New Delhi: The government has constituted a task force comprising officials of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and psychometric experts to help determine school students assess their areas of interest so that they can choose and pursue the right courses.
Union Human Resource Development Ministry is understood to have given its go ahed for developing a “prototype” of this proposed assessment test. The team of experts is currently working on creating the items and content for a test for Class IX, sources said.
“Initially, this voluntary test may be carried out in a few areas as a pilot project and based on the feedback, the ministry may expand it in conjunction with state governments,” sources said.
Secretary (School Education and Literacy) is learnt to have reviewed preparations for the aptitude test at a recent meeting. The exercise is currently at a “preliminary” stage and the general thinking is that this test will be optional in nature and would be an additional tool available to students for making the right choice. The HRD Ministry is also examining the possibility of providing certificates to students after the test.
