IPMAT notification.

Phase 3: Selection Process for International Applicants

Only applicants who meet the conditions outlined in previous rounds will be considered for the final round of selection. The merit list will be prepared based on the Composite Score (CS) as shown in the table below, and provisional admission offers will be issued in accordance with the authorized selection criteria for international candidates.

Calculation of Composite Score (CS):

The following formula will be used to determine the SAT Test Score:

*SAT Test Score = Candidates' Overall SAT Test Score / Maximum Possible SAT Test Score