Directorate of distance education master of business administration

Selection Tests 
 
Individuals differ in many respects including job related abilities 
and skills. In order to select a right person for the job, individual 
differences in abilities and skills are to be adequately and accurately 
measured for comparison. 
According to Lee J. Groobach, “A test is a systematic procedure 
for comparing the behaviour of two or more persons.”
Milton M. Blum defines test as “a sample of an aspect of individual’s 
behaviour, performance and attitude.”

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In simple words, test is a systematic procedure for sampling 
human behaviour. 
Tests may be for psychological testing and for testing specific 
abilities and skills. Psychological tests may be conducted for various 
purposes: 
i. 
Guiding and counseling 
ii. 
Career guidance 
iii. 
Research on human behaviour and personality 
iv. 
Employment selection for placement     
v. 
For appraising employees promotional potentials
vi. 
For counseling to perform better in their jobs. 
Types of tests 
 
Broadly there are two types of tests viz., 1) Ability tests and 2) 
Personality tests. 
Selection Tests 
 
Ability Tests  
1.
  Aptitude tests  
2.
  Achievement tests  
3.
  Intelligence tests  
4.
  Judgment tests  
Personality Tests  
1.
  Interest tests  
2.
  Personality inventory 
tests  
3.
  Projective tests  
4.
  Attitude tests