Best Colleges accepting ATMA Score in Pune

ATMA exam 2026 is being conducted on multiple dates and sessions. ATMA July 2026 exam will be conducted on July 12, 2026. The exam is conducted in computer based test mode across exam centres. ATMA 2026 exam for the February session was conducted on February 22, 2026. May session exam was held on May 3. 

ATMA is a national level entrance exam conducted by Association of Indian Management Schools. ATMA is conducted for admission to MBA, MMS, PGDM programmes at over 700 B Schools in the country. ATMA exam judges skills and basic aptitude of students needed for an MBA or PGDM course.

Aspirants should start preparing for the ATMA exam at least six months before the test date. ATMA preparation requires planning thus one must start early. They can also join coaching institutes for focused preparation. Starting early will also help you assess that whether you need to join a coaching institute or not. Divide your preparation into three phases - 1. Covering the syllabus 2. Practicing mock tests, sample questions and 3. Revision. The ATMA syllabus includes the following topics: Verbal Skills: Parajumbles, Sentence Completion, Grammar, Comprehension Passages, Synonyms and Antonyms, etc. , Analytical Reasoning: Tables, Graphs, Pie Charts, Blood Relation, Seating Arrangement, Strong and Weak Arguments, and Syllogism Quantitative Skills: Geometry, Algebra Number System Arithmetic, Mensuration etc. You can read the following ATMA books for exam preparation: 1. A New Approach to Reasoning by BS Sijawali 2. Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT by Nishit K Sinha 3. Multi-Dimensional Reasoning by Mishra Kumar and Dr Lal 4. Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis 5. How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT by Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay 6. High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren & Martin 7. How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT by Arun Sharma 9. Class 9 and Class 10 NCERT Mathematics books 10. Quantitative Aptitude by R. S Aggarwal.

ATMA syllabus includes all the important topics of subjects that are relevant for business and general aptitude. For ATMA exam, candidates have to study, Verbal Ability, Quantitative Ability and Analytical Reasoning. Given below are the key topics included in the ATMA syllabus: -The Verbal Ability section of ATMA exam syllabus includes various topics of Grammar, Word Meaning, Vocabulary, Parajumbles, Fill in the Blanks, Sentence Completion, Synonyms and Antonyms, Reading Comprehension, etc. The Quantitative Aptitude section of ATMA syllabus includes all the topics of Mathematics from Class 9 to 10 such as Arithmetic, Geometry, Algebra Trigonometry Modern Math, Number System and Mensuration. The Analytical Reasoning syllabus of ATMA exam includes topics that require analytical interpretation of data presented in the form of Puzzles, Pie Charts, Venn Diagram, Tables and Bar Graphs.

Yes, for Pune University MBA Admission a valid CAT/ MAH CET/ CMAT score is compulsory along with the set minimum eligibility criteria. To be eligible, candidates must have completed an undergraduate degree with at least 50% aggregate (45% aggregate for reserved category candidates). For more information on other MBA accepting exams for SPPU and its affiliated colleges, students are advised to visit the official website of the university or the respective affiliated college.

ATMA exam is a nation level MBA entrance exam conducted by Association of Indian Management Schools. Courses such as MS and PGDM are also offered through ATMA exam. The exam is conducted in the CBT test format multiple times a year. The exam checks numerical, verbal and logical abilities of students taking the exam. Duration of the exam is three hours and has MCQ type questions. The exam is accepted by over 700 B-Schools across India, and the scores obtained in the ATMA exam are considered for admission to various management courses offered by these institutes. 

The ATMA exam is conducted by the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS). AIMS is a networking body of B-schools in India for the professional development of management education. This networking body is the official representative of Indian Management Schools in India as well as in some important international forums. Many top institutes such as IIMs, ISB, ASCI, Xavier Institutions, Welingkar Institute of Management (WeSchool), NMIMS, ICFAI, MDI, SP Jain, and many other management departments of various Universities are the members of AIMS. AIMS also have tie ups with international bodies such as Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA), European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Usually, the ATMA exam is conducted in computer-based test mode in more than 100 test cities. The exam is accepted by over 600 B-Schools across India, and the scores obtained in the ATMA exam are considered for admission to MBA and MCA courses offered by these institutes.

Yes, Balaji Institute of Modern Management offers specialised MBA courses. Apart from the general MBA, the institute provides an MBA in Marketing Management and an MBA in PM-HRD. Both these courses are offered in affiliation with Sri Balaji University and run for a two-year course duration. Further, the mode of education is full-time.

Last date to submit PIBM MBA application is January 20 this year. You can apply directly through PIBM Online Admission Portal. For this, you need to pay an application fee of INR 1,000. 

IIEBM PGDM fee for the complete course is INR 9.25 lakh. The total tuition fee is divided over the complete course duration. This course tuition fee is INR 2.7 lakh. The total first year PGDM fee is nearly INR 6.55 lakh. This fee is as per the official website/ sanctioning body. It is still subject to changes and hence, is indicative. 

The median salary package offered to the students after finishing MBA/PGDM from MIT-WPU is INR 600,000. While, the Median package offered by Indira School of Business Studies - ISBS after completion of MBA/PGDM is INR 425,000. Basis these stats, MIT-WPU is better option compared to Indira School of Business Studies - ISBS on the Median salary parameter.

In the first semester of the MBA course in Agri and Food Business Management at MIT College of Management, the college offers the subjects that introduce students to management principles within the context of agriculture and the food industry. The names of the subjects included in the first semester are as follows:

• Accounting for Managers
• Agri-Economics
• Business Laws
• Business Research Methods
• Agri and Food Business Marketing 
• Agribusiness Environment and Policy

Once the selection process for PUMBA MBA is completed, selected students must pay the first installment of the tuition fees. As per official sources, the total tuition fee to pursue an MBA at PUMBA ranges from INR 1.3 Lacs to INR 1.5 lakh.

Note: The above-mentioned fee is as per the official sources. However, it is indicative and subject to change.

RIIM Pune offers a full-time postgraduate diploma in management. The PGDM course is offered to students who fulfil the admission criteria of the course. The basic eligibility is to pass graduation from a recognised university. Furthermore, admissions are entirely entrance-based. Hence, students must appear for the respective exam to be considered for admission. RIIM Pune accepts various national-level management exams, including MAT. However, those with a valid score in any other accepted exam can also apply. Hence, you can certainly get into the PGDM course offered at RIIM Pune without MAT, given you provide any other exam score.

ISB&M, Pune is good for PGDM and gives a 2 year course for PGDM. The college also has good placement record. ISB&M, Pune also provides specialisations in fields like Marketing, Finanace, HR etc. and is one of the top institutes for the course. 

As per the DYPIMCAM Akurdi student reviews, students have given a five-star rating to the institute's MBA placements. During the recent years, the institute's placement rate for MBA students has been over 70%. The highest salary package ranged from INR 9.1 LPA to INR 14 LPA. Companies like Byju's, Coca-Cola, Johnson's etc. participated in the placement drive. Students were also provided with internship opportunities.

Lexicon MILE offers a total of 1320 seats for its PGDM course. The seats the distributed acorss the PGDM programmes. International Master of Business Administration (MBA) has total of 300 seats, Master in Business Administration Global intakes 120 seats, etc. 

DY Patil Akrudi offers management quota seats for its MBA course. 80%  admission are available for CAP and 20% will be made at Institute Level. The institute offers a total of 60 seats for its MBA course. To be eligible for the MBA course candidates must have passed with minimum of 50% marks in aggregate or equivalent CGPA ( 45% in case of candidates of backward class categories and Persons With Disability belonging to Maharashtra State only). 

IIBR Pune offers full-time PGDM (not MBA) courses in the discipline of Management. To apply for PGDM admission, aspirants can visit the official website of the institute as and when the application portal open. The application process for PGDM admission to the academic year 2025-26 has already been concluded. The last date to apply online was Feb 25, 2025.

Pune Business School admissions to PGDM course is completely entrance-based. PBS Pune accepts various national-level entrance exams like CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA and GMAT. Aspirants are required to appear for any one of these entrance exams and submit the scores at the time of filling application form. Candidates qualifying any of the specified exam will be called for GDPI. The interview will be conducted in two rounds-one with the faculty member and second with the director. Only after the completion of the selection rounds, shortlisted candidates can pay fee to confirm their admission.

BIMHRD

The fee for the MBA program at BIMHRD is INR 11.90 Lakhs. The MBA is offered in 3 specializations, MBA, MBA in Marketing Management, and MBA in Personnel Management and Human Resource Development. The highest salary package offered was  INR 20.58 LPA and the average package was INR 8.25 LPA. The MBA course has been ranked 89 by Business Today.

Pune Institute of Business Management

The fee for the MBA at Pune Institute of Business Management is INR 8.75 Lakhs. There is only one specialization offered by the institute for MBA. The placements are good here, the highest package was INR 17 LPA and the average package was INR 7.1 LPA. The institute has been awarded many times among the top B-Schools in Pune by NIRF and Times.  

The list of top recruiters during Balaji Institute of International Business placements 2022 is presented below:

BIIB Pune Top Recruiters
Asian Paints Ltd	CBRE South Asia Pvt Ltd
Bain Capability Centre P Ltd	CEAT Ltd
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co Ltd	Citi Bank Ltd
Bharti Airtel Limited	Cognizant Technologies Ltd
Capgemini Technology Services India Ltd	Colgate Palmolive India Limited

No, the Institute requires appearing in national-level exams like CAT/MAT/CMAT/ATMA or state-level exam like MHT MBA CET. Candidates need to have a valid score in any of these exam. Applicant must have a graduate degree with 50% of marks.