3rd National Creativity Aptitude Test (NCAT 2014)

The NCAT is designed to sensitize the students to the domain of creative thinking and motivate them to read, learn and practice the same. By participating in this Test, the student shall get sensitized to the importance of these factors and their role in shaping one’s future. Through NCAT an institute can grab the opportunity to become a part of Pan India Creativity Aptitude Test.

NCAT is the result of few masterminds from IIMS, IITS and aims to make students aware of the importance of creative thinking and to encourage them to use the same for various problem-solving exercises.

NCAT 2014 has scheduled to be conducted on February 8, May 25 and June 14, 2014. NCAT will be conducted in two phases. The first round will be conducted in your college and two top performers will be selected from each category to take the second round of test in IIT Delhi campus. The 1st round test questions come in the form of multiple choice questions that test a student’s Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, and Linguistic Skills. The 2nd round will have a mix of MCQs and subjective questions on creativity followed by an activity on achievement motivation.

Based on course and year of study, students will be divided into following four categories:

• Category 1: Students of 1st Year B. Tech/BE./B.Sc./BCA

• Category 2: Students of 2nd Year B. Tech/BE./B.Sc./BCA

• Category 3: Students of 3rd Year B. Tech/BE/B. Sc/BCA & 4th Year B. Tech/BE

• Category 4: Students of 1st & 2nd Year MBA/M.Sc/MCA/M. Tech
Awards and Accolades

For each category winners will receive cash prize as mentioned below:

• 1st Prize: Rs. 25,000

• 2nd Prize: Rs. 15,000

• 3rd Prize: Rs. 10,000

Top Fifteen Performer in each category will get a Residential IIT Delhi Certification Course of one week at IIT Delhi on Creativity and Innovation.

Every student will get a certificate of participation and those with more than 75 percentile will get a certificate of excellence.

Creative Institute Award will be given to one of the participating Colleges/Institutes on the basis of maximum number of Students in the top 10 percentile from the College/Institute.

Dates to remember:

The enrolment fee for this test is only Rs. 250 of which Rs. 25 can be retained by the college towards its expenses which includes bank charges, postal charges, and honorarium for the Faculty in-charge etc.

For additional details pertaining to the test, visit www.ncat.co.in  or contact Manish Kumar at +91 9810843341, email - info@ncat.co.in

Source: Pranav Kharbanda, click4college Specialist