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The ATMA stands for AIMS Test for Management Admission. ATMA is a standard test to assess the aptitude of candidates for Management Education. The test is run by the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS), which is a network of about 400 management schools in the country.

Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) conducts ATMA in second Sunday of February every year.

The next ATMA will be held on 14^th February 2010.

Candidates desirous of taking ATMA should first collect ONLINE application kits, which will be available from November 22, 2008 from ATMA Office, at Hyderabad, different IMS Learning Centres, Axis Bank, Career Forum, Cerebral Heights, Career Launcher & PT-Education Centres and AIMS member institutes across the country by paying Rs.850/- (Rupees eight hundred and fifty only) in cash or by sending a demand draft for Rs.910 (Rupees nine hundred and ten only) (includes postal charges) favouring "Association of Indian Management Schools" payable at Hyderabad from Office of ATMA,

Association of Indian Management Schools
House No. 8-3-677/57 A, Plot No. 57,
Sri Krishnadevarayanagar, Street No.6,
Yellareddiguda,
Hyderabad - 500 073.
Phone: 040-23750247/8
Email: atma_aims@vsnl.net, atma.secretariat@gmail.com,

(Please indicate offline or online application form, name, address, telephone/mobile no., on the reverse of the demand draft).

The admission kit contains the following:

1. Bulletin with information about ATMA.
2. An envelope in which there will be an adhesive sticker with Personal ID code printed on it.

When you purchase ATMA admission kit, you will be given a receipt by the sales centre. The same is   required to be submitted to the invigilator at the time of examination along with the admit card.

Inside the admission kit, there will be an envelope containing self adhesive sticker with Personal ID code   printed on it. For applying online, candidates should log on to ATMA website www.atma-aims.org. The   specimen online application form for ATMA with duly filled in data of a specimen candidate is enclosed in   the Annexure II of the bulletin. Please read it carefully before filling in the online application form which   is provided on the website. Please download a copy of the filled up online application for your reference.

Candidates are responsible for the accuracy of the information provided in the Form.

OFFLINE:
For students who cannot apply online, OFFLINE application kits are EXCLUSIVELY available at Office of ATMA

Association of Indian Management Schools
House No. 8-3-677/57 A
Plot No. 57, Sri Krishnadevarayanagar,
Street No.6, Yellareddiguda,
Hyderabad 500 016 India
Phone: 040-23750247, 23750248.
Email: atma_aims@vsnl.net | atma.secretariat@gmail.com

Note: This process was applicable for ATMA 2009.It is expected that the process will remain same in the next year however it will be authenticated after the official announcements.

Nature of the Test

The test contained 170 Questions and were spread over six sections. Each section was timed separately. Total time of the test was 3 Hours. The questions covered Analytical, Reasoning Skills, Quantitative Skills, and Verbal skills.The following table shows the structure of the ATMA paper 2009. (The table has been prepared as per the 444 series).

Structure of The Paper :

Section	Test – Skills	No. Of Questions	Allotted Time (Minutes)
I	Quantitative Skills	30	30
II	Analytical Reasoning Skills	30	30
III	Verbal Skills	25	30
IV	Analytical Reasoning Skills	30	30
V	Verbal Skills	25	30
VI	Quantitative Skills	30	30
	Total	170	180

Highlights

The going was rough for this year’s students appearing for the ATMA as it tested their language skills to the fore. A tough paper when compared to that of last year’s. Most of the questions from the Verbal as well as Analytical Reasoning Sections required a thorough knowledge of the English language.

There were a plethora of inference based questions (strengthening and weakening statements) which reduced attemptability and accuracy. Close options in these question types faltered a student’s speed to counter as many questions as possible.

Enforcement of sectional timings greatly increased a student’s efforts to solve the questions with more accuracy and speed.

The latter half of the Quantitative Section was time consuming making the student feel the need for more time to increase the number of attempts.

A Logical Approach

A smart move would have been attempting 105-115 questions from all the six sections with accuracy of 85% which should give you a score of 90+ giving you at least 2+ calls from a reputed B-school.

Section – III and V (Verbal Skills)

Topics	Number of Questions
Passages (4), Topics - US Import Trade laws, Current Global Economy, Recession, etc.	20 to 22
Summaries	4 to 6
Para Jumbles	5
Fill In the Blanks (words)	8 to 10
Grammar (Sentence Correction)	8 to 10
Analogies	2
Total	50

COMMENT: An attempt of 30 to 35 questions with accuracy of 80% would have given a good score of 25+

Section – I and VI (Quantitative Skills)

Topics	No. of Questions
Numbers (Averages, Indices, Factorials, etc.)	10 to 12
Arithmetic (Profit & loss, Percentages, Ratios, Speed Time Distance etc.)	20 to 25
Algebra (Inequalities, Equations, P & C, Probability, etc.)	15 to 18
Geometry (Triangles, Circles, Polygons, Co-ordinate Geometry, etc.)	5 to 6
Data Sufficiency (Arithmetics, Algebra and Numbers)	10
Total	60

COMMENT: An attempt of 40 to 45 questions with accuracy of 90% would have given a good score of 35+

Section – II and IV (Analytical and Reasoning Skills)

Topics	Number of Questions
Critical Reasoning (Inductive Reasoning)	10 to 15
Statement and Conclusion type	10
Argument, Assumption, Conclusion, Premise	5
Strengthening and Weakening	5
Logical Reasoning (Syllogism)	12 to 15
Arrangement Based Caselets (4)	15
Total	60

COMMENT: An attempt of 40 to 45 questions with accuracy of 75% would have given a good score of 32+

No. It is not necessary that students need to be from premier colleges. You get into a B-school on the basis of your performance in the entrance exams conducted by the B-schools themselves

In simple terms, ATMA tests managerial abilities in a candidate through Mathematics and English. This means that you will be required to interlink concepts in order to solve a particular problem. Your ability to apply concepts to practical situations is what will be tested. Once you start taking section tests and comprehensive tests, it becomes important to analyze each of the tests that you take. This will help identify the areas/topics that you are weak at and still need brushing up before you take the next test.

1. Analyze your area-wise/topic - wise performance to identify potential areas for improvement.

2. Work on the identified areas, through determined practice using

Concept Books
Section Tests and Comprehensive Tests

After you take each test, do analyze it well. Analysis would take a lot of time, do not take this as a waste of time, and instead convert this into a learning process. For all correct answers, compare your method with the Explanatory Answers, check if you can attempt it faster and practice the new method, if any. For all incorrect answers, reattempt the questions with no time limits. You need to understand as to why did you make the mistake- was it conceptual/silly mistake/incorrect interpretation. Learn from your mistakes and ensure that you do not commit them in future.

The areas that are tested in English are verbal ability, reading comprehension and composition skills. This means that you need to build an overall aptitude in English. Good command over English language is a must in order to succeed in ATMA. In fact, you will observe that you need good English even to attempt the quantitative and data interpretation sections.

Reading a newspaper like The Times of India / The Hindu, a business daily like The Economic Times/Business Standard and political and business magazines should become a daily habit for all ATMA applicants. Further,

Read any section in the newspaper, especially the editorial one.

Timing your-self while reading is important. You should be able to read 200 to 250 words a minute.

Write a summary (about 100 to 150 words) every day on the topic you have read. It will help in building your thought process which is crucial in ATMA.

Make a note of the difficult words and look up their meanings from the Oxford English dictionary. Try and maintain a notebook/prepare flash cards that you can go through in your free time.

Reading would also help keep updated on the events going around thus building on your general awareness that would be helpful during the group discussion and personal interview rounds.

It is very important to be honest in your application forms. Do not fill any information that is untrue. Certain questions in the forms ask you about Career Goals, Strengths, Weaknesses, etc. They are deliberately there to help the B-school know a little bit more about you and are often referred to during the interview. It is highly recommended to keep a photocopy of every form that you fill so that you can revise what you have written before the interview.

Percentile: Percentile indicates student's relative performance position among the total students who took the exam.

Percentage: The % score represents normalized percentage of scores secured by the candidate. It is a relative method of representing the score. This is not the actual % score.

For example - A 99 percentile means that the student is among the top 1 percent of the population who took the exam.

No. One needs to keep in mind that cut-offs are only one of the many evaluation tools that the B Schools use to shortlist candidates. The other prominent factors are past academic performance, work experience if any, extra curricular activities and achievements etc.

Work experience is not mandatory criteria for making into any B Schools. However, having work experience does add to your profile. None the less, you need to prove your worth at the time of the GD/PI rounds. This implies that the panel needs to be convinced about what you have learnt at the job and contributed positively to the organization. The way you present yourself and your approach towards the questions plays a vital role in the outcome of your interview. Remember, you will be pitched against the best minds during the GD/PI rounds. So you need to be at your best to make sure you get the final call.

The duration of the test is 180 minutes.

To know about the institutes accepting ATMA score please go through the link below

http://www.atma-aims.org/institutes.htm