Why ECAT ?
ECAT is an international, skill-based competition that evaluates and enhances ten fundamental English skills, ensuring your child builds a solid foundation in the language.
Focusing on practical application of knowledge and skills, ECAT equips your child to compete and win at school, national and international-level English competitions. With international benchmarks, ECAT serves as a valuable stepping stone for success in exams like IELTS and TOEFL.
ECAT Provides
- A comprehensive curriculum developed by subject matter experts.
- Awards and recognition for 1000+ students in each grade.
- Advancing levels of competition for a competitive spirit.
- Student-friendly study material.
- Detailed Performance Assessment Reports to assess skills.
- Online practice portal.
Benefits
Benefits for Students
- Exposure to syllabi beyond their school curriculum.
- Identify areas of strengths, weaknesses & areas of improvement
- Skill-wise analysis of performance to enhance subject skills
- Two free online practice papers
- Two levels of competition to showcase improved performance
- Study material for preparation
- Academic Improvement
- Awards & Recognition
Benefits for Parents
- Detailed Performance Assessment Report (PAR) to get deeper insights into your child’s skills.
- Easy to understand study material and availability of online practice papers.
- International recognition and awards for your child.
- A means to stay updated with your child’s progress in the subject.
- A second chance for your child to excel by means of two competitive rounds.
- Exams conducted in the child’s school.
Exam Format
Assessment round:
Students from grades 2 to 8 can participate.
Students scoring 50% & above in the Assessment Round will qualify for the Grand Finale; all other students will receive a participation certificate.
For Schools: August / September / October 2024 (Exact Date will be announced by the school)
Exam Mode: Offline (In your school)
Grand Finale:
Students scoring 50% & above in Assessment Round will be qualified for Grand Finale.
In Grand Finale, there will be an additional 0.5 Negative Marking for every wrong answer.
For Schools: January / February 2025 (Exact Date will be announced by the school)
Exam Mode: Offline (In your school)
Pattern Of ECAT
60 mins - std 2 & 3 - 40 questions - 80 marks
60 mins - std 4 to std 8 - 50 questions - 100 marks
Computerized result generation
Multiple choice questions
Negative marking at grand finale
Offline paper/ Pencil exam for students registered through school
Online proctored exam for individuals students only
Skills assessed
- Application of Functional Grammar
- Correct Usage & Concept Application
- Word Building & Spelling
- Vocabulary in Different Contexts
- Identifying The Theme or Purpose of The Passage
- Inferring and Identifying Implied Ideas
- Reasoning Ability & Deducing
- Appreciating Poetry & Poetic Ideas
- Extracting Information & Direct Facts
- Punctuation & Sentence Formation
Books
Study Material
