Aptitude vs. Intelligence

Aptitude Testing

Aptitude testing is designed to measure your natural talents and involves a series of separate tasks which each draw on a different aptitude. The results help you to determine which inborn abilities make it easier for you to learn or do certain things; that is they describe what you were “born to do”. Since different occupations or even subjects of study often require different specific aptitudes, it can be very helpful to know your ease of success before you embark on a long career battle or educational programme.
Note that aptitude tests do not refer to your interests – you may have an intense interest in music but not enough ability to succeed in a career as a performer. However, your test scores may reveal an aptitude in other areas, such as communication or writing or people management, which may still lead to careers in the music industry. Aptitude tests are sometimes combined with achievement tests, which assess learned skills or knowledge – a common example is university entrance tests, which often test the combination of innate ability and received education. Many aptitude tests are now being increasingly administered via the computer.
Difference between Intelligence and Aptitude
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Difference between Intelligence and Aptitude

Intelligence	Aptitude
  Intelligence is General mental ability	  Aptitude is Specific ability of a person
  The knowledge of intelligence of an individual we can predict his success in a number of situations involving mental function or activity	  The knowledge of Aptitude, on other hand, acquaints us with the specific abilities and capacities of an individual to succeed in a particular field of activity.
  Wide scope	  Narrow scope
  It refers to present ability	  It refers to future potentiality
  It usually measured by how much a person knows and can do certain areas	  It usually measured by how well a person can perform certain task