AIMS Test For Management Admissions (ATMA)

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.

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 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.

ATMA scores are accepted by over 750 management colleges in the country. The admission process includes ATMA exam, Group Discussion and Personal Interview . After the ATMA results are announced, individual institutes release their ATMA cut-offs. Students can check on the official websites of the institutes to know if they match the cutoff required for admissions. If the candidate matches the cutoff criteria, they will be called for further selection procedure which includes Group Discussion, Written Ability Test and/or Personal Interview . Listed below are some of the top colleges which accept ATMA scores:
1. Christ University
2. Prin. L. N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research
3. Department of Management Science, University of Pune
4. ITM Business School
5. Jagan Institute of Management Studies
6. KIIT School of Management
7. VIT Business School
8. MIT College of Management
9. International Institute of Management Studies, Pune
10. JK Business School.