Five Year Integrated Programme in Management (IPM)
Launched by IIM Indore in 2011, the five-year Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) is the first of its kind in India. The programme has been accredited by the Association of MBAs, London (4th and 5th Year). It is a unique and creative programme meant for young students with managerial and leadership aspirations. Through the IPM, IIM Indore seeks to attract young students, and mould them as outstanding leaders through a world-class education.
IPM is aimed at students who have passed out of class XII/Higher Secondary or equivalent from schools across India.
Mission:
To produce contextually relevant, socially-conscious managers and leaders with a foundation of world class education in social sciences followed by management education.
Learning Goals:
Given the nature of the programme learning goals of IPM are split into those for the first 3 years and the last two years.
Learning goals for the first three years of the programme:
The IPM will enable students to:
1. Demonstrate language skills
2. Demonstrate oral communication skills
3. Demonstrate knowledge of foundational subjects for management studies
4. Demonstrate an awareness of ethical understanding
5. Enhance physical well-being
Learning goals of the last two years
Last two years of the programme are at Post-graduate level and the IPM students are mixed with the PGP programme students and they go through the same set of courses as the PGP programme. Hence the learning goals for these two years are the same as that of the PGP Programme. These goals are:
1. Enable students to understand relevance of context in business
2. Develop social consciousness
3. Develop critical thinking skills
4. Inculcate integrative thinking ability
5. Promote interpersonal awareness and ability to work in groups
6. Enable students to learn how to apply the basic principles of communication in order to write effective business messages, case analysis and reports.
7. Develop competence in quantitative analysis
8. Prepare business leaders with a sound understanding of ethics
The Programme consists of 15 terms spread over a period of 5 years, with each year having 3 terms of 3 months. IPM is in two parts. The first three years build a foundation, and the last two years focus on management.
The foundation has three major elements:
A combination of analytical rigour and wide exposure equips IPM students for leadership roles and positions of responsibility in different sectors.
After 3 years of intensive study of foundational disciplines, the IPM students train as managers along with the students of the Institute’s 2-year Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP), undertaking the same course package in management studies in years 4 and 5.
IPM students are required to complete a social internship at the end of year 2, and a business internship between years 4 and 5. This experiential learning inculcates leadership qualities in them and hones their managerial skills further.
The Indian Institutes of Management Act 2017 came into force from January 31, 2018. At the end of the five year Integrated Programme, the participants would be awarded with Bachelor of Arts (Foundations of Management) and Master of Business Administration (under the Dual Degree Programme) by IIM Indore on successful completion of programme requirements.
Courses Offered in First 3 Years
Mathematics, Statistics, Economics
Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Foundations of Management
Others
Courses Offered at PGP Level
(Same as PGP Curriculum) URL: https://www.iimidr.ac.in/academic-programmes/post-graduate-program-in-management/curriculum/
Social Internship at the end of second year, Student Exchange Programme in the third or fifth year, exit option after successful completion of the third year of the Programme, Sabbatical available for select students up to two years between the year three and four, unique rural engagement programme in the fourth year, and himalaya outbound programme in the fifth year are few differentiating features of IIM Indore’s IPM Programme.
Fees and Accommodation
The course fee for resident Indians for the first three years of the IPM would be Rs. 4,00,000/- (Rupees four lakh) per annum and Rs. 6,00,000/- (Rupees six lakh) per annum for International applicant. Course fee for the fourth and fifth years would be as per prevailing Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) fees. The course fee includes lodging, access to lectures, internet facilities and library.
Accommodation would be arranged on sharing basis for the first three years of IPM. Single room accommodation would be made available for the fourth and fifth years of the Programme.
Internship
IIM Indore has always been cognizant of an institute’s role in shaping the thought processes of
its students and has, therefore, made social sensitivity a mainstay of its residential programmes.
The IPM students are required to complete a social internship at the end of year 2.
In addition to the Social Internship, IPM students do a business internship along with the PGP students between years 4 & 5.
Selection Process
The students undergo a rigorous selection process:
The Sanctioned intake for IPM 2020 batch (Domestic Applicant) is 150.
Faculty Resources
IIM Indore has a well-qualified faculty across academic disciplines. IPM students are taught by a mix of resident and eminent visiting faculty, resource persons from renowned colleges/institutes and industry experts.
Student Activities
Apart from academic programmes, the IPM participants are exposed to various extra-curricular activities in order to inculcate in them leadership qualities and managerial skills. The IPM participants have formed several Clubs/Committees through which they complement their academic activities.
Revised structure for IPM AT 2020 and selection procedure for IPM 2020-25 Batch
The IPM AT 2020 is proposed to be conducted on Monday, September 07, 2020 and owing to the prevailing situation the Admissions Committee After the due discussion and deliberation revised the Selection Procedure for IPM 2020-25 Batch, the revised procedure will be applicable from the stage-2 of the selection process as mentioned below:
Stage-2: Based on the applications received, candidates satisfying minimum eligibility criteria will be called for the Aptitude Test (AT) to be conducted across 34 cities in the country i.e. Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh/ Mohali, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Meerut, Mumbai, Nagpur, Noida, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Roorkee, Siliguri, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur, Varanasi and Visakhapatnam. However, IIM Indore reserves the right to change the cities/ centres or cancel the centre at any time if the situation so warrants. The date of conducting IPM AT is Monday, September 7, 2020. The pattern of AT will be as follows:
| Section | Number of Questions | Time duration for the section | Maximum Marks | Negative Marking |
| Quantitative Ability (MCQ) | 20 | 30 Minutes | 80 | Yes |
| Quantitative Ability (SA) | 10 | 30 Minutes | 40 | No |
| Verbal Ability (MCQ) | 30 | 30 Minutes | 120 | Yes |
Stage-3: In this stage, the eligible pool for Stage-4 {i.e. shortlisting for Video Based Assessment} is created considering only the candidates having positive raw scores and a minimum mark in each of the three sections of Aptitude Test. The minimum cut off marks in each section will be decided by the Admissions Committee. The minimum cut off marks in each section will be based on the categories of applicants.
Individual regret letters will not be sent to applicants who are rejected at this stage.
Stage 4: Sufficient number of candidates will be shortlisted for Video Based Assessment stage from the eligible pool (refer Stage- 3) for each category (General, EWS, NC-OBC, SC, ST and PwD) using the merit list generated based on Aptitude Test Score (ATS) as mentioned in Table-2:
Table-2: Computation of Aptitude Test Score (ATS)
| Component | Score (Weight) |
| Percentage Score in Quantitative Ability (MCQ) Section | 25* [Candidate′s Score − M inimum Score] |
| Percentage Score in Quantitative Ability (SA) Section | 25* [Candidate′s Score − M inimum Score] |
| Percentage Score in Verbal Ability (MCQ) Section | 50* [Candidate′s Score − M inimum Score] |
| Aptitude Test Score (ATS) | Sum of above |
Note: Maximum and Minimum scores are the highest and lowest scores obtained in respective sections by the candidates from the eligible pool
Video Based Assessment: Candidates shortlisted for the Video Based Assessment will be required to upload a self recorded video file within a stipulated time period soon after the announcement of the Aptitude Test Result. Candidates will be given a set of questions on which they will be required to record their video and upload it within the given time period. Candidates failing to upload the self recorded video in the stipulated time will be disqualified from the further selection process.
Stage 5: Only those candidates satisfying the requirements mentioned in earlier stages will be considered for the final selection. Category wise merit list will be generated based on Composite Score (CS) as mentioned in Table 2 and provisional admission offers will be made accordingly adhering to the Government of India reservation norms.
Tabel-2: Computation of Composite Score (CS)
| Component | Score (Weight) |
| Aptitude Test Score (ATS) | 85% |
| Video Based Assessment | 15% |
| Composite Score (CS) | Sum of above |
Note: Owing to the ongoing COVID Pandemic, the Admissions Committee of IIM Indore, after due deliberations and considerations, has decided to drop the WAT & in-person
Interview components for this year. In lieu of WAT and in-person interviews, the committee decided to use Video based assessment for this year. And hence, the final admission will be offered based on the Composite Score as per the calculation mentioned above.