Notification for ATMA 2011 exam had been published few days back by AIMS (Association of Indian Management Schools). According to it, ATMA ...
Notification for ATMA 2011 exam had been published few days back by AIMS (Association of Indian Management Schools). According to it, ATMA 2011 exam would be held on 20th February, 2011 and the last date for applying online for ATMA 2011 exam is 29th January, 2011.
While this blog post of mine tells you in brief about what is ATMA and how to apply for the same, another blog post titled: ATMA Exam pattern, Sample Papers & Books helps you to find the prep materials for ATMA exam by first discussing in length the pattern of ATMA exam and than points you to the sources of sample papers and books.
What is ATMA exam::
(AIMS Test for Management Admission) is a management entrance exam conducted by every year in the month of February (except in the years 2001 & 2004, in which an additional ATMA test was conducted in May, in addition to regular February ATMA test).
ATMA is approved by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India for admission on All India basis to the MBA / PGDM and other PG Programmes in the management institutes. Number of such management institutes which are participating in ATMA 2011 is 99, with following zone-wise breakup of number of institutes participating:
East Zone: 7 institutes.
West Zone: 29 institutes.
South Zone: 28 institutes.
North Zone: 26 institutes.
Recently joined:9 institutes.
Besides CAT, ATMA is a very popular entrance exam among management aspirants and is similar to MAT (Management Aptitude Test), which is conducted 4 times a year by another organisation - All India Management Association (AIMA). More about MAT can be found from my previous blog posts: MAT Exam: Notification, Eligibility & Forms & MAT Exam Pattern, Analysis, Papers & Books.
ATMA Exam Eligibility:
ATMA Exam eligibility is very simple: you just need to have a Bachelor's degree in any discipline. Final year students are also eligible to apply.
ATMA Exam Test Centres:
Where is ATMA Exam held?
In following cities/towns:
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigrah, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Kolhapur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nasik, Nagpur, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Sangli.
How to apply for ATMA Exam:
You can apply to ATMA exam only online.
ATMA 2011 Exam Online form:
ATMA Exam online application kit is available from following sources, from where you have to buy the same with Rs.900/= in cash:
1.0 AIMS Members Institutes
2.0 Designated Axis Bank Branches.
3.0 Some other sale centres such as:
a) Career Forum franchisees.
b) Career Launcher franchisees.
c) Cerebral Heights franchisees.
You can also get ATMA Exam online application kit by post by sending a demand draft for Rs.950/- favouring " ATMA" payable at Panaji "ATMA Office, Mayfair, 1st Floor, Dada Vaidya Road, Panaji . Tel: 0832 – 6515048. Email: atmaoffice@yahoo.in / atmatest@gmail.com.
After obtaining the online application kit, read the ATMA bulletin carefully, especially Annexure II and fill the online form accordingly.
ATMA 2012 Exam Notification:
Some of you may be reappearing in ATMA exam and hence would like to know when the next ATMA exam would be held. Well, AIMS organizes ATMA every year on the 2nd/3rd Sunday of February, notification for which comes out in Mid December/January beginning, as can be found from following date trend analysis of ATMA Exam notifications from 2009 to 2011:
Based on this Date of ATMA 2012 exam should be 12th/19th February, 2012, notification for which should come out in Mid December of 2011/January beginning of 2012.
Hope with above information you would be able to apply to ATMA exam confidently. My next blog post deals with how to prepare for ATMA: ATMA exam pattern, Sample papers and Books. Please read it!
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