ATMA Exam – Complete Information Guide
What is ATMA?
The AIMS Test for Management Admissions (ATMA) is a national-level entrance examination conducted by the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) for admission into MBA, PGDM, MMS, and MCA programs across India.
ATMA evaluates candidates’ analytical thinking, verbal skills, and quantitative aptitude required for management education.
Why Choose ATMA?
ATMA is widely accepted by leading management institutes and is known for its multiple exam opportunities and student-friendly structure.
Key Advantages of ATMA:
• Accepted by 500+ management institutes
• Conducted multiple times a year
• Computer-based and transparent evaluation
• Moderate difficulty level
• Suitable for fresh graduates and working professionals
ATMA Exam Highlights
Particulars Details
Exam Name AIMS Test for Management Admissions
Conducting Body Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS)
Exam Level National
Exam Mode Computer-Based Test (CBT)
Duration 3 Hours
Total Questions 180
Total Marks 180
Marking Scheme +1 for correct, -0.25 for incorrect
Exam Frequency Multiple times a year
ATMA Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must fulfill the following criteria to appear for ATMA:
• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university
• Final-year graduation students are eligible
• No age limit to apply
• Open to candidates from all academic backgrounds
ATMA Exam Pattern
The ATMA exam consists of six sections, divided into three skill areas:
Analytical Reasoning Skills
• Analytical Reasoning – I
• Analytical Reasoning – II
Quantitative Skills
• Quantitative Skills – I
• Quantitative Skills – II
Verbal Skills
• Verbal Skills – I
• Verbal Skills – II
Each section contains 30 multiple-choice questions, making a total of 180 questions.
ATMA Syllabus Overview
Analytical Reasoning
• Critical Reasoning
• Coding-Decoding
• Syllogisms
• Puzzles
• Data Sufficiency
Quantitative Skills
• Arithmetic
• Algebra
• Geometry
• Modern Mathematics
• Data Interpretation
Verbal Skills
• Reading Comprehension
• Grammar
• Vocabulary
• Sentence Correction
• Para Jumbles
B-Schools accepting ATMA Scores
NORTH ZONE
APEX Institute of Management & Science
VT Road, Mansarovar
Jaipur – 302 020, Rajasthan
Website: www.apexuniversity.co.in
MBA
Institute of Rural Management
FMS-IRM, Sector 11, Tagore Path,
Agarwal Farm, Mansarover
Jaipur – 302 020, Rajasthan
Website: www.iirm.ac.in
PGDM – RM
Master School of Management
DS-1, Pocket – D, Lohia Nagar, Hapur Road
Meerut – 250 004, Uttar Pradesh
Website: www.msmindia.org
PGDM
MBA
BBA
New Delhi Institute of Management
50 (B & C) 60, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, M B Road,
South Delhi, New Delhi – 110 062
Website: https://www.ndimdelhi.org
PGDM – Financial
Management and Marketing
NIET Business School
Plot No 19, Knowledge Park II
Greater Noida – 201 310, Uttar Pradesh
Website: www.nietbschool.ac.in
PGDM
Accurate Institute of Management and Technology
Plot No 49, Knowledge Park III
Greater Noida – 201 306, Uttar Pradesh
Website: www.accurate.in
PGDM
MBA
GNIOT Institute of Management Studies
Plot No 7, Chanakya Block, Knowledge Park II
Greater Noida – 201 310, Uttar Pradesh
Website: www.gims.net.in
PGDM
IIHMR University
1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer Airport MBA
Jaipur – 302 029, Rajasthan
Website: www.iihmr.edu.in
EAST ZONE
ARKA Jain University
Opp Kerala Public School, Vill: Mohanpur, Gamharia,
Dist: Seraikela, Kharsawan – 832 108, Jharkhand
Website: www.arkajainuniversity.ac.in
MBA
Regional College of Management
RCMT Campus I: Plot No. GD 2/12 & 2/13, RCM Lane,
Chakadola Vihar, Chandrasekharpur
Bhubaneswar- 751 023, Odisha
Website: www.rcm.ac.in
MBA
MCA
Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Professional
Management & Technology
Old Dhamtari Road, P O Sejbanar, Mujgahan
Raipur – 492 015, Chhattisgarh
Website: https://ssipmt.edu.in
MBA
Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business
Management (IISWBM)
3, Madan Mohan Sen Street, Management House
College Square West
Kolkata – 700 073, West Bengal
Website: www.iiswbm.edu
MBA – PS
WEST ZONE
Smt Jayshree Sharadchandra Kothari Bhsiness School
DES Mumbai Campus, Gate No 03, Kirti College Road
Dadar (West), Mumbai – 28, Maharashtra
Website: https://www.jskothari.edu.in/
PGDM
SIES School of Business Studies
Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati Vidyapuram, Plot No
I-E, Sector V, Nerul, Navi Mumbai – 400 706,
Maharashtra
Website: https://sies.sbs.edu.in
PGDM – Pharmaceutical Mg
and Biotechnology)
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India PGDM – Entrepreneurship &
(EDII)
(Via Ahmedabad Airport & Indira Bridge), P O Bhat
Dist Gandhinagar – 382428, Gujarat
Website: www.ediindia.ac.in
Innovation, Entrepreneurship
& Venture Development
Prin L N Welingkar Institute of Management
Development and Research
Lakhamsi Napoo Road, Next to R A Poddar College,
Matunga (Central)
Mumbai – 400 019, Maharashtra
Website: www.welingkar.org
PGDM – E-Business; Business
Design; Retail Management;
Healthcare Management;
Rural Management; Media &
Entertainment and Research
and Business Analytics
Rajeev Gandhi College of Management Studies
Plot No 01, Sector 08, Ghansoli
Navi Mumbai – 400 701, Maharashtra
Website: https://www.rgcms.edu.in
MMS
DES Institute of Management Development and
Research (IMDR)
DES Campus, Agarkar Road, Deccan Gymkhana
Pune – 411 004, Maharashtra
Website: www.imdr.edu
PGDM
Poona Institute of Management Sciences &
Entrepreneurship
K B Hidaytullah Road, Poona College Campus
Pune – 411 001, Maharashtra
Website: www.pimse.edu.in
MBA – IT & HRD
CHME Society’s Dr Moonje Institute of Management
& Computer Studies
Bhonsala College Campus, Rambhoomi, Gangapur Road
Nashik – 422 005, Maharashtra
Website: www.moonjeinstitute.com
MBA & MCA
International Institute of Management Studies
Sr No. 54, Nere Dattawadi, Near Hinjawadi IT Park
Pune – 411 057, Maharashtra
Website: www.iimspune.edu.in
PGDM
Marathwada Mitra Mandal’s Institute of
Management Education Research and Training
Sr No 18, Plot No 5/3, CTS No 205, Behind Vandevi
Temple, Karvenagar
Pune – 411 052, Maharashtra
Website: http://mmimert.edu.in
MBA
MET’s Institute of Management
Bhujbal Knowledge City, Adgaon, Mumbai-Agra Road
Nashik – 422 003, Maharashtra
Website: www.metbhujbalknowledgecity.ac.in
MBA
312. Department of Management Sciences MBA – Pharma-Biotechnology
Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind
Pune – 411 007, Maharashtra
Website: www.pumba.in
Sasmira’s Business School
Sasmira Marg, Worli
Mumbai – 400 030, Maharashtra
Website: www.sbsm.edu.in
PGDM
ASM Institute of International Business and
Research
S No. 29/1+2A, CTS No. 4695, Old Mumbai Pune
Highway, Pimpri
Pune – 411 018, Maharashtra
Website: www.iibr.edu.in
PGDM
Deccan Education Society’s Chintamanrao Institute
of Management Development and Research
Deccan Education Society’s Campus, P O Willingdon
College, Vishrambag
Sangli – 416 415, Maharashtra
Website: www.cimdr.ac.in
MBA
SOUTH ZONE
Institute of Public Enterprise
Survey No: 1266, Shamirpet (V), Medchal – Malkajgiri
(M), Dist Hyderabad – 500 101, Telangana
Website: www.ipeindia.org
PGDM – MM, BS, IB, HRM and
BA
Global Business School
Global Education Network Society, Twin City
NH-4, Near New Bellad Hyundai Showroom,
Bhairidevarkoppa, Hubballi – 25, Karnataka
Website: www.globalbschool.in
MBA
SCMS Cochin School of Business
Prathap Nagar, Muttom, Aluva
Cochin – 683 106, Kerala
Website: www.scms.edu.in
PGDM
Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI)
College Park Campus, Banjara Hills, Road No 3
Hyderabad – 500 034, Telangana
Website: www.asci.org.in
PGDM – Hospital Management
PSG Institute of Management
P B No. 1668, Avinashi Road, Peelamedu
Coimbatore – 641 004, Tamil Nadu
MBA – WM & SE
Website: www.psgim.ac.in
S P Mandali’s Prin L N Welingkar Institute of
Management Development & Research
102 & 103, Electronic City Phase I, Next to BSNL
Telephone Exchange, Hosur Road
Bengaluru – 560 100, Karnataka
Website: www.welingkar.org
PGDM – E-Business; Business
Design & Innovation; and
Research & Business
Analytics
Alliance School of Business, Alliance University
Chikkahade Cross, Chandapura – Anekal Main Road,
Anekal, Bengaluru – 562 106, Karnataka
Website: www.alliance.edu.in
MBA
Dhruva College of Management
Behind Kandlakoya Oxygen Park, NH-44, Medchal
Hyderabad – 501 401, Telangana
Website: www.dhruva.ac.in
PGDM
Indus Business Academy
Lakshmipura, Thataguni Post, Kanakapura Main Road
Bangalore – 560 062, Karnataka
Website: www.iba.ac.in
PGDM
KV Institute of Management and Information Studies
545, Sathy Main Road, Kurumbapalayam
Coimbatore – 641 107, Tamil Nadu
Website: www.kvimis.co.in
MBA
AIMS-IBS
#235/E-1, Bommasandra Industrial Area, 3rd Phase,
KIADB, Hosur Road
Bengaluru Ru – 560 099, Karnataka
Website: www.aimsibs.com
MBA
Institute for Development and Research in Banking
Technology (IDRBT)
IDRBT Castle Hills, Road No 1, Masab Tank
Hyderabad – 500 057, Telangana
Website: www.idrbt.ac.in
PGDFT
NSB Academy
Sy No 85, Singena Agrahara, Huskur Post, Anekal Taluka
Bangalore – 560 099, Karnataka
Website: www.nsb.edu.in
MBA
PGDM
Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship
KINFRA Hi-Tech Park, Off HMT Road
HMT PO, Kalamassery
Kochin – 683 503, Kerala
Website: www.ximekochi.org
PGDM
ATMA Preparation Tips
• Familiarize yourself with the sectional structure
• Practice speed and accuracy
• Take regular mock tests
• Analyze previous test performance
• Focus on fundamentals before advanced topics
ATMA Score Acceptance
ATMA scores are accepted by:
• AICTE-approved MBA/PGDM colleges
• MMS and MCA programs
• Government and private B-schools
Each participating institute conducts its own selection process, including Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
Who Should Take ATMA?
• MBA aspirants seeking multiple exam attempts
• Candidates looking for mid to top-tier B-schools
• Working professionals preferring flexible exam schedules