All India AYUSH post graduate entrance exam 2019 – AYURVEDA MCQ item analysis

• Main Authors: Shivakumar Harti, Arun Kumar Mahapatra, Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Tanuja Nesari
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
• Series: Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
• Subjects: AIAPGET; Item analysis; MCQ; Difficulty index; Ayurveda
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0975947621000139

Background: AIAPGET 2019, an all India ranking entrance Test for MD/MS courses of Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy stream was conducted by joint collaboration of National Testing Agency (NTA) and All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA). In this article, we present the item analysis of AIAPGET 2019 Ayurveda stream MCQs. Objectives: The aim of this article was to analyse the MCQs of AIAPGET 2019 of Ayurveda stream. Materials and methods: This exam was computer based conducted all over 25 centers across India. The question paper had 100 MCQs with 1 correct answer and 3 distractors for each item (Problem statement). Results: AIAPGET 2019 question paper of Ayurveda stream had a Difficulty index of 37.32 ± 16.11 Discriminatory Index of 0.46 ± 0.27 and Distractor Index of 89 ± 17.8. Conclusion: Our analysis showed that though ideal, the question paper trended towards difficulty side.