MEDI-CAPS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, INDORE

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

A synopsis report submitted on:

SELF ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION FOR CAMPUS RECRUITMENT TRAINING

Session: 2012-2013

GUIDED BY: MS. KHUSHBU GOYAL

SUBMITTED BY: SAKSHI JAISWAL [0812CS091095] SUMEET BAGGA [0812CS091102] TANMAY AGRAWAL [0812CS091108] MAHIMA ADNANI [0812CS091121]

1. TITLE:

SELF-ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION FOR CAMPUS RECRUITMENT TRAINING

2. PROBLEM STATEMENT:
To develop a proper system to conduct an online aptitude test series and provide not merely the result, but a detailed evaluation of the aspirants strengths and weaknesses, which is the most important factor for self-assessment and further counselling for overall improvement of the aspirant.

Though many such systems have been implemented till date, they have some of the drawbacks listed below:

Results provided in the form of a simple score card i.e. no detailed analysis of the

result.

No track of the previous tests the aspirant has taken i.e. no overall progress

determination.

Repetition of questions several times for the same aspirant as the system does not

identify each and every person uniquely.

No flexibility in selection of number of questions. No flexibility in selection of amount of time. No flexibility in selection of a particular topic or section for the test. No flexibility in choosing the level of difficulty.

3. MOTIVATION:
Being college students, we have witnessed that the people having potential are not able to clear the written examination in placement and certification scenarios duly because of their negligence towards their weaknesses. It is mainly because they are unaware of the areas they need to put more efforts in. This is our first and foremost reason to take up this topic. Our motivation to work upon this project is that there are rarely any sources that provide a detailed evaluation of the result and a self-assessment report to help the students to determine where they stand and how far they need to go (in various sections) and how they need to proceed to achieve the desired result.

4. OBJECTIVE:

Implementation of a system that provides a complete package for aptitude tests including:

To provide the GUI to conduct the test generated according to the specifications of

the user (level, section/area, time).

To provide a result card along with the detailed analysis of the result for the users

self-assessment.

To provide proper counselling and ways to improve depending on the analysis of the

test.

To provide the user with a track of his/her results till date, as a whole.

5. SCOPE:
This examination system and detailed evaluation of the users performance can be extended to other sorts of examinations like MBA, PET, GATE, GRE, GMAT etc.

6. METHODOLOGY:

This is a Web Application to be implemented on Java platform JDK 1.6. The framework taken into account is NetBeans IDE 7.1. A database would be maintained and referred to using MySQL 5.1. The procedure to map the performance of the candidate in a particular test in terms of

his strengths and weaknesses in various sections/areas and other statistical representations such as pie charts, bar graphs and line graphs with database values would be implemented using JFreeChart library in Java Swings.

JFreeCharts extensive features include: 1) A consistent and well-documented API, supporting a wide range of chart types. 2) A flexible design that is easy to extend, and targets both server-side and client-side applications. 3) Support for many output types, including Swing components, image files (Including PNG and JPEG), and vector graphics file formats (including PDF, EPS and SVG); 4) JFreeChart is "open source" or, more specifically, free software.

7. HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIRED:

Hardware Required:

RAM: 256 MB (512 MB recommended)

Min. Memory Required: 100MB Processor: Pentium 4 and advanced versions

Software Required:

Front End : JDK 1.6 Back End : MySQL 5.1 Framework : Netbeans IDE 7.1 Operating System : Windows XP and advanced versions

8. REFERENCES:
Sites visited:
http://www.indiabix.com/online-test/aptitude-test/1 http://www.indiabix.com/online-test/logical-reasoning-test/random http://www.4tests.com/exams/questions.asp?googlebot=8 http://www.hiresuccess.com/reports/aptitude.htm http://www.hiresuccess.com/custom-aptitude-tests.htm http://www.jobsassist.com/placementpapers/accenture.asp http://www.jfree.org/jfreechart/samples.html http://www.roseindia.net/java/example/java/swing/draw-pie-chart.shtml http://www.roseindia.net/java/example/java/swing/draw-simple-bar-chart.shtml