AIMS Test for Management Admission – ATMA
AIMS Test for Management Admission (ATMA), an entrance test for admission to MBA/ PGDM and allied programmes in various management institutes, is conducted by the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS).
Courses and Eligibility
Courses Offered
- MBA Course
- PGDM Course
- MCA Course
- MMS
Eligibility
- Aspirants must possess a graduation degree in any discipline from the University/ Institution.
- Candidates appearing for the final year degree examination are also eligible to apply.
- There is no age limit.
Pattern of Examination
The test contains 180 MCQs, where a +1 mark is awarded for a correct answer and 0.25 marks are deducted for an incorrect answer. Total time of the Test is 3 Hours.
ATMA is conducted multiple times a year in the centre-based online test mode across various centres in the country.
Distribution of Total Marks:
| Section | Test – Skills | No. of Questions |
| I | Analytical Reasoning Skills | 30 |
| II | Verbal Skills | 30 |
| III | Quantitative Skills | 30 |
| IV | Analytical Reasoning Skills | 30 |
| V | Verbal Skills | 30 |
| VI | Quantitative Skills | 30 |
| Total | 180 | |
Important Topics
Analytical Reasoning: Strike the Odd One Out, Blood Relations, Syllogism, Arrangements, Data Sufficiency, Number Series, Statement and Conclusion, etc.
Quantitative Ability: Ratio and Proportion, Percentages, Simple and Compound Interest, Inequalities, Profit and Loss, etc.
Verbal Ability: Reading Comprehension, Synonyms and Antonyms, Sentence Completion, Para Jumbles, Grammar, etc.
Colleges Accepting ATMA Scores
More than 750 management institutes across India accept ATMA scores for admission to their management programmes. The scores of the ATMA exam are accepted by some of the most prominent B-schools in India.
1. Assam Institute of Management
2. Academy for Professional Excellence (APEX)
3. Indian Institute of Cost and Management Studies & Research
4. IIM Calcutta
5. Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management (EIILM)
6. Prestige Institute of Management, Gwalior
7. Delhi School of Professional Studies And Research (DSPSR)
8. Indian Business Academy
9. Indian Institute of Plantation Management (IIPM)
10. International School of Corporate Management
11. Dr. Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management & Research
12. Association of Indian Management Schools
13. Regional College of Management
14. Shahu Institute of Business Education & Research (SIBER)
15. Roots Business School
Official Website: www.atmaaims.com