1. Usefulness of Aptitude test for students in 7th standard in hih schools

As per the announcement of the Education minister of Karnataka state,a new aptitude test will be held .in all subjects,two months before the final exams : The test will be for 100 marks,in all the subjects: This will have no bearing on the annual results: The tests are to enable the parents to know the performance of their wards & take effective steps to coach them in areas,where they are found weak : This is a step in the right direction: parents/students will know their grasping & writing abilities : Actually in the fifties,there used to be a public exam at the end of 8th class,it used to be a public exam: I still remember,we had to be Vaccinated(for small pox),take Plague inoculation & undergo medical examination: It used to be a very big event,.b'coz that was the first public exam faced by a student i his life : The next public exam used to be the SSLC exam. There used to be a Pre-Exam selection test in many schools to evaluate the students for their suitbilitry to appear in exams & also to get better results for the school : I still vividly remember a BOY who failed in this exam & committed suicide by Hanging : The public outcry,made the Head Master announce the complete stoppage  of the said exam,from that year onwards.