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The composition of the test
At the beginning of the last century, a significant growth in the number of US army recruits, has aroused the need to develop effective skills for sorting the candidates. As an answer for this need were developed intelligence tests, which allowed to sort candidates according to their skills. It is interesting to mention that during this time, was also developed a uniform measuring system for clothes, because it was impossible to sew a personal outfit for each soldier at a short time.
The psychometric test does not fit everyone – there can always be found suitable candidates which do not succeed the test. However, the test usually predicts well the chances to succeed in an academic education. As mentioned, the psychometric test is used as a sorting tool for higher education candidates; it consists of different parts, when each part examines different skills that are required for higher educational studies. In other words, the psychometric test allows to score the candidates according to their success chances in higher education.
The number of studying places is lower than the number of candidates, so there has aroused the need of an effective sorting tool which will allow to choose the candidates with the higher chances to succeed. Such tool is required to be fair, so that it will offer an equal examination opportunity for all examinees, as well as predict, in the most effective way, the candidates’ chances to succeed. Many studies show the connection between succeeding the psychometric test and succeeding higher educational studies. Thus, usually, the higher the psychometric score – the higher the chances to finish the academic studies successfully.
The psychometric test changes sometimes; one of the biggest reforms was in 2011, when not only the method of evaluation correlation changed, but also the composition of the test. Starting from 2018, the psychometric test is given 4 times a year – on April*, July, October* and December. Note that April’s date depends on Passover’s dates (sometimes the test is given at the end of March) and October’s date depends on Tishrei Holidays (sometimes the test is given in September), we always recommend to check the exact dates at NITE’s site: www.nite.org.il
According to the new rules (2017), you can take the psychometric test on all given dates in a row if needed and there is no limitation on the total amount of times you can it. According to NITE, out of all examinees at a certain date – 62% take the test for the first time, 24% for the second time, 9% for the third time and 2% have taken the test more than 5 times on average.
Starting with the December 2026 test date, the Psychometric Entrance Test covers only two domains: Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning. English proficiency is no longer tested in it; English is assessed only in AMIRNET.
The test opens with a writing task (30 minutes in Hebrew, 35 minutes in the other versions), followed by five multiple-choice sections of 20 minutes each: two Verbal Reasoning, two Quantitative Reasoning and one experimental section. The experimental section does not count toward your score, and you cannot tell which section it is. The whole test takes about two and a half hours, including instructions.
You can take the test in Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, French or the Combined/English version, in which every question appears in both English and Hebrew. The test language has no effect on your score.
The registration for the test is done online on NITE’s site or with a registration form via the bank. Discharged soldiers can also pay for the registration using Pikadon.
The psychometric scores are automatically reported to all known academic institutions in Israel (and other institutions which were chosen by the examinee at the registration stage) within 45 days of the test day. The examinees also receive their score at the same time, via email, NITE’s site or the post office (according to the reporting method that were chosen at the registration).
In case of suspicion of copying, NITE can summon examinees for a retest. Sometimes, a significant score improvement will lead to summoning for a retest, however if the improvement happened due to honest studying and preparation (and not copying), usually there is no difficulty to prove that the new score is true.
In conclusion, the psychometric test is quite predictable and clear. Although its difficulty, it is not the most difficult test that an average student will be required to take in his academic journey.
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