Juhee Prasad Updated On: 20 Nov, 2018 10:35 IST
The ATMA 2018 Selection Process will be conducted by the ATMA Participating Colleges and initiated by AIMS. The process will start after the declaration of the ATMA 2018 Result. The ATMA Result for the December session is expected to release on 28th December 2018 while the examination will take place on 23rd December 2018. Once the results are announced candidates will be shortlisted for the Selection Process. The selected ones will be called by the respective management institutions and will be allowed to appear for the stages of Selection Process. These stages include Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). Candidates making their way through these two rounds will be called for the final selection and admission procedure. Candidates must most importantly know that the selection of the candidates for admission is purely done on the basis of candidates’ result and performance in the pre-admission rounds.
Conducted by the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS), ATMA is for the candidates who wish to take admission in MBA, PGDM, PGDBA, MCM courses. For admission into various management courses, candidates have to undergo ATMA selection procedure and participate in ATMA counselling process afterwards.
| Events | Dates |
| ATMA 2018 Exam Date | 23rd December 2018 |
| ATMA 2018 December Result | 28th December 2018 |
| Selection Process to Start From | 1st Week of January 2019 |
The selection of the candidates depends on the candidates’ overall ATMA 2018 result. After clearing the ATMA 2018 written exam, candidates have to appear in pre-admission rounds, which includes:
Group Discussion
Various participating institutions of ATMA start their selection process for the shortlisted candidates, who are eligible for admissions in their institutes.
Group Discussion Round:
For selection procedure, all the shortlisted candidates have to undergo Group Discussion round. In this round of the selection process, candidates’ overall knowledge and communication skills are tested. Candidates qualifying in this round become eligible for further rounds of the selection process.
Personal Interview Round:
This round involves face-to-face interview with the shortlisted candidates, wherein the overall personality of the candidates is judged by the interviewer. In ATMA selection process, this is the final round of selection for admission into various courses. Candidates must try their level best to qualify in this round.
ATMA Final Selection will take place soon after the Selection Process gets over. The Final Selection dates of ATMA December 2018 session is yet to be announced by the conducting authority. However, candidates must note that only shortlisted candidates are considered eligible to participate in the Final Selection ATMA 2018. The Final Selection will allow selected candidates to take admission in their desired course offered by the institution conducting the final selection round. It is important for candidates to know that once the candidature has been confirmed by the concerned institution then no changes will be initiated. Candidates wishing to withdraw their candidature must also know that once they withdraw their seat they will not be allowed to get their candidature.
To participate in ATMA Final Selection round, shortlisted candidates have to clear the stages of the Selection Process.
The names of the selected candidates for the Final Selection will be released by the concerned institutions on their official website.
ATMA Final Selection involves seat allotment for the shortlisted candidates.
The seat allotment is done on the basis of ATMA cut-off/ATMA rank and performance of the candidate in the stages of Selection Process.
For the Final round, selected candidates need their personal documents like certificates and mark sheets.
Verification of documents will be done at the time of ATMA Final Selection. Failing to bring the required documents leads to cancellation of candidates' admission.
Shortlisted candidates must have the following documents while participating for ATMA 2018 Final Selection round:
After ATMA 2018 result announcement, shortlisting of the candidates is done on the basis of ATMA 2018 scores. As a part of the selection procedure, shortlisted candidates have to appear for Group Discussion and Personal Interview rounds. Based on the candidates’ overall performance in the Group Discussion and Personal Interview rounds, selection of the candidates is done for admission into various management courses.
Note: ATMA merit list is prepared on the basis of candidates’ score in ATMA 2018 and performance in the pre-admission rounds.
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