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  INTRODUCTION Anulekha M - 2113312005005 The ultimate goal of education in any form is to ensure the effective transfer of knowledge to the students. An evaluation of sorts is required then to verify how much of said knowledge transfer is complete and capable of recollection and integrated into practice. A good test or evaluation has this responsibility to hold. Furthermore, a good test is a feedback for the students, the teachers/educators and the management and government making policies and drafting education plans. For a student, the result of a test should indicate their strong and weak areas so that they can consistently maintain their strengths and improve their weaknesses. This also points them to their field of interest so that they can pursue a career out of it. For the teachers and educators the results of a test should indicate the effectiveness of their teaching styles, methods, aids and materials and the capability of the students to understand and reproduce what is taug

Tests Tests are conducted to determine the ability and knowledge of a person in a particular field. The different types of tests conducted are: Proficiency Test   - Dhivya Dharshini. S Standardized  Test  - Boomika. P Aptitude Test  - Atchaya. R Diagnostic Test - Dharine. M.S Achievement Test - Gayathri. K                                                                           PROFICIENCY TEST Tests that are specifically designed to get estimates of learners' levels of language OP ability are proficiency tests. Such tests are not tied to any specific textbook based syllabus unlike achievement tests but are designed to get samples of use of the target language at different levels of abilities. Proficiency is a construct that can be defined in several ways: researchers may conceptualize proficiency as a whole and design tests like dictation as a holistic measure of proficiency. But proficiency can also be defined as several components like the four skills - listening, speaking, rea