ATMA 2018 - Exam dates, Pattern and Eligibility
ATMA (AIMS Test For Management Admissions) is the test conducted by the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) to enable students aspiring to join management courses in more than 600 management institutes in India.
ATMA has been approved by the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India and AICTE as one of the five tests for admissions to the MBA / PGDM and other post graduate programmes like MCA by AICTE-recognised institutes.
The Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) was formed in 1988 & is one of the largest networks of management institutes in the world with more than 600 member b-schools that include the IIMs, ISB, the Xavier institutes, Welingkar, MDI, S P Jain, ICFAI, NMIMS & a host of other top Indian business schools.
ATMA is a credible, comprehensive and single-window test for admissions to different postgraduate management programs. Various Degree, Diploma and Other Post Graduate Management programs are covered by ATMA.
ATMA 2018: Important Dates
AIMS Test for Management Admissions(ATMA) exam dates for the year 2018:
The dates given are tentative and subject to change.
| Event | Date |
| ATMA 2018 Registration Begins | 4th Week - December 2017 |
| ATMA 2018 Registration Ends | 1st Week - February 2018 |
| Re-printing of Application Form Last Date | 1st Week - February 2018 |
| Admit Card Availability | 2nd Week - February 2018 |
| ATMA 2018 Exam Date | 3rd Week - February 2018 |
| ATMA 2018 Result | 4th Week - February 2018 |
Note: ATMA Score is valid for one year.
ATMA 2018: Eligibility Criteria
Citizen of India
Bachelor's degree from a recognized college/institute by MHRD and Government of India
Final exam candidates are eligible
Minimum 50% in graduation
Previous applicants can apply again
ATMA 2018: Exam Pattern
The test contains 180 questions spread over 6 sections. In the paper based test, each section is timed separately, whereas there's no such requirement for the online test. Total duration of the test is 3 hours. A negative score of 0.25 point would be given for every incorrect answer. Correct answers would be awarded one point each.
| No. | Section | No. of Questions | Allotted Time (Mins) |
| I | Analytical Reasoning Skills | 30 | 30 |
| II | Verbal Skills | 30 | 30 |
| III | Quantitative Skills | 30 | 30 |
| IV | Verbal Skills | 30 | 30 |
| V | Analytical Reasoning Skills | 30 | 30 |
| VI | Quantitative Skills | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 180 | 180 |
Note: In the actual test, the same sequence might not be followed.