Intelligence Testing in India

Intelligence Testing in India

• S.M. Mohsin made a pioneering attempt in constructing an intelligence test in Hindi in the 1930s.
• C.H. Rice attempted to standardise Binet’s test in Urdu and Punjabi.
• At about the same time, Mahalanobis attempted to standardise Binet’s test in Bengali.
• Attempts were also made by Indian researchers to develop Indian norms for some western tests including RPM, WAIS, Alexander’s Passalong, Cube Construction, and Kohs’ Block Design.
• Long and Mehta prepared a Mental Measurement Handbook listing out 103 tests of intelligence in India that were available in various languages.
• Since then, a number of tests have either been developed or adapted from western cultures.
• The National Library of Educational and Psychological Tests (NLEPT) at the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has documented Indian tests. Critical reviews of Indian tests are published in the form of handbooks. NLEPT has brought out the handbooks in the area of intelligence, aptitude, personality, attitudes, and interests.