Four years ago, when online learning itself was a niche area, Ketan Kapoor and Tonmoy Shingal saw an opportunity in the run-of-the-mill assessment tools that were available then. "We realized that assessment as a practice could do with a lot of innovation. There was a need for a disruptive transformation as the demand for skill-based professionals increased exponentially. Moreover, none of the existing online assessment tools could provide skill-based assessment at a large scale," says Kapoor.
Thus was born Mettl, which is now being used to test technical, functional, behavioural, sales, accounting, leadership and other skills through broad-based, multi-dimensional, analytical methods.
The Mettl software has a number of unique features. One of them is the ability to perform high-stake assessment with automatic invigilation empowered by advanced proctoring, which Kapoor says is an aspect that is unmatched globally.
The virtual and remote proctoring involves a set of auto-invigilation algorithms employed while a student is taking a test at a remote location.
Mettl's online proctoring technology eliminates the need for manual invigilation. It prevents candidates from navigating away from test window and blocks the copy-paste option. The test administrator can detect if a candidate tries to move away from the screen or refer a book by capturing live images on a web camera.
Another unique feature is that of measuring skills online. The platform assesses the skills of the candidates by evaluating their performance in simulated situations. Some of Mettl's simulators include coding simulator (evaluation of programming skills closer to the actual work environment), voice-based simulator (tests the skills required in the BPO industry in the voice-based process) and case-study simulator (judging acumen of the candidate in solving business case study).
Mettl can even go to the extent of finding out if the candidate entered the answer by approaching the question in a logical or arbitrary manner.
The evaluation summarizes and gives a detailed report of the candidate. It also does an analysis of candidates on multiple dimensions (raw score, time taken to solve an answer, accuracy level, etc.)
Mettl has caught on now with about 150-200 clients of which 10 are global organizations. Some of the prominent ones include Cognizant, Capgemini, Accenture, Wipro, HCL, Inmobi and Makemytrip.com. Tavinder Pal Singh Arora, VP, NIIT says that such a platform helps make training assessments quickly across multiple test centres concurrently.
Sreenivasa Rao, VP and India Talent Head, Capgemini, says, "We hire around 1,500 people every month and screen around 20,000 candidates to hire this number.
We use Mettl for 60% of our online assessments, and we have found the platform adaptable and customizable" The company, which was initially self-funded by the founders, is now funded by 9 investors led by Kalaari Capital who have put in around $4 million.
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