# IPMAT (IPM Aptitude Tests) and JIPMAT (IPMAT) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: MBA · national
- Questions: 120 · Total marks: 480 · Marks per question: 4
- Duration: 120 minutes
- Negative marking: −1 per wrong answer
- Languages offered: EN

## Eligibility
- Education: Class 12 (any stream) passed recently or being taken in the admission year; each IIM sets its own marks and age limits.
- Note: 2026 rules: IIM Rohtak — at least 60% (55% SC/ST/DAP) in Class 10 and 12, at most 20 years old (25 SC/ST) on 30 June 2026; IIM Indore — born on or after 1 August 2006 (1 August 2001 SC/ST/PwD), Class 12 in 2024, 2025 or 2026; JIPMAT — Class 12 in 2024, 2025 or 2026.
- Official portal: https://www.iimrohtak.ac.in/ipm-admission.php (IIM Indore, IIM Rohtak and NTA (JIPMAT))

## Key dates — every tracker row from 120 days back to 365 days ahead (OFFICIAL = conducting body's notice linked and checked — by a person, or by our own read of the body's page · REPORTED = not yet checked against an official notice (a secondary source, or a date our AI found), source cited · expected = estimate from previous cycles, NOT announced; an estimate whose date has passed is not listed here)
- 2027-01-15 — IPMAT Indore 2027 notification (expected) — expected — in 76 days
- 2027-02-05 — IPMAT Rohtak 2027 notification (expected) — expected — in 97 days
- 2027-02-07 — IPMAT Indore 2027 application window opens (expected) — expected — in 99 days
- 2027-03-20 — IPMAT Indore 2027 application deadline (expected) — expected — in 140 days
- 2027-04-06 — IPMAT Rohtak 2027 application deadline (expected) — expected — in 157 days
- 2027-04-10 — JIPMAT 2027 notification (expected) — expected — in 161 days
- 2027-04-15 — JIPMAT 2027 application window opens (expected) — expected — in 166 days
- 2027-04-25 — IPMAT Indore 2027 admit card (expected) — expected — in 176 days
- 2027-05-08 — IPMAT Indore 2027 exam (expected) (exam day) — expected — in 189 days
- 2027-05-10 — IPMAT Rohtak 2027 exam (expected) (exam day) — expected — in 191 days
- 2027-05-15 — JIPMAT 2027 application deadline (expected) — expected — in 196 days
- 2027-05-28 — JIPMAT 2027 admit card (expected) — expected — in 209 days
- 2027-06-05 — IPMAT Indore 2027 result/shortlist (expected) — expected — in 217 days
- 2027-06-06 — JIPMAT 2027 exam (expected) (exam day) — expected — in 218 days
- 2027-06-28 — JIPMAT 2027 result (expected) — expected — in 240 days
- Data updated: latest tracker row added 2026-10-27 · last refresh check 2026-10-27 · this file generated 2026-10-31 (IST)
- Live tracker (all milestones, alerts): https://shishya.in/exams/IPMAT/updates

## Latest updates & news
- 2026-10-12 — **IPMAT 2027 notifications expected in early 2027**: IIM Indore typically releases its IPMAT notification in January-February, while IIM Rohtak follows in February. The 2027 cycle notifications are anticipated to follow this pattern, with registration opening in February 2
  - Permalink: https://shishya.in/exams/IPMAT/news/cmvpzxr05001vbweow3cf3bqf
- 2026-10-07 — **JIPMAT 2027 registration likely to begin in April 2027**: NTA is expected to release the JIPMAT 2027 notification in March-April 2027, following the established pattern from previous years. The exam typically takes place in early June for IIM Jammu and IIM Bodh Gaya admissions.
  - Permalink: https://shishya.in/exams/IPMAT/news/cmvpzxr08001xbweoglrpoc86
- 2026-08-28 — **IIM Rohtak IPMAT 2026 completed on May 10, 2026**: IIM Rohtak successfully conducted the IPM Aptitude Test 2026 on May 10, 2026. Over 12,500 candidates attended the exam, with shortlisting for personal interviews announced by end of May 2026.
  - Official/source notice: https://www.iimrohtak.ac.in/assets/images/IPMAT%202026%20Summary.pdf
  - Permalink: https://shishya.in/exams/IPMAT/news/cmvpzxqzt001tbweohx75qrcq

## Syllabus outline
### Quantitative Ability (weight 0.3333333333333333)
Algebra · Arithmetic · Geometry and mensuration · Permutations, combinations, probability and sets · Number system

### Logical Reasoning (weight 0.3333333333333333)
Clocks, calendars, ranking and cubes · Arrangements and puzzles · Blood relations and directions · Series, analogies and coding · Syllogisms and statements

### Verbal Ability (weight 0.3333333333333333)
Sentence completion · Grammar · Para jumbles · Reading comprehension · Vocabulary

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