I have a few friends from IIM Indore and according to them, it is risky to take a year-drop to prepare for IPM. Before taking a drop and preparing for IPM at IIM Indore, consider the fees which are quite high. You can even appear for the entrance exam for IPM while continuing your current college. If you end up getting selected for admission, you can discontinue your current college.

Some of my friends studied at IIM Indore. According to them, the campus is quite attractive. It is situated between the scenic beauty of nature where you can spot various points like sunset points and many others. Here are some things that make IIM Indore stand out - 

• The campus is surrounded by greenery that provides freshness. You can walk after your classes or relax during your leisure time. 
• Now coming to the academic buildings, they are a big circle, and usually, it takes time to reach the building. 
• Also, the library is well-equipped that owns innumerable books along with the facility of free Wifi connectivity. 
• The food joint is owned by some students. It is clean, hygienic, and affordable.
• The hostel also has every facility with regularly cleaned washrooms and others like geysers, fans, entertainment units, etc. thereby satisfying the daily needs of the students.

Lastly, it can be said that life at IIM Indore is worth spending that can give you an amazing experience for the entire two years of your college life. Study well and try to make it to IIM Indore.

Earlier the selection process for admission in the 5 years IPM was not so transparent. Students had to resort to Right To Information (RTI) to get to know their stats for the admission process. An entrance exam was conducted and students didn’t even get to know the marks scored in the test and they didn’t even know how to evaluate themselves or the evaluation process. 60 percent weightage was given to the entrance exam and 40 percent weightage was given to the interview.

Nowadays it is very transparent. The admission committee views your past academic results mainly 11th and the boards. It grants you admission on the basis of past academic records, entrance exams, and interviews. So it is considered quite transparent these days as compared to earlier.

According to some of my friends studying at IIM Indore, it is renowned for its management studies. It is ranked seventh in the NIRF Ranking for Management 2020.

• They offer Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) covering the bachelor’s and Masters’ degrees. 
• You can choose to join a college after 10+2 and attempt to crack IPMAT. All you need is to satisfy the eligibility criteria. 
• Many alumni of the IIM Indore’s had secured admission in the IPM programme after joining another institute.

The course has an excellent curriculum and provides the best exposure to the students that is unparalleled to any other programmes in India. Overall, the ultimate choice depends upon your interests and what you want to be in the future.

For the Writing Ability Test or WAT, you will be allowed half an hour to write 300 words on a topic that you will be given. The topics can be varying such as the Privatization of sports in India, how to solve the problem of water pollution, scarcity of water, the quality of higher education in the country.

The Personal Interview Round is usually around 15 minutes long. It can be longer or shorter than that, though. If you are a fresher, then be thorough with your academics or the questions pertaining to your work experience if you do have work experience. Be aware of current affairs. If you took time off for preparing for the entrance exams, be sure to prepare rational and convincing enough answers as your interviewers will ask you about the gap in your resume.

Well, right now it is suggested that you should focus completely on your 12th board. After this, you first research a bit about IPM and how much time it will take to prepare. With such data, you can start preparing for IPM and by the time your exam comes, you will be ready.

As much as I know about IPM, it consists of 60% of quantitative aptitude and 55% of which includes higher mathematics, which is basically your complete 11th and 12th mathematics.

• So if you prepare your maths in the 12th nicely, you don't need to struggle after your boards, especially in the quant section.
• As for the verbal section, I would advise you to start reading English newspapers. It will help you in the reading section.
• Verbal section includes questions of antonyms, synonyms; fill in the blanks, idioms & phrases, and analogies which you can prepare from any CAT book.

IPM Aptitude Test Pattern:

• The exam pattern states that IPM Aptitude Test is a multiple choice objective type paper with 100 questions divided among 2 sections.
• The duration of the exam is 2 hours.
• Each question carries 4 marks and there is a negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer.
• Quantitative Ability-60, Verbal Ability- 40

As in the interview, the questions which are asked basically depend upon the subjects you studied in 10+2 and your career aspirations. Be well aware of the current events and trends. If you follow these points, your exam would become a lot easier.

No matter whether you study inboth programs. It entirely depends on your interest in the subject. If you are interested in agriculture or in the food sector then think nothing and go for the FABM program but if you are not interested in this field then you can go with the general PGP program at IIM Indore or Kozhikode. 

It might be that the average salary of IIM Kozhikode and Indore be slightly more than that of IIM Ahmedabad FABM program but it has been estimated that in the coming years the student of the FABM program will come across some good and great opportunities