National Engineering
Competency Test
Competency Test
2023
A gateway for engineers and diploma graduates to demonstrate skills to recruiters. A
route for companies to find pre-assessed and job-ready candidates.
route for companies to find pre-assessed and job-ready candidates.
National Engineering Competency Test
About NECT
Empowering Our Young and Potential Nation Builders
The test will benchmark students’ cognitive abilities, subject knowledge, English communication skills, and coding capabilities to determine their strengths and learning needs. It will also measure their inclination towards job roles in the engineering discipline they have studied and workplace behavioral traits. The detailed analysis and recommendations will empower institutions to take appropriate action resulting in improvement.
Structure
Part A – Skills and Abilities
Cognitive Abilities
This section determines your proficiency in analytical ability, quantitative ability and reasoning. Measurement of these cognitive aspects helps predict performance on the job.
Subject Knowledge
This section determines the level of knowledge you have in the discipline of engineering you have studied to gauge job fitment for various roles in that area.
English Communication Skills
This section determines your proficiency level in English language across the parameters of listening, speaking, reading and writing which, when applied together, enables effective language-based communication.
*The number of questions and duration of the test will vary depending on the discipline.
| Section Names | No. of Questions | Duration (In Mins) |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive Abilities | 60 | 75 |
| Subject Knowledge | 100 - 120* | 100 - 120* |
| English Communication Skills | 9 Tasks, 17 Responses |
30 |
*The number of questions and duration of the test will vary depending on the discipline.
Part B – Hands-on Coding*
Hands-on Coding
This section determines your fluency in programming by assessing your knowledge and understanding of programming concepts.
| Section Names | No. of Questions | Duration (In Mins) |
|---|---|---|
| Programming | 02 | 45 |
*This section is mandatory for CSE and IT disciplines, whereas optional for others.
*This section is mandatory for CSE and IT disciplines, whereas optional for others.
Part C – Personality and Behavior
Behavioral Personal Profiles
This section determines your behavioral traits, elements of personality and emotional intelligence to enable profiling for role fitment at the workplace.
| Section Names | No. of Questions | Duration (In Mins) |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral Personal Profile | 90 | 30 |
Who Can Take NECT?
Institutions can administer this test to diagnose and certify their pre-final and final year engineering and diploma students for placements.
Corporates can use the test as a measure to assess employability of job aspirants.
Who Can Take NECT?
Institutions can administer this test to diagnose and certify their pre-final and final year engineering and diploma students for placements.
Corporates can use the test as a measure to assess employability of job aspirants.
Benefits to Institutions
Identify training needs
Get a comparative analysis of all your students. Identify the learning gaps between top performing students and students who are not doing well. Take appropriate measures to train them better.
Increase student engagement
Find out how you can add more value to the curriculum and inspire creativity and thought among students. Get them more involved and engaged with the learning process.
Boost campus placement rate
With the
recommendations
provided, march towards
the goal of providing quality education to your student. Better students will result in better placement ratio.
recommendations
provided, march towards
the goal of providing quality education to your student. Better students will result in better placement ratio.
Get Greater Visibility
Get a platform to showcase your talent pool to attract corporates. Be considered for campus visits during placement drives.
Benefits to Corporates
Access a large talent pool
Tap into a vast network of skilled individuals who can help you build a highly skilled and diverse workforce.
Hire from pre-assessed and certified candidates
Streamline the hiring process, reduce recruitment costs and ensure that the selected candidate has the necessary skills and knowledge for the job.
Enable just-in-time hiring
Hire employees only when they are needed, rather than in advance of anticipated demand.Identify and recruit top talent and remain competitive in a rapidly changing business environment.
Fulfill sudden surge in demand
Scale your operations quickly and increase production capacity. Increase staffing levels by hiring additional full-time or temporary employees or leveraging a contingent workforce such as freelancers or contract workers.
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Skill Exchange
Connecting Skilled Talent with Industry
L&T EduTech’s Skill Exchange is a platform for students and new graduates to meet India’s premier employers and vice versa. Students who are about to take their course-end examinations and recent graduates with up to two years of experience can create customised profiles to showcase their talent, skillsets, credentials and assessment scores to prominent employers on the platform.
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Frequently Asked Questions
National Engineering Competency Test, also known as NECT, will determine an individual’s strengths and needs and the programmes and services that would be most helpful for them for sustainable employment.
No. You have to talk to the relevant authorities in your college/institution and request them to register with L&T EduTech.
Relevant authorities (TPOs/Campus Coordinators) in your college/institution will pay for the assessments.
You will have to make the payment once. Test will have four sections: Cognitive Abilities, Subject Knowledge, English Communication Skills and Behavioral Personal Profile.
The tests will only benchmark students against industry standards. Doing well in the test will mean you have a greater chance in having a job, since you are employment ready. The score report from L&T will be a valuable achievement that you can show to your prospective employers.
L&T EduTech’s Skill Exchange is a platform for students and new graduates to meet India’s premier employers and vice versa.
You will be visible to top organisations. It is an ideal platform for students to exhibit their enhanced skills and expertise for getting noticed by top employers.
Get in touch with us
Address
L&T EduTech,
TCTC Building, 1st Floor Right Wing,
Mount Poonamallee Road, Manapakkam,
Chennai – 600089
nect@lntedutech.com