IPMAT Exam analysis is bsed on the difficulty level of the examination. Here, we are going to elaborate the section-wise IPMAT Exam Analysis. The exam has overall 100 questions which are divided into two sections viz. Quantitative Ability and Verbal Ability. QA has 60 questions to be attempted within 75 Minutes and VA has 40 in 45 minutes. The total time limit was 120 minutes. Now, let’s have a look at individual sections
Section 1: Quantitative Ability-60 Questions (75 Min)
The level of difficulty of section 1 of IPMAT Exam was moderate difficult. There were 60 Questions, out of which 50 were option- based and10 were ‘Type in the answer’ type out of which 2-3 questions has more than one option. Topic wise break up is as follows
Option based Questions
Topic |
Number of questions |
Data Interpretation (2 case lets) |
10 |
Probability/P&C |
9 |
Geometry |
8 |
Sequences & Series |
4 |
Logarithms |
3 |
Set Theory |
3 |
Mensuration |
3 |
Time & Work |
2 |
Complex Numbers |
2 |
Functions |
2 |
Time, speed, distance |
2 |
Determinants |
1 |
Trigonometry |
1 |
Total |
50 |
One DI case of IPMAT Exam was about percentage marks obtained by students and second was around student hostels & disciplines.
Type In The Answer-10 Question
Topic |
Number of questions |
Functions, probability |
5 |
P&C, polynomials, mensuration, set theory |
5 |
Total |
10 |
An attempt of 38-40 questions could be considered as a good attempt in this section of IPMAT Exam
Expected cut off- With 85% accuracy, it comes out to a raw score of 122-130
Section 2: Verbal Ability-40 Questions (45 Min)
This section of IPMAT Exam was easy and the students who done their preparation seriously can easily solve all the 40 questions. Let us see topic wise break up
Topic |
Number of questions |
Reading Comprehension (2 passages, 250 words each) Fact based Q – 4, Opinion based Q-4, Vocabulary & understanding based Q-4 |
12 |
Use of correct phrases in sentences |
5 |
Use of correct words in sentences |
5 |
Fill in the blanks (Passage based) |
5 |
Usage of words in sentences |
5 |
Para jumbles |
3 |
Paragraph inference |
2 |
Paragraph completion |
2 |
Grammatical error |
1 |
Total |
40 Q |
One RC passage in IPMAT Exam was about geology & evolution and increasing use of gadgets by youngsters. Most of the questions in this section of IPMAT Exam were based on fact, word/phrase meaning, and on the understanding of passages
A serious attempt of 40 questions was possible.
Expected cut off With 85% accuracy, it comes out to a raw score of 130
Overall difficulty level was medium & a total raw score of 250+ should be good to get a PI-WAT call
IPMAT Exam Cutoff: IPMAT 2016
Maths
As like 2015 IPMAT Exam, questions were of moderate-high difficulty level.Topic wise break up of Maths IPMAT Exam is:
Functions |
9 |
Coordinate geometry (Graph based) |
3 |
Circles |
2 |
Trigonometry applications |
3 |
3-D, Mensuration |
2 |
Sequences and series |
2 |
Complex number |
1 |
Matrices (New category) |
3 |
Number applications (AP/GP, binomial expansion, remainders) |
3 |
Quadratic & higher order equation, inequalities |
3 |
Statistics (Median) |
2 |
Time Speed Distance |
1 |
Ratio-Proportion |
2 |
Work Pipes |
1 |
Set definition |
4 |
Venn diagram |
4 |
P&C |
2 |
Probability |
2 |
LR-2 sets-Circular, Matrix arrangements |
8 |
DI-Condition based Selection criteria |
3 |
4 questions across topics were of Type in The Answers (TITA) nature Without answer options.
Good attempt would be 25-30 questions with 85% accuracy and 80+ marks will be considered as good score in IPMAT Exam.
English
Predictably, English was an easier section. There were no tricky or unexpected question types. Difficulty level was easy-moderate. Fill in the blanks and vocabulary were given high importance.
Topic wise break up
2 RC passages (Short, Inferential questions, no fact based) |
5 Each |
Vocab (Synonyms, Medium-Tough) |
6 |
Usage of words |
5 |
Analogies |
2 |
Para jumbles |
4 |
Fill in the blanks |
|
Sentences |
4 |
Phrases |
4 |
Words |
2 |
30-32 questions will be good attempt in IPMAT Exam with 85% accuracy, which will lead to 95+ score. Overall cutoff should be 180-200 marks
The Cutoff list for IPMAT Exam 2018 will be declared after the results. The table below brings to you the IPMAT Exam 2017 cutoff as released by IIM Indore:
IPMAT Cutoff
Category |
Quantitative Ability |
Verbal Ability |
Female |
Male |
Total Applicants |
Minimum Score |
Maximum Score |
General |
40 |
100 |
140 |
256 |
396 |
35.86 |
91.67 |
NC-OBC |
24 |
64 |
80 |
148 |
228 |
19.23 |
63.69 |
SC |
16 |
48 |
58 |
118 |
176 |
10.35 |
51.56 |
ST |
8 |
24 |
28 |
62 |
90 |
4.07 |
40.93 |
PWD (DA) |
8 |
24 |
6 |
26 |
32 |
4.07 |
48.8 |
Colleges Accepting IPMAT Exam