ATMA Syllabus

The AIMS Test for Management Admissions (ATMA) is a national-level exam conducted by the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) for admission to MBA, PGDM, MMS, MCA, and PGDBA courses, accepted by over 750 institutes in India. The exam evaluates candidates' aptitude through six sections, covering Analytical Reasoning, Quantitative Skills, and Verbal Skills. Conducted multiple times a year, ATMA is administered in a center-based online test format. Last year, it was held three times.

ATMA Syllabus

ATMA syllabus outlines the section-wise topics that candidates need to cover for the exam. The topics prescribed in the ATMA syllabus for Analytical Reasoning, Verbal Skills, and Quantitative Skills are of high school and graduate levels. Read below to learn the detailed syllabus of ATMA. Shiksha brings you the important topics and sub-topics that can be asked in the ATMA exam. Also, find the topic-wise question distribution below.

Take a look a some of the most important topics from the six sections of the ATMA syllabus. These topics carry more weight in the ATMA exam. Check out the table below to know the ATMA syllabus highlights:

Section	Topics
Verbal Skills	Reading Comprehension Synonyms & Antonyms Sentence Completion Jumbled Sentences Word Meaning Grammar
Analytical Reasoning	Strike the Odd One Out Blood Relations Syllogism Data Sufficiency Statement Conclusion Number Series
Quantitative Skills	Ratio and Proportion Percentages Simple Interest and Compound Interest

ATMA Syllabus Topic-wise

ATMA test aims to assess a candidate’s aptitude in various management skills. Therefore, questions in the exam are framed in such a way that requires sound analyzing and logical thinking capabilities, verbal and numerical ability. Even the ATMA syllabus is formulated on a similar line. Candidates can check below the section-wise ATMA syllabus.

Analytical Reasoning

The questions in the Analytical Reasoning sections assess the student's ability to infer from a given set of situations. The important topics in the Analytical Reasoning sections are the following:

Important Topics
Critical Reasoning	Coding-decoding	Syllogism
Course of Action	Arguments	Data Sufficiency
Statement-Inference	Statements & conclusions	-
Strong/Weak Arguments	Arrangements	-

Verbal Skills

The Verbal Skills section of the ATMA question paper assesses the student's language ability based on grammar and vocabulary. The following are the important topics of this section:

Important Topics
Grammar	Vocabulary	Para Jumbles
Reading Comprehension	Sentence Completion	Word Meaning

ATMA Syllabus for Quantitative Skills

This section assesses the applicant's mathematical skills. The important topics of this section are:

Important Topics
Arithmetic	Algebra	Modern Math
Geometry	Number system	Average
Percentage	Profit and loss	Ration & Proportion
Time, Speed and Distance	Mensuration	Permutation & Combination
Quadratic Equation	Logarithm	-