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About AIMS Test for Management Admissions

By Vidhi Gautam Updated on July 22nd, 2021

About ATMA 2021

ATMA or AIMS Test for Management Admissions is a national level entrance test, conducted three times every year by the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) to provide admission to the MBA, PGDM, MCA, PGDBA, etc., course offered by more than 500 different institutes/colleges of India.

ATMA 2021 is going to be a computer-based online exam consists of 180 questions. The paper comprises of 3 sections (each), which is further divided into 2 sub-sections, i.e., Analytical Reasoning Skills - 1, Verbal Skills - 1, Quantitative Skills – 1, Analytical Reasoning Skills - 2, Verbal Skills - 2, Quantitative Skills - 2. ATMA 2021 will going to be conducted on February 14, 2021, May 30, 2021, and July 25, 2021.

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ATMA Exam 2021: Key Element

Attributes Details
Name ATMA
ATMA Full-Form AIMS Test for Management Admissions
Conducting Authority Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS)
Number of ATMA Exam Per Year 03
Exam Mode Online
Exam Difficulty Level Moderate to Difficult
Numbers of Questions 180
Exam Pattern MCQ
Duration 3 Hours
Registration Fee 1298 INR (General/OBC)
Language English
Exam Website www.atmaaims.com
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ATMA Exam 2021: Important Dates

Important dates of the ATMA 2021 exam such as application form, admit card, exam, and result are listed below. Candidates must go through the dates related to the ATMA exam by mentioned below table:

Particular Date
Registration begins December 21, 2020
Last date to pay the application fee for ATMA 2021 February 7, 2021
Registration closes February 8, 2021
Last date for reprint of ATMA 2021 application form February 9, 2021
ATMA 2021 exam (February session) February 14, 2021
ATMA 2021 exam (May session) May 30, 2021
Announcement of Result February 19, 2021

ATMA Exam 2021 July Session Important Dates

Events Dates
Availability of ATMA admit card 2021 July 21, 2021
ATMA mock test July 23, 2021
ATMA 2021 exam date July 26, 2021 (2 PM to 5 PM)
Declaration of ATMA 2021 result July 30, 2021

ATMA Exam 2021: Registration Process

ATMA Exam 2021 registration process commences on December 21, 2020, till February 08, 2021. Candidates who want to participate in the exam have to apply for the exam by filling the application form through the official website of the ATMA. It is an online process that involves the following steps:

Step 1: Payment of application fee for ATMA 2021

  • Visit the official website of ATMA - Click Here
  • Click on ‘Click here to register for ATMA 2021
  • Enter email ID, phone number, and debit/credit card, or net banking details.
  • Upon successful payment of the application fee for ATMA 2021, PID will be sent to the registered email address (PID is the login ID for ATM)

Step 2: Fill ATMA application form 2021

  • Re-login with PID
  • Fill all the details
  • Choosing of exam center

Step 3: Upload requisite documents

  • Passport size scanned photograph (File size should be 20 KB to 50 KB)
  • Scanned Signature (File size should be 10 KB to 20 KB)
  • OBC (NC)/SC/ST/DAP certificate (if any)
  • 10th, 12th and Graduation marksheet

Step 4: Take a print out of the ATMA application form 2021

  • After successfully submitting the application form for ATMA 2021, one will have to take a printout of it for future reference.
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ATMA Exam 2021: Registration Fee

ATMA registration fee is Rs 1298 ( inclusive of GST @ 18%) for all candidates. However, women candidates and candidates from the North-Eastern states of India are eligible to avail a fee concession. Look at the table below to know the fee concessions provided to the candidates.

Category Concession
Women candidates 25%
Candidates belonging to North-Eastern states of India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura) 50%

ATMA Exam 2021: Eligibility

Candidates who want to take admission in the MBA, PGDM, MCA, PGDBA, etc., offered by different institutes/colleges will have to take the common entrance exam conducted by the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS). For this students have to be fit the eligibility criteria of the ATMA 2021 issued by the exam conducting authority AIMS. Listed below are the eligibility criteria for the ATMA 2021 entrance exam:

  • Candidates should possess a bachelor's degree in any stream from a recognized university/institute with an aggregate of 50%.
  • Final year candidates can also apply, but their admission shall be subjected to the submission of the passing certificate of final year, i.e., a minimum of 50% marks.
  • Reservation of 5% is provided to the SC/ST students for appearing in the entrance (45% marks are required by them to be eligible).
  • For the ATMA MBA exam work experience is not a mandatory criterion.

ATMA Exam 2021: Exam Layout

ATMA 2021 exam is a computer-based online exam. The ATMA exam consists of 180 questions. The paper comprises of 3 sections (each), which is further divided into 2 sub-sections, i.e., Analytical Reasoning Skills - 1, Verbal Skills - 1, Quantitative Skills – 1, Analytical Reasoning Skills - 2, Verbal Skills - 2, Quantitative Skills - 2. Students will have to answer all the questions within the time duration of 2 hours. The exam is expected to hold a moderate difficulty level.

  • ATMA 2021 entrance will going to be computer-based mode.
  • The paper consists of MCQ questions.
  • Total of 180 objective questions.
  • Each correct answer will carry a 1 mark.
  • Each wrong answer will consist of 25% negative marking i.e., ¼ marks shall be deducted.
Sections Number of questions Time for each section
Analytical Reasoning Skill - I 30 30 Minutes
Analytical Reasoning Skill - II 30 30 Minutes
Verbal skills - I 30 30 Minutes
Verbal skills - II 30 30 Minutes
Quantitative skills - I 30 30 Minutes
Quantitative skills - II 30 30 Minutes
Total 180 180 Minutes (3 Hours)

ATMA Exam 2021: Selection Procedure

Eligible candidates, based on the ATMA 2021 score, can apply for admission to MBA, PGDM, PGDBA, and MCA programs. Candidates who cleared the ATMA 2021 have to go through a Writing Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) round for getting final admission in an Institutes/colleges of India.

The final merit list will be prepared based on the different rounds of ATMA 2021 conducting by the Association of Indian Management School, i.e., ATMA Score, Writing Ability Test (WAT)/Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) performance. Based on the merit list, seat allotment takes place. After this, candidates can report to the institution for acknowledging the admission.

There are four main stages in the Selection Procedure of ATMA 2021 viz.

  • Registration
  • ATMA Exam 2021
  • Shortlisting
  • Writing Ability Test (WAT)
  • Group Discussion (GD)
  • Personal Interview
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ATMA Exam - Final Merit List Parameters

Parameters Weightage
ATMA score 50%
Group Exercise (GE) 10% to 15%
Personal Interaction (PI) 15%
Work experience 5%
Academic performance in Class 10, Class 12, Graduation/Post Graduation Degree, Sports/Extra
-Curricular activities, Academic diversity and gender diversity
15% to 20%
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ATMA Exam 2021: Syllabus

ATMA is the national level entrance exam conducted by the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) for providing admission in different institutes/colleges to the master's courses, i.e., MBA, PGDM, MCA, PGDBA, and so on. The ATMA exam consists of 3 sections divided into 2 sub-sections (each), i.e., Analytical Reasoning Skills - 1, Verbal Skills - 1, Quantitative Skills – 1, Analytical Reasoning Skills - 2, Verbal Skills - 2, Quantitative Skills - 2. Tabulated below is the important topics covered by different sections in the syllabus of the ATMA 2021 exam:

Verbal Skills

The section is divided into 2 sub-sections, i.e., Verbal Skills – 1 and Verbal Skills – 2 in the ATMA 2021 exam. It consists of 30 questions for each sub-section. The ATMA 2021 exam syllabus for this section are as follows:

Verbal Skills Syllabus
Analogies Antonyms Cloze Passage
Comprehension Fill in the blanks with words Idioms and Phrases
Jumbled Paragraph One Word Substitution Sentence Completion
Sentence Correction Summary Questions Synonyms
Vocabulary Word Meanings

Analytical Reasoning Skills

The section is divided into 2 sub-sections, i.e., Analytical Reasoning Skills – 1 and Analytical Reasoning Skills – 2 in the ATMA 2021 exam. It consists of 30 questions for each sub-section. The ATMA 2021 exam syllabus for this section are as follows:

Analytical Reasoning Skills Syllabus
Verbal Logic Analogy Odd One Out
Series Seating Arrangement Direction Sense
Statement - True/false Data Sufficiency Syllogism
Blood Relations Number Series Arrangement of Letters
Statement - Conclusion Pie Chart Visual Reasoning
Venn Diagrams Symbol Decoding Bar Graphs
Assumptions and Conclusion Line Charts

Quantitative Skills

The section is divided into 2 sub-sections, i.e., Quantitative Skills – 1 and Quantitative Skills – 2 in the ATMA 2021 exam. It consists of 30 questions for each sub-section. The ATMA 2021 exam syllabus for this section are as follows:

Quantitative Skills Syllabus
Age Calculation Algebra Average
Binomial Theorem Compound Interest Coordinate Geometry
Data Interpretation Functions Geometry
Interest LCM and HCF Linear Equations
Mensuration Number System Percentage
Pie Chart Probability Profit and Loss
Progressions Quadratic Equations Ratio & Proportion Variations
Series Simple Interest Speed, Time, and Distance
Time, Speed, and Distance Trigonometry

ATMA Exam 2021: Guidelines

ATMA 2021 exam is going to be an online exam. Candidates are recommended to make the instructions clear in their mind while appearing for the ATMA 2021 exam. The exam day guidelines for ATMA 2021 Exam are listed below:

  • Candidates must have reach the exam center one hour before reporting time for the identification and verification process. Entries after gate closure time will be prohibited.
  • Candidates have to bring their Admit Card, recent passport size photos (2), a copy of the registration form, and a Photo ID to the exam center.
  • Only the admit card with the original id card will be valid.
  • Electronic devices, books, notes, papers, calculators, slide-rules, mobile phones, jewelry, etc., inside the exam center is prohibited.
  • Food items and any item containing metal inside the exam center will not be allowed.
  • Help in any manner (giving/seeking/receiving) in the exam hall during the Test is prohibited.

Institutes Participating in ATMA 2021

ATMA is the postgraduate entrance exam conducted by the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) to provide admission to the master's courses of different institutes, i.e., MBA, PGDM, MCA, PGDBA, and so on.

Listed below is the zone wise different colleges/institutes accepting ATMA 2021 Scores with the programs offered by them:

NORTH ZONE

Institute Programs Offered
Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB), Delhi PGDM
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management (BULMIM), Delhi PGDM
Institute of Management Studies, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
  • PGDM
  • PGDM-IB
  • PGDM-BDA
Institute of Rural Management, IIRM Jaipur Campus, Jaipur
  • PGDM
  • PGDM - RM
Master School of Management, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
  • PGDM
  • BBA
Institute of Management, JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur MBA
Institute of Business Management (PG), GLA University, Mathura
  • MBA
  • MBA (LSCM)
  • MBA (FMB)
  • MBA (Integrated)
Institute of Marketing & Management, New Delhi PGDM
IILM University, Gurugram, Haryana MBA
CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Ghaziabad MBA
School of Business Studies, Shobhit Institute of Engineering & Technology, Meerut, UP MBA
Accurate Institute of Management & Technology, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh PGDM
International Institute of Health Management Research, New Delhi, Delhi Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital & Health Management
Dr Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management & Research (GHSIMR), Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh PGDM
New Delhi Institute of Management (NDIM), Delhi PGDM

EAST ZONE

Institute Programs Offered
IMS Business School, West Bengal
  • MBA
  • PGDM (EX)
  • MHA
Institute of Business & Computer Studies (IBCS), Bhubaneswar MBA
Bhavan’s Centre for Communication & Management, Bhubaneswar PGDM
Institute of Business Management, Kolkata MBA
ASBM University, Bhubaneswar MBA
Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Kolkata MBA-PS

WEST ZONE

Institute Programs Offered
Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth Global Business School & Research Centre, Maharashtra MBA
Suryadatta Institute of Management (SIMMC/SIBMT), Pune, Maharashtra PGDM
IES Management College and Research Centre, Mumbai
  • PGDM
  • PGDM-PHM
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDI), Gandhinagar, Gujarat PGDM-BE
Vishweshwar Education Society’s Indira Institute of Business Management, Navi Mumbai MMS
Vivekanand Education Society, Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai PGDM
Maratha Mandir’s Babasaheb Gawde, Institute of Management Studies (MMBGIMS), Mumbai
  • MMS
  • PGDM
Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
  • MMS
  • PGDM
IIEBM, Indus Business School, Pune, Maharashtra PGDM
Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • PGDM
  • PGDM E-Business
  • PGDM Business Design
  • PGDM Retail Management
  • PGDM Healthcare Management
  • PGDM Rural Management
  • PGDM Media & Entertainment
  • PGDM Research and Business Analytics
Unique Institute of Management, Pune
  • MBA
  • PGDM
DES’s Navinchandra Mehta Institute of Technology and Development, Mumbai MMS
Deviprasad Goenka Management College of Media Studies, Mumbai PGDM Media & Communication
Alamuri Ratnamala Institute of Engineering and Technology, Maharashtra MMS
International Institute of Management Studies (IIMS), Pune, Maharashtra PGDM
MET’s Institute of Management, Nashik, Maharashtra MBA
Kohinoor Business School, Mumbai
  • PGDM
  • MMS
B.P.H.E. Society’s Institute of Management Studies, Career Development & Research, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
  • MBA
  • MCA
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Indore, Madhya Pradesh PGDM
Sinhgad Institute of Management, Pune MBA
Shree Dhanvantary College of Post Graduate Business Management, Surat, Gujarat PGDM Pharmaceutical Management
Institute of Business Management and Research, Pune, Maharashtra MBA
Department of Management Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra MBA (Pharma-Biotechnology)
Anjuman-I-Islam's Allana Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai MMS
Guru Nanak Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • MMS
  • PGDM
  • MFM (Part-Time)
  • MMM (Part-Time)
  • MHRDM (Part-Time)
  • PGCM (Part-Time)
  • PGDM (Executive) (Part-Time)
ITM-Institute of Technology and Management Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra PGDM
Indian Institute of Cost and Management Studies & Research (IndSearch), Pune, Maharashtra
  • MBA
  • BMS
Y & M AKI’s Poona Institute of Management Sciences & Entrepreneurship, Pune, Maharashtra
  • MBA
  • MBA-HRD
  • MBA-IT
VPM’s Dr V N Bedekar Institute Management Studies, Thane, Maharashtra
  • PGDM
  • MMS
Institute for Future Education, Entrepreneurship and Leadership iFEEL, Pune, Maharashtra PGDM
ASM's IBMR Pune - Institute of Business Management and Research, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Maharashtra
  • MBA
  • PGDM
Pioneer Institute of Professional Studies, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
  • MBA
  • PGDM
Swayam Siddhi College of Management and Research, Maharashtra
  • MBA
  • MMS
Bharati Vidyapeeth’s Institute of Management Studies & Research, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • MMS
  • PGDBM
ASM Institute of Management & Computer Studies, Thane, Maharashtra MMS
SIES Graduate School of Technology, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • PGDM
  • PGDM (Pharmaceutical)
  • PGDM (Biotechnology)
Dr.Moonje Institute of Management and Computer Studies, Nashik, Maharashtra MBA
International School of Management & Research, Wadki, Maharashtra
  • PGDM
  • MBA
DR. D. Y. PATIL B-SCHOOL, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Maharashtra PGDM
Matoshri Pratishthan Group of Institutions, Dhangarwadi, Maharashtra MBA
V. M. Patel Institute of Management, Gujarat MBA
Sinhgad Institute Of Business Administration And Research (Sibar), Maharashtra MBA
St. Francis Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • PGDM
  • MMS
Christ Institute of Management, Lavasa, Maharashtra MBA (Finance, Marketing, HR, Business Analytics)
MITCON Institute of Management, Pune, Maharashtra PGDM
GNVS Institute Of Management, Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • MMS
  • PGDM
Mumbai Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, Maharashtra MMS
Rajarshi Shahu Institute of Management, Aurangabad, Maharashtra MBA
Yashaswi Education Society's International Institute Of Management Science - [IIMS], Pune MBA
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies, Pune, Maharashtra PGDM
Pune District Education Association’s, Institute of Technical Education, Research & Management, Pune, Maharashtra MBA
D Y Patil University School of Management, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • MBA
  • MMS
  • PGDMA
  • PGDBA
St. John College of Engineering and Management, Palghar, Maharashtra
  • MBA
  • MMS
Indore Management Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
  • PGDM
  • PGDM (Banking & Financial Services)
Sapient Institute of Management Studies, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
  • PGDM
  • PGDM (Banking & Financial Services)
Indore Management Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
  • PGDM
  • PGDM (Banking & Financial Services)

SOUTH ZONE

Institute Programs Offered
ICBM – School of Business Excellence (SBE), Hyderguda PGDM
Management Academy for Digital Economy in India (Made Academy), Bengaluru
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Business Management (PGDBM)
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Technology Management (PGDTM)
  • Post Graduate Diploma in International Business Management in Digital Economy (PGDIBM)
Dhruva College of Management, Hyderabad PGDM
Siva Sivani Institute of Management, Telangana
  • PGDM
  • PGDM General
  • PGDM Marketing
  • PGDM BIFAAS
Institute of Insurance and Risk Management (IIRM), Hyderabad PGDM
Community Institute of Management Studies, Bengaluru MBA
GIBS Business School, Bangalore PGDM
Institute of Health Management Research, Bangalore PGDHM
Indus Business Academy Arihant Education & Research Foundation, Bangalore PGDM
MATS Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (MIME), Bengaluru PGDM
ISBR Business School, Bangalore
  • PGDM
  • MBA
St Joseph’s Institute of Management, Bangalore PGDM
Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad
  • PGDM
  • PGDHM
Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu MBA
NSB Academy, Bangalore MBA
Hyderabad Business School (HBS), GITAM University, Telangana MBA
R V Institute of Management, Bangalore MBA
BMR-IBS B-School, Bangalore, Karnataka
  • MBA
  • PGDM
PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu MBA
Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad
  • PGDM-General
  • PGDM-MM
  • PGDM-BIF
  • PGDM-IB
  • PGDM-HRM & EXECUTIVE PGDM
Prin L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Bengaluru
  • PGDM
  • PGDM-E Business
  • PGDM Business Design &
  • Innovation
  • Executive PGDM
  • PGCM
  • Fellowship Programme in Management
SCMS Cochin School of Business, Cochin, Kerala PGDM
Rajalakshmi School of Business, Chennai, Tamil Nadu PGDM
Alliance University, Bengaluru, Karnataka
  • MBA
  • PGDM
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies, Harihar, Karnataka PGDM
Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management, Hyderabad, Telangana PGDM
Crescent School of Business, BS Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and, Technology, Chennai, Tamilnadu PGDM
Dr Kariappa School of Art & Design Management, Bangalore, Karnataka
  • PGDM – Fashion Retail, Fashion Merchant, Infrastructure Management
Vishwa Vishwani Institute of Systems and Management, Hyderabad, Telangana PGDM
GITAM Institute of Management, Andhra Pradesh MBA (HRM, IB, IBF, GLSCM, FinTech and BA)
St. Xavier's Bangalore, Ali Bommasandra, Karnataka
  • Global MBA
  • Corporate MBA
  • Global PGDM
Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology, Hyderabad Post Graduate Diploma in Banking Technology (PGDBT)
International School of Management Excellence, Bangalore, Karnataka PGDM
Dayanand Sagar University, Bangalore MBA
Krupanidhi School of Management, Bengaluru
  • MBA
  • PGDM
Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Kochi, Kerala PGDM
IFIM College, Bangalore
  • MBA
  • M.Com

ATMA Exam 2021: Exam Cities

Listed below are the names of 27 cities where ATMA 2021 is going to be held. Candidates can choose the city according to their ease at the time of registration:

ATMA 2021 Exam Cities
Ahmedabad/Gandhi Nagar Coimbatore Mumbai - Navi Mumbai - Thane
Amravati (Maharashtra) Delhi-NCR Nagpur
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) Hyderabad/Secunderabad Nanded
Beed Indore Nashik
Bengaluru Jaipur Patna
Bhubaneswar Jalgaon Pune
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) Kolhapur Raipur
Chandrapur Kolkata Ranchi
Chennai Lucknow Solapur

FAQ Concerning ATMA 2021

Q1. Can I fill my ATMA Application form through offline mode?

A1. No, It can only be filled through online mode.

Q2. What are the preparation tips for ATMA 2021?

A2. Some planning tips for ATMA 2021 were listed below:

  • Establish a planning schedule and observe it daily.
  • Know the design and curriculum of your test.
  • Remove from the relevant topics your simple concepts.
  • Make short notes and revise the topics every day.
  • Candidates will also obtain assistance from the question paper and reference papers from the previous year.
  • Take note of your wellbeing and daily yoga.

Q3. Making changes in the application form after submission could be possible?

A3. No, it can’t be possible to make changes after the submission of the application form.

Q4. How many times ATMA exam is held in one year?

A4. ATMA exam is held 3 times every year in the month of February, May, and July/August.

Q5. What is the ATMA 2021 examination mode?

A5. ATMA 2021 is going to be an online exam.

Q6. I am appearing in the final year of graduation, am I eligible for ATMA 2021?

A6. Final year candidates of graduation can also apply for ATMA 2021.

Best wishes to all the ATMA 2021 aspirants from the CollegeMarg Team!

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