IPMAT IIM Rohtak 2025 analysis

IPM AT (IIM Rohtak) 2025

IIM Rohtak's IPMAT examination was successfully conducted across India on 5 May 2025. The test was administered without any technical glitches.

Test Pattern

Section Number of Questions Time Allotted for Each Section
Quantitative Ability 40 No Sectional Time Limit
Logical Reasoning 40
Verbal Ability 40
Total 120 120 minutes


Marking scheme-+4, -1

Type of Questions -MCQs

Verbal Ability

There were 3 passages based on reading comprehension. The topics included in these passages were pretty diverse, while most of the questions were straightforward, a few of them were slightly tricky. Two of these passages were of shorter length, whereas one passage was of moderate length.

There were around 10-12 questions that tested the grammatical skills of the students. They included questions based on active and passive voice, tenses, sentence corrections, and error identification. Similarly, there were 10-12 questions based on Vocabulary. They included questions based on synonyms and antonyms, cloze test, verbal analogies, and idioms. There were another 5 questions based on ParaJumbles and Para completion.

The following is a snapshot of the section

Topic No. of Qs
Reading Comprehension 8–9
Grammar 10–12
Vocabulary 10–12
Para Jumble and Para Completion 5


Overall, this section can be classified as easy to moderate.

Logical Reasoning

Most of the questions in this section were direct and manageable. Most of the students reported a high number of attempts in this section. This was because very few questions in this section were tricky in nature. Some questions in this section required the use of basic concepts of mathematics.

The following shows a snapshot of the section

Topic No. of Qs Difficulty Level
Sitting Arrangement 3 Easy/Moderate
Circular/Hexagonal 3 Easy/Moderate
Tower-based Arrangement 3 Easy/Moderate
Sequence & Series 4–5 Easy
Verbal Analogy 2–3 Easy
Blood Relations (Symbols) 3 Easy
Direction Sense 3 Easy
Comparison Set 2–3 Lengthy
Deduction/Syllogisms 2–3 Easy


Overall, this section can be classified as easy to moderate.

Quantitative Ability

Most of the questions in this section were straightforward and doable. There were just 7-8 slightly lengthy questions. Since there was no sectional time limit in place, even students who are slightly weak in maths would have been able to manage this section, but by devoting slightly more time to it. The majority of the questions in this section were from arithmetic mathematics.

The following shows a snapshot of this section

Topic No. of Qs
Ratio, Proportion, Variation (RPV) 2–3
Percentage, Profit & Loss (PPL) 4–5
Simple/Compound Interest (SI-CI) 3–5
Averages, Mixtures, Alligation (AMA) 3–4
Time, Speed, Distance (TSD) 2–3
Time & Work (TW) 2–3
Basic Calculations 4–5
Geometry & Mensuration 2–3
Trigonometry 1–2
Numbers 3–4
Permutation & Combination (P&C) 1–2
Probability 2–3
Inequalities 1–2


Overall, this section can be classified as easy to moderate.

Expected Cutoffs

Considering the difficulty level of the question paper was easier than compared to last year, the cutoffs are expected to go up.

The cutoff for the general category is expected to be in the range of 330-350.