eLitmus
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Recruitment |
| Founded | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (28 March 2005[1][failed verification]) |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Products | pH Test |
| Website | eLitmus.com |
eLitmus Evaluation Private Limited is an Indian company that helps companies in hiring employees for entry-level jobs.[2] It was founded in the year 2005 by former employees of Infosys. Some of the Fortune 500 companies hire their employees through the pH test conducted by eLitmus.[3]
History
[edit]The company was founded on 28 March 2005 by the former employees of Infosys.[4] and was promoted by IT recruitment firm Browse Consulting India Pvt Ltd.[5] In its first year of operation, 53 companies, including Fortune 500 companies such as Dell and General Electric hired through pH Test.[5] In May 2012, eLitmus acquired San Francisco[6] based Professional Aptitude Council that had launched GILD in May 2010.[7]
pH Test
[edit]pH Test or Hiring Potential Test is an assessment exam conducted by eLitmus.[3] Companies use pH Test as a criterion for hiring employees. The test consists of three parts- the Quantitative section, the Verbal section and the Reasoning section. Results are declared in two formats: percentile score and total score.[3] Companies call test-takers for interviews on the basis of pH score and their own criteria.
The first pH Test was held on 24 April 2005 across 12 cities of India[5] and was taken by 930 candidates.[8] This value increased to more than 62,000 candidates taking the test in 2011 across more than 37 cities of India.[9]
Many top IT companies such as Accenture, Collabera, McAfee and Novell, IBM, CGI, among others have used the eLitmus pH score on numerous occasions to recruit candidates.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "eLitmus to ease hiring woes". Business Standard. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "About Us". eLitmus. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "Hiring Potential Test". eLitmus. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Management Team". eLitmus. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "eLitmus setting up virtual job platform". Business Line. 15 April 2005. Archived from the original on 24 February 2006. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "Professional Aptitude Council emissary". The Hindu. 22 March 2006. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "GILD - The Career Game for Serious Technologists". Business Standard. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "Time for a pH test?". The Hindu. 25 April 2005. Archived from the original on 4 November 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "Take a test to get a job off campus". The New Indian Express. 6 June 2011. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "elitmus companies". Retrieved 18 June 2020.