Gurgaon, Haryana -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/14/2010 -- The National Employability test - AMCAT(Aspiring Minds Computer Adaptive Test), was conducted in Hyderabad, Nellore, Ongole, Puttur, Kakinada in March and April 2010. 7500 students from 42 colleges participated in the AMCAT to assess their skills in various modules including English Comprehension, Quantitative Ability, Logical Ability, Computer Basics, Programming, Electronics, Banking and various domain modules. AMCAT scores are accessible to a pool of recruiters and enables job aspirants to gain employment on merit.

AMCAT is already a established employability test across states like Delhi, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, etc.

AMCAT has got widespread acceptance from industry and academia. Multiple IT, ITeS, Hosptality, KPO use AMCAT for selecting candidates for interview and final placements. Himanshu Aggarwal, Co-founder and Director, Aspiring Minds who started AMCAT in India said, "Besides evaluating students on their skills and competencies for employability, AMCAT provides avenues to students to secure employment with top companies that access the database. We strive to provide equal opportunities to fresh graduates from metros, tier II cities and rural areas, and mitigate the barriers created by geography and language."

The test can be taken in three languages – English Hindi and Telugu and evaluates students on personality and skills for employment. It provides students with analysis on core skills and improvement areas to secure a good job. Aspiring Minds completed the first phase of AMCAT at Aditya Engineering College in Kakinada on April 8, 2010.) Students were enthused about taking the test. A final year student, Raj Kumar who had taken the test in Nellore said, "I look forward to the analysis from AMCAT which would help me improve my chances of getting a better job."

AMCAT is a GRE/GMAT format based Computer Adaptive Test. Various leading organizations across India have shown great faith in AMCAT. Several MNCs have tied up with Aspiring Minds to shortlist their prospective employees using the AMCAT scores. On the campus side, each assessed student receives a detailed & customized report on his performance. This is to bring greater transparency in the employment assessment process & provide students an insight to his areas of strengths & weaknesses.

The test and its technology has been developed by alumni from IIT, Delhi and MIT, Boston, USA works on a very high end statistical technology. The score obtained in these modules can be used by companies to compare with other students' score, so as to decide on a better hiring potential.

About Aspiring Minds
Aspiring Minds Assessment Pvt. Ltd. is an assessment technology pioneer in India, a full spectrum of assessments including Language, Aptitude, Skill and Personality assessment. Aspiring Minds' assessments are based on proprietary algorithms for computer based adaptive, standardized and reliable assessments. Aspiring Minds helps companies identify talent across the Nation, shortlist & hire. It provides a methodology to search candidates qualified for a particular job profile across the country at the press of a key by using innovative filters on multi-dimensional skill analysis of a large pool of candidates. Aspiring Minds' conducts AMCAT – India's Largest Employability Test. Aspiring Minds Account Managers work closely with Corporate to map their needs to various assessment parameters and help pick the right set of people to interview. Companies have seen their interview to hire convert rates shoot up dramatically (four to eight fold increase) on using AMCAT as a short listing criteria. For more information please visit http://www.aspiringminds.in

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Gurgaon, Haryana -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/24/2009 -- Riding high on the wave of being included among the finalists of NASCCOM's Innovation Awards 2009, Aspiring Minds has continued to spread it's presence across the country. The latest college to be assessed is Saveetha Engineering College in Chennai. AMCAT, the flagship product of Aspiring Minds is the largest & the only computer based adaptive employment assessment test in India, spanning a student pool size of 55,000 & 300 campuses across India. AMCAT was undertaken by the entire batch of B.Tech students at Saveetha passing out in 2010 & shall reap them employment opportunities for the next 3 years.

Himanshu Aggarwal, co-founder Aspiring Minds stated "We have initiated a special focus on South India in view of the large talent base available in this part of the country. With our reach now spanning to all four zones of the country, we are in a position to offer some of the best talent to corporations which has been pre-assessed on a national scale."

About Aspiring Minds
Aspiring Minds Assessment Pvt. Ltd. is an assessment technology pioneer in India, a full spectrum of assessments including Language, Aptitude, Skill and Personality assessment. Aspiring Minds' conducts AMCAT – India's Largest Employability Test creating one of the most extensive and reliable assessment data bank enabling equal opportunity hiring of entry level talent across the Industry.

Aspiring Minds' assessments are based on proprietary algorithms for computer based adaptive, standardized and reliable assessments. Aspiring Minds helps companies identify talent across the Nation, shortlist & hire. It provides a methodology to search candidates qualified for a particular job profile across the country at the press of a key by using innovative filters on multi-dimensional skill analysis of a large pool of candidates. Aspiring Minds Assessments are currently being delivered in multiple languages including English, Hindi and Telugu. Aspiring Minds Account Managers work closely with Corporate to map their needs to various assessment parameters and help pick the right set of people to interview. Companies have seen their interview to hire convert rates shoot up dramatically (four to eight fold increase) on using AMCAT as a short listing criteria. For more information please visit http://www.aspiringminds.in

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Gurgaon, Haryana -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/21/2009 -- It has been a dream run of sorts for Gurgaon based Aspiring Minds. After achieving the stature of being the only Indian company in Business Week's list of Most Intriguing Startups globally, Aspiring Minds is now one of the 6 finalists at NASSCOM's Innovation Awards 2009 in the Startup Category. After multiple rounds of selection process, Himanshu Aggarwal, Co-Founder of Aspiring Minds, presented their innovation in technology and business before the elite jury at the Nasscom Innovation Awards event in Pune.

Ecstatic at seeing the young firm grow leaps & bounds, the founders have now set high sights & aim to strengthen the company's presence pan India. Setup in 2007, Aspiring Minds has now assessed over 65,000 students across 350 campuses in India through it's flagship product AMCAT & is planning to scale-up it's operations. Also, there is a growing list of corporates now utilizing the benefits that Aspiring Minds has to offer in the field of scientific assessments, talent benchmarking and entry level talent acquisition.

About Aspiring Minds
Aspiring Minds Assessment Pvt. Ltd. is an assessment technology pioneer in India, a full spectrum of assessments including Language, Aptitude, Skill and Personality assessment. Aspiring Minds' conducts AMCAT – India's Largest Employability Test creating one of the most extensive and reliable assessment data bank enabling equal opportunity hiring of entry level talent across the Industry.

Aspiring Minds' assessments are based on proprietary algorithms for computer based adaptive, standardized and reliable assessments. Aspiring Minds helps companies identify talent across the Nation, shortlist & hire. It provides a methodology to search candidates qualified for a particular job profile across the country at the press of a key by using innovative filters on multi-dimensional skill analysis of a large pool of candidates. Aspiring Minds Assessments are currently being delivered in multiple languages including English, Hindi and Telugu. Aspiring Minds Account Managers work closely with Corporate to map their needs to various assessment parameters and help pick the right set of people to interview. Companies have seen their interview to hire convert rates shoot up dramatically (four to eight fold increase) on using AMCAT as a short listing criteria. For more information please visit http://www.aspiringminds.in

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Gurgaon, Haryana -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/11/2009 -- IIMT, Greater Noida recently held a student skill assessment test AMCAT for it's MBA batch of 2010. The test was conducted at IIMT campus computer labs since AMCAT is a completely computer based employment skill assessment test. The students undertaking AMCAT are provided a national platform for visibility before corporates which are now looking forward to adding more staff with the economic scenario showing signs of recovery.

Varun Aggarwal, co-founder, Aspiring Minds strongly believes in the need for uniting the students across India through a standard testing methodology & thus doing away with the logistical problems faced when it comes to scouting for talent which is spread across various states in India. Thus, the need for AMCAT, which has till date successfully assessed over 55,000 students in more than 12 states across India & it's pool of assessed students have attracted multiple corporates to fulfill their hiring needs.

ABOUT ASPIRING MINDS
Aspiring Minds Assessment Pvt. Ltd. is an assessment technology pioneer in India, a full spectrum of assessments including Language, Aptitude, Skill and Personality assessment. Aspiring Minds' conducts AMCAT – India's Largest Employability Test creating one of the most extensive and reliable assessment data bank enabling equal opportunity hiring of entry level talent across the Industry.

Aspiring Minds' assessments are based on proprietary algorithms for computer based adaptive, standardized and reliable assessments. Aspiring Minds helps companies identify talent across the Nation, shortlist & hire. It provides a methodology to search candidates qualified for a particular job profile across the country at the press of a key by using innovative filters on multi-dimensional skill analysis of a large pool of candidates. Aspiring Minds Assessments are currently being delivered in multiple languages including English, Hindi and Telugu. Aspiring Minds Account Managers work closely with Corporate to map their needs to various assessment parameters and help pick the right set of people to interview. Companies have seen their interview to hire convert rates shoot up dramatically (four to eight fold increase) on using AMCAT as a short listing criteria. For more information please visit http://www.aspiringminds.in

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Gurgaon, Haryana -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/10/2009 -- Students of Bareilly based Khandelwal College of Management Science & Technology were recently assessed on their employment skills by Gurgaon based Human Capital Assessment firm Aspiring Minds. Aspiring Minds has been recently rated by Business Week among the 25 most intriguing start-up businesses globally. Their flagship product AMCAT is India's largest employability assessment test & is completely computer based.

Speaking on the idea of employability assessments, Himanshu Aggarwal, co-founder Aspiring Minds stated "AMCAT has been conceived to assess students on a standard platform using latest technology & bringing students on a nationally comparable platform that can now be accessed by companies which earlier had limited options to tap into talent pan India."

AMCAT has till date been used to assess more than 55,000 students across 12 states in India including some of the leading institutions like IITs, NSIT, NITs & other reputed regional colleges.

About Aspiring Minds
Aspiring Minds Assessment Pvt. Ltd. is an assessment technology pioneer in India, a full spectrum of assessments including Language, Aptitude, Skill and Personality assessment. Aspiring Minds' conducts AMCAT – India's Largest Employability Test creating one of the most extensive and reliable assessment data bank enabling equal opportunity hiring of entry level talent across the Industry.

Aspiring Minds' assessments are based on proprietary algorithms for computer based adaptive, standardized and reliable assessments. Aspiring Minds helps companies identify talent across the Nation, shortlist & hire. It provides a methodology to search candidates qualified for a particular job profile across the country at the press of a key by using innovative filters on multi-dimensional skill analysis of a large pool of candidates. Aspiring Minds Assessments are currently being delivered in multiple languages including English, Hindi and Telugu. Aspiring Minds Account Managers work closely with Corporate to map their needs to various assessment parameters and help pick the right set of people to interview. Companies have seen their interview to hire convert rates shoot up dramatically (four to eight fold increase) on using AMCAT as a short listing criteria. For more information please visit http://www.aspiringminds.in

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Gurgaon, Haryana -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/03/2009 -- Aspiring Minds, a company recently featured in Business Week's list of 25 most intriguing startups globally, has taken the initiative of connecting students from campuses located in various states of India to the corporate world scouting for talent to fuel their growth requirements. AMCAT, the flagship product of Aspiring Minds is an adaptive test that is conducted on campuses to assess students & their scores shared with the corporates who then utilize the pre-assessed pool of talent to make bulk & targeted recruitments. Harcourt Butler Technological Institute (HBTI), Kanpur recently underwent this testing for it's B.Tech & MCA students of 2010 batch. AMCAT has been used to assess 55,000 students across 300 campuses in more than 12 states of India including various NITs like NIT Surat, Allahabad, Jamshedpur, Hamirpur, Jaipur, Bhopal & Kurukshetra.

Aspiring Minds Co-founder, Himanshu Aggarwal, an IIT Delhi alumnus stated "It gives us immense pleasure to be associated with HBTI. We have been concentrating our efforts to do away the logistical problems faced by many corporate when it comes to meeting their fresher hiring requirements. India is a vast country where students with diverse skill sets are studying at campuses located across India & not just the metros. Hence, AMCAT has been structured to pre-assess students on their employment skills & allow corporate to reach out to the students meeting their job requirements irrespective of the physical location of the students."

ABOUT Aspiring Minds
Aspiring Minds Assessment Pvt. Ltd. is an assessment technology pioneer in India, a full spectrum of assessments including Language, Aptitude, Skill and Personality assessment. Aspiring Minds' conducts AMCAT – India's Largest Employability Test creating one of the most extensive and reliable assessment data bank enabling equal opportunity hiring of entry level talent across the Industry.

Aspiring Minds' assessments are based on proprietary algorithms for computer based adaptive, standardized and reliable assessments. Aspiring Minds helps companies identify talent across the Nation, shortlist & hire. It provides a methodology to search candidates qualified for a particular job profile across the country at the press of a key by using innovative filters on multi-dimensional skill analysis of a large pool of candidates. Aspiring Minds Assessments are currently being delivered in multiple languages including English, Hindi and Telugu. Aspiring Minds Account Managers work closely with Corporate to map their needs to various assessment parameters and help pick the right set of people to interview. Companies have seen their interview to hire convert rates shoot up dramatically (four to eight fold increase) on using AMCAT as a short listing criteria. For more information please visit hhtp://www.aspiringminds.in

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Gurgaon, Haryana -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/02/2009 -- Aspiring Minds has a growing list of institutes being assessed through it's flagship product AMCAT. The latest institute to be assessed is Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology & Science (SGSITS), Indore where AMCAT was conducted to assess the entire B.Tech batch of 2010. Till date, AMCAT has been used to assess 55,000 students across 300 campuses in more than 12 states of India including various NITs like NIT Surat, Allahabad, Jamshedpur, Hamirpur, Jaipur, Bhopal & Kurukshetra.

Aspiring Minds Co-founder, Varun Aggarwal, an MIT USA alumnus stated "SGSITS is a leading institute with a high regard in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Aspiring Minds was setup to bring to the table a simple solution that would address the core issue of bridging the gap between the corporate world & students who are generally not able to meet on a common platform due to location related constraints. AMCAT was conceived to provide a standardized platform where a pre-assessed pool of students can be accessed by corporates for fresher hiring. We believe that students from institutes like SGSITS located in various states shall now have a greater visibility before corporates that are generally located in metros."

ABOUT ASPIRING MINDS
Aspiring Minds Assessment Pvt. Ltd. is an assessment technology pioneer in India, a full spectrum of assessments including Language, Aptitude, Skill and Personality assessment. Aspiring Minds' conducts AMCAT – India's Largest Employability Test creating one of the most extensive and reliable assessment data bank enabling equal opportunity hiring of entry level talent across the Industry.

Aspiring Minds' assessments are based on proprietary algorithms for computer based adaptive, standardized and reliable assessments. Aspiring Minds helps companies identify talent across the Nation, shortlist & hire. It provides a methodology to search candidates qualified for a particular job profile across the country at the press of a key by using innovative filters on multi-dimensional skill analysis of a large pool of candidates. Aspiring Minds Assessments are currently being delivered in multiple languages including English, Hindi and Telugu. Aspiring Minds Account Managers work closely with Corporate to map their needs to various assessment parameters and help pick the right set of people to interview. Companies have seen their interview to hire convert rates shoot up dramatically (four to eight fold increase) on using AMCAT as a short listing criteria. For more information please visit http://www.aspiringminds.in

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Gurgaon, Haryana -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/22/2009 -- Aspiring Minds, a Gurgaon based Human Capital Assessment firm recently tied - up with Audyogik Shikshan Mandal (ASM) Group of Institutions to conduct it's flagship test AMCAT across MBA, MCA & M.Sc courses offered by various colleges under ASM Group. The test was conducted in Pune & Mumbai campuses which include – IBMR, ICS, IPS, IIBR, CSIT & IMCOST colleges. The tie-up is aims to assess the students on their employability skills, the results of which will be used by ASM Group to add another dimension to the skill sets of their students. AMCAT has till date been conducted to assess over 55,000 students across more than 300 campuses in 12 states of India. In addition, AMCAT also has international presence with it's successful conduction at IMT, Dubai.

Aspiring Minds Co-Founder, Himanshu Aggarwal, an IIT Delhi alumni stated "We highly value our association with ASM Group. We really appreciate the faith shown by ASM management in our services & simultaneously, provides us the opportunity to deliver a platform to students of ASM to highlight their skills before corporates."

AMCAT is fast developing into a tool used by corporates to reach out to the right talent through a singular platform of nationally assessed pool of students across various courses. A cost effective & highly effective tool, AMCAT has been successfully used by various MNCs to hire candidates who have been pre-assessed on various employability modules.

ABOUT ASPIRING MINDS
Aspiring Minds Assessment Pvt. Ltd. is an assessment technology pioneer in India, a full spectrum of assessments including Language, Aptitude, Skill and Personality assessment. Aspiring Minds' conducts AMCAT – India's Largest Employability Test creating one of the most extensive and reliable assessment data bank enabling equal opportunity hiring of entry level talent across the Industry.

Aspiring Minds' assessments are based on proprietary algorithms for computer based adaptive, standardized and reliable assessments. Aspiring Minds helps companies identify talent across the Nation, shortlist & hire. It provides a methodology to search candidates qualified for a particular job profile across the country at the press of a key by using innovative filters on multi-dimensional skill analysis of a large pool of candidates. Aspiring Minds Assessments are currently being delivered in multiple languages including English, Hindi and Telugu. Aspiring Minds Account Managers work closely with Corporate to map their needs to various assessment parameters and help pick the right set of people to interview. Companies have seen their interview to hire convert rates shoot up dramatically (four to eight fold increase) on using AMCAT as a short listing criteria. For more information please visit http://www.aspiringminds.in

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Gurgaon, Haryana -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/18/2009 -- AMCAT, India's largest employability assessment test was recently conducted at NIT Jamshedpur. The test which has already been conducted at 7 other NITs across India, has been used to assess more than 40,000 students in 250 campuses across 12 states in India. The entire 2010 batch of B.Tech, MCA & M. Tech underwent the testing on modules which include English, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Ability, Engineering Modules & a unique personality test AMPI. This single test allows the students access to multiple corporates who use the results to hire students with skill sets matching the job requirements

Aspiring Minds Co-Founder, Varun Aggarwal, an MIT, USA alumnus stated "NITs have a huge pool of talent from across India. AMCAT has given us the opportunity to test some of the brightest talent across various states in India & bring them on a national platform that will provide them visibility to corporates located in cities like Gurgaon, Pune, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, etc."

ABOUT ASPIRING MINDS
Aspiring Minds Assessment Pvt. Ltd. is an assessment technology pioneer in India, a full spectrum of assessments including Language, Aptitude, Skill and Personality assessment. Aspiring Minds' conducts AMCAT – India's Largest Employability Test creating one of the most extensive and reliable assessment data bank enabling equal opportunity hiring of entry level talent across the Industry.

Aspiring Minds' assessments are based on proprietary algorithms for computer based adaptive, standardized and reliable assessments. Aspiring Minds helps companies identify talent across the Nation, shortlist & hire. It provides a methodology to search candidates qualified for a particular job profile across the country at the press of a key by using innovative filters on multi-dimensional skill analysis of a large pool of candidates. Aspiring Minds Assessments are currently being delivered in multiple languages including English, Hindi and Telugu. Aspiring Minds Account Managers work closely with Corporate to map their needs to various assessment parameters and help pick the right set of people to interview. Companies have seen their interview to hire convert rates shoot up dramatically (four to eight fold increase) on using AMCAT as a short listing criteria. For more information please visit http://www.aspiringminds.in

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Gurgaon, Haryana -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/06/2009 -- AMCAT, India's largest test for employment assessment was recently conducted at Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology, Delhi. The entire 2010 batch of B.Tech appeared for the test at their Delhi campus. Over 40,000 students have been successfully tested using AMCAT. The test has been conducted at over 250 campuses across 12 states in India.

Aspiring Minds Co-Founder Varun Aggarwal, a NSIT alumni himself, said "NSIT is one of the leading engineering institutes across the country. This is the third year running when AMCAT has been conducted there & it is a matter of great pride to our organization that students of NSIT have found the services provided by Aspiring Minds as a great value addition to their prospective careers."

AMCAT is a GRE/GMAT format based Computer Adaptive Test. Various leading organizations across India have shown great faith in the testing services of AMCAT. Several MNCs have tied up with Aspiring Minds to shortlist their prospective employees using the AMCAT scores. On the campus side, each assessed student receives a detailed & customized report on his performance. This is to bring greater transparency in the employment assessment process & provide students an insight to his areas of strengths & weaknesses.

ABOUT ASPIRING MINDS
Aspiring Minds Assessment Pvt. Ltd. is an assessment technology pioneer in India, a full spectrum of assessments including Language, Aptitude, Skill and Personality assessment. Aspiring Minds' assessments are based on proprietary algorithms for computer based adaptive, standardized and reliable assessments. Aspiring Minds helps companies identify talent across the Nation, shortlist & hire. It provides a methodology to search candidates qualified for a particular job profile across the country at the press of a key by using innovative filters on multi-dimensional skill analysis of a large pool of candidates. Aspiring Minds' conducts AMCAT – India's Largest Employability Test. Aspiring Minds Account Managers work closely with Corporate to map their needs to various assessment parameters and help pick the right set of people to interview. Companies have seen their interview to hire convert rates shoot up dramatically (four to eight fold increase) on using AMCAT as a short listing criteria. For more information please visit http://www.aspiringminds.in

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Gurgaon, Haryana -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/03/2009 -- AMCAT, India's largest test for employment assessment was recently conducted at Thapar University, Patiala. The test was conducted for 2010 batch of B.Tech, M.Tech, MCA, MBA & M.Sc at their Patiala campus. Aspiring Minds, India's leading human capital assessment firm has successfully conducted its flagship test AMCAT to test over 55,000 students across 300 campuses spread over 12 states in India. Aspiring Minds went international this year by conducting AMCAT at Dubai campus of IMT.

Aspiring Minds Co-Founder Himanshu Aggarwal, said "We highly value the faith shown by Thapar University in Aspiring Minds. This is the second year of our association with Thapar & hence demonstrates the potential of our partnership. Thapar has provided us a great platform to assess quality students across various courses under a single institutional banner. "

AMCAT is a GRE/GMAT format based Computer Adaptive Test. Several MNCs have tied up with Aspiring Minds to hire fresh talent using the pool assessed through AMCAT. A single test has given these corporates access to talent specific to their job requirements. On the campus side, each assessed student receives a detailed & customized 7 page report on his performance. The report is to bring greater transparency in the employment assessment process & provide students an insight to his areas of strengths & weaknesses.

ABOUT ASPIRING MINDS
Aspiring Minds Assessment Pvt. Ltd. is an assessment technology pioneer in India, a full spectrum of assessments including Language, Aptitude, Skill and Personality assessment. Aspiring Minds' assessments are based on proprietary algorithms for computer based adaptive, standardized and reliable assessments. Aspiring Minds helps companies identify talent across the Nation, shortlist & hire. It provides a methodology to search candidates qualified for a particular job profile across the country at the press of a key by using innovative filters on multi-dimensional skill analysis of a large pool of candidates. Aspiring Minds' conducts AMCAT – India's Largest Employability Test. Aspiring Minds Account Managers work closely with Corporate to map their needs to various assessment parameters and help pick the right set of people to interview. Companies have seen their interview to hire convert rates shoot up dramatically (four to eight fold increase) on using AMCAT as a short listing criteria. For more information please visit http://www.aspiringminds.in

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Gurgaon, Haryana -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/21/2009 -- Aspiring minds has launched 2 modules in the mechanical engineering and applied mechanics space to help assess candidates for the automotive and engineering sectors. The mechanical engineering module is aimed to evaluate the subject matter understanding of Engineers studying in engineering colleges who specialize in mechanical engineering. Similarly the mechanical applied module is used to evaluate the learning of diploma holders from ITIs and polytechnics in their skills in mechanical engineering.

These modules are aimed at the growing manufacturing and industrial sector including car makers, auto ancillary units, consumer electronics, heavy engineering, etc. Aspiring minds' co founder Himanshu Aggarwal said, "We have been having regular demand from the industry and some of our corporate clients for expanding our assessment portfolio to including mechanical engineering. We have launched 2 modules targeted at different audiences. These modules will allow the industry to locate hidden core engineering talent across the nation and hire qualified engineers and diploma holders to build and maintain our industries." Aspiring Minds plans to continuously roll out more modules targeted to a variety of core industry verticals.

These modules are based on Aspiring Minds' state of the art computer adaptive assessment engine. The engine ensures a highly reliable, valid and leak proof assessment.

ABOUT ASPIRING MINDS
Aspiring Minds Assessment Pvt. Ltd. is an assessment technology pioneer in India, a full spectrum of assessments including Language, Aptitude, Skill and Personality assessment. Aspiring Minds' assessments are based on proprietary algorithms for computer based adaptive, standardized and reliable assessments. Aspiring Minds helps companies identify talent across the Nation, shortlist & hire. It provides a methodology to search candidates qualified for a particular job profile across the country at the press of a key by using innovative filters on multi-dimensional skill analysis of a large pool of candidates. Aspiring Minds' conducts AMCAT – India's Largest Employability Test. Aspiring Minds Account Managers work closely with Corporate to map their needs to various assessment parameters and help pick the right set of people to interview. Companies have seen their interview to hire convert rates shoot up dramatically (four to eight fold increase) on using AMCAT as a short listing criteria. For more information please visit http://www.aspiringminds.in

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Gurgaon, Haryana -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/20/2009 -- Jagannath University, Jaipur has become the first private university to successfully roll out an Any-time Anywhere Entrance Examination on the lines of GRE/GMAT. JUNEE 2009 is powered end to end by Aspiring Minds, India's only company which provides Computer Adaptive Assessment Technology and delivery services. JUNEE 2009 (Jagannath University National Entrance Examination) is a computer based assessment being carried out across 22 cities in the country for over 3 months. Aspirants can comfortably register online, schedule their test location in a city near them and date online and appear for the test.

Recently, the Knowledge Commission recommended a GRE-like assessment for entry to colleges. This effort by Jagannath University in partnership with Aspiring Minds is certainly a proof of concept for our education policy makers.

JUNEE 2009 is powered by Aspiring Minds, India's only company which provides Computer Adaptive Assessment Technology and delivery services. Aspiring Minds' the brain child of alums of IIT, Delhi and MIT, USA has in a short period of time created capabilities to provide computer based adaptive assessment enabling Anywhere Anytime testing. Himanshu Aggarwal, co-founder and Director of Aspiring Minds, said "JUNEE's success proves critics of computer based assessment completely wrong. Our technology provides on-the-fly self-learning tests using advanced statistical frameworks. Our delivery team has done a commendable job in conducting JUNEE pan-India with 100% availability without a single test failing till date. It is Manish's forward looking vision and mission to reach out to the masses with high quality affordable education that has brought JUNEE to students in this shape and form." Aspiring Minds' also conducts India's largest Employability Assessment (AMCAT) and is used by multiple large companies for recruitment.

Manish Gupta, Chancellor Jagannath University said, "Education needs to be inclusive. We want that young minds from small towns and cities get an equal opportunity to world-class education. For this we needed a testing mechanism which is completely distributed. JUNEE 2009 has given great access to aspirants across the nation to apply to Jagannath University. Our promotional efforts have had great success with the reach our test provides to our target audience. We have had people from as far as Guwahati and Shillong appearing for JUNEE."

ABOUT JAGANNATH UNIVERSITY
Jagannath University provides degree courses in Management, Engineering, IT, Mass Communication, Architecture, Law, Commerce, Hospitality and Design. It was established in 2008 in Jaipur, Rajasthan and has is recognized by UGC and Rajasthan Government.

ABOUT ASPIRING MINDS
Aspiring Minds is India's only full service Assessment vendor with assessments in Aptitude, Language, Skill and Personality. Operating pan-India Aspiring Minds' clients include many large corporations and institutions. Aspiring Minds provides complete talent acquisition, talent management and talent benchmarking solutions. For more information please visit http://www.aspiringminds.in

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Gurgaon, Haryana -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/12/2009 -- AMCAT, India's largest test for employment assessment has now become the first such test in India to be conducted in another country. AMCAT was recently conducted at Institute of Management & Technology (IMT), Dubai (the group that manages IMT Ghaziabad) at their campus for their entire MBA batch of 2010. AMCAT is the flagship product of Aspiring Minds, a Gurgaon based human capital assessment firm & has been used to assess more than 35,000 students in more than 250 campuses across 12 states in India. Aspiring Minds is working with scores of companies across sectors to help AMCAT takers get jobs. These include large blue chip companies, MNCs, SMEs and startups.

Aspiring Minds Co-Founder Himanshu Aggarwal said "We are highly pleased with our tie-up with IMT Dubai. Their faith in our offerings is founded in the international standards that we have included all along in all our propositions since the inception of Aspiring Minds. With IMT Dubai, we see this as a mutual gain where both the organizations plan to utilize this partnership for benefiting students to enable them to build successful careers of their choice. "

Mr. Prashanth Kumar, Student Services Officer, IMT Dubai, stated "We are looking forward to a fruitful partnership with Aspiring Minds. With its strong economic growth, India is one of the preferred destinations for students looking for employment opportunities. AMCAT has assessed our students in Dubai on International standards & has thereby provided them with the opportunity to be considered by corporates worldwide".

AMCAT is a computer based adaptive assessment in aptitude, skills and personality. Candidates can get their skills evaluated in computers, programming, electronics, finance, civil engg., mechanical engg., etc. Students get a 7-stroke feedback about their skills, strengths and weaknesses and detailed guidance on how to improve employability. AMCAT is recognized by many corporates as a measure of skill and AMCAT takers get job opportunities from these corporates regularly. 100s of students have got jobs through AMCAT. For more information please visit http://www.aspiringminds.in

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Gurgaon, Haryana -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/08/2009 -- AMCAT, India's largest test for employment assessment was recently conducted at Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH). The test was conducted for the entire MBA batch of 2010 at their sprawling Greater Noida campus. AMCAT is the flagship product of Aspiring Minds, a Gurgaon based human capital assessment firm & has been used to assess more than 35,000 students in more than 250 campuses across 12 states in India.

Aspiring Minds Co-Founder Varun Aggarwal said "BIMTECH is one of the most promising & upcoming B-Schools in the country & therefore we consider this as a crucial partnership. We expect that through AMCAT we shall be able to provide them value & in return would receive invaluable inputs that shall help us continuously work towards improving & innovating products. "

AMCAT is a GRE/GMAT format based Computer Adaptive Test. Students are provided an in depth 7 pager feedback report detailing out their areas of strength & weaknesses while simultaneously providing references for books/e-journals & web articles to help them improve their areas of identified weaknesses. This format has been appreciated by multiple MNCs for the value that it brings to their organization by helping identify the right talent for desired profiles.

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Gurgaon, Haryana -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/24/2009 -- NIET recently conducted AMCAT at its campus in Knowledge Park, Greater Noida for it's B.Tech & MCA batch of 2010. AMCAT, a flagship product of Gurgaon based Aspiring Minds, is India's largest test for Employment Assessment & till date has been used to assess more than 35,000 MBA, MCA & Engineering students in more than 12 states in India. In tradition with NIET's philosophy to keep employing effective ways that add to the growth curve of a student, Dr. Babita Kataria, Training & Placement Officer at NIET stated "NIET has always strived to achieve continuous growth in all departments of it's educational setup. AMCAT has provided us with the core value that helps us achieve our aim of providing every possible opportunity that will help our students grow."

Aspiring Minds Co-Founder Varun Aggarwal said "Our partnership at NIET is based on the core proposition of bringing about stronger & more effective ways of assessing students to help them bring about self improvement for a successful career path. We are highly obliged by the fact that NIET has shown faith in us & given us the responsibility to add value to it's educational setup."

AMCAT is a computer based adaptive assessment in aptitude, skill and personality. These students get a 7-stroke feedback about their skills, strengths and weaknesses and detailed guidance on how to improve employability. AMCAT is recognized by many corporates as a measure of skill and AMCAT takers get job opportunities from these corporates regularly. 100s of students have got jobs through AMCAT.

For more information please visit http://www.aspiringminds.in

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Gurgaon, Haryana -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/21/2009 -- AMCAT, India's largest employment assessment test from Aspiring Minds, was recently conducted at Rukmani Devi Institute of Advanced Studies(RDIAS), Delhi and at Tecnia Institute of Advanced Studies, Delhi. The test was conducted for RDIAS' and Tecnia's entire MCA batch of 2010 at their respective campus. AMCAT has now been conducted at over 250 campuses across 12 states in India & has witnessed a growing acceptance across corporates & institutes of higher education.

Aspiring Minds Co-Founder Himanshu Agarwal stated "AMCAT's growing acceptance in corporates has been due to it's core structure which assesses a student on his aptitude, skill and personality. Institutes like RDIAS and Tecnia are highly committed to invest in methodologies that assist them in improving the career prospects of their students which has been the corner stone of our relationship with them."

ABOUT ASPIRING MINDS
Aspiring Minds Assessment Pvt. Ltd. is an assessment technology pioneer in India, a full spectrum of assessments including Language, Aptitude, Skill and Personality assessment. Aspiring Minds' assessments are based on proprietary algorithms for computer based adaptive, standardized and reliable assessments. Aspiring Minds helps companies identify talent across the Nation, shortlist & hire. It provides a methodology to search candidates qualified for a particular job profile across the country at the press of a key by using innovative filters on multi-dimensional skill analysis of a large pool of candidates. Aspiring Minds' conducts AMCAT – India's Largest Employability Test. Aspiring Minds Account Managers work closely with Corporate to map their needs to various assessment parameters and help pick the right set of people to interview. Companies have seen their interview to hire convert rates shoot up dramatically (four to eight fold increase) on using AMCAT as a short listing criteria. For more information please visit www.aspiringminds.in

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Gurgaon, Haryana -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/17/2009 -- Aspiring Minds' has added another feather to it's cap by conducting it's flagship test AMCAT at the National Institute of Technology Surat. Students from all branches of engineering participated in the computer based assessments. Recently Aspiring Minds' had conducted the AMCAT at NIT Jaipur, NIT Jalandhar, NIT Allahabad, and others. AMCAT can boast to have the top talent in the country assessed and available for hiring from anywhere in the country. Computer adaptive test AMACT is a student skill assessment application which has been widely accepted across corporates for their hiring needs at fresher profiles. Till date, the test has been used to assess more than 35,000 MBA, MCA & Engineering students in more than 12 states in India.

Aspiring Minds Co-Founder Himanshu Aggarwal said "AMCAT is providing companies access to the best talent in the country. Our coverage of the NITs and other premier institutions ensures that big and small companies can hire top engineers in a consistent and scalable manner. Our association with NIT Surat aims to benefit both NIT & Aspiring Minds through the platform that we intend to provide these students while at the same time availing the opportunity to assess some of the brightest talent in the country through our test."

AMCAT is a computer based adaptive assessment in aptitude, skill and personality. These students get a 7-stroke feedback about their skills, strengths and weaknesses and detailed guidance on how to improve employability. AMCAT is recognized by many corporates as a measure of skill and AMCAT takers get job opportunities from these corporates regularly. 100s of students have got jobs through AMCAT.

For more information please visit http://www.aspiringminds.in

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Gurgaon, Haryana -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/15/2009 -- Aspiring Minds' AMCAT was conducted at the College of Science and Engineering, Jhansi for its final year batch of engineering and management students. Computer adaptive test AMACT is a student skill assessment application which has been widely accepted across corporates for their hiring needs at fresher profiles. Till date, the test has been used to assess more than 35,000 MBA, MCA & Engineering students in more than 12 states in India.

Aspiring Minds Co-Founder Varun Aggarwal said "One of AMCAT's key purpose is to bring opportunities to students in smaller cities and towns. The association between CSE & Aspiring Minds has been formed with the common aim of investing in improving the employability of each student through the deployment of a detailed & accurate skill assessment methodology."

"AMCAT helps serve a dual purpose. Not only does it give a detailed feedback to our students on how they can improve their chances of employment – a complete map of their strengths and weaknesses but also helps bring job opportunities to our students. Typically large companies over look small towns and hence the AMCAT platform is a great tool to help our campus and students become visible and get opportunities.", said Ms. Neeti Prakash, Training and Placement Officer, CSE, Jhansi.

AMCAT is a computer based adaptive assessment in aptitude, skill and personality. These students get a 7-stroke feedback about their skills, strengths and weaknesses and detailed guidance on how to improve employability. AMCAT is recognized by many corporates as a measure of skill and AMCAT takers get job opportunities from these corporates regularly. 100s of students have got jobs through AMCAT.

ABOUT ASPIRING MINDS
Aspiring Minds Assessment Pvt. Ltd. is an assessment technology pioneer in India, a full spectrum of assessments including Language, Aptitude, Skill and Personality assessment. Aspiring Minds' assessments are based on proprietary algorithms for computer based adaptive, standardized and reliable assessments. Aspiring Minds helps companies identify talent across the Nation, shortlist & hire. It provides a methodology to search candidates qualified for a particular job profile across the country at the press of a key by using innovative filters on multi-dimensional skill analysis of a large pool of candidates. Aspiring Minds' conducts AMCAT – India's Largest Employability Test. Aspiring Minds Account Managers work closely with Corporate to map their needs to various assessment parameters and help pick the right set of people to interview. Companies have seen their interview to hire convert rates shoot up dramatically (four to eight fold increase) on using AMCAT as a short listing criteria. For more information please visit http://www.aspiringminds.in

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