ATMA 2018 was conducted on December 23. Go through ATMA Exam Analysis 2018 to find out more about the paper pattern, difficulty level and expected cut offs for admission through ATMA 2018 exam.
ATMA Exam Analysis 2018: Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) conducted ATMA 2018 on December 23. ATMA December 2018 was conducted as an online entrance test. ATMA December exam was the last and final edition of the management entrance exam conducted for the year. Shiksha brings to you ATMA exam analysis 2018. The ATMA analysis 2018 includes going through the ATMA question paper including the type of questions asked, the difficulty level of the question paper and expected ATMA cut off 2018.
As per ATMA exam analysis for December 2018 exam, the overall test pattern and difficulty level of the exam was quite similar to previous editions of the management entrance exam. Candidates had to attempt 30 questions in each section of ATMA December 2018 exam
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Before providing detailed ATMA paper analysis 2018 let us first take a look at ATMA exam pattern.
| Exam Structure |
Details |
| Number of Sections |
6 (Analytical Reasoning Skills – I, Verbal Skills – I, Quantitative Skills – I , Analytical Reasoning Skills – II, Verbal Skills –II, Quantitative Skills – II) |
| Duration of Exam |
180 minutes (30 minutes per section) |
| Number of questions |
180 |
| ATMA Exam Total Marks |
180 |
| Language of Paper |
English |
| Number of Answer Choices |
4 |
| Mode of Examination |
Online |
| ATMA Marking Scheme |
+1 mark for each correct answer -0.25 for every wrong answer |
Section-wise ATMA Exam Pattern 2018
| Section |
Number of Questions |
Allotted Time |
| Analytical Reasoning Skills Part 1 |
30 |
30 minutes |
| Analytical Reasoning Skills Part 2 |
30 |
30 minutes |
| Quantitative Skills Part 1 |
30 |
30 minutes |
| Quantitative Skills Part 2 |
30 |
30 minutes |
| Verbal Skills Part 1 |
30 |
30 minutes |
| Verbal Skills Part 2 |
30 |
30 minutes |
| Total |
180 |
180 minutes |
Section-wise ATMA Exam Analysis for December 2018 Exam
| Section |
Number of Questions |
Good Attempt |
| Analytical Reasoning Skills Part 1 |
30 |
21-22 |
| Analytical Reasoning Skills Part 2 |
30 |
21-22 |
| Quantitative Skills Part 1 |
30 |
20-21 |
| Quantitative Skills Part 2 |
30 |
20-21 |
| Verbal Skills Part 1 |
30 |
20-21 |
| Verbal Skills Part 2 |
30 |
20-21 |
| Total |
180 |
122-128 |
ATMA Exam Analysis 2018 for Analytical Reasoning Skills Sections
Both the sections comprised of questions from Verbal and Logical Reasoning. Most of the questions in Analytical Reasoning Skills Part 1 section were from Critical Reasoning, Statement Interference, Course of Action, Statement-Conclusion, Data Sufficiency and the likes. On the other hand in Analytical Reasoning Skills Part 2 section of ATMA December 2018 exam more questions were from topics such as Strengthen or Weaken arguments, Coding-Decoding etc.
Good Attempt: Candidates who managed to attempt 42-43 questions in both the Analytical Reasoning Sections of ATMA December 2018 can be considered to have attempted well in the exam.
| ATMA Exam Analysis 2018 for Analytical Reasoning Skills Sections |
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| Topic |
Difficulty Level |
No of Questions |
| Coding Decoding |
Easy to Moderate |
6 |
| Data Sufficiency |
Moderate |
8 |
| Arrangements |
Moderate to Difficult |
10 |
| Course of Action |
Easy |
2 |
| Statement-Inference |
Moderate |
5 |
| Strong/ Weak Arguments |
Moderate to Difficult |
1 |
| Strengthen/Weaken |
Moderate |
6 |
| Statement-Conclusion |
Easy |
1 |
| Statement Cause-Effect |
Moderate |
6 |
| Course of Action |
Easy |
3 |
| Syllogisms |
Moderate to Difficult |
6 |
| Critical Reasoning |
Moderate to Difficult |
6 |
ATMA Exam Analysis 2018 for Quantitative Skills Sections
Most of the questions asked in Quantitative Skills Part 1 section of ATMA December 2018 exam were from topics like Arithmetic and numbers. On the other hand maximum questions were from topics such as Geometry and Data Interpretation in Quantitative Skills Part 2 section of the exam.
Good Attempt: Candidates who managed to attempt 41-42 questions in both the Quantitative Skills Sections of ATMA December 2018 can be considered to have attempted well in the exam.
| ATMA Exam Analysis 2018 for Quantitative Skills Sections |
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| Topic |
Difficulty Level |
No of Questions |
| Data Interpretation |
Moderate |
15 |
| Geometry |
Easy to Moderate |
8 |
| Modern Math |
Easy to Moderate |
12 |
| Algebra |
Moderate to Difficult |
5 |
| Arithmetic |
Easy to Moderate |
9 |
| Numbers |
Easy |
11 |
ATMA Exam Analysis 2018 for Verbal Skills Sections
The difficulty level of the questions asked in Verbal Skills Section of ATMA December 2018 exam was ‘Moderate’. Most of the questions in this section were from topics such as Grammar, Para jumbles, Correct the Statement and the likes.
Good Attempt: Candidates who managed to attempt 41-42 questions in both the Verbal Skills Sections of ATMA December 2018 can be considered to have attempted well in the exam.
| ATMA Exam Analysis 2018 for Verbal Skills Sections |
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| Topic |
Difficulty Level |
No of Questions |
| Incorrect word/phrase |
Easy |
3 |
| Part of sentence with error |
Easy |
4 |
| Correct Statement |
Easy |
1 |
| Cloze |
Moderate |
4 |
| Fill in the blanks |
Easy to Moderate |
6 |
| Reading Comprehension ( 5 passages) |
Easy to Moderate |
30 |
| Antonym-Synonym pairs |
Moderate |
3 |
| Sentence starters |
Moderate |
2 |
| Sentence not contributing |
Easy |
1 |
| Jumbled Paragraph |
Easy to Moderate |
6 |
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