NATIONAL CREATIVITY NATIONAL CREATIVITY APTITUTDE TESTAPTITUTDE TEST

From:I i l F f E ll iInternational Forum for Excellence  in 

Higher Education

International Forum for E ll i Hi h Ed iExcellence in Higher Education

• IFEHE was started by a group of IITians with a desire to• IFEHE was started by a group of IITians with a desire tocontribute to the field of Higher Education by introducing anew culture of constant learning.

• Our Board of advisors has Professors from IITs and IIMs, whoplay a pivotal role in our quality assurance.p y p q y

• Our offering stems out from the detailed research which wedo on the ground leveldo on the ground level.

• We have catered to more than 200 Engineering Colleges andg g gB‐School through our in house and open house programs.

National CreativitydAptitude Test

• NCAT first ever Pan India creativity aptitude test• NCAT first ever Pan India creativity aptitude test.

• NCAT has been designed by some of the best brains from IITsg y& IIMs.

• The aims is to make students aware of the importance of• The aims is to make students aware of the importance ofcreative thinking and to encourage them to use the same forvarious problem‐solving exercises.

• The NCAT will assess the creativity quotient of a student andhis/her level of achievement motivation.

Who Can ParticipateWho Can Participate

• Based on course and year of study, students will be dividedy y,into following six categories:

1. 1st Yr. B.Tech/B.Engg./B.Sc./BCA

2. 2nd Yr. B.Tech/B.Engg./B.Sc./BCA

3. 3rd Yr. B.Tech/B.Engg./B.Sc./BCA

4. 4th Yr. B.Tech/B.Engg

5. 1st Yr. MBA/M.Sc./MCA/M.Tech.

6. 2nd Yr. MBA/M.Sc./MCA/M.Tech.

Structure of NCATStructure of NCAT

• The test will be conducted in two phases.p

• Round 1 will be conducted at the college end and two topperforming students of each category from each college fromround 1 will qualify for the next round of Test.

• Round 2 will be conducted at Delhi (IIT Delhi).

Question PaperdRound 1

• ROUND 1: The participants have to answer 100 multiple• ROUND 1: The participants have to answer 100 multiplechoice questions in 120 minutes.

• The question paper will have three sections:

Section 1 Section 2 Section 3

Logical Reasoning 

(20 Questions)

Data Interpretation 

(20 Questions)

Pattern Recognition 

(20 Questions)

Math 

(20 Questions)

English

(20 Questions)

• One mark will be allotted for each right answer and 0.25marks will be deducted for each wrong answermarks will be deducted for each wrong answer.

Question PaperdRound 2

ROUND 2 Th ti i t h t 60 lti l h i• ROUND 2: The participants have to answer 60 multiple choicequestions with subjective questions testing creativity followedby an activity on achievement motivation.

Section 1 Section 2 Section 3

Logical Reasoning

(20 questions)

Data Interpretation

(20 questions)

Pattern Recognition

(20 questions)

Subjective Questions on Creativity

One activity on 

Achievement (20 questions) (20 questions) (20 questions) Creativity Motivation

Important DatesImportant Dates

• Last Date of Registration: 5 Apr, 2012g p ,

• Date of Round 1 exam (at the College/Institute): 21 Apr, 2012

• Result of Round 1 Exam: 21 May, 2012

• Date of Round 2 exam (at IIT Delhi) : 16 Jun, 2012

• Declaration of Winners: 20 Jun, 2012

Awards & AccoladesAwards & Accolades

• For each category winners will be declared and they willh d b lreceive cash prize as mentioned below:

– 1st Prize: Rs. 25,000– 2nd Prize: Rs. 15,000

3rd P i R 10 000– 3rd Prize: Rs. 10,000

• Top 10 Students from each category will be given aR id i l IIT C ifi C f k IIT D lhiResidential IIT Certificate Course of one week at IIT Delhi onCreativity and Innovation.

• All students securing more than 75 percentile in the round 1test will get “Certificate of Excellence”. All others will get a“Certificate of Participation”.

Participation FeeParticipation Fee

• Students can enroll for NCAT by paying Rs. 250/‐.y p y g /

• Fee should be submit with Faculty Coordinators or Dean ofStudents Welfare.

• Students need to fill a student information form Form is also• Students need to fill a student information form. Form is alsoavailable on www.ncat.co.in

Contact DetailContact Detail

• website: www.ncat.co.in

• For further information please contact:

– Ankur Saini, 

• Mobile: +91 9999051119

• Email: ankur@ncat.co.in

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