TCS iON wins Oxford admissions test mandate

TCS iON, the learning and assessments focused strategic unit of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has been selected by Oxford University to deliver a share of the university’s admissions tests from 2023 onwards, the university said in a statement.

This will replace Cambridge Admissions Assessment Testing (CAAT), which will continue to deliver the TSA (social sciences entrance) and BMAT (medicine entrance) tests for relevant courses for one more year. Deal financials were not disclosed.

“This new agreement with TCS offers exciting opportunities for the future of our admissions testing, including the possibility of wholly digital delivery and marking,” said Dr Samina Khan, Director of Undergraduate Admissions and Outreach, Oxford University.

“The development and delivery of digital assessment within the school setting is a particularly interesting project for TCS, one of the largest IT Service companies in the UK,” said iON’s Global Head, Venguswamy Ramaswamy. This work has the potential to transform the paper-based testing environment typically still found in educational settings, he added.

Oxford’s admissions tests include CAT, HAT, ELAT, MAT, MLAT, PAT, AMELAT, and the Philosophy test. Additionally, a new Geography Admissions Test (GAT) will be introduced for 2023.

The University will be consulting with various stakeholders, including students and schools, to ensure their views are considered throughout the development phase of this project.

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