DALHAM Assessment and Rating Tool
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| Acronym | D-ART |
|---|---|
| Type | Computer-based and paper-based standardized test |
| Administrator | DALHAM Foundation |
| Skills tested | Non-STEM ___domain literacy, contextual awareness, language and expression, logical thinking, communication skills, general awareness, ___domain interests, motivation, pattern of thoughts, observational capacity, emotional response, imagination and visualisation. |
| Purpose | Admissions to undergraduate degree programs in various universities and institutions. |
| Year started | 2019 |
| Duration | Part A: 5 days and Part B: About 3 hours and 50 minutes (with 30 minute breaks after each section) |
| Score validity | 2 years |
| Offered | Computer-based test: Multiple times a year Paper-based test: Twice a year in May and January[1] |
| Regions | About 30 test centers in across India[2] |
| Languages | English |
| Prerequisites | Intended for bachelor's degree graduates and undergraduate students who will be passing out from high school. |
| Fee | INR 4999[3] |
| Used by | Most undergraduate schools in India |
| Website | www |
The DALHAM Assessment & Rating Tool (D-ART) is an assessment that can evaluate students on their capacity to find solutions to problems faced by the world today and not on the basis of their academic curriculum.[4] It focus on a students' ability to critically think. It focuses on a range of subjects like Indian History, Economics, Politics, Practical application of Science, Moral culture, Language etc.[4] It includes Thematical Aptitude Test which analyses a student’s psychology and psychoanalysis.[4]
D-ART is a non-standard test which helps analyse:
- students their passion and priorities as an individual
- a child’s metacognition, their ability to “think about thinking”
- a student's natural knowledge
- a student's natural strengths and innate abilities
- It is the first ever NON-STEM focused selection test for undergraduates.
Mode of Examination
editThe exam will be conducted in both offline and online Modes.[1]
- Part A: Human Factor
PART A will be in online mode and will be conducted after registration for the exam. The candidates will receive instructions through emails. The candidates will be given a time of 7 days to submit the Human Factor paper following the guidelines mentioned in the email. The candidate is supposed to login with his/her credentials to submit the same. The human factor paper is pre requisite to appear for the Part B- Knowledge Validation paper.
Human Factor consists of four sections:
- Application Rating: This will evaluate the background of the candidate depending on the following parameters:
• Educational Background • Extra-Curricular • Positions of Responsibility • Projects & Certifications • Achievements • Social Activities/Community Service • Leadership Roles
- Video SOP: The topic will be given on the spot during the examination slot. The candidate will be required to submit a video of 10 minutes catering to the requirements as demanded in the topic.
- Thematic Apperception Test: A slideshow of 6- 12 images will appear on the computer screen. The candidate is required to come up with a creative story. It must have a title, a beginning, a body, a hero and an ending.
- Social Skills Test: To assess the typical behaviour when presented with different situations and preferred way of going about things, a set of questions will be asked which the student is required to answer as per the instructions.
- Part B: Knowledge Validation
Knowledge Validation aims to assess the overall knowledge and thinking capabil *ity of the student.This part is divided into three sections:
- Comprehensive Section: This section will contain multiple choice questions, true-false, and assertion reason questions that will test the overall knowledge of students on various subjects mentioned above.
- Elective-based Section: This section will test the knowledge of the student on a particular elective chosen from elements of DALHAM (Design, Arts, Liberal arts, Humanities, Architecture, and Media). This section will also contain multiple choice, true-false and assertion reason questions. However, open-ended questions are included in design and architecture electives to test the drawing and visualisation skills of the candidate.
- Aptitude section: (Logical Reasoning/ Verbal Ability/ General Awareness): This section will test the basic thinking ability of the student. It will focus on testing the student from a logical, verbal and general awareness perspective and will contain multiple choice questions.
References
edit- ^ a b "D-ABout ART". dalhamfoundation.org.
- ^ "Registration, Test Centers and Dates". dalhamfoundation.org.
- ^ "D-ART: Fees". dalhamfoundation.org.
- ^ a b c "D-ART: New entrance test for admission to non-STEM courses". www.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019. Cite error: The named reference "D-ART" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
External links
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