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IIM(Indore), IIM(Rohtak) and IIM(Ranchi) offer five year integrated course in management, this means combination of BBA along with MBA for which admission is done through IPMAT, the eligibility for this course is passed 10+2 from a recognized board having mandatory 60% in 10th as well as 12th, for SC/ST/PwD it's 55%.

The entrance test is conducted for  a duration of 90 minutes in online mode , there are mainly three sections Quantitative Aptitude has MCQs and Short-Answer questions with each having time bound of 30 minutes carrying 20 questions for MCQs and 10 questions for short answer, and Verbal Ability (MCQs) carrying 30 questions are to be answered in 30 minutes.

For each correct answer, four marks are awarded.

There is negative marking scheme, for each wrong answer one mark will be deducted except short answer of quantitative aptitude section which doesn't carry any negative marking.

The syllabus of Quantitative Aptitude consists of Number systems, Data Interpretation, Averages, Quantitative reasoning, Distance, Time and Work, Mixtures and Alligations, Interpretation of tables, Common graphs & charts , etc.

The syllabus of Verbal Ability consists of Sentence completion, Synonyms, Antonyms, Idioms, and Phrases, Comprehension of passages, Proper Usage of Words, Vocabulary, Grammar, Fill in the Blanks etc.

Recommended Books are as follows-

For Quantitative Aptitude , you can use NCERTs class 11th and 12th for conceptual understanding, and later on can choose between How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT" by Arun Sharma , or The Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude for competitive exams.

For English Section , you can use Wren and Martin book for Grammar , Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis is a great book for vocabulary building, some of the books for particularly this exam are How to prepare for  Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT, by Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay , The Pearson Guide to IIM-Indore-IPM Entrance Examination

Based on the aptitude test scores, candidates will be further shortlisted for written ability test, personal interview, and eventually merit list will be prepared based on composite scores of each category.

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The syllabus of Verbal Ability consists of Sentence completion, Synonyms, Antonyms, Idioms, and Phrases, Comprehension of passages, Proper Usage of Words, Vocabulary, Grammar, Fill in the Blanks etc. you can refer Word Power Made Easy for building your vocabulary, and apart from this reading newspaper especially the editorial part on a daily basis helps regarding this along with comprehension part, you can choose The Hindu or The Indian Express for this, for covering the grammar portion you can refer wren and martin book, that's the best book to cover the fundamentals, other than these you can go for books such as How to prepare for  Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT, by Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay, The Pearson Guide to IIM-Indore-IPM Entrance Examination for covering the verbal ability portion of IPMAT.

Yeah definitely, you can do that and I personally believe thats a very good Strategy for Preparation. In Std 11 you may prepare from excellent preparation resources, educators and materials available on Unacademy, and once in Std 12, you may take a 1 year a good Test Series and Preparation Course either Online or Offline from some of the Best Management Exam Coachings like TIME or Career Launcher.

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Yeah, Online Resources from Edtech startups like Unacademy are one of the best platforms for preparation for Examinations like IPMAT besides test series from some of the Good CAT Coaching Institutions like TIME or Career Launcher. You should also refer CAT Books, if required for a stronger preparation.

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hi,

see you must clear your doubts about course duration and timing with the coaching authority before enroll for any of the course. however if currently you are pursuing 10+2 course , your main focus should be your board exam and simultaneously you may prepare for others entrance test.

make a proper lecture notes, short notes and set up previous years solved paper, so that you may remember it after a gap of several months.

make a routine for study and daily work and follow it accordingly.

best of luck.