How do I prepare for IIM Indore IPM Aptitude Test and Personal Interview?

Your Questions?

1- What books should I refer to prepare for IPM-AT ?
2- What is the syllabus For Aptitude Test ?

3- What to expect in the Personal Interview ?

CS Answers:

Aptitude Test :

Basic probability, sequence and series are some easy topics which are often asked. You should prepare the following important topics :

Quantitative Aptitude :

The main areas covered in the Quantitative Aptitude are as follows:

• Percentage
• Binomial Theorem
• Functions
• Mensuration
• Permutation and Combination
• Probability
• Problems on Ages
• Profit, Loss and Discounts
• Progressions - A.P., G.P., H.P.
• Ratio and Proportion
• Simple and Compound Interest
• Speed, Time and Distance
• Time and Work
• Trigonometry
• Geometry
• Data Interpretation
• Equations
• Time, Work and Distance

Verbal Ability

The Verbal Ability section is divided into two parts, Reading Comprehension and Verbal Ability. The common topics include the following:

• Vocabulary
• PFQs
• Grammar
• Sentence Correction
• Proper Usage of words S

(Source : Champions'Square)

There is no specific weight-age for any topic. Joining a coaching institute may not help much. Instead of paying a hefty amount for the same, focus on strengthening your concepts. As advised by  Champions'Square, get your NCERTs sorted (Mathematics, std. VI-XII). For Quantative Aptitude, refer to some standard book like RS Agarwal. For Verbal Ability, refer to Wren & Martin or some primer like Mcgraw Hill or Pearson. You will get most of this material free of cost online.

Solve plethora of Mock Tests. Practice a lot of questions. You can get the sample questions here http://www.iimidr.ac.in/wp-conte...
If you are extraordinary at any of the two sections, you stand a good chance!
Since there is 60% weight-age for Aptitude Test, a decent score is necessary.
For the recent batch, an Aptitude Test Score of 50+ was sufficient to get a call for Interview.

Interview :

Given that you have cleared the Aptitude Test, you will be called for interview after 3-4 weeks. You may not be grilled much, since for most of you, it will be the first interview ever!

Most of my friends were asked about Mathematical and Physical concepts. But in my case, I was mostly asked about Biology, since I had scored highest marks in Biology.
Since they asked me about Biology, (which seems irrelevant in IPM) I reckon that the panelists are rather interested in screening your confidence. Prepare well for the subject in which you have scored maximum marks (in boards).

The most interesting part was, for about 4-5 minutes, all the questions asked to me were related to my name and my father's name. I was also asked about 'Mumbai Dabawallas’ and ‘Warkari Samaj’ which was quite unexpected.