IIM Amritsar has launched its Integrated Program in Management (IPM) starting in 2025, becoming the 6th IIM in India to offer this program. The IPM is a five-year, dual-degree course designed for students right after Class 12. Students enrolled in the program will receive both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. After completing the first three years, they have the option to exit with a Bachelor of Science in Quantitative Finance and Economics (BSQFE) degree. Admission to the IPM program is based on the IPMAT (Indore) exam, which is a computer-based test. Upon successful completion of the program, students will be awarded a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.

Eligibility:

• Age: Candidate should not be more than 20 years of age as of 1st July 2025.


• Qualifying Exam: Candidate should have passed Standard XII/HSC or equivalent examination in 2024 or appearing in 2025 with Mathematics / Applied Mathematics as a compulsory paper.


• Minimum Percentage (%) of marks: Candidates should have a minimum of 60% in standard X/ SSC (55% for candidates from SC/ST/ PwD category) and standard XII/ HSC or equivalent examinations.

IPMAT Indore Paper Pattern:

Selection Process:

Stage 1

Only those candidates who meet all the following criteria will comprise the pool of candidates to be considered for shortlisting from Stage 2 onwards:

• Meet the eligibility criteria for the i-MBA program
• Have submitted an application complete in all respects including the applicable application fee.
• (c) Have appeared for the IPM-AT 2025 conducted by IIM-Indore and have submitted their registration numbers to IIM-Amritsar within the stipulated time
• Have obtained a positive (non-zero) score in each of the components of the IPM-AT 2025

Stage 2

Candidates will be shortlisted for Personal Interview (PI) from the eligible pool on the basis of the Aptitude Test Score (ATS). The minimum ATS cut off based on the categories of applicants (General, EWS, NC-OBC, SC, ST and PwD) will be decided by the Admissions Committee. The ATS will be calculated using individual components of IPM-AT 2025 scores by using the formulae in Table-1A:

Table-1A: Computation of Aptitude Test Score (ATS)

Note: Maximum and Minimum scores are the highest and lowest scores obtained in respective sections by the candidates from the eligible pool of candidates applying to IIM Amritsar.

Individual regret letters will not be sent to applicants who are rejected at this stage.

Stage 3

Shortlisted candidates based on the ATS score shall appear for the Personal Interview. IIM Amritsar also expects a consistent and minimum performance in the different parameters of Personal Interview, including academic profile, communication skills, general awareness, and extra-curricular activities.

Stage 4

Category wise merit list will be generated based on Composite Score (CS) and provisional admission offers will be made accordingly adhering to the Government of India reservation norms. The CS will be calculated as given in the Table-2A below:

Table-2A: Computation of Composite Score (CS)

Exam Fee: Non-refundable ₹2000/- (₹1000/- for candidates belonging to the SC/ST category)

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