Recent updates for ATMA 2017 Exam: Exam Dates; Registration; Application Form; Exam Pattern; Eligibility Criteria.

ATMA-Exam

ATMA (AIMS Test For Management Admission) is conducted on national level by the AIMS. ‘AIMS’ is Association of Indian Management Schools which organises and conducts the ATMA exam’s four times in a year to take admission of students in various management programmes. It paves the way for the admission of students in various MBA programmes like PGDM, PGDBA, MBA, MCA, MCM etc.

‘AIMS’ was established in the year 1988 with a goal to select candidate with high IQ competence for the managerial abilities. Thus it undertakes exams to measure the high mental calibre of candidates in the areas of quantitative reasoning, mathematical reasoning and comprehension skill. With around more than 700 members today, AIMS is considered as one of the largest network of management institutions across the world. Some of the most reputed management institutes and colleges of India like IIM’s, S.P Jain, NMIMS, ICFAI, MDI etc are members of it.

This highly credible exam’s is conducted four times in a given year in the months of December, February, May and August. The ATMA is recognised by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

Eligibility for ATMA Exam

Age –There is no bar of the age to appear for the ATMA Exams.

Educational Qualifications –

The candidate should be a graduate under the 10+2+3 system of studies. He should have done his Bachelor’s with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. Or the candidate should have obtained an equivalent degree of the graduation with the aggregate percentage of 50% marks.

He should have obtained his bachelor’s degree in any background –B.A, B.Com, B.Tech, B.sc etc. The candidate should have earned his Bachelor’s degree only from the recognised Universities under the UGC or the Ministry of Human resource of Development at the Government of India.

Those candidates who are in the final year of their Bachelor’s are also eligible to appear for the exams. In other words candidates who appearing in the final year exams are also eligible for the exams.

There is no requirement of work experience of the candidate. Both types of candidates i.e. those with work –experience and those with no work experience are treated on the same par. Both of them are eligible to apply for the exams.

ATMA Exam Admission Process

Candidates wishing to apply for the ATMA 2017, Exam can apply in both ways, online as well as offline mode. In the online mode candidates should get themselves registered, pay their fee and subsequently apply for the exam. In the offline mode candidate can avail the Application form from the prescribed centre by the payment of the requisite Application fee.

How To Apply

In order to apply for the aforesaid exams by the online mode, following instructions should be followed-

The candidate should first of all get himself registered on the exam’s website. For that the candidate should visit the official website of the AIMS.

For registration candidate should fill in the details of his personal background like Name, address, date of birth, valid email id and mobile number.

Once the candidate has filled these details about himself, he should further pay the Registration fee through the online mode.

The Registration fee can be paid online by the Credit Card, Debit Card and Net Banking transfers.

Once the candidate gets himself successfully registered now he will be provided the login credentials. He will be given Username and password. These details will be sent to candidates on their given email id.

The candidate should by using these login credentials will be able to access the Application form of the ATMA 2017 Exam’s.

The candidate should fill all the required details in the application form. He is asked to provide details about his personal background including the details of his educational qualifications. The candidate should fill all the columns correctly.

The candidate should also upload the scanned copy of his photograph and signature in the given dimensions, along with the Application form.

After filling the Application form candidate is advised to take the print copy of it. This will be used for the future references.

How To Apply Offline

The candidate should obtain the Application form from the given centres only by the payment of the Application fee.

Once the candidate submits the Application form he is given the PID code.

This PID code is important to be retained by the candidate, as it will be used in future while downloading the Admit Card.

Candidate should not forget to keep the 2 copies of the filled application form which will be used in the future references.

Application/Registration Fee

The candidate should pay their registration fee or the application fee. The requisite amount it is Rs 1100. It can be paid through the online mode of Credit card, Debit Card, Net Banking, Bank Transfer and by cash in the offline mode of payment.

ATMA Exam Pattern (Syllabus)

The ATMS Exam’s tests the candidate suitability to study the higher management courses. Their managerial IQ is tested by putting questions from the areas of Numerical reasoning, Verbal reasoning and Analysing and Synthesising abilities. The exams consist of 180 questions which are to be answered in 180 minutes by the candidate. The questions are objective in nature.

Details of ATMA 2017, Exam, February

About the ATMA Exam question pattern	Details
Type of questions	Objective type questions.
Number of questions	180.
Number of sections	Mainly 3 sections. Each section contains 2 parts.
Duration of the exam	180minutes.
Scheme of marking	For every correct answer 1 mark will be given.
Negative marking scheme	For every incorrect answer 0.25 marks will be deducted.

Marking Distribution and Time allotted in ATMA 2017, Exam

Name of Subject	Marks	Time (in minutes)
Verbal Skills, Part-1	30	30
Verbal Skills, Part-2	30	30
Analytical Reasoning Skills, Part -1	30	30
Analytical Reasoning Skills, Part -2	30	30
Quantitative Skills, Part-1	30	30
Quantitative Skills, Part-2	30	30
Total	180	180

ATMA Exam Important Dates

It should be noted that the ATMA Bulletins will be distributed from Jan.2nd to Jan.31st, 2017. Also all exams will be conducted online.

About the Exam	Important Dates
Date of ATMA Exam in Feb.	February 12th, 2017.
Beginning Date of Registration	December 23rd, 2017.
Closing date of Registration	February 2nd, 2017.
Last date for Reprint of the Application form	February 6th, 2017.
Admit Card Issuance Date	February 8th, 2017
Result Declaration	February 20th, 2017.

Important Dates of ATMA 2017, Exam in May

About the Exam	Important Dates
Date of Exam	May 28th, 2017.
Date of Result Declaration	5 days after the conduction of the exams.

Important Dates of ATMA 2017, Exam in July

About the Exam	Important Dates
Date of Exam	July 16th , 2017.
Date of Result Declaration	5 days after the conduction of the exams.

Admit Card Issuance

Candidate can get their Admit Card by the online mode only. They will not be sent any hard copies of Admit Card at their residential address. The Admit Card of the ATMA 2017, Exam of February will be available online from Feb. 8th ,2017.They can download their admit card by entering details about their login credentials on the official website of the AIMS. The candidate should carry their admit card at the centre of the examination. They should also carry the copy of their identity proof about which they have entered its details while filling their application form. Along with their ID they should also carry their recent photograph.

Result Declaration of ATMA 2017, Exam of February

The result of the ATMA Exam’s is declared after few days of the date of the exams. Candidates can check for their result on the official website of the AIMS by entering details about their login credentials like username and password or PID code. The ATMA scores furnish scores of Quantitative, Analytical, Verbal and total aptitude score.

Note –The score of the ATMA Exam’s remains valid only for a year.

FAQ

Q.1 When will the ATMA 2017 February Exam will be held?

The exam will be held on February 12th,2017.

Q.2 For how many times in a year the ATMA Exams’ is held?

The exam is held for four times in a year.

Q.3 What is the educational qualifications requirement in the ATMA Exam’s?

The candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from any recognised University under the UGC.

Q.4 What should be the minimum aggregate marks percentage requirement to become eligible for ATMA 2017 Exams?

The candidate should have scored a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate in his graduation.

Q.5 What type of questions are asked in the ATMA 2017 Exams?

Objective type of questions are asked in the ATMA Exams.

Q.6 Is there any scheme of negative marking in the ATMA 2017 Exams?

Yes. There is a scheme of negative marking in the ATMA Exams. For every correct answer 1 mark is given and for every incorrect answer 0.25 marks is deducted.

Q.7 What are the areas of questions of the ATMA 2017 Exams?

The areas of questions in the ATMA Exams are Quantitative Aptitude, Logical or Analytical Reasoning and Verbal Skill.

Q.8 Is there any age limit for the ATMA 2017 Exams?

No there is no age bar in the ATMA Exams.

Q.9 When one will be issued Admit Card for the ATMA 2017 Exams?

The Admit Card will be issued on 8th February, 2017.

Q.10 When will the results will be announced for the ATMA 2017 February Exams?

The results are announced usually after few days of the exams. The ATMA 2017 Exam of February will be held on Feb.12th, 2017. So it is expected that around 20th of February the results will be announced.