What are the speaking skill activities in the English diagnostic test in IIT Bhubaneswar?

The English Diagnostic Test is conducted at IIT Bhubaneswar for 1st year B.Tech students at the beginning of the academic year under the supervision of the Director. This test identifies problems that a student may have with the English language. The main objective is to help students meet certain academic standards by identifying their strengths and weaknesses in academic English that may interfere with their learning, course-work, teaching, and research at IIT Bhubaneswar. This test also aims at improving the quality of teaching, learning, and curriculum at the Institute by helping students find remedies for their weaknesses and poor performance in the English language. It mainly consists of components such as language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing (LSRW) including vocabulary and grammar. This test is of a total of 100 marks.

Speaking Skills Test is the last part of this three-part test. It is for 20 marks and the time allotted for this test is 10 mins. The purpose of this test is to analyze a student's fluency in English. All students are required to take speaking skills tests at specific times allotted to each one of them. The Counseling Service team of IIT Bhubaneswar assists all students during the test.