ATMA MCA Cut off 2026: Check Category wise Cut off Marks

There are many MBA colleges which accept 70-75 percentile in ATMA exam. Majority of these institutes are private. Sometimes, the institutes conduct multiple rounds of counselling wherein the cutoff may tone down. Here is a list of a few colleges which provide admissions to students who have scored 70 percentile and above in the ATMA exam:

1. Delhi School of Business
2. Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB), New Delhi
3. JK Business School, Gurgaon
4. Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE)
5. XIME, Bangalore
6. AIMS School of Business 
7. GITAM Hyderabad Business School
8. Kristu Jayanti College (KJC)
9. MS Ramaiah Institute of Management
10. SDA Bocconi
11. DSIMS, Mumbai
12. IES Management College and Research Centre IES MCRC), Mumbai
13. MIT School of Telecom Management.

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.

ATMA exam has 180 questions and total marks are 180. But, raw scores are scaled and the final marks are awarded out of 800. Knowing what is a good score in ATMA exam is subjective, but, the current trends suggest that the following can be a good score: 

Very good score: More than 700 

Good score: 650 to 700 

Average score: 620 to 650 

Low score: Below 550

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.

Each participating institute releases its own ATMA cutoff. The ATMA cutoff determines if the student will be eligible to appear for the ATMA selection process which includes Group Discussion and Personal Interviews. The following are the various factors that determine the ATMA cutoff:

1. Marking scheme
2. The difficulty level of the exam
3. Number of students appearing for the exam
4. Seats offered by the participating institutes
5. Previous years' cutoff trends
6. Reservation policy
7. Lowest and average marks scored by the student

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 result is usually released within a week from the exam. ATMA result 2026 for the February session exam will be released on February 28, 2026, at 5 PM. Candidates who appeared for the ATMA exam, can login on the official website and download the scorecards. 

After the ATMA result declaration, top colleges which accept the ATMA scores start the shortlisting process. The ATMA scores are accepted in over 750 MBA/PGDM and MCA colleges. After the results, the institutes release ATMA cutoffs category-wise and invite applicants to appear for Written Ability Test, Group Discussion GD and Personal Interview rounds for admissions. Candidates can choose up to five institutes while filling ATMA application form where they need to send their ATMA scores and take part in the ATMA counselling process. The ATMA admission process after the result declaration includes: 1. Applications to be sent out to the institutes where you want to take admission. 2. Participating in the counselling process which includes Written Ability Test (What), Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). 3. Submitting the required documents to the institutes where you have been shortlisted. 4. Paying the course fee and getting an admission confirmation.