Q. What do you mean by Selection tests?

Meaning & definition: tests are the important device used in the selection of the candidates. A test is designed to measure such skills and abilities in a worker as are found by the job analysis to be essential for successful job performance. A test is an instrument designed to measure selected psychological factors.

According to Monappa and Saiyadain, psychological tests are an objective and standardized measure of a sample of behaviour. The basic assumption underlying the use of tests in the personnel selection is that the individuals are different in their job related abilities and skills and that these skills can be adequately and accurately measured for comparison. Since many human abilities are complex and interrelated, they have to be understood in association with each other.