Competitive Examinations in India: e-Assessment Based Case Study

This paper attempts to bring out facts related to notions around competitive examinations in India using an e-assessment platform. Study is based on data collected from tcyonline.com which is an online platform for learning & assessment. Databank consists of test attempts by students preparing for various competitive examinations. These attempts have been segregated to fall into one or more of 14 categories of thinking skills such as Analytical, Logical, English Vocabulary etc. Based on these skills, study has been carried out to find out if there is a significant difference in the performance of students based on their educational background, demo-graph & gender. Study reveals certain facts based on performance of students in e-assessment.