AMCAT

AMCAT

AMCAT Logo
Developer(s) Aspiring Minds Assessment Pvt. Ltd.
Development status Active
Available in English
Type Software as a Service
Website www.myamcat.com

AMCAT or Aspiring Minds Computer Adaptive Test is an employability assessment test to assess the aptitude, reasoning and technical skills of students and new graduates.[1] AMCAT is a statistical assessment platform to provide the skill measurements for each student who takes up the test.[2]

Overview

The AMCAT is organized by Aspiring Minds, which was founded by Varun Aggarwal and Himanshu Aggarwal in 2007.[3] It has headquarters in Gurgaon and an office in Bangalore, and other offices in different Indian cities.[4] AMCAT as an employability assessment test is recognized by many companies Sonata Software, HCL Technologies, Genpact and InoxApp.[5]

The AMCAT is a computer adaptive test which assesses basic aptitude (English, quantitative ability and logical) and personality from a job prospective. It also claims to perform advanced skill assessment for specific roles in industries - IT, Mechanical, Finance, Semi-Conductor, etc.[6][7] The test is conducted in two modules - a compulsory module and an optional module. In the compulsory module, it claims to test aptitude and personality skills, which includes English comprehension, quantitative ability, reasoning and logical ability. In the optional module, it tests job skills as per the job prospective of different industries.[8] Based on the AMCAT score, the companies which are in collaboration with AMCAT may hire employees.[9]

In 2011, Delhi University tied up with Aspiring Minds and launched the AMCAT test to assess the employability of the students on their campus.[10] The IEC Group of Institutions (IEC University) also partnered with AMCAT to assess the employability of their students.[11] In September 2012, Mohan Lal Sukhadia University conducted the test for around 1500 students to assess their employability.[12]

Over 70,000 Job Seekers appear for AMCAT Exam every month. The Syllabus & Study material for the Exam can be accessed on Papersadda.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Satheeskumar S. "About amcat Test and amcat Test Pattern". Informguru - Elitmus information center.
  2. ↑ Shathyan. "AMCAT Employment Eligibility Tests in India". IndiaStudyChannel.com.
  3. ↑ "Himanshu & Varun Aggarwal's 'Aspiring Minds' have found success in the placement business". timesofindia-economictimes.
  4. ↑ Mamta Paul. "Top 5 Placement Aptitude Tests for Indian Jobseekers". Durofy.
  5. ↑ "Description of AMCAT with Aspiring Minds Sample Papers pdf to download". OurEdu Blog.
  6. ↑ "AMCAT Employability Test".
  7. ↑ What is AMCAT?
  8. ↑ Veena Sharma. "AMCAT- information of test format.". IndiaStudyChannel.com.
  9. ↑ Kalyani. "A complete guide to AMCAT - the Employability test in India". IndiaStudyChannel.com.
  10. ↑ "DU launches employability test". The Times of India.
  11. ↑ "IEC Group of Institutions Partners with AMCAT, India’s Largest Employability Test".
  12. ↑ UdaipurTimes Team. "AMCAT exam – An opportunity for MLSU students". UdaipurTimes.com.
  13. ↑ "AMCAT - Syllabus, Sample Papers, Preparation books, Questions, Previous Papers - Papersadda". Papersadda. Retrieved 2015-12-08.

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