CONAT is a 60 minute assessment to scientifically measure the Cognitive Abilities and Natural Learning Strengths of Students. The assessment numerically measures cognitive ability factors like Focus, Decision Making Ability, Creativity, Dynamic IQ termed as natural ingredients for success in life in general.

Cognition is the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experiences and the senses. It is Cognition that allows us to solve the complicated problems or simply perceive the world around us and is the underlying mechanism behind literally everything we do in life including learning & academics.

Cognitive science is a broad interdisciplinary field that aims to understand - How the mind and the brain functions? - How does the brain store and access information? - How is the mind and brain related? - What exactly is the mind? - What is the co-relation between the physical brain and the intangible mind?

Cognitive science seeks to reverse engineer some of the most complicated and poorly understood processes that occur in our head. To study and seek answers to such elusive and seemingly intangible questions, Cognitive Science collaborates with various fields of study which includes Philosophy: to formulate the right questions in order to guide any scientific pursuit of knowledge Anthropology: to understand the history and the present of human culture Psychology: to examine the manifestation of mental processes as behaviours Neuroscience: to understand the biological mechanism of the physical brain Computational Modelling: to understand and try to replicate the processes of the mind

Cognitive Ability factors are also called the natural ingredients of success. The important Cognitive Abilities are - Decision Making Ability - Focus & Concentration - Dynamic IQ - Cognitive Capactiy - Thinking Pattern - Learning Pace - Learning Type - Self Estimation levels

The theory of multiple intelligences was developed in 1983 by Dr. Howard Gardner, professor of education at Harvard University. It suggests that the traditional notion of intelligence, based on IQ. testing is far too limited. Instead, Dr. Gardner proposed eight different intelligences to account for a broader range of human potential in children and adults. These intelligences are: - Linguistic - Logical-mathematical - Visual / Creative or Spatial - Bodily-Kinesthetic - Musical - Interpersonal - Intrapersonal - Naturalist

Dr. Gardner says that our education system traditionally have their focus & most of their attention on linguistic and logical-mathematical intelligence. We usually esteem the highly articulate or logical people around us. According to Dr. Gardner we should also place equal attention on individuals who show gifts in the other intelligences: the artists, architects, musicians, naturalists, designers, dancers, therapists, entrepreneurs, and others who enrich the world in which we live. It is important that children who have these gifts are given reinforcement in the education eco-system. Many of these kids, in fact, end up being labeled “learning disabled”, “ADD (attention deficit disorder,” or simply underachievers, when their unique ways of thinking and learning aren’t addressed by a heavily linguistic or logical-mathematical classroom. The theory of multiple intelligences created a major transformation in the education system since the advent of 21st century.

CONAT is developed based on years of research by our technology and research partner Centre For Research In Applied Cognitive Sciences. The research works are appreciated, accepted, published and presented at various top Indian and International Forums including Re-Imagine Education Forum, San Francisco, USA; ICARSS UK; Department of Psychology GNDU, India; International Journal of Indian Psychology and others.

CONAT goes beyond Aptitude and Psychometric tests and includes measurements for core cognitive factors like Dynamic IQ, Decision Making Ability, Focus & Concentration, Dominant Thinking Pattern and Learning Pace. In addition to the core cognitive factors, CONAT also integrates numerical measures for Natural Learning Strengths based on Multiple intelligence theory.

DMIT is a psychometric analysis based on study of fingerprints which is majorly based on the premise that the fingerprints are constant and unique and hence can be mapped to the individuals multiple intelligences. However the core competency of an individual largely depends on the cognitive abilities which are fundamentally dynamic. In this context Jean Piaget’s theory suggests that Cognitive development occurs through the interaction of innate capacities and environmental events, and children pass through a series of stages. The sequences of the stages are universal across cultures and follow the same invariant (unchanging) order. All children go through the same stages in the same order (but not all at the same rate). Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development also suggests that intelligence changes as children grow

Once you register for the CONAT Assessment, you will receive a username and password. You can log in and take the CONAT Assessment Online on www.conat.org The duration of CONAT Assessment is 60 minutes.

There are 180 questions to be answered in two sets. Student taking the test must allocate approx 75 minutes of free time CONAT Assessment needs to be completed in one sitting from start to finish. CONAT Assessment is to measure Cognitive Abilities and Natural Learning Strengths and is non academic in nature. No other preparation is required for CONAT Assessment

The CONAT Assessment report is self explanatory. Each element of the report is defined and explained at length. There are also case studies cited in the report to help you to interpret. If you need further guidance you can register for an online mentoring session with a certified CONAT Mentor at an additional cost. The duration of the mentoring session will be 60 minutes with student & the parent(s).