AIMS Test for Management Admission (ATMA) is conducted
by the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) which was formed in 1988 as a network of management schools in the country.
AIMS is a national network of over 350
schools. It represents Indian management schools in various
national and international forums connected with management education. ATMA is an All-India test which help candidates gain an entry to numerous
management institutes in the country depending on their performance.
AIMS offers the AIMS Test for Management Admissions (ATMA),
as a credible, comprehensive and single-window test for admissions to different
postgraduate management programme, including functional, sectoral and computer
management offered by different institutes and universities. It is one
of the three main entrance tests for management education in India. ATMA is
approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and by by the
Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India for admission
on All India Basis to the MBA / PGDM and other Postgraduate Programmes like
MCA. ATMA's design is similar to that of Graduate Management Admissions Test
(GMAT). The objective test which was first conducted in February 20, 2000,
is designed to assess the candidate's aptitude for management education, including
verbal skills, quantitative skills, and analytical reasoning.
