An assessment centre is a selection process used to evaluate candidates' suitability through various tests and simulations over a period of time. Companies like Xerox and KPMG in India employ this method for selection, training, and promotion, benefiting from comprehensive candidate evaluations by experts. Despite its advantages, the process is costly and time-consuming, requiring experienced evaluators and may lead to biased assessments.

1. By: Susovita Subudhi
Functions of
Assessment Centre

2. Contents:-
 Definitions
 Why it is called as an assessment centre?
 Functioning of an assessment centre
 Users of assessment centre
 Advantages and disadvantages
 Few assessment centres in India
 Conclusion

3. DEFINITION:-
An assessment centre is often used in selection
procedures to test the suitability of the candidates. An
assessment consists of several tests and practical
simulations that are intended to show whether a person is
the right fit for a particularly position or still performs
optimally.

4. Why is it called as an
assessment centre ?
 The term assessment centre is used because
employers usually conduct these extended
assessments in a single centre, either at office of the
employer itself or at a third party venue, such as a hotel
or function room.
 It may last for 24 hours and some may last upto three
days.

5. Functioning of an
assessment centre:-
 Assessment centre is an important tool in the selection
process. It is used to find out how a candidate will act in
typical management situations.
 Some of these common exercises or tests are:
 Different types of Psychological tests.
 Management games.
 In-Basket exercises. Here, the candidate is asked to solve
different management problems.
 Group discussion (GD) about different management topics.
 Oral presentations of management topics.
 Good report writing, etc.

6.  Typical interviews used at an assessment centre:
1. Competency interview
2. Partner interview
3. Technical interview
4. Panel Interview
 Typical group assessments used at an assessment
centre :
1. Case study
2. Group exercise
3. Role play

7.  Typical individual assessments used at
an assessment centre:
1. Aptitude tests - verbal reasoning, diagrammatic
reasoning and/or numerical reasoning
2. Personality tests
3. Case study
4. Presentation
5. E-tray exercise
6. In-tray exercise
7. Written exercise
8. Professional conduct questions (mainly used by law
firms)

8. Users of assessment
centre:-
 In India, companies like Xerox, HLL, Crompton
Greaves, KPMG, E&Y, Accenture etc., use this
method.

9. Advantages of Assessment
Centre:-
The benefits or merits or advantages of assessment
centre:
1. Assessment centre is used for selection, training and
promotion of candidates.
2. The candidates can improve their performance. They
can increase their strengths and remove their
weaknesses.
3. It is more valid because the candidate is evaluated
(judged) by many different experts.

10. Disadvantages of
Assessment Centre:-
The limitations or demerits or disadvantages of
assessment centre:
1. Assessment centre is very costly.
2. It is very time consuming.
3. Highly experienced managers are required to
evaluate the candidates.
4. The evaluators may be biased.
5. The candidates may not get proper feedback.

11. Few assessment centres
in India :-
 HRC: Assessment Centres India
 HR Anexi
 Ace Assessments Pvt. Ltd.
 Anant Learning and Development Pvt Ltd
 Aspiring Minds(AMCAT)
 AssessPeople Services India Private Limited
 C&K Management Limited
 Cognix knowledge services (p) ltd.
 Greenarrows Safety Management (P) Ltd.
 Marketplace technologies
 India Skills Pvt. Ltd
 Talentlens

12. Conclusion:-
Use of assessment centre is vivid and vital these
days. About 68% of employers in the UK and USA
now use some form of assessment centre as part of
their recruitment/promotion process. Moreover, in
recent years companies have been set up to support
assessment centre coaching in India too.

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