AIMS Test for Management Admissions
Registration opens
~Dec 2026
Provisional
Estimate. AIMS has not announced the next ATMA session. Based on past cycles, registration is likely around December 2026.
Exam date
~Dec 2026
Provisional
Estimate, about a month after registration opens. AIMS has not announced the next ATMA session or its exam date.
Application fee
₹1450
Provisional - ATMA 2026 fee
Official website
https://www.atmaaims.comATMA is a decades-old MBA/PGDM entrance exam run by the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS), accepted by 300+ B-schools nationwide, mostly as an alternative low-cost/low-prep-overhead route alongside CAT/XAT/CMAT. Distinctively, AIMS runs ATMA several times a year (2026 alone had sessions in February, May, July, and August) rather than once, so a candidate who misses one window has another within a few months.
Mode
Computer-based test (CBT)
Duration
180 minutes
Questions
180
Sections
Runs as multiple sessions per year; a candidate can retake a later session in the same admission cycle.
Each participating institute runs its own shortlisting and Group Discussion/Personal Interview process using the ATMA score - no single shared national counselling process.
The official notification for this cycle hasn’t been released yet, so there’s nothing to verify against - everything above is an estimate based on past years. Always confirm on the official website once it’s released.
ATMA Next session
Opens ~Dec 2026 · Provisional
