TAPMI Manipal IPM Admissions 2025: Offers Dual BBA & MBA degrees, Apply with IPMAT and Other Exams

TAMPI IPM program has a unique structure. The first three years of education lead to BBA degree. Then, for Year 4 and 5, IPM students are merged with the MBA Batch, which is recruited from CAT/XAT applicants. Let’s know more about TAPMI Manipal, TAPMI IPM fees, placements, admission process and a lot more.

Table of Contents
1. TAPMI Manipal Key Highlights and USPs
2. TAPMI IPM Advantages
3. TAPMI Manipal IPM Program Structure & Specializations
4. TAPMI IPM Fees & Scholarship
5. TAPMI IPM Seats
6. TAPMI IPM Placements
7. TAPMI IPM Admission Eligibility Criteria 2025
8. TAPMI IPM Admission Process 2025
9. TAPMI IPM Admission 2025: Statement of Purpose, Micro Presentation 
10. Manipal Entrance Test (MET) 

1. TAPMI Manipal Key Highlights and USPs
Established in 1980, TAPMI Manipal is part of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), one of largest and most prestigious group of institution. Let’s review key highlights and USPs. 

• International Accreditation: TAPMI has dual international accreditation. It is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International and Association of MBAs (AMBA). TAPMI is accredited by NBA and is recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the Association of Indian Universities (AIU)  
• Highly Ranked: T A Pai Management Institute Manipal is a highly ranked management institute. TAPMI Manipal is Ranked #58 in NIRF Rankings 2024 amongst top 125 management institutes in India. TAPMI Manipal is ranked #20 in MBAUniverse.com B-school Rankings 2025 among top B-schools in India. TAPMI is ranked # 21 in Business Today B-School Ranking 2024. In the Outlook ICare rankings 2024, TAPMI is ranked #4 among Private B-Schools in India and # 02 among Private B Schools in India.
• Strong TAPMI Manipal Placements: TAPMI Manipal Average Salary in Placement 2024 stood at Rs.13.84 LPA for MBA General program; Rs.13.35 LPA for MBA Marketing; Average salary of Rs.12.77 LPA for MBA HRM; Average salary of Rs.12.97 LPA for MBA BKFS; Average Salary of Rs.12.03 LPA for MBA IB programme. 
• TAPMI Top Recruiters: TAPMI Manipal Top recruiters in placements include Accenture, Adani, Deloitte, ITC, Capgemini, HCL, Cognizant, Crisil, GEP, Goldman Sachs, J. P. Morgan Chase, Virtusa, EY, Infosys, KPMG among others
• Innovative Pedagogy: TAPMI practices academic rigor and relevance. The pedagogic approach at TAPMI offers experiential learning. The curriculum is outcome centric and is geared towards teaching students through real experiences such as case studies, simulation games, Management in Practice (MIP), Brandscan and Exchange Programs. 
• Strong Academic Leadership: Well-known academic leader Prof. Madhu Veeraraghavan is Pro-Vice Chancellor- Management, Law, Humanities and Social Sciences, MAHE, and T. A. Pai Chair Professor of Finance, TAPMI; Prof. Rajeev Kumra, Director, TAPMI, Manipal; Program heads and faculty members include senior academic leaders such as Dr. Aditya Jadhav, Founding Dean, TAPMI Bengaluru.

2. TAPMI IPM Advantages
Here are the key advantages of pursuing the TAPMI-IPM program.

• Dual-degree course: Students get two degrees by the end of their five-year course – BBA and MBA.
• Exit Option: Student may exit the programme post three years of IPM with BBA (Foundations in Management) Degree.
• Assured MBA from TAPMI Manipal without CAT/XAT: Once enrolled into IPM program, CAT/XAT and other competitive exams not required for admission into 
• Strong Placements: TAPMI MBA program has a track record of 100% placement consistently over the years. 
• Faculty Advisory Service, Career Advisory Support, and Leadership Assessment and Development Centre for holistic development

3. TAPMI Manipal IPM Program Structure & Specializations
TAPMI IPM courses are identified from the six major areas. A brief listing of all the courses offered in the first three years are given below. The final two years of IPM programme will have same course structure as that of TAPMI MBA programme.

• Foundation in Social Sciences (FSS) to appreciate different perspectives and relevance of Social Sciences as a discipline.
• Foundation in Management (FM) meant to develop a foundation for students in the Management Sciences area to appreciate different perspectives of Management discipline.
• Foundation in Analytics and Data Sciences (FADS) to emphasize the applicability of mathematical and analytical methods to solve practical problems to impart the employability skills.
• Foundation in Humanities and Performing Arts (FHPA) to develop interpersonal communication skills, presentation skills, language proficiency, creativity, and depth and breadth in perspective seeking.
• Skill-based Workshops (SBW) will expose students to various technical and behavioural skills required to excel in dynamic business contexts.
• Social Internships and Live Project (SILP) will help students gain the industry experience.

TAPMI IPM Program Specializations
The final two years of TAPMI IPM program structure will have same courses as that of TAPMI MBA programme. Key specialization areas in in TAPMI IPM MBA courses are Analytics, Banking, HR, Finance, Operations, IT & Systems, International Business

4. TAPMI IPM Fees & Scholarship
TAPMI IPM tuition fees 2025 is Rs. 5.5 Lakhs per year for first 3 years and 6 Lakhs per year for last 2 years. Hence, the total TAPMI IPM fee is Rs. 28.5 Lakhs for five years. TAPMI Manipal offers many reimbursements and scholarships for meritorious students.

5. TAPMI IPM Seats
TAPMI offers only 60 seats for the IPM program. These seats will be offered to students who will do well in the TAPMI Manipal IPM admission 2025 process. Check details below.   

6. TAPMI IPM Placements
TAPMI has a legacy of unbroken 100% Placement record since inception. TAPMI Manipal IPM batch will participate in TAPMI MBA placements along with the MBA batch. Check placements details below.
TAPMI Placement 2024 Highlights

Salary Details	MBA (General)	MBA (BKFS)	MBA (Marketing)	MBA (HRM)	MBA (IB)
Average Salary	Rs. 13.84 LPA	Rs.12.97 LPA	Rs.13.35 LPA	Rs.12.77 LPA	Rs.12.03 LPA
Highest Salary	Rs. 32.02 LPA	Rs. 21.00 LPA	Rs.17.01 LPA	Rs.28.50 LPA	Rs.17.78 LPA

7. TAPMI IPM Admission Eligibility Criteria 2025
TAPMI Manipal IPM admission eligibility is as below:

7.1 Academic Eligibility Criteria

• Pass in 10+2 or equivalent from a recognized Board, with minimum 60% aggregated marks,
• Minimum 60% aggregated marks in Std. 10th
• English as a compulsory subject in HSC/(10+2) Examination

7.2 Exams Accepted
Students should have appeared in one of the following entrance tests for the corresponding academic year or previous academic year to become eligible for TAPI IPM Admission

IPM Entrance Exam	Conducted by
IPMAT Indore 2025	IIM Indore
IPMAT Rohtak 2025	IIM Rohtak
JIPMAT 2025	National Testing Agency (NTA)
Manipal Entrance Test (MET) MET	Own entrance exam. See details below.
JEE mains	National Testing Agency
SAT examination	College Board
CLAT	Consortium of National Law Universities

8. TAPMI IPM Admission Process 2025
TAPMI Manipal IPM Admission is a two-step process: Shortlisting (based on Academics and Entrance exam score) and Final Selection Round. Details are as below:

8.1 TAPMI IPM Shortlisting Criteria

• TAPMI uses IPMAT/ JIPMAT/ JEE/ SAT/CLAT/MET scores for shortlisting the candidates 
• There is no “Management Quota” for admissions at TAPMI.
• Students will be shortlisted and informed at their registered email address.
• Thereafter, candidates will have to appear for an online interview and micro-presentation

8.2 TAPMI IPM Final Selection Process
The final selection for admission to the TAPMI IPM programme would be based on:

• Academic profile (Xth & XIIth) & English proficiency
• Entrance Test Scores
• Personal Interview
• Micro-presentation
• Extra-curricular achievements
• Gender diversity considerations

TAPMI IPM admission merit list is released after the admission process is completed. TAPMI IPM Admission Fees is Rs 600. TAPMI IPM Admission last date is not yet announced.

9. TAPMI IPM Admission 2025: Statement of Purpose, Micro Presentation 

9.1 Statement of Purpose (SoP)
TAPMI requires SoP before PI round. A good statement of purpose should cover the following elements:

• The factors that excite the candidate in a career and the reason for the same.
• What accounts for the candidate’s interest in the IPM program?
• How in the candidate’s view the IPM program relates to his/her career plans?
• Where would the candidate like to be after IPM and after 10 years?
• What in the candidate’s views are his/her strengths and areas of improvement?
• What are the challenges that the candidate sees ahead and how they will impact the career plans?
• The SoP should overall not be more than 750 words.
• Students are advised to complete all the 6 SOP questions as per the instructions in the SOP word file and upload it on the link provided/ advised in the interview invitation email.

9.2 Micro Presentation: Topics
For TAPMI IPM Admission, each student will have to make a short oral micro-presentation. The Micro Presentation is like Extempore conducted by many B-schools during PI round. Below is a list of micro-presentation topics. 

• Corruption and its impact on my future as an employee
• Environmental Pollution: Reality or in our minds?
• Poverty around me and its challenges for me
• How physics makes me a better manager?
• All that is good in life is chemistry
• Genes and my future as a healthy human being
• Forests: how they challenge my life and aspirations
• Freedom of Speech in our family
• Accounting makes me a better human being
• Understanding history makes us a better manager
• Social Change and Social Media
• Life is a quadratic equation
• The best poem/story I read was the worst experience of my life
• Women’s rights can be seen in TV serials
• Culture today is Instagram and Snapchat
• Mathematics is the most important and useless subject
• Those who play football are bad dancers
• Astronomy is not as good as gastronomy
• Computer Science is much more than jobs in IT companies
• Botany and my daily life
• Zoology is best learnt in animation films
• Economics is about daily life
• Demand, supply is best learnt on Instagram
• Trigonometry is very useful in life
• Netflix and Amazon Prime are gifts of science
• In today’s world all are singers and actors
• The best things in life require learning chemistry
• Learning music is as important as learning accounts for a Commerce student
• Geography has made me better in my personal life
• Poor and rich is all about luck
• Science students’ view on writing long answers
• Literature is best learnt in movies
• A good writer is mostly a failure in personal life
• Classroom is all about psychology in action
• When history is old, it becomes chemistry
• Language is about life itself
• Dance is about passion, not practice
• Physical education is most needed by the teachers
• The day I don’t go to school is the worst day in my life
• Home is good, school is fine but college is horror

10. Manipal Entrance Test (MET) 
If you have not taken IPMAT or other BBA Entrance Exams listed above, you can take Manipal Entrance Test (MET) for IPM Admission. Check details below. 

• Test Duration: 120 minutes
• Total Questions: 100 covering Numeracy (20 questions), Conceptual (25 questions), General English (20 questions),
• General Awareness (20 questions), Case Study (15 questions).
• Max Marks: 400
• Marking Scheme: + 4 for every correct answer, -1 for every wrong answer, 0 for every unanswered question
• No. of Attempts: 1
• By default, MET 2023 Test fee (Rs.1,400) is collected along with the application fee at the time of Online Application submission. 

Schedule & Mode: Refer https://manipal.edu/met for updates

• Numeracy: Number system, BODMAS rules, Averages, Ratio and Proportion, Percentages, Time and distance, Mixture and fraction, Cost & Pricing, Direction and dimensions, Age and puzzle. Number series etc
• Conceptual: Test candidate’s logical and analytical ability: Coding - Decoding, Series, Puzzles, Cause and effect, Direction, Matrix completion, Calendar etc
• General English: Test candidate’s reading ability and level of Grammar: Spotting Errors, Sentence Improvements and completions, Tenses, Conjunction, synonyms etc
• General Awareness / General Knowledge: Test candidate’s general awareness and current affairs: History, Civics, Space, Personalities - Field, Famous days, Legal, Trade, Business, General awareness and current affairs, day to day science etc 
• Case Study: One-word substitutions, antonyms, prepositions, Words often confused & misused, Statements and Arguments, Idioms and Phrases, spell bee, articles, singular vs plural usage, superlative degrees etc

In conclusion, like many IIMs, TAPMI offers a 5-year Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) at its Manipal campus. By enrolling into TAPMI Integrated Program in Management Admission, students can earn both BBA and MBA degrees. TAPMI Manipal IPM Admissions 2025 are open. Apply Now. Read above article to know TAPMI IPM fees, placements, admission process and a lot more.

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