ATA Completes China Banking Association Qualification Exam for the First Half of 2008

    BEIJING, June 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ATA Inc. ("ATA" or the
 "Company") (Nasdaq:   ATAI), the leading provider of computer-based testing
 and testing-related services in China, today announced that it has
 completed the China Banking Association Qualification Exam for the first
 half of 2008. Exams for three exam titles, including fundamental knowledge,
 risk management and personal financial management, were simultaneously held
 in 81 cities in China over the weekend of May 31, 2008 to June 1, 2008.
 Approximately 473,000 individuals registered for the exams and 450,000
 individuals took the exams, a significant increase compared to 210,000 test
 takers for same exams offered in July 2007. In order to meet the increased
 tests demand of its clients and testing candidates, ATA utilized 406 test
 centers across more than 20 provinces in China. A total of 3,268 test rooms
 from these 406 test centers were utilized nationwide. The number of
 simultaneous test takers, test centers, and test rooms all reached the
 highest level in ATA's history.
 
     "We are pleased to have reached this important milestone in the
 development of our business," commented Mr. Kevin Ma, Chairman and Chief
 Executive Officer of ATA. "Despite the tragic earthquake that has happened
 in Wenchuan, ATA's business continues to be resilient and achieved new
 milestones. With minimum impact from the earthquake and upcoming Beijing
 Olympics, we would like to reiterate our previously announced net revenue
 guidance of RMB66 million to RMB69 million for the quarter ended June 30,
 2008. We're seeing success today from years of investments in our
 computer-based testing technology platform, and we look forward to our
 continued profitable growth as we leverage our technology and network to
 further penetrate the rapidly expanding Chinese licensure and certification
 test market."
 
     The China Banking Association Qualification Examination is considered
 important by the China Banking Regulatory Commission and all the banks in
 China. During the examination, Liao Min, the deputy director of the China
 Banking Regulatory Commission, and heads of the human resources departments
 and training departments of major banks in Beijing visited test centers in
 Beijing and inspected the national-wide test centers during the exam time
 through real-time remote monitoring systems.
 
     Sichuan Earthquake
 
     Due to the "5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake" in Sichuan province of China, The
 China Banking Association quickly launched a contingency plan to support
 Sichuan People's earthquake relief efforts and safeguard the interests of
 test candidates in disaster areas. Approximately 22,000 test candidates
 that had registered and paid a non-refundable exam fee were affected in
 disaster- stricken areas, which included five testing cities: Chengdu City
 of Sichuan Province, Nanchong City, Mianyang City and Tianshui City of
 Gansu Province, and Baoji City of Shaanxi Province. Although the scheduled
 test has lapsed and been completed, the China Banking Association and ATA
 Inc. will organize a separate free test for the affected candidates when
 conditions permit.
 
     About China Banking Association Qualification Examination
 
     Launched in 2006, China Banking Qualification Examination has achieved
 rapid development with enthusiastic participation of financial institutions
 such as the banking, securities, and insurance industries, universities,
 and other related communities. In order to ensure smooth implementation of
 the nationwide qualification examinations, the China Banking Association
 coordinated with ATA Inc., the largest professional testing service
 provider with the world's leading testing technology, to provide test
 candidates full- line online registration, payment, and pre-test practices
 services, significantly facilitating test candidates' registration and test
 preparation.
 
     About ATA Inc.:
 
     ATA is the leading provider of computer-based testing services in
 China. The Company offers comprehensive services for the creation and
 delivery of computer-based tests based on its proprietary testing
 technologies and test delivery platform. The Company's computer-based
 testing services are used for professional licensure and certification
 tests in various industries, including information technology, or IT,
 services, banking, teaching, securities, insurance and accounting. ATA's
 test center network comprised 1,854 authorized test centers located
 throughout China as of March 31, 2008, which the Company believes is the
 largest test center network of any commercial testing service provider in
 China. Combined with its test delivery technologies, this network allows
 ATA's clients to administer large-scale nationwide tests in a consistent,
 secure and cost-effective manner. ATA has delivered over 24 million tests
 since it commenced operations in 1999, and in July 2007 delivered tests to
 more than 200,000 test takers in a single day for the China Banking
 Association, through its test delivery platform. For further information,
 please visit: http://www.ata.net.cn .
 
     Safe-Harbor Statement
 
     This announcement may contain forward-looking statements within the
 meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
 Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as
 defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
 forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "look
 forward to," "outlook," "forecast," "will," "expect," "anticipate,"
 "future," "intend," "plan," "believe," "estimate" and similar terminology.
 Among the factors that could cause the Company's actual financial and
 operating results to differ from what the Company currently anticipate may
 include the Company's ability to meet challenges associated with its rapid
 expansion, the Company's ability to meet the expectations of current and
 future clients, the Company's ability to implement and maintain effective
 internal controls over financial reporting, the health of the PRC economy,
 and uncertainties with respect to the PRC legal and regulatory
 environments. For additional information on these and other important
 factors that could adversely affect the Company's business, financial
 condition, results of operations and future prospects, please refer to a
 more detailed discussion of the Company's risk factors in the Company's
 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
 
For more information, please contact: ATA Inc. Carl Yeung, CFO Tel: +86-10-6518-1122 x5107 Email: ir@ata.net.cn CCG Elite Investor Relations Crocker Coulson, President Tel: +1-646-213-1915 Email: crocker.coulson@ccgir.com Ed Job, CFA Tel: +1-646-213-1914 Email: ed.job@ccgir.com

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