AIMA ATMA 2026: The All India Management Association (AIMS) has started the AIMS Test of Management Association (ATMA) registration. Candidates will need to visit the official website at atmaaims.com to register which is open till Feb 10, 2026.
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The AIMS Test for Management Admissions (ATMA) is a trusted, comprehensive, single-window exam for entry into a wide range of postgraduate management programs, including MBA, PGDM, MCA, MMS, and other courses (*subject to local regulations).
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Important for students who may have missed or scored low in CAT / XAT etc.
Conducted nationwide in an online, objective format, ATMA is recognized by the AICTE and the Ministry of Education, Government of India, making it one of the most widely accepted management entrance tests across states. MBA aspirants who are not satisfied with CAT / XAT scores or have missed both tests should definitely consider ATMA as their next best options
ATMA is generally considered a moderate to difficult exam, with section-wise variation in toughness.
- Quantitative Skills: Often rated the toughest, especially due to topics like data interpretation, modern
mathematics, and geometry. - Analytical Reasoning: Moderate, but requires speed and accuracy in logical reasoning.
- Verbal Skills: Usually the easiest section, though vocabulary and comprehension can be tricky.
Team Campusutra’s Assessment of ATMA : ATMA is not meant to measure achievement in any specific field but rather to benchmark aptitude for higher management education. This makes it less intimidating than CAT or XAT, but still rigorous enough to serve as a credible national-level test.
Many top B Schools like XLRI Jamshedpur, MDI Gurgaon accept ATMA Scores for Executive MBA / PGDM programmes.
Positioned as a benchmark in management education, ATMA is designed to evaluate aptitude rather than prior subject knowledge. It does not test business expertise or academic achievement in specific fields. Instead, the exam focuses on assessing core skills essential for higher management studies—verbal ability, quantitative aptitude, and analytical reasoning—ensuring a fair and transparent pathway for aspiring students.
AIMS ATMA Exam 2026 Schedule
| Events | Dates |
| Closing of the payment gateway | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Registration last date | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Last date to print application | Feb 16, 2026 |
| Online admit card | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Exam date | Feb 22, 2026 |
| Results | Feb 28, 2026 |
Eligibility Criteria for ATMA:
The following requirements must be met by students in order for them to be eligible to take the ATMA June exam:
- The candidate needs to be an Indian citizen.
- The candidate must have graduated from an accredited university with a bachelor’s degree in any field with a minimum cumulative GPA of 50% or an equivalent CGPA (45% for the restricted category).
- Students who are in their last year of graduation are eligible to apply provisionally.
- The ATMA exam has no upper age limit for participation.
200 + B-Schools accept ATMA scores
- ATMA question paper has a time duration of 3 hours with 180 questions in MCQs form.
- ATMA is a single-window test.
- Test for programs like MBA, PGDM, MCA, MMS and other management post graduate courses.
ATMA – Gateway to 200 plus MBA Colleges across the India : Some of the top B Schools that accepts ATMA scores are : MDI Gurgaon (PGDM BA), VJIM, IFIM Bangalore, PUMBA Pune, SSIM Hyderabad, Dy Patil Pune, DSIMS Mumbai, Welingkar Mumbai, Christ University, XIME Bangalore; Kochi, IPE Hyderabad, FIIB New Delhi, VVISM Hyderabad and Ashoka School of Business Hyderabad, Jaipuria School of Business , Chitkara School of Business, SCMS, EDII, Chitkara University, SRM University and many more.
