IT Domains

AMCAT IT domain assessments include various plug-and-play modules to evaluate candidates' technology capabilities. The assessment modules follow the rigour and quality of Aspiring Minds' renowned language and aptitude assessments.

Computer Programming Principles

Commonly known as the Computer Programming module, this assessment is ideal for evaluating entry level talent’s exposure and expertise in Computer Programming. Covering basic programming constructs, data structures, algorithms and object oriented programming concepts, the assessment gives a holistic view of the candidate’s capabilities in programming. The module is Language Agnostic and hence will allow a candidate with prior knowledge of a particular programming language to be assessed without bias.

The computer programming module has shown very high correlation to technical trainability and success in the role of software engineer. At a lower threshold of scoring, it has the capability to predict the duration of training required to convert a fresh engineer into a deployable software engineer. Being adaptive and standardized, the test also helps differentiate among very well trained engineers for research and product development roles.

IT Infrastructure

The IT Infrastructure modules are directed towards the fast growing field of IT infrastructure upkeep, remote infrastructure management and managed services. The module evaluates the candidate’s knowledge in system administration, network administration and trouble shooting skills.

Electronics and Semiconductors

The Electronics and Semiconductor test assesses the job suitability of the candidate in those companies which deal with Embedded Systems, VLSI design, SOC, etc. This test together with that of Computer Programming also assesses suitability of candidate for EDA companies. The module broadly consists of two sections:

• Analogue Electronics:
• Basic & Active Components, their operations and circuit analysis
• Frequency domain and time domain analysis of systems
• Opamp based circuits and analysis
• Digital Electronics:
• Boolean Algebra and Logic Gates
• Sequential Blocks, digital circuits and blocks
• State Machines & design of complex sequential circuits

Telecommunication

This module evaluates the candidates on their knowledge and understanding of the subject of Telecommunication and its applications. Following are the topics assessed within the Telecommunication module of the assessment:

• Analog communication
• Digital Communication
• Electromagnetic theory
• Electrostatics & Magnetostatics
• Microwave engineering
• Transmission lines and waveguides
• Optics & Radar

JAVA

The Java module is typically targeted to evaluate candidates having between 1 to 5 years of work experience in the industry. The module is ideal for quick elimination prior to interviews. A combination of aptitude and technology assessment can help in better evaluation and elimination. This assessment broadly comprises the following topics:

• Programming Constructs: Operators, Control flow statements, Data types and Arrays
• Programming Fundamentals: Classes, Objects, Interfaces, Inheritance, Packages
• Advanced Programming Concepts: Exception & error handling, Files & streams, Generics, Threads, etc.

Those IT companies which hire for the Software Developer profile and are in search for candidates with good programming skills in Java, use this domain-specific assessment in addition to aptitude and computer programming assessments to screen the applicants.

C++

The module on C++ has been designed to assess the candidate's skill level in C++ programming by examining the programming constructs of this language along with the knowledge of object oriented programming and their implementation in C++. While C++ module tests only the candidate’s expertise and knowledge in C++ language, combining this module with Computer Programming module, will help you also gauge whether the candidate has a good understanding of programming concepts. The C++ assessment includes the following topics:

• Programming Constructs: Basics of C++, Pointers, Arrays
• Programming Fundamentals: Classes, Objects, Inheritance
• Advanced Programming Concepts: Exception, Operator Overloading, File & streams, Polymorphism, Templates

IT companies which hire for the role of Software Developer assess the candidates on this module in addition to the basic aptitude modules.

SQL

The SQL assessment has been designed to assess the candidate's familiarity with SQL commands/queries and implementation of database concepts using SQL. It also tests the candidate's ability to create, manipulate and delete databases and tables. Broadly, it covers the following topics:

• SQL Constructs: Database & table creation, Data types, Filtering, searching, grouping, indexing and sequencing
• Intermediate SQL: Joins, Sub-queries, DML statements, Data integrity
• Advanced Querying: Views, Data control & Transaction control statements, PL SQL

This assessment helps IT companies to test candidates for the "Database Administrator" profile.

Unix/Linux

The Unix/Linux module has been designed to assess the knowledge of the candidate about the Unix/Linux environment, shell structure and programming, commands, file system and organization. This module can be used to assess candidates seeking "Administrator" profile in IT companies.