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IPMAT Indore Cut Off 2026 (Expected), Safe Score & Previous Year Cut Off Trends

Check IPMAT Indore Cutoff 2026, along with the estimated sectional cut off, safe score, ATS, trends according to category, analysis of last year's cutoff and other important factors.

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IPMAT Indore Cut Off 2026 (Expected), Safe Score & Previous Year Cut Off Trends

The IPMAT 2026 cutoff is defined as the cut-off marks and the percentile that is necessary for admission in the five-year Integrated Programme in Management (IPM). The cutoff will be determined by the conducting body, IIM Indore depending on the various parameters like difficulty level of the examination, number of applicants and seats available. To get admission into the course, candidates should qualify for an IPMAT cutoff and also clear the Personal Interview.

The admission process of the IPM program will start once the IPMAT 2026 result declaration takes place. Each participating institute will declare its own cutoff for admission purposes. The examination of IPMAT Indore 2026 was conducted on 4th May 2026. 

IIM Indore IPMAT 2026 Exam Cutoff Highlights

  • Expected General cutoff: 205+ safe score

  • Verbal Ability has the highest sectional cutoff

  • Category-wise sectional cutoff applicable

  • PI round after the cutoff qualification

IPMAT Indore Cut Off 2026 Expected

The expected cutoff marks for IIM Indore are individual sectional cutoffs for QA-SA, QA-MCQ and VA. The candidates need to clear each section separately in order to qualify for the personal interview round.

Expected IPMAT Indore Sectional Cutoff 2026

Category

QA (SA)

QA (MCQ)

VA

General

22–26

33–37

110–118

EWS

14–18

24–28

85–95

NC-OBC

10–14

20–25

75–85

SC

10–14

16–20

55–65

ST

6–10

10–14

35–45

PwD

6–10

10–14

35–45

IPMAT Indore 2026 Safe Score, Good Score & Target Score

The table below provides the target, good and safe score range for IPMAT Indore 2026, where the maximum score is 360. Those students who secure marks in the safe score range stand a better probability of making it to the next round of admissions.

Category

Target Score

Good Score

Safe Score

General

175–189

190–204

205+

EWS

145–159

160–174

175+

NC-OBC

130–149

150–164

165+

SC

105–124

125–139

140+

ST

75–94

95–109

110+

PwD

70–89

90–104

105+

Factors Influencing IPMAT Cutoff 2026

There are many important factors that determine the IPMAT exam 2026 cutoff each year. These factors might affect the cut-off score and can either raise or lower it. The following are some of the important influencing factors for the Indian Institute of Management Indore IPMAT cut-off score-

  • Total number of candidates giving the IPMAT 2026 test

  • Number of seats provided by the participating institutes

  • Reservation criteria

  • IPMAT 2026 marking scheme

  • Difficulty level of the IPMAT 2026 question paper

  • IPMAT cutoff trends of previous years

  • Performance level of the candidates in the test

  • The top and bottom scores achieved by the candidates

  • Overall performance of students in all sections of the test

Category-wise Successful Candidates for IPMAT Indore 2026

Below is the table depicting the number of students securing positive raw scores (raw score equal to one and above) in each of the three sections of the IPMAT Indore test.

Category

Female Candidates

Male Candidates

Total Candidates

EWS

287

614

901

General

5155

6977

12132

NC-OBC

831

1519

2350

PwD

27

60

87

SC

273

444

717

ST

51

119

170

Grand Total

6624

9733

16357

Sectional Cut-off and Candidates Passed Sectional Cut-off for IPMAT Indore 2026

Below is a table showing the cut-off marks needed in SA Quantitative Ability, MCQ Quantitative Ability and Verbal Ability and the number of candidates who have passed the sectional cut-off requirements per category.

Category

QA (SA) Cutoff

QA (MCQ) Cutoff

Verbal Ability Cutoff

Female Candidates

Male Candidates

Total Candidates

EWS

16

18

87

13

62

75

General

24

28

112

78

223

301

NC-OBC

12

15

78

77

168

245

PwD

8

5

47

13

20

33

SC

12

10

65

47

66

113

ST

8

6

48

12

39

51

IPMAT Indore 2026 Aptitude Test Score (ATS)

The following is the Aptitude Test Score (ATS) table showing the total number of candidates shortlisted, together with the lowest and highest ATS obtained in different categories.

Category

Candidates Count

Minimum ATS

Maximum ATS

EWS

75

25.38361

63.68433

General

301

41.55555

89.24216

NC-OBC

245

19.83047

70.4514

PwD

33

5.17311

64.2081

SC

113

10.72825

56.07913

ST

51

2.3011

56.21091

Previous Year Cut Off Trends in IPMAT Indore

The aspirants who are aspiring to give IPMAT Indore in 2026 should also go through the past cutoff trends to learn about their competitors’ performance. Separate cutoff marks are announced for SA, MCQ of QA and VA sections by the IIM Indore. The candidates have to pass each section to move further.

IPMAT Indore Cut Off 2025

The table below highlights the category-wise sectional cutoff for IPMAT 2025-

Category

Quantitative Aptitude (SA)

Quantitative Aptitude (MCQ)

Verbal Ability

General

24

28

112

EWS

16

18

87

NC-OBC

12

15

78

SC

12

10

65

ST

8

6

48

PwD

8

5

47

IPMAT Cut Off 2024

Candidates can check the IPMAT 2024 category-wise sectional cutoff and the number of students meeting the required cutoff criteria below:

Category

Quantitative Ability (SA)

Quantitative Ability (MCQ)

Verbal Ability

Total Candidates Qualified

EWS

16

26

89

78

General

24

35

113

312

NC-OBC

12

23

78

239

PwD

8

13

40

31

SC

12

18

60

115

ST

8

13

40

49

These trends of cutoffs suggest that the Verbal Ability section usually has high cutoff scores, particularly for the General category students. Going through the previous year’s cutoff scores will assist aspirants in fixing realistic targets and preparing effectively for IPMAT 2026.

FAQs

IPMAT Indore cutoff 2026 for the General Category is estimated to be more than 205+, and there will also be sectional cut-offs for QA-SA, QA-MCQ and Verbal Ability.

Yes, IPMAT Indore follows sectional cut-off criteria. Candidates must cross the sectional cut-offs for QA-SA, QA-MCQ and Verbal Ability in order to move to the next step.

Scores that exceed 205 would be considered safe scores for the General Category aspirants of IPMAT Indore 2026.

Usually, Verbal Ability holds the highest sectional cut-off marks, particularly for the General Category students.

IPMAT cut-off depends on several aspects like the exam difficulty level, number of participants, seats available, reservation policy, marking scheme and last year's cutoff trends.

Shortlisted candidates who attain the necessary cut-off score would proceed to the next level, the Personal Interview, organised by IIM Indore.