Hello folks! IIM Rohtak released its application form on the 21st of February 2022 for students who are interested in the Integrated Programme in Management. IIM Rohtak began this program three years back in 2019. It conducts its own IPM Aptitude Test, like IIM Indore, to evaluate students on three broad subjects.
With this brief introduction, let’s dive into IPM Rohtak to understand it thoroughly.
1. What is IPM Rohtak?
The Five-Year Integrated Programme in Management is for students who are aiming to pursue a career in Business Management after their XII. IPM is a comprehensive management program that aims to mould outstanding young students into managers and leaders. Upon the successful completion of the programme, students will be awarded the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree by IIM Rohtak.
Are you wondering whether IPM is worth your effort? Check out this video on current and past students of IPM to know more about the programme.
2. Who is Eligible to apply?
There are 2 overarching criteria for seeking admission into IIM Rohtak for the 5 year programme
- For candidates from the General, NC-OBC and EWS Category, there is a minimum requirement of 60% in standard X/ SSC and standard XII/ HSC or equivalent examinations,
- For candidates from the SC, ST and PWD (DAP) Category a minimum of 55% in standard X/ SSC and standard XII/ HSC or equivalent examinations is mandatory.
All the institutes which offer this programme have an age limit for the applicants. This year, as per IIM Rohtak, a candidate can at max be of 20 years of age as on June 30, 2022.
Candidates who are expected to complete their XII by the end of June 2022 are also eligible to apply if they meet the age criterion. Based on their IPMAT scores, such students will be offered a provisional admission to the programme until their results are declared. Post the declaration of their results, only if an aspirant secures the minimum percentage as mentioned above, his/her admission stands valid. To know more about provisional admission click here.
3. What will you learn? …. (What is the Curriculum?)
The Curriculum consists of courses divided between two different programmes: BBA (3 years) and MBA (2 years). Each year has 3 terms, and each term has 7 papers. The BBA syllabus comprises subjects like Economics, Calculus, Presentation skills, Financial Systems and Markets, Advertising, Social internship, Ethics, Technology trends in Business, Psychology, Business internship etc. The curriculum is designed to educate students on diverse subjects to create versatile and capable business graduates.
4. But wait… Do I have a choice to exit after 3 years?
Yes Absolutely!
If a student wishes to exit voluntarily after successfully completing the BBA programme, he/ she can leave wtih a degree of Bachelor’s in Business Administration. On the other hand, if a student has the required CGPA and wishes to continue further, he/she would be a part of the cohort of the 2 year Master’s programme. (A wonderful opportunity to be a part of the flagship MBA programme)
To enter the fourth year, a student must have a minimum CGPA of 5. In case the student does not qualify for the master’s programme, he/ she will have to exit the programme at the end of three years with a degree of Bachelor’s in Business Administration from IIM Rohtak.
5. Programme Fee
I am sure you were waiting for a snippet on the fee structure of the IPM programme. So, here you go! Based on the information that’s available so far, fee for the first three years is close to 16 lacs and the tentative fees for the final two years.
I know that your first instinct may be to panic after seeing the fees. I get you! But wait, relax a little bit, take a breather and have a look at this video to get a grip on financing your education.. nay, your DREAM
Now let’s get down to business!
6. IPM Rohtak – IPMAT… Let’s hustle!
Continuing the thread that I began with, IPMAT is an aptitude test conducted separately by Indore and Rohtak to admit students into their IPM programme. IIM Rohtak conducts its own IPM aptitude test every year to assess students.
Candidates are scored on three sections – Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning and Verbal Ability. Each section usually contains 40 questions and you will have 40 minutes (total of 120 minutes) to complete each one. Every question will be a multiple-choice question of 4 marks. You either get a +4 or -1 depending on whether your answer is correct or incorrect.
To qualify for the following rounds of selection, students have to clear the minimum overall score that is declared by the institute. So far, IPMAT Rohtak has not had sectional cut offs for selecting students. However, I would recommend you to put your best foot forward in each section to steer through unexpected changes in the selection criteria.
If you’re thinking about starting your IPMAT preparation today, sign up on 2IIM as a trial user (to avail 40 hours of free lessons) and take your time to make an informed decision.
7. Important Dates
Are you keen on giving IPMAT Rohtak this year?
If yes, then mark your calendars with the dates given below:
Sr. No. | Topics for IPM Rohtak – IPMAT | Dates |
1 | Online Application Opens | February 21, 2022 |
2 | Last date for submission of online Application | May 02, 2022 |
3 | IPM Aptitude test 2022 | May 21, 2022 |
4 | Announcement of Call for Online Personal Interview | 2nd Week of June 2022* |
5 | Online Personal Interview | 4th Week of June 2022 |
6 | Announcement of Selection List | 1st Week of July 2022 |
7 | Academic Session begins | 1st Week of August 2022 |
8. Selection Procedure for IPM Rohtak
For this year the shortlisting will be based on IPMAT 2022 scores. The panelists will judge students on their academics, general awareness, and communication skills. The final merit list will be based on the composite score in the table given below:
Sr. No. | Component | Weightage (%) |
1 | Aptitude Test Score | 45 |
2 | Personal Interview (PI) | 15 |
3 | Past Academics (10th and 12th ) | 40 (20% each) |
9. A Wrap!
I’ll leave you guys with a quote for now
“If Hard work is the key to success, most people would rather pick the lock
This quote best summarizes your approach towards IPMAT. Most students usually have only a few months for IPAMT preparation after their XII board exams. To crack it you need a smart strategy and structured preparation – both of which will be covered in the upcoming blogs of 2IIM. So, stay tuned for more blogs on IPM and IPMAT preparation.
Cheers and best wishes!
Rajesh Balasubramanian runs 2IIM and takes the CAT every year and is a 4-time CAT 100 percentiler. He likes few things more than teaching Math and insists to this day that he is a better teacher than exam-taker.
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