Dhaka: Primary and Mass Education Adviser Professor Dr. Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder today emphasized the need for developing local tools and methods that incorporate native cultural contexts for conducting psychometric tests in recruitment processes. ‘Bangladesh is yet to develop any tools for conducting psychometric tests and thus, we have to run the tests with foreign tools… but the variation in cultural contexts has significant impacts on psychometric tests while interpreting the results,’ he said.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Bidhan Ranjan made these remarks while addressing a session as the chief guest at the Second International Conference on Psychometric at Dhaka University’s Teacher-Student Centre. He highlighted that despite being a country with a growing population, Bangladesh lacks local tools for conducting IQ tests, resulting in psychological tests having minimal impact on interpreting results in job recruitment processes.
Bidhan noted, ‘If we can develop our own test tools or metho
ds, it will be more acceptable and easier to apply.’ He also pointed out the importance of psychometric tests and their limited practice in the country, mentioning that while psychiatrists are present in various recruitment and interview processes, their role in decision-making is comparatively minimal.
Pro Vice-Chancellor of the International University of Business and Agriculture, Dr. Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman, commented on the rising issues such as teen-gangs and drug use, attributing them to psychological issues. He emphasized the need for reforms not just in various sectors but also in how to achieve a healthy, normal life.
Other speakers at the event included Professor Ahmed Bashir from DU’s English Department, Assistant Professor Dr. Shahinur Rahman from Chittagong University’s Psychology Department, Professor Dr. Mohammad Tanvir Islam from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University’s Medicine Department, and DU IER Professor Ahsan Habib.