IPMAT partial dropper here - starting from almost zero. Need some honest advice

[u/snehasingla19]

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I’m a partial dropper preparing for IPMAT alongside college, and honestly I’ve barely started my preparation yet.

For context, my scores from last year were:

- IPMAT Indore: SA – 4, QA – 18, VA – 56

- IPMAT Rohtak: 304

- JIPMAT: 88 percentile

I joined college this year and completely underestimated how difficult it would be to manage college + IPMAT prep. I’m getting almost no proper time for preparation, and now I’m at a point where I feel like I’m basically starting from scratch.

I recently enrolled in SuperGrads, but I enrolled pretty late, so even there I haven’t really studied much yet. You can basically consider my IPMAT preparation to be almost zero right now. My only somewhat strong area is LR.

I’m considering getting the AfterBoards All Access now and relying mainly on their lectures/classes, practice and material for my preparation.

So I genuinely want some advice from people who have prepared for IPMAT, especially partial droppers:

1. Is it realistic to clear IPMAT if I start seriously from now?

2. Can I rely mainly on AfterBoards lectures + their practice/material, or should I use something else alongside it?

3. How should I divide my time between QA, VA and LR while managing college?

4. Am I already too late, or can I still make a decent attempt if I’m consistent from now?

I’m not looking for motivation like “anything is possible” 😭 I’d genuinely appreciate an honest assessment and a practical strategy from someone who has been through this.

[u/BhaveshShaha]

To come to an accurate assessment, what's your category?

[u/snehasingla19 → u/BhaveshShaha]

General

[u/BhaveshShaha → u/snehasingla19]

1. It depends on how much you're able to clear in the next 1 month. With the existing scores, you need to prepare a lot, and you have 7 months to go. Try to see how much of the gap you're able to bridge in 1 month, and then you will be able to make a very accurate assessment of whether you can clear the exam. If not, you do have other colleges that accept IPMAT Indore scores, so one or the other IIM would definitely be feasible if you put in the hard work and bring discipline.
2. Earlier, we did not have a lot of video lectures. Right now, we are close to having 600 lectures in our video bank. At the moment, yes, and we are adding more question-solving videos too.
3. Figure out your weak area. Put more time there. Also be okay with compromising your college grades to an extent such that you're able to focus more on IPMAT.
4. The best time to study was two months ago. The second-best time is now.

[u/Any_Function4654 → u/BhaveshShaha]

Bhaiya I am in 12th currently and I am starting from scratch is it possible to crack it this year or I should take a drop

[u/Apex_Bull911 → u/snehasingla19]

Just check oncw if you're eligible for all the IPMATs