Every class starts uneven
Students begin the year at very different levels, and last year’s marks don’t say why.
APTITUDE & ACADEMIC BENCHMARK TESTING
Now launching · Become a Founding Partner School →How they think.
What they know.
Two assessments for schools. The Differential Aptitude Test shows how each student reasons across seven aptitudes. The ACIF Academic Benchmark shows what each student has mastered, finds the gaps and builds an Individual Education Plan for every child.
Our Belief
Every child is gifted differently. Schools deserve to see how.
White light looks like one thing until a prism reveals its colours. A report card is the same: one number that hides a spectrum of strengths, and gaps.
Gaps stay hidden
A struggle in Grade 6 often begins with a skill missed in Grade 4.
Choices on guesswork
Streams and careers are chosen on pressure or popularity, not on strengths.
Why Now
Education Is Moving from Marks to Competencies
Policy
NEP 2020 calls for competency-based, formative assessment over rote exams.
Careers
AI is reshaping work. Students need to know which strengths they bring.
Families
Parents want evidence for stream and career choices, not pressure.
Two Assessments, One Complete Picture
How They Think. What They Know.
The Differential Aptitude Test reveals how each student reasons. The Academic Benchmark, powered by ACIF, shows what each student has mastered and exactly where the gaps are. Together, they guide both today's teaching and tomorrow's choices.
The Recommended Testing Plan
Benchmark every year from Grade 3 · DAT from Grade 7, key years 8 and 10
| Assessment | KG–2 | Grades 3–5 | 6–7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11–12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Benchmark | Teacher check | Yearly | Yearly | Yearly | Yearly | Yearly | Readiness |
| Aptitude Test (DAT) | — | — | Grade 7 · Optional | Full test | — | Retest | Optional |
Short on time? Prioritise Grades 3, 6 and 9 for the Benchmark, the transitions where gaps cost the most. The Aptitude Test is offered from Grade 7. Grade 8 is the key year, leaving time to act before the stream choice after Grade 10.
PRISM Differential Aptitude Test
Seven Aptitudes. One Clear Picture.
Report cards measure what students have learned. PRISM measures how they reason, each aptitude separately, then brings them together into one profile of how a student thinks best.
A1
Verbal Reasoning
Can I think with words?
Understanding ideas expressed in words, analogies and verbal relationships.
A2
Numerical Ability
Can I reason with numbers?
Number series, quantitative relationships and problem solving beyond rote arithmetic.
A3
Abstract Reasoning
Can I spot the hidden rule?
Finding patterns and logic in figures and sequences, independent of language.
A4
Spatial Relations
Can I see it in three dimensions?
Visualising, rotating, folding and assembling objects in the mind.
A5
Mechanical Reasoning
Do I understand how things work?
Grasping forces, motion, levers, gears and everyday physical principles.
A6
Perceptual Speed
Can I be fast and precise?
Comparing, checking and processing detail quickly and accurately.
A7
Language Usage
Can I use language correctly?
Spelling, grammar and sentence structure as used in real writing.
Score ≠ Ceiling
A profile shows where a student's reasoning is strongest today. It opens doors. It never closes one.
The Right Test at the Right Age
Offered from Grade 7. The key year is Grade 8, with a retest in Grade 10 before stream choice.
EXPLORE
PRISM Explore
Ages 12–13 · Grade 7
Discover My Strengths
An optional first profile to guide subject focus and enrichment before the key year.
DECIDE
PRISM Decide
Ages 13–16 · Grades 8–10
Choose My Stream
The full seven-aptitude battery in Grade 8 and a retest in Grade 10, mapped to Science, Commerce, Humanities and Vocational streams.
DIRECT
PRISM Direct
Ages 16–18 · Grades 11–12
Plan My Path
Optional, for course and career planning, mapped to degree courses and career clusters.
1 · Take the test
Online and supervised, at school or a partner centre.
2 · Get the profile
A clear report for every student and parent.
3 · Talk it through
A guidance session turns results into decisions.
Sample Report
See What Every Student Receives
A PRISM Profile reads the pattern, not just the scores. It shows where a student is strongest, how they have grown, which streams and careers fit and why, and what to do next. Add the Academic Benchmark and the same report shows what they have mastered and where to teach next.
1
Strength profile
Seven aptitudes in plain bands, signature strengths, a growth area and progress from Grade 8 to Grade 10.
2
Stream and career fit
How well each stream fits, and career matches that name the aptitudes behind them.
3
Next steps for everyone
Clear actions for the student, the parent and the counsellor.
4
Benchmark and IEP
Subject working levels, the root gap and the plan, read alongside the aptitude profile.
PRISM Profile
Sample Student · Grade 10
PROFILE SUMMARY
Signature strengths: Abstract Reasoning and Numerical Ability. Growth area: Mechanical Reasoning. Biggest gain since Grade 8: Spatial Relations (+11).
APTITUDE PERCENTILES
Bar: Grade 10 retest · Tick: Grade 8 first test
Abstract ReasoningSTRONG92 +2
Numerical AbilitySTRONG88 +7
Spatial RelationsTYPICAL71 +11
Language UsageTYPICAL63 +8
Verbal ReasoningTYPICAL58 +6
Perceptual SpeedTYPICAL46 +2
Mechanical ReasoningDEVELOPING22 +2
Percentile against grade peers. Strong 75 and above · Typical 26–74 · Developing 25 and below.
STREAM FIT
Science (with Maths)Strong fit
Commerce (with Maths)Strong fit
HumanitiesGood fit
Vocational · TechnicalExplore further
TOP CAREER MATCHES · AND WHY
Data Science & AIStrong match
Driven by Abstract (92) and Numerical (88): finding patterns in data.
Finance & EconomicsStrong match
Driven by Numerical (88), supported by Verbal (58) for reports and reasoning.
Architecture & DesignGood match
Spatial (71) is rising fast, and Abstract supports design thinking.
NEXT STEPS
STUDENTTry a short coding or data project this term to test interest in your strongest area.
PARENTBoth Science and Commerce with Maths fit well. Talk through which subjects your child enjoys before choosing.
COUNSELLORPair this with the interests inventory. If engineering appeals, plan hands-on work to build mechanical reasoning.
WORK STYLE
Curious
Analytical
Independent
From the separate interests and work-style inventory. Not part of the aptitude scores.
START-OF-YEAR BENCHMARK · ACIF
On track in English and Science, ahead in Mathematics, and one root gap to close in Social Science.
WORKING LEVEL BY SUBJECT
Dashed line: Grade 10 expectation
MathematicsGrade 11 level STRETCH
EnglishGrade 10 level ON TRACK
ScienceGrade 10 level ON TRACK
Social ScienceGrade 8 level BRIDGE
ROOT GAP FOUND BY ACIF
Social Science: reading and interpreting historical sources and maps, a Grade 8 competency that later chapters build on.
IEP FOCUS THIS TERM
GOAL 1Source-based reading in Social Science: two short practice sets each week, in the Bridge group.
GOAL 2Mathematics enrichment in probability and statistics, in the Stretch group.
REVIEWRe-benchmark at mid-year on the same scale.
READ WITH THE APTITUDE PROFILE
Verbal reasoning is in the typical range, so the Social Science gap is a learning gap to close, not a limit of ability. The Mathematics stretch matches the student's strong Numerical and Abstract aptitudes.
Career Fields
From Strengths to Career Fields
Each career field draws on a different mix of the seven aptitudes. A PRISM Profile shows which fields fit a student’s strongest ones. Interests matter too, so counsellors read both together.
Science & Medicine
KEY APTITUDES
Abstract · Numerical · Verbal Reasoning
Engineering
KEY APTITUDES
Spatial · Mechanical · Numerical
Law & Public Service
KEY APTITUDES
Verbal Reasoning · Language Usage
Finance, Data & Economics
KEY APTITUDES
Numerical · Abstract · Perceptual Speed
Technology & AI
KEY APTITUDES
Abstract · Numerical · Perceptual Speed
Design, Architecture & Media
KEY APTITUDES
Spatial · Abstract
Business & Management
KEY APTITUDES
Verbal Reasoning · Numerical
Education, Psychology & Social Work
KEY APTITUDES
Verbal Reasoning · Language Usage
PRISM Academic Benchmark · Powered by ACIF
Start Where They Are.
Every class begins the year with students at very different levels, and last year's marks rarely say why. PRISM Benchmark measures what each child can actually do in the first weeks of the year, finds the gaps behind the grades and gives teachers a plan for every learner.
The Adaptive Competency Intelligent Framework
A
Adaptive
Does the test meet the child where they are?
Each answer shapes the next question, moving across grade levels to find a student's true working level.
C
Competency
What exactly can the child do?
Every question maps to a specific learning outcome, so results read as skills mastered, not marks earned.
I
Intelligent
Why is the child stuck?
Analytics trace errors back through prerequisite skills to the root gap, then recommend targeted interventions.
F
Framework
Can we compare and track it?
One consistent scale across subjects and grades, so growth is measurable term to term and year to year.
How ACIF finds the real gap
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLEGRADE 6 · THE SYMPTOM
Struggles with fraction word problems
GRADE 5 · ACIF CHECKS
Comparing and ordering fractions
GRADE 4 · ROOT GAP
Equivalent fractions: the IEP starts here
One Benchmark for Every Stage
Four stages following the NEP 2020 structure. Run it every year from Grade 3. Short on time? Prioritise Grades 3, 6 and 9.
FOUNDATIONAL
KG – Grade 2
Early Check (teacher-assisted)
A screen of early reading, number sense and oral language, not a full benchmark.
PREPARATORY
Grades 3 – 5
Core Skills Check
Reading comprehension, writing, mathematics and environmental studies.
MIDDLE
Grades 6 – 8
Subject Competency Map
English, mathematics, science and social science.
SECONDARY
Grades 9 – 12
Readiness Diagnostic
Subject-wise readiness for board years and higher secondary streams.
FROM GAP TO PLAN
An Individual Education Plan for every child
Results never sit in a file. ACIF turns each profile into a plan that teachers review, adjust and act on from week one.
01 · Current Level
Working level in each subject and competency.
02 · Priority Gaps
The root gaps that unlock the most progress.
03 · Learning Goals
Clear, measurable targets for the term.
04 · Interventions
Activities, practice sets and strategies for each goal.
05 · Learning Group
A recommended in-class group for targeted teaching.
06 · Review Points
Dates to re-check progress and update the plan.
Every child gets a plan, not only those behind
BRIDGE
Below expectation: focused support on root gaps.
ON TRACK
At expectation: consolidate and close small gaps.
STRETCH
Above expectation: enrichment and higher-level challenge.
Gap ≠ Failure
A gap is simply the next thing to teach, found early enough to act on.
The Benchmark Cycle
1 · Benchmark
Every year, in the first weeks of term.
2 · Diagnose
ACIF identifies each child's root gaps.
3 · Plan
Teachers review and launch each IEP.
4 · Re-benchmark
Mid-year and year-end checks show growth.
Get Started
For Students and for Schools
For Students & Parents
Discover where your strengths lead
Register once, take your assessment and get a personal PRISM Profile mapped to streams, courses and careers.
Aptitude Test from Grade 7
Personal PRISM Profile report
Stream, course and career guidance
Academic benchmark with a personal learning plan
For Schools & School Groups
Benchmark and guide every learner
Run PRISM across your classrooms and campuses, with dashboards for leaders and teachers and reports for counsellors.
Leader and teacher dashboards
Aptitude testing in Grades 8 and 10
Counsellor-ready reports
Start-of-year ACIF benchmark with an IEP for every child
For Schools & School Groups
Everything a School Needs Around the Tests
Give leaders, teachers and counsellors the information they need to act.
School & Group Dashboards
Results by grade, section and campus for leaders, never as public rankings.
One Consistent Scale
Compare sections, grades and campuses on the same scale, year after year.
Counsellor Reports
Ready-to-use reports for stream, course and career guidance conversations with families.
IEP Builder & Teacher Dashboard
Draft Individual Education Plans for every student, with class groupings, priority gaps and interventions in one view.
Progress Re-benchmarking
Mid-year and year-end checks on the same ACIF scale show real growth, term to term and year to year.
PRISM Academy
Counselor training leading to the PRISM Certified Counsellor (PCC) credential.
Founding Partner Schools
Be One of the First Schools to Run PRISM
We’re starting with a small group of schools. Founding partners get both assessments first, with close support from our team, and help shape how PRISM works in real classrooms.
WHAT WE ASK IN RETURN
Test at the start of term
Run the Benchmark in the first weeks of the year, so plans start on time.
Share honest feedback
Short check-ins with teachers, counsellors and leaders through the year.
Help build fair benchmarks
With parent consent, anonymised results help set the grade benchmarks every school will compare against.
HOW TO JOIN
1 · Book a demo
See both assessments.
2 · Choose grades
We build your testing plan.
3 · Start testing
Reports and IEPs follow.
Trust & Fairness
Built to Be Fair, Secure and Accountable
Assessments shape real decisions about children. This is how PRISM earns that trust.
Student Data Protected
Designed to align with India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, with parent consent for every student under 18 and data used only for assessment and guidance.
Fair by Design
Figure, number and spatial questions rely little on language, reducing bias across boards, mother tongues and backgrounds.
Fresh, Secure Questions
Questions are generated from expert-reviewed templates, so every sitting gets equivalent new items and answers can’t be passed around.
Mapped to Learning Outcomes
Every Benchmark question maps to a specific learning outcome, organised by the NEP 2020 school stages.
STUDENTS & PARENTS
Register for PRISM
One registration for the Aptitude Test and the Academic Benchmark. Tap below to register on WhatsApp: a message opens with the details we need, so just fill them in and send. Our team will confirm your test date.
Register on WhatsAppPrefer email? Write to info@prismdat.com
1 · Register
Send the student’s details on WhatsApp.
2 · Confirm a date
We confirm your assessment and test date.
3 · Get your report
Your PRISM Profile and next steps.