Exam Pattern
JIPMAT Exam Pattern
Joint Integrated Programme in Management Admission Test
Three sections split as evenly as 100 questions allow: Quantitative Aptitude 33, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning 33, Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension 34. Nothing in the weighting favours one over another and there is no sectional time limit, so the whole 150 minutes follows whatever order you set for yourself. That comes to 90 seconds a question, roomier than most entrances at this level. With 4 marks for a correct answer and 1 deducted, break-even sits at one in five. This is the joint entrance for the integrated programmes at IIM Bodh Gaya and IIM Jammu.
Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, and Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
Official 2026 pattern| Questions | 100 |
| Total marks | 400 |
| Duration | 150 minutes |
| Negative marking | 1 per wrong answer |
| Sections | Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension |
| Test | Qs | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Aptitude | 33 | 132 |
| Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning | 33 | 132 |
| Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension | 34 | 136 |
Timing: Single composite 150-minute timer for all three sections combined: no sectional lock, matching the official test's own no-sectional-time-limit rule.
The official JIPMAT (conducted by the National Testing Agency for IIM Bodh Gaya and IIM Jammu) has 100 questions for 400 marks in 150 minutes, 4 marks for each correct answer and 1 mark negative for each wrong answer, with no sectional time limit, across three sections: Quantitative Aptitude (33Q), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (33Q), and Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (34Q). This mock now covers all three sections at full official scale, replacing an earlier proportionally-scaled 45-question shell. All three sections are skill-based (quantitative calculation, data interpretation and logical puzzles, vocabulary and reading comprehension), not fact-recall, so no section needed excluding for content-risk reasons.
Official source · checked 31 August 2026The JIPMAT Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, and Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension exam pattern is 100 questions carrying 400 marks, to be answered in 150 minutes. That works out to about 90 seconds per question on average, before any time spent reading instructions or revisiting marked answers. The 3 sections are Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning and Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension. Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension carries the most, 136 marks of the 400 or about 34%, against 132 marks for Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning. All sections share one composite timer, so you are free to move between them and spend your time where it earns most.
JIPMAT Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, and Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension marking scheme
- Each correct answer is worth 4 marks.
- A wrong answer deducts 1 mark; an unattempted question scores zero.
- A guess therefore breaks even at 20% accuracy: above that it gains you marks on average, below it loses them. A blind guess between four options is right 25% of the time, which is already above that line, so an educated guess is worth making rather than leaving the question blank.
- Worked example: attempt 80 of the 100 questions and get 60 right and 20 wrong, and you score 220 out of 400.
Practising against the same clock is the point of a mock test: at 90 seconds a question, the difference between a good score and an average one is usually pacing rather than knowledge. Attempt a free JIPMAT mock test to see where your time actually goes.
JIPMAT exam pattern: frequently asked questions
Is there negative marking in JIPMAT?
JIPMAT deducts 1 mark for a wrong answer. An unattempted question always scores zero, so the choice is only ever between guessing and leaving it blank.
How many questions are there in JIPMAT?
JIPMAT has 100 questions. That leaves about 90 seconds per question in JIPMAT.
What are the total marks in JIPMAT?
JIPMAT is out of 400 marks, which works out at 4 marks a question.
How long is the JIPMAT exam?
JIPMAT runs for 150 minutes.
Does JIPMAT have a sectional time limit?
No. JIPMAT runs every section on one composite timer of 150 minutes, so you can move between sections freely and give the slower ones more of your time.