IMAT 2024: Exam Dates, Application Form, Eligibility, Syllabus, Results

IHS Medical Aptitude Test 2024 ( IMAT )

Piyush Dixit

Piyush DixitDeputy Manager

Updated on Apr 18, 2024 17:02 IST

The IHS Medical Aptitude Test (IMAT) is a national-level entrance exam that is conducted for offering admission to undergraduate (UG) courses for Bachelor in Audiology & Speech Language Pathology (BASLP) and Bachelor in Physiotherapy (BPT) programmes. These courses are offered by the Institute of Health Sciences in India.

The registration of IAMT 2024 was opened on February 20, 2024. Students will be able to fill the application by April 30, 2024.  

The exam conducting authorities have not put any upper limit restrictions on age hence students can participate and after qualifying can take admission to their choice course.  

Students who register for the exam will be sent the admit card of IMAT through email on their registered email id. 

Read in detail to know more about IMAT exam dates, eligibility, registration details, exam pattern, syllabus, admit card, and other important information.

Q:   What courses are offered throuh IMAT exam?

A:

The IHS Medical Aptitude Test (IMAT) is a national-level entrance exam that is conducted for offering admission to undergraduate (UG) courses.

These courses are Bachelor in Audiology & Speech Language Pathology (BASLP) and Bachelor in Physiotherapy (BPT) programmes.

The duration of the BPT course is 54 months and for BASLP it is 4 years. 

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Q:   When will IMAT exam be conducted?

A:

The official exam dates of IMAT are not out yet as per the official website. Students who want to appear in the exam this year are advised to keep an eye on the official website to be udpated about the event. 

According to the broucher available on the website, the tentative exam dates of IMAT is second week of May 2024.   

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Q:   What is the last date to register for IMAT 2024 exam?

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The exam conducting authority release the application form of IMAT 2024 in online mode on the official website on February 20, 2024. 

Students are advised to check the eligibility details before filling the application form. Students can fill the IMAT online form till April 30, 2024

Note: Any change in these dates is possible as exam conducting authority might do some changes at the last minute. 

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What is IMAT

The IMAT exam is conducted by the Institute of Health Sciences, Bhubaneswar which offers a Bachelor in Audiology & Speech Language Pathology (BASLP) and Bachelor in Physiotherapy (BPT) programmes. 

These programmes are offered in full-time mode. Candidates can pursue education in multiple courses like BASLP, and BPT in the stream of Medicine & Health Sciences.

IMAT Important Dates 2024

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of IMAT 2024 exam

DatesPast Exam Dates

May '24

IMAT Exam Date

May '24

Admit Card Date

20 Feb '24 -

30 Apr '24

IMAT Registration Date

IMAT Highlights

Students who want to appear in the IMAT exam can check the below-mentioned highlights about the exam. 

Parameters

Details

Name of the exam

IHS Medical Aptitude Test

Short name of exam

IMAT

Total Questions

100

Total time for the exam

2 hours or 120 Minutes

Total Marks

100

Language of exam

English

Mode of exam

Offline

Subjects

Physics, Aptitude Reasoning, Current Affairs & English

Marking Scheme

1 Mark for all questions & No Negative Marking 

Official website

www.ihs.ac.in

IMAT Eligibility Criteria 2024

Students who want to appear in the IMAT exam must check the eligibility criteria of the IMAT before appearing in the exam. Candidates must secure the minimum percentage of marks in their qualifying examination 

Candidates who may be appearing for their qualifying examination in March/ April 2024 are also eligible to appear for the IMAT 2024 examination. However, they shall be required to produce evidence of their passing the qualifying examination at the time of admission, failing which they shall lose their right to be considered for admission.

IMAT Application Process 2024

Applicants can appear in the exam by filling the application form of IMAT. Students are advised to be very careful while filling the form, after doing the entry they need to ensure that all the details mentioned in the application form are duly correct. 

Candidates are requested to choose the programme (BASLP/BPT) correctly. After submitting the form, no further requests for a change of programme or category in the application form will be entertained. 

The step-by-step procedure of form filling is mentioned below:

Step 1: Go to the official website of IMAT - www.ihs.ac.in. 

Step 2: Click on Apply Online IMAT mentioned at the top of the website. 

Step 3: A new page will be opened, now fill in all the candidates’ details and upload the documents. 

Step 4: After form filling the application fee needs to be paid. 

IMAT Important Documents

Students can upload the documents mentioned below while filling out the IMAT application form. 

  1. Aadhar Card
  2. Photo & Signature
  3. Class 10th certificate
  4. Class 12th certificate

IMAT Application Fees 2024

  • The application fee needs to be paid in online mode only and it is non-refundable under any circumstances.  
  • IMAT 2024 application fee amount is INR 2,000. 
  • The bank charges while making the payment needs to be paid by the applicants. 

IMAT Exam Pattern 2024

Applicants can check the below-mentioned table below to get an idea about the exam pattern of IMAT 2024. There is no negative marking hence students are advised to attempt all the questions that will be asked in the exam. 

The subject-wise weightage of IMAT and allotted marks is mentioned in the table below: 

Subject

Weightage

Marks Alloted

English language

10 questions grammar, 2 reading comprehension

passages (10 questions) and 5 mark essay question

25

Current Affairs, including General Knowledge

25 Questions

25

Aptitude Reasoning

25 Questions

25

Physics

25 Questions

25

Total

100

100

IMAT Syllabus 2024

There is no specific syllabus for IMAT exam which is defined by the exam conducting authority for IMAT. For English subjects, students practice Reading Comprehension (RC), Grammar, and Writing. For Physics class 12 CBSE board syllabus will be sufficient. The current affairs include important events of the last year while for General knowledge (GK) students need to have an idea about the last 10 years events.

IMAT Admit Card 2024

Students who successfully fill the application form will be issued the admit card of IMAT 2024. The authorities will send the IMAT hall ticket 2024 to the candidates via email ID. The exact date of sending the hall tickets will be intimated on the official website. Hence applicants are advised to keep checking the official website. 

IMAT Result 2024

The result of IMAT exam will be released by the exam conducting authorities within 10-15 days of the conclusion of the exam. In case two applicants secure the same marks in the IMAT 2024 exam then tie-breaking between them will be done based on the below-mentioned order: 

  1. Higher marks in the component/section on Physics in the IMAT 2024 exam
  2. Higher age
  3. Computerised draw of lots

The authorities will take into consideration the first higher marks component followed by the second and then the third. 

 

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