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About ATMA
The Association of Indian Management Schools(AIMS),
established in 1988, is the second largest network of Management
Institutes in the world, with more than 250 members, including
IIMs, XLRI and other top Indian business schools. ATMA
was launched in 1999 to meet the expressed desire of AIMS
members for a high quality test, the scores of which can
be used in the admission process, as a reliable predictor
of academic performance in post graduate management programmes.
AIMS offers the AIMS Test for Management Admissions (ATMA),
as a credible, comprehensive and single-window test for
admissions to different post-graduate management programmes.
The first test was conducted on Sunday, February 20, 2000,
at different centers in India (Bangalore, Baroda, Chandigarh,
Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore,
Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur,
Patna, Pune and Vishakhapatnam).
The sixth ATMA
will be held on Sunday February 08, 2004 at different test
centers already mentioned. Test centers may be combined
or changed depending upon the number of candidates in specific
centers.
ATMA’s
design is similar to that of Graduate Management Aptitude
Test (GMAT). ATMA
seeks to become a benchmark test in the world of management
education. It is focussed on the student. ATMA
does not require any specific prior knowledge of business
or other subject areas nor does it seek to measure achievement
in any particular subject area. The test is designed to
assess the aptitude of the student for higher management
education and primarily consists of sections on verbal skills,
quantitative skills and analytical reasoning. Each section
will be timed separately and the candidates need to answer
questions in each section, within the time stipulated. They
should not attempt to answer the questions in any other
section earlier or later than at the stipulated time. Questions
are of the objective type.
Eligibility
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline. Students
appearing in their final examination for the Bachelors degree
are also eligible to apply.
How to Prepare
for ATMA
ATMA
seeks to measure the aptitude of the student for higher
management education. Such an aptitude in a person is typically
shaped and developed over a long period of time and cannot
be altered in a short frame. Hence, preparation for ATMA
cannot be similar to that of university examinations. However,
familiarity with aptitude tests and speed can be improved
with diligent and regular preparation. AIMS does not recommend
any particular preparatory course or training for ATMA,
though these may be effective in varying degrees.
IMPORTANT
POINTS FOR CANDIDATES TO REMEMBER
1. Filled in application form should be sent
only by ORDINARY POST, after affixing necessary postal stamps.
Any other mode of sending the filled applications (speed
post, registered post, courier etc.) is prohibited.
2. No candidate or document should be sent along with the
filled-in application.
3. Candidates can indicate THREE INSTITUTES to which s/he
wants ATMA
scores to be sent without any additional charge. For additional
reporting scores to more than three institutions, candidates
are advised to read the instructions given under section
13.8.
4. For any enquiry, candidates may write to the ATMA
office in Secunderabad, stating their Roll Number, Form
number and Test date. Inquires accompanied by a self-addressed
stamped post card will elicit a quick reply.
5. If any misconduct or unfair practice by the candidate
is detected, directly or indirectly by any of the several
available means, the candidate’s score will be cancelled.
6. Remember the important dates.
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