PUMBA MBA Admission 2026 via ATMA: Cutoff, Eligibility & Dates

• Students should have completed graduation
• They should have a minimum of 50 per cent in graduation
• They should be Indian
• Final year graduation students can apply
• There is no age limit.

There are many MBA colleges which accept 85 percentile in ATMA exam. Sometimes, the institutes conduct multiple rounds of counselling where the cutoff may tone down a little. Here is a list of a few colleges which provide admissions to students who have scored 85 percentile and above in the ATMA exam:

• IMS, Ghaziabad
• Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida
• SOIL, Gurgaon
• Christ University, Bangalore
• Department of Management Sciences, University of Pune (PUMBA)
• SIESCOMS, Navi Mumbai

There are a number of private MBA colleges that accept ATMA score of 60+ percentile for admission. We have listed some of the colleges below:

1. Jagan Institute of Management Studies (JIMS), Rohini
2. Jaypee Business School, Noida
3. EMPI Business School
4. CII School of Logistics
5. Apeejay School of Management
6. GIBS School of Business
7. ICBM School of Business Excellence
8. IIBS, Bangalore
9. MITCON Institute of Management
10. BVIMSR, Mumbai.

ATMA scores are accepted by over 700 management colleges in India. Students who appear for the ATMA exam can get admission to various top MBA, MCA PGDM and MS colleges in India. Each participating institute releases an ATMA cut off after the exam is conducted. Those who meet the ATMA cutoff will be called for further selection process which includes GD What and PI. The selection process is a 4 step process:

• ATMA exam: Students need to appear for the ATMA exam on the scheduled date. The exam is conducted in the CBT Test mode at different exam centres across the country.
• Group Discussion: Group Discussion or GD is conducted for the students who clear the ATMA exam and meet the ATMA cutoff. They will have to talk on a particular topic and they will be judged on different grounds.
• Written Ability Test: Students will be required to take a WAT and write a short essay on any topic allotted by the panel of judges.
• Personal Interview: Students will then have to appear for an interview before the expert panel after they clear all the previous selection rounds. They will be assessed on general awareness, extracurricular activities, academics, etc.

Top MBA colleges in India which accept 75-80 percentile in ATMA are: 

1. Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad 
2. XIME, Bangalore
3. Indus Business Academy, Bangalore 
4. VIT Business School, Vellore 
5. SRM School of Management, Chennai 
6. SDMIMD, Mysore
7. IBS Hyderabad: ICFAI Business School
8. Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management, Hyderabad 
9. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management.

ATMA cut offs are not announced along with the ATMA result. Individual participating institutes release their own cutoff and they are known after a few days of result announcement when the colleges start their shortlisting process. The ATMA scores and percentiles of the candidates shortlisted for Written Ability Test (What) and Personal Interview PI can be considered the cut off for the participating institute. ATMA cutoff is a major criteria for students to get admissions to their desired colleges. According to the previous years, the ATMA cutoff in the top institutes generally range from 75 percentile to 95 percentile. The ATMA cutoff varies from one institute to another. Some of the top institutes such as JIMS, Rohini, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida, IMS, Ghaziabad are expected to have ATMA cutoff of 80-85 percentile this year.

There is no age limit to appear for ATMA. The ATMA exam is open for fresh graduates as well as working professionals. Since ATMA is accepted by over 700 B-schools across India for their full-time MBA and MCA courses, a lot of students appear for the exam. ATMA score is accepted by some of the top MBA colleges in India also shortlist candidates for executive MBA or part-time MBA on the basis of ATMA score. The minimum age limit for has to be 20 years as the minimum qualification for ATMA exam is graduation. Any candidate who has completed Graduation with 50 per cent aggregate (45 per cent for SC/ST candidates). Any candidate in final year of Bachelor's degree course can appear in ATMA exam. 

ATMA cutoff is released by the participating institutes after the announcement of the ATMA result. More than 500 MBA colleges accept ATMA scores. ATMA scores are accepted for other courses such as MCA and MS as well. The ATMA cut-off is different for all institutes and courses. These cutoffs will be available on the official website of each participating college or institute. Candidates who have appeared for the ATMA exam must meet the cutoff of their preferred institute in order to gain admission to that particular institute. According to the previous cutoff trends, the ATMA cutoff generally ranges from 75 to 90 percentile in the top colleges accepting ATMA. Last year, the highest ATMA cutoff was for PUMBA, Pune. Shortlisted candidates who match the cutoff will be called for further selection procedure, which includes, Written Ability Test, Group Discussion and Personal Interview.