Hey!!! AIMS Test for Management Admissions (ATMA) is a national-level computer-based management entrance examination. It is conducted by the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS).

Its scores are used for admission in various management programmes.



Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is an online computer-based test conducted by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), India.

It is a national-level admission test for facilitating institutions to select suitable students for admission in all management programmes approved by AICTE.

Paper Pattern of CMAT and ATMA

ATMA is a computer-based MBA entrance test. The test consists of multiple-choice objective-type questions.

Candidates need to attempt 180 questions in 180 minutes.

It evaluates verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning, analysing and synthesising ability of the candidate

ATMA has six sections:

Section Number of Questions Allotted Time

Analytical Reasoning Skills 30 30 minutes
Part 1

Analytical Reasoning Skills 30 30 minutes
Part 2

Quantitative Skills 30 30 minutes
Part 1

Quantitative Skills 30 30 minutes
Part 2

Verbal Skills 30 30 minutes
Part 1

Verbal Skills 30 30 minutes
Part 2

Total 180 180 minutes




CMAT exam is held for 180 minutes. The test comprises of hundred questions divided in four sections: Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension and General Awareness.
There’s negative marking of one (1) mark for each wrong answer.

Type of Questions Number of questions Maximum Marks
Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation 25 100
Logical Reasoning 25 100
Language Comprehension 25 100
General Awareness 25 100