Candidates’ Corner

PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS FOR SELECTION ON INDIAN RAILWAYS

What sort of tests you will have to undergo?

The Psychological tests have been designed for different categories of job in critical safety categories,
viz., Assistant Station Master, Assistant Drivers and Motorman. You will be given the test battery
prescribed for the job you have applied for.

How can they help us?

We get the right people suitable for a particular kind of job.

People who perform well in the tests usually also do well on the job.
Tests are designed in such a way that they give us real measures of your strengths and limitations.

Why do we use tests?

Tests are often used by employers when people apply for jobs.
The test help the employer decide if someone has the abilities and personality traits needed to do the
job.
This Site is designed to help you prepare to for the tests that we use.

How can tests help you?

They help you to understand where your strengths lie.

They have been chosen on the basis of the skills desired for the job.
The tests are carefully designed and are fair to all the applicants.
Taking tests will help you to adjust to the requirement of job.

CATEGORIES FOR WHICH PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS ARE PRESCRIBED

For direct recruitment, the Psychological Tests are applicable to the following three
categories —

Assistant Station Master

Assistant Loco Pilot

Motorman

Generally the tests are administered in small groups where candidates have to write answers to questions
given in test booklets on Optical Mark Reader Answer Sheets. However, in some cases equipment based
test can also be used.

THE TYPES OF TESTS USED ON INDIAN RAILWAYS

Note: The examples of the tests shown here are only indicative. These may changed any time without
any prior notice
.
Test for measuring your Intelligence
In this test each problem consists of five figures, four of which are similar in a certain way. You are
required to find out the one which is different from other four.

In the example given above you will note that figure No.4 is different from the other figures as the 2 circles
do not touch each other.

Test for measuring your Depth Perception

In this test you will see a pile of bricks with some bricks numbered A, B, C, etc. Your task is to count the
number of bricks that are touching bricks of the pile that has a letter on it. All bricks are of same size and
shape.

Answer
A 2(D, E)
B 3(C, D, E)
C 3(B, D, E)
D 4(C, B, A, E)

For example, in the pile above the brick with an ‘A’ on it touches two other bricks, viz., ‘D’ and E. Brick B,
C and D touch 3, 3 and 4 bricks respectively.