Integrated Program Management – Indore Paper Analysis -

Integrated Program Management – Indore Paper Analysis

Section-wise analysis - IPMAT exam 2020

Section 1: Quantitative Ability (SA)

This section was ranging from moderate to a high level of difficulty. Most questions were from Arithmetic, P&C, and Probability, Functions. An attempt of 8 questions with 75-80% accuracy should be good enough.

Topics covered	No. of Questions
Functions	2
P&C and Probability	2
Matrices & Determinants	1
Geometry & Mensuration	1
Arithmetic	3
Logarithms	1
Total	10

Section 2: Quantitative Ability (MCQ)

This section was ranging from easy to moderate level of difficulty. Most questions were based on Algebra, Pure Maths, and Geometry & Mensuration. An attempt of 15-16 Questions with 80% accuracy should be good enough.

Topics covered	No. of Questions
Numbers & Number System	1
Algebra (Progressions, Log, Matrices & Det, Functions, etc)	6
Arithmetic	1
Pure Maths (P&C, Probability, Co-ordinate Geometry, Trigonometry, Venn Diagram, etc)	6
Geometry & Mensuration	1
Data Interpretation (1 set)	5
Total	20

Section 3: Verbal Ability (MCQ)

The verbal ability section was quite like the previous year’s paper. The level of difficulty was easy to moderate. An attempt of 30 questions with 80% accuracy should be good enough.

Topics covered	No. of Questions
Reading Comprehension (Single passage)	7
FIBs (Single, double blanks)	7
Sentence Correction	5
Para Jumbles (Non-MCQ)	3
Correct usage of words/phrases	3
Para completion	5
Total	30

Verdict: Overall good score would be 165+ to fetch a call for the next round.

Expected Cut off for IPMAT 2020:

Sections	Section-wise Questions	Maximum Score	Expected Cut off
Quantitative Ability (SA)	10	40	22 – 26
Quantitative Ability (MCQ)	20	80	44 – 48
Verbal Ability	30	120	78 – 82
Overall expected cut off	60	240	144 – 156

Section-wise analysis - IPMAT exam 2019

Section 1: Quantitative Ability (SA)

The level of difficulty was quite akin to last year. Most questions were based on Logs, Arithmetic Progressions, Geometry, P&C, and Probability. An attempt of 11-12 questions with 80-95%would give a good chance at shortlisting.

Topics covered	No. of Questions
Sequences & Series (AP, GP)	4
Algebra	4
Logarithms	4
Averages	4
Percentages	2
Probability & Venn Diagram	2
Total SA Questions	20

Section 2: Quantitative Ability (MCQ)

The level of difficulty was quite akin to last year. Questions were spread on all the topics equally. An attempt of 18-20 questions with 80% accuracy would give a good chance at shortlisting.

Topics covered	No. of Questions
Number System	4
Arithmetic	8
Algebra	6
Geometry & Mensuration	5
Permutation Combination and Probability	5
Set Theory	4
Data Interpretation	5
Matrices and Determinants	3
Total	40

Section 3: Verbal Ability (MCQ)

The level of difficulty was moderate. Reading Comprehension dominated the sectional spread of questions. An attempt of 33-34 questions with 85% accuracy would give a good chance at shortlisting.

Topics covered	Number of questions
Reading Comprehension	12
Fill in the Blanks	10
Sentence Completion	5
Para Jumbles	4
Sentence correction	5
Para completion	4
Total	40

Verdict: Overall good score would be 256+ to fetch a call for the next round which is Video assessment.