JIPMAT 2026 Answer Key: Download Response Sheet, Raise Objections

JIPMAT Exam Date

7 Jun '26

Updated on Apr 30, 2026 23:31 IST

By Abhishek Dhawan, Assistant Manager – Editorial Content

Overview

JIPMAT Answer Key 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) releases JIPMAT answer key within a week of the exam date. Candidates will find JIPMAT 2026 answer key on the official website, nta.ac.in. Candidates can access the JIPMAT answer key in a PDF format inside the login dashboard. NTA releases the JIPMAT 2026 answer key in two phases, i.e. provisional and final. Candidates can raise objections agains JIPMAT provisional answer key.

Along with the provisional answer key, JIPMAT 2026 test-takers are allowed to download the response sheets and question papers from the same logging dashboard. Read further to know more details on the JIPMAT answer key, including how to check, the process to raise objections, and more.

Also Read: JIPMAT 2026 Exam Dates and Schedule

Table of contents

How to Download JIPMAT 2026 Answer Key?
JIPMAT 2026 Dates and Schedule
Challenging JIPMAT 2026 Answer Key
How to Calculate JIPMAT Marks?
JIPMAT Cutoff
FAQs on JIPMAT Answer Key

How to Download JIPMAT 2026 Answer Key?

The JIPMAT 2026 answer key is released on the official examination website of JIPMAT, i.e. exams.nta.ac.in/JIPMAT. Know how to check JIPMAT answer key below:

Visit the official website of JIPMAT 2026, i.e. exams.nta.ac.in/JIPMAT
Click on the button reading "JIPMAT - 2026 Answer Key Challenge"
Choose the credential combination from the following to login to the JIPMAT dashboard
1. Registration number and date of birth
2. Registration number and password
Enter the credentials followed by entering the captcha code/security key
Click on the 'Sign In' button

Inside the login dashboard, candidates have the following options:

View your responses
Challenge of question
View challenged questions

When the candidates click on the challenge of the question, they can find the correct option ID along with the question ID. In the same window, candidates need to choose whether they wish to challenge the question or not.

Commonly asked questions

Q: Will JIPMAT answer key be available and its result be declared on the same day?

JIPMAT answer key is released in two phases. Initially, NTA releases the provisional answer key. Later a final answer key is released. NTA releases JIPMAT final answer key and result on the same day.

Q: How can I access the JIPMAT answer key?

NTA releases the JIPMAT answer key online. Candidates can access the JIPMAT answer key pdf by visiting the official exam website. Candidates will not receive any notifications from NTA regarding the release of the answer key. Candidates have to stay tuned to the official website to know about its release. The PDF file for JIPMAT answer key is available inside the login dashboard. Besides checking the answer key of JIPMAT exam from the login dashboard, candidates can raise objections against the same. Alternatively, candidates can stay tuned to Shiksha's JIPMAT answer key page (https://www.shiksha.com/bba/jipmat-exam-answer-key) to get timely updates on the release of the answer key.

JIPMAT 2026 Dates and Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of JIPMAT 2026 exam

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
Jun ' 26	Publication of JIPMAT Answer Key (Provisional) TENTATIVE
Jul ' 26	Declaration of JIPMAT Result TENTATIVE
Jul ' 26	Publication of JIPMAT Final Answer Key TENTATIVE

Challenging JIPMAT 2026 Answer Key

The space below mentions the process to challenge the JIPMAT 2026 answer key:

After candidates access the JIPMAT login portal to check the provisional answer key, they must click on the raise objection button.
Each question, as well as option, is associated with an ID mentioned in the question paper PDF and the response sheet.
Candidates can check the section name alongside the question ID, and the correct option ID.
In case the candidate is doubtful about the correct option ID mentioned, he/she can raise an objection against the same and mark the correct option in his/her view.
Candidates must also add remarks along with the relevant claims.
After filing challenges, candidates need to pay INR 200 for each objection raised.

Commonly asked questions

Q: Can I challenge JIPMAT answer key after the last date?

No, candidates can challenge JIPMAT answer key withing the prescribe window. NTA facilitates the JIPMAT answer key objection window for 2-3 days.

Q: Is there a specific time limit to challenge the JIPMAT answer key?

One can raise objections against JIPMAT answer key within a specified timeline. NTA releases a notification stating the dates for JIPMAT answer key challenge. No objections are entertained after the last date.

How to Calculate JIPMAT Marks?

To calculate exam score with JIPMAT response sheet and answer key, candidates have to add and subtract marks per question as per the official status - correct, incorrect or unanswered. They can martch their responses in the answer key and calculate expected marks.

JIPMAT Marking Scheme

There is negative marking in JIPMAT so while calculating the score, candidates need to keep that in mind. Given below is the table indiJIPMATing latest marking scheme of the JIPMAT exam

Each correct answer marked by a candidate will fetch 4 marks.
NTA will deduct 1 mark for each incorrect response marked by the candidate.
No marks will be awarded/deducted for un-attempted questions.
In case an answer is changed in the final answer key, only the candidates who attempted the question correctly as per revised key will be awarded marks.
In case two or more options of a particular question are found to be correct with release of final answer key, only the candidates who attempted the question correctly as per revised key will be awarded marks.
In case a question is dropped due to some technical error, full marks shall be given to all the
candidates.

JIPMAT Score Calculation Formula

JIPMAT score = 4 × Number of correct responses − Number of incorrect responses

JIPMAT Cutoff

IIM Bodh Gaya and IIM Jammu accepts JIPMAT scores for admissions. Candidates can find JIPMAT cutoff for both participating IIMs below:

IIM Jammu 2025 Cutoff

Category	Quantitative Aptitude	Data Interpretation	Verbal Ability
General	50	50	50
EWS	35	35	35
NC-OBC	35	35	35
SC	30	30	30
ST	25	25	25
PwD	25	25	25

JIPMAT Bodh Gaya Cutoff 2025

Category	QA (%)	DI (%)	VA (%)	Overall (%)	Cut-off for Type II – GN	Cut-off for Type II – SNG	Cut-off for Type I
General	70	70	70	76	290	275	333
EWS	50	50	50	63	245	184	300
NC-OBC	50	50	50	52	220	195	280
SC	35	35	35	40	146	146	235
ST	30	25	25	36	140	140	190
PwD-GEN	30	25	25	36	140	—	230
PwD-EWS	—	—	—	—	—	—	180
PwD-NCOBC	30	25	25	36	—	—	0
PwD-SC	—	—	—	—	—	—	154
PwD-ST	—	—	—	—	—	—	0

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Commonly asked questions

Q: Can I download the JIPMAT question paper along with the answer key?

NTA releases JIPMAT question paper and answer key together. Candidates can log in to check the JIPMAT provisional answer key on the official exam website. On clicking the PDF file for answer key, candidates find the questions along with the question ID. Below each question, all the answer options will be provided with a distinct answer ID. Candidates can download the PDF from the login dashboard to get the JIPMAT question paper with provisional answer key in a single PDF file. NTA also releases the JIPMAT question paper separately at the NTA website under the 'Downloads' section. However, the question paper on the NTA website appears after the entire exam session ends.

Q: What is JIPMAT answer key?

JIPMAT answer key is a document that provides the correct answers to questions that appeared during the online test. NTA issues the JIPMAT answer key that can be used by the test takers to check their answers and assess the performance before declaration of the results. Besides the test takers, JIPMAT answer key is used by NTA for assessment of the scores on a standardised scale. Candidates who took the exam are relieved of the result anxiety to an extent once they calculate their scores using the JIPMAT answer key. NTA releases the answer keys in two phases, initially the preliminary answer key is released. Candidates are allowed to raise objections against the same. Based on the challenges, subject matter experts draft a final answer key for JIPMAT exam. JIPMAT final answer key is used for calculation of the scores by NTA.

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FAQs on JIPMAT Answer Key

Check some important FAQs related to JIPMAT answer key 2026 below:

Q: Are there any coaching institutes that release the JIPMAT unofficial answer keys?

Less than 10K candidates appear for the JIPMAT exam across India. Only a few coaching centres have a course on JIPMAT preparation. Therefore, not many coaching centres release the JIPMAT answer key. However, some of the coaching institutes release JIPMAT memory-based answer keys. The memory-based answer keys of the JIPMAT exam cannot be relied as it is based on the test takers' memory of the question. There are chances of incorrect communication of question or answer options. Candidates must wait for the provisional answer key of JIPMAT exam to calculate their probable scores. NTA releases the JIPMAT provisional answer key officially.

Q: Who releases JIPMAT answer keys?

JIPMAT answer key are released by the National Testing Agency. The NTA conducts the JIPMAT exam for admission to IPM courses offered by IIM Bodh Gaya and IIM Jammu. After the completion of the exam, the NTA releases the provisional answer key. JIPMAT answer key comprises correct answers to the questions that appeared in the exam. This provisional answer key allows candidates to evaluate the number of correct and incorrect responses marked by them. Based on this evaluation a probable score can be calculated. Besides the provisional answer key, JIPMAT final answer key is qlso released by NTA. The final answer key is displayed along with the release of results.

Q: How is the final score calculated based on the JIPMAT answer key?

To calculate the JIPMAT score, candidates must allot four marks for each correct answer and deduct one mark for each incorrect answer.

Q: When will NTA release JIPMAT answer key?

NTA releases the JIPMAT answer key in two phases. Initially, the preliminary answer key is facilitated on the official website. Candidates can access the preliminary answer key of JIPMAT within a week of the exam date. Candidates are given an option to raise objections against the preliminary answer key. These objections are considered to draft a final answer key.

The final answer key of JIPMAT exam is released along with the declaration of results on the official website. NTA will use the JIPMAT final answer key to evaluate the performance of the candidate in the JIPMAT exam.

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How is JIPMAT merit list prepared?

Answered Yesterday

Candidates can check below the table to know that the merit list will be based on the composite score comprising the weightage of JIPMAT score and academic profile of class 10 and 12.

Components	Percentage
JIPMAT Percentile	70
Class 10 marks	15
Class 12 marks	15

Raj Priya

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Is JIPMAT application form out?

Answered a month ago

Yes, the JIPMAT application form is now out.

Nikita Saxena

Contributor-Level 7

When will JIPMAT registration begin?

Answered 3 months ago

JIPMAT 2026 application form is out on the NTA website. Candidates can also check the exam date and registration dates with the notification for JIPMAT exam.

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