5 Reasons Why Aptitude Tests Are Important

Aptitude tests are designed to determine an individual’s skill or ability to succeed in a particular niche.

Young learners tend to experience dynamic shifts in their preferred choice of careers throughout their schooling years. In high school, students are exposed to diverse career options. They take the first step towards realising their dream generally after completing grade 10 studies.

At this point in time, students have to decide their preferred stream of studies. However, some students already have a definite interest in their choice of careers and work towards their goals from an early stage.

For instance, students who are interested in engineering, generally begin their preparation for the Olympiad exams during their schooling. What drives many to decide and pursue their career interests? Aptitude Tests, which are designed to determine an individual’s skill or ability to succeed in a particular niche. Its importance has grown many fold over the years.

Toppr has compiled a list of 5 key reasons why students should consider taking an aptitude test.

1. Know Your Career Options: Aptitude tests are usually taken with the aim of identifying students’ potential. The test scores help the aptitude experts in assessing and suggesting the right career options based on the skill-set of the students. Besides, the result also boosts their confidence in striving hard to achieve their career goals.
2. Unbiased Tests: Aptitude tests remain completely unaffected by external factors and are now powered by Artificial Intelligence. Students’ raw intelligence and their potential are the key driving indicators in the aptitude test. For instance, the Toppr Scholarship Test for Aptitude and Reasoning (T-STAR) is a consistent and standardized measure of ability, making it the biggest online test in India.
3. Understanding strengths: Identifying and mapping one’s strengths to career goals is undeniably the first step towards success. The right aptitude test helps students understand their skill sets and choose the right career path based on their strongest skills.
4. Know your personality: An aptitude test does not only help in deciding the right career interest, but also plays an important role in understanding the test taker’s personality. Once students are aware of their personalities, career options and strengths, they can make informed decisions. Students can acquire the right education or the requisite skills based on the aptitude test’s outcome, which in turn helps them succeed in their careers.
5. Aptitude Tests are Not definitive: One of the key aspects of an aptitude test is — that it is not definitive. Students can attempt multiple-aptitude tests to assess themselves. The results can be used as comparative parameters to track a person’s intelligence level between two different points of time.

To sum it up, an aptitude test is a reflection of students’ current abilities, though not solely restricted to their educational performance. It covers a broad spectrum — career, strengths and personality, and could go a long way in helping students assess themselves during various time intervals.

(This article was originally published by India Today)