ATMA Previous Year Question Paper: The Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS), which conducts ATMA, has released official ATMA question papers with answer keys for some years only. This page gives you the official ATMA previous year question papers with 180 questions and the official answer key, in one free PDF. You also get actual ATMA previous year questions with solutions. The ATMA pattern has not changed since 2021 (180 questions in 180 minutes) so you can use these ATMA PYQs with confidence. Also check ATMA Mock Test 2027 for latest papers. ATMA 2027 will be conducted on February 21, 2027. Download the ATMA previous year question paper PDF from the sections below.
Yes, AIMS has released the official ATMA exam previous year question paper, with answer key, for its 2021 exams, including the April, May and July 2021 papers. ATMA question papers for 2022 to 2026 have not been released, so an official ATMA question paper 2025 or ATMA question paper 2026 is not available. Since the exam pattern is unchanged, the 2021 papers remain the latest official ATMA PYQs for ATMA 2027 preparation and candidates can use them with full confidence.
For newer practice tests, take the free ATMA Mock Test 2027 tests on MBAUniverse.com, which are strictly based on official ATMA question papers.
Every ATMA exam question paper follows the ATMA 2027 exam pattern given in the official ATMA Bulletin. The exam has 180 multiple-choice questions in six sections of 30 questions each, and each section is allotted 30 minutes. The official ATMA Marking Scheme 2027 gives +1 mark for each correct answer, −0.25 mark for each wrong answer, and 0 for each unanswered question.
Section | Section Name | Number of Questions | Time allotted in minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
I | Analytical Reasoning | 30 | 30 Min |
II | Verbal Skills | 30 | 30 Min |
III | Quantitative Skills | 30 | 30 Min |
IV | Analytical Reasoning | 30 | 30 Min |
V | Verbal Skills | 30 | 30 Min |
VI | Quantitative Skills | 30 | 30 Min |
Total | 180 | 180 Min |
The ATMA July 2021 question paper is the latest ATMA previous year question paper released by AIMS. It has 180 questions: Analytical Reasoning Parts A and B (Q1–60), Quantitative Skills Parts A and B (Q61–120) and Verbal Skills Parts A and B (Q121–180), with the official answer key at the end. This free ATMA PYQ PDF has all three 2021 papers with answers.
DOWNLOAD ATMA PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPER PDF – 2021
Here are solved ATMA previous year questions from the Analytical Reasoning sections. Try each one before you read the solution.
Question: In a row of students, Stephen is sitting 3rd to the left of Robert. If Robert is 10th from the leftmost end and 6th from the rightmost end, then what is the position of Stephen from the rightmost end?
(A) 8th (B) 9th (C) 7th (D) 6th
Answer and Explanation: (B) 9th. Robert is 10th from the left and 6th from the right, so the row has 10 + 6 − 1 = 15 students. Stephen is 3 places to the left of Robert, that is 7th from the left, which makes him 15 − 7 + 1 = 9th from the right.
Question: In a certain code language, TYNOP is coded as !@#$%. How is PONTY coded in that language?
(A) $&@!% (B) %$#!@ (C) #$%@@ (D) !!@#$
Answer and Explanation: (B) %$#!@. Each letter has its own symbol: T = !, Y = @, N = #, O = $ and P = %. So PONTY is P-O-N-T-Y = %$#!@.
Question: There are 17 men to the left of Kant, who is 3rd to the left of Pant. If Pant is 5th from the right, then how many men are there in that row?
(A) 24 (B) 25 (C) 26 (D) 27
Answer and Explanation: (B) 25. Count from the left: 17 men, then Kant (18th), then two men, then Pant (21st). Pant is 5th from the right, so 4 men stand to his right. The row has 21 + 4 = 25 men.
Here are solved ATMA previous year questions from the Quantitative Skills sections of the ATMA PYQ papers. They cover mixtures, discount, fractions, remainders, compound interest and percentages.
Question: The price of high grade milk is ₹ 40 per litre and that of low grade milk is ₹ 30 per litre. In what ratio should they be mixed so that the resultant mixture has a price of ₹ 36 per litre?
(A) 3:2 (B) 5:4 (C) 4:3 (D) 2:1
Answer and Explanation: (A) 3:2. By alligation, high grade : low grade = (36 − 30) : (40 − 36) = 6 : 4 = 3 : 2.
Question: The cost price of an item is ₹ 150. If Harish gives a discount of 20% on the marked price of the item, then there is no profit and no loss. What is the marked price of the item?
(A) ₹ 187.5 (B) ₹ 175 (C) ₹ 200 (D) ₹ 192.5
Answer and Explanation: (A) ₹ 187.5. With no profit and no loss, the selling price equals the cost price of ₹ 150. A 20% discount means the selling price is 80% of the marked price, so the marked price = 150 ÷ 0.8 = ₹ 187.5.
Question: Sikha spends 1/3 of her salary on room rent, 1/4 of the remaining on loan repayment, and 1/5 of the remaining on food. What fraction of her salary is left with her?
(A) 1/5 (B) 2/5 (C) 3/5 (D) 4/5
Answer and Explanation: (B) 2/5. After rent, 2/3 is left. After loan repayment, 3/4 of that is left: 2/3 × 3/4 = 1/2. After food, 4/5 of that is left: 1/2 × 4/5 = 2/5.
Attempt these solved ATMA previous year questions from the Verbal Skills sections. Most ATMA Verbal questions test grammar and usage.
Question: Identify the CORRECT sentence.
(A) China have always fascinated me. (B) China has always fascinates me. (C) China always fascinate me. (D) China has always fascinated me.
Answer and Explanation: (D). "China" is a singular subject, so it takes "has", and the present perfect tense needs the past participle "fascinated".
Question: Identify the correct synonym of the underlined word: Pavan spurned my offers of help. (Underlined word: spurned)
(A) accepted (B) decided (C) rejected (D) preferred
Answer and Explanation: (C) rejected. To spurn is to reject something with contempt, so "rejected" is the closest meaning.
Question: Fill in the blank with the correct option: Sam __________ in Bombay ever since his childhood.
(A) was living (B) will be living (C) has been living (D) is living
Answer and Explanation: (C) has been living. "Ever since his childhood" describes an action that began in the past and continues now, which needs the present perfect continuous tense.
Use each ATMA exam previous year question paper in three steps:
Solve under exam conditions: attempt each paper in one sitting of three hours, giving each section 30 minutes, before you look at the answer key.
Check and calculate your score: score = correct answers − 0.25 × wrong answers. Note the question types where you lost marks, and revise them with the ATMA 2027 preparation guide.
Then take full-length mocks: three ATMA past question papers are not enough to build speed and accuracy, take free ATMA mock test series – details below.
An ATMA previous year question paper shows you the type and level of questions. For more full-length, timed practice, the ATMA Mock Test 2027 page on MBAUniverse.com gives you:
Five free full-length mocks, ATMA Mock Test 2027 – 1 to 5, based on official ATMA papers
180 questions in 180 minutes in each mock, on the latest ATMA pattern with negative marking
Online tests with a timer after a free one-minute registration, and a mock test PDF with answers
Solved ATMA questions and a simple method to calculate and analyse your mock score
Also solve the ATMA Sample Paper 2027, and check MBA colleges accepting ATMA 2027 scores and the ATMA Cutoff 2027.
AIMS has released official ATMA question papers with answer keys for some years, and the latest of them are on this page. Download the ATMA PYQ PDF, solve each ATMA previous year question paper under exam conditions, and then take the five free ATMA Mock Test 2027 tests and the ATMA Sample Paper 2027 on MBAUniverse.com, India’s No 1 MBA Portal.
