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Wednesday, 08 July 2020 | Ankit Kapoor

Make your best bet

The IIM-IPM is one of the most sought after course for management aspiring students. Ankit Kapoor tells you what makes the course standout and how students can prepare for it

With this current situation full of uncertainties and surrounded by the pandemic crisis, students after Class XII are definitely seeking for a stable career. And with all the odds in the favour, the five-year integrated management programme at IIM is worth the bet. The IIM IPM is one of the most sought-after courses for any management aspiring student.

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) conducts its national aptitude test once every year and over 20,000 students appear annually. The aptitude test facilitates admission to their five-year integrated programme in management. The admission process consists of the IPM Aptitude test, on clearing the cut-off for which students proceed for the next round, Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI).

IPM is a unique course structure that provides a holistic development rather than just the managerial skills. This is a unique combination that no other graduate programme can match.

Preparing for the entrance exam IPMAT: IIM is no rocket science and to understand how, it is always better to start the preparation a year before, than to have last-minute stress. Once you are clear about the career you want to get into, the syllabus looks humongous but when segregated and planned perfectly it becomes much easier. 

IPM selection is a rigorous process of selecting students with diversified portfolios. They choose crème de la crème from the applications received. This potpourri in itself provides a unique fragrance that is a priori. Yes, it requires hard work to sustain in the program but at the end it is reflected in your personality, once you are ready to face the world with challenges.

Five-year integrated programme for management

A multi-dimensional perspective: The entire five-year course is divided into two parts — three years and two years. The first three years are the intensive foundation stones/pillars that are laid with utmost precision. This would include understanding of humanities subjects as philosophy, psychology, mathematics, statistics and economics. Next two years are in sync with the CAT selected students. The IIM IPM believes in shaping managers who are socially conscious and relevant in today’s scenario. The five-year duration is so meticulously designed that it provides high analytical rigour through mathematics & economics and socially responsible managers by understanding of humanities. This opens a multi-dimensional perspective.

Social internships: As most of the students in India, after Class XII, do not have exposure to working, IPM provides a unique opportunity to understand the working culture & ethics with the help of social internship after the end of first year. To sync, after the end of each year, a student goes for different internship programmes. Students of IPM also have the opportunity to go for sabbatical for a maximum of two years. These two years may be used to acquire experience, earn or anything else that would help a student grow.

Foreign exchange programmes: Foreign exchange program is another feather in the hat. Not many programmes, apart from IPM, have such articulated exchange programs. These universities are in part of Europe, Taiwan and Brazil. This programme ranges from three to five months and the student derives a new dimension to his understanding process. Mind it, a student has to earn this programme and it does not come as a suo-motu function.

The writer is Managing Director, Pratham Test Prep

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