Exams
The CAT 2024 exam is scheduled for November 24, 2024, and will serve as a key step for admission to the 21 IIMs and top MBA colleges across India. IIM Calcutta will be conducting this year’s exam. As per the official CAT notification released on July 28, 2024, the registration process will open on August 1, 2024, and close on September 20, 2024.
Given the challenging nature of the CAT exam, it’s important to begin preparation well in advance, ideally at least nine months before the exam. However, if you haven’t started yet, there's still time. The final batch of the IMS CATapult Live Online Program for CAT 2024 starts in August, offering a chance to complete the syllabus and be exam-ready.
Exam Overview
ATMA, or AIMS Test for Management Admissions, is a national-level exam conducted by the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) for admission to MBA, PGDM, MMS, MCA, and PGDBA programmes. For admission to various management curricula, around 750 management institutes in India accept ATMA scores. A candidate's aptitude must be evaluated in order to advance to higher-level management studies, according to the test's objective. Six sections make up the ATMA exam paper. Multiple times a year, ATMA occurs in the form of a center-based online test at different locations across the country. The exam will be given three times this year.Analytical reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and verbal reasoning are all covered in the exam.
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Exam name | AIMS Test for Management Admissions |
Conducting Body | Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) |
Exam Level | National Level |
Exam frequency | 4-5 times a year |
Exam mode | Centre-Based Online Mode |
Duration | 3 hours |
Syllabus | Analytical Reasoning Skills, Verbal Skills, Quantitative Skills |
Exam pattern | Consists of 180 MCQs where a +1 mark is awarded for a correct answer and 0.25 marks are deducted for an incorrect answer. |
Language | English |
Exam fees | INR 1,500 |
Exam purpose | Admission into 756 colleges |
Course offered | MBA, PGDM, MCA, PGDBA |
No. of test cities | 102 test cities (new exam centres added) |