IPMAT Indore case studies
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The Five Year Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) at IIM Indore is a dual-degree programme launched in 2011, described by the institute as the first of its kind in India. It is designed for students who have passed Class XII or its equivalent from schools across India and who have managerial and leadership aspirations. The programme runs 15 terms over five years, with three terms of three months each year, and is split into two parts: three foundation years in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Humanities, Literature and Fine Arts, followed by two years of management study taken alongside the two-year Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) cohort. On completion, participants are awarded a Bachelor of Arts (Foundations of Management) and a Master of Business Administration under the Dual Degree Programme. The IPMAT Indore case studies are 5 cases and about 2,620 words.
1Feeder-route withdrawal under a retention floor
Vasudha, a transport cooperative in a Tier-2 city, runs four feeder routes from the railway station. Daily records show: Route A - 18 trips, 42 seats per bus, 78% average occupancy, fare ₹15, operating cost ₹9,800.
591 words, about 3 min2Five keynote slots with a redundant rule
Srijan, the annual fest of a small college, must place five keynote talks-A, B, C, D and E-in five consecutive slots: Day 1 morning, Day 1 afternoon, Day 2 morning, Day 2 afternoon, Day 3 morning. Each talk gets exactly one slot.
471 words, about 2 min3Editing a blood-donation notice
The student council of a college has drafted the notice below for a blood-donation camp. The principal will approve it only after a line-by-line edit.
533 words, about 3 min4Projectile model and the 25% claim
A cricket coach models the height of a ball after a vertical hit using h(t) = −5t² + 20t + 1, where h is metres above the ground and t is seconds after the hit. The model assumes no air resistance and takes g = 10 m/s².
509 words, about 3 min5Scholarship shortlist with a component floor
A college has two full scholarships. Five candidates are scored on three components-academic record, interview and community project-in that order.
516 words, about 3 min