Best ATMA Colleges in Karnataka

Candidates have to appear for any one of the accepted entrance exams. The exams accepted are ISBR Aptitude Test/GMAT/CAT/XAT/MAT/CMAT/ NMAT/ATMA/KMAT/PGCET. Students have to fill a separate application form on the official website as well. The institute shortlists students on the basis of entrance scores. Shortlisted students have to appear for Cognitive Case Study, Micro Presentation and Personal Interview rounds. Final selection is based on performance in all stages.

IIBS Bangalore accept MBA/ PGDM fee payment in installments. It can be done in four installments. Check below the installment-wise fee amount:

• First Installment: INR 1 Lakh
• Second Installment: INR 3 Lakh
• Third Installment: INR 2.75 Lakh
• Fourth Installment: INR 1.75 Lakh

The given fee information is as per official sources. Hence, is indicative. 

There are a total of 240 seats for the PGDM programme at SDMIMD Mysore. The sanctioned seat intake is considered during the seat allotment procedure. SDMIMD shall reserve the right to revise the seat count. It must be noted that the mentioned seat intake is as per the official website/sanctioning body. It is still subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

IZee Business School and School of Commerce and Management, Christ University both are renowned universities for MBA/PGDM. However, in terms of affordability, IZee Business School is a better option since the total tuition fee for IZee Business School is INR 495,000 and the total tuition fee for MBA/PGDM at School of Commerce and Management, Christ University is INR 803,000. In the total fees that students generally end up paying the university or the college, various other components are also included, such as the exam fee, application fee, lab and other charges.

AIMS Institutes offers a comprehensive MBA programme. In order to get admission, students are required to have a valid score in one of the accepted entrance exams. Following is a list of all the exams accepted by the institute:

• PGCET (Karnataka Post Graduate Common Entrance Test)
• MAT (Management Aptitude Test)
• CAT (Common Admission Test)
• XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test)
• CMAT (Common Management Admission Test)
• ATMA (AIMS Test for Management Admissions)

Getting a seat in Indus Business Academy PGDM programme requires qualifying any of the Management entrance exams like CAT, MAT, XAT, etc. followed by a GDPI round. One must confirm their seat by paying the course fee for admission. Below is PGDM intake as per an unofficial source:

Courses	Seats
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)	180
PGDM (General)	60

Krupanidhi College of Management provides scholarships to meritorious students. The school considers the academic record, valid entrance exam score and performance of the aspirants in GD/ PI round for selection. The school conducts KSET or Krupanidhi Scholarship Entrance Test (KSET) for admission as well as scholarship.

The total seats offered for MBA/PGDM at Reva University and St. Joseph's Institute of Management are 360 and 240, respectively. Hence, there are higher chances of getting a seat at Reva University due to higher seats.

RCM Bangalore offers PGDM in seven specialisation subjects as per AICTE guidelines, check the list below:

RCM Bangalore PGDM Specialisation Subjects
Finance Management	Marketing Management
Human Resource Management	Operations Management
Supply Chain Management	Business Analytics Management
Information Technology Management	-

PGDM is a two-year full-time residential course offered at XIME Bangalore. The institute offers PGDM General and PGDM in Business Analytics. During PGDM General course, students have to choose specialisations from Marketing, Finance, Human Resource, Operations & IT and Analytics.

IIHMR Bangalore is awarded 'Best Business School' in healthcare domain. The institute has 800+ Healthcare Research Projects, 1000+ Management Development Programmes for industry professionals, 4000+ Strong Alumni Base, 100% Placement Assistance and Mentoring Live Project Participation. Apart from this the institute has University and International collaborations international placement opportunity Industry academia mentorship.

Joining IIHMR Bangalore not only equips you with a solid academic foundation but also provides access to a robust placement assistance program, paving the way for a successful and fulfilling career in healthcare management and research. The below table showcases the key highlights of IIHMR Bangalore Placements:

Particulars	Placement statitics 2023
Number of students placed	1000+
the highest CTC	INR 24 LPA
Average CTC	INR 6.5 LPA
Hiring Partners	500+
Top recruiters	Phoenix compliance Narayana Health Burjeel Hospital, Dubai Medi Assist Deloitte Tech Mahindra MedisimVR Manish Medi Innovation Portea  HxCentral Data InterOps ZS Associates Prime Era and more

 

Yes, it is necessary to cover all topics of CAT syllabus as there is no predefined format of the question paper weightage. The CAT question paper can have questions from any topic. Even though, it is known that certain topics dominate the CAT paper, you must be prepared for surprises. It may happen that in one session, most of the questions are asked from seemingly less important section, which you had ignored during preparation.

Total seat intake of Kirloskar MBA is 360. Check out the below table for course-wise distribution of total seat intake-

Courses	Seats
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM 4.0)	180
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)	180

Placements are good at CMR University. BTech highest and average package in recent past was 18 LPA and 4 LPA. In MBA and BBA, 97.1% and 87.3% students were placed. In School of Design, the average package received was between 4 LPA and 6 LPA.

The key highlights recorded during RV University placements 2026 are given in the table below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2026)
Highest Package	INR 43.5 LPA
Average Package	INR 8 LPA
Companies Visited	264