Launching TechGig Skill Tests – Are you Worth IT? Benchmark Yourself

NEW DELHI, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

TechGig.com now has over 200 Skill Tests to Gauge IT Competency Across More than 50 of the Hottest Tech Domains

TechGig.com, the social networking site exclusively for the IT community, has launched 'Skill Tests', for techies to Learn, Compete and Showcase their skills across more than 50 of the hottest and most happening domains. www.techgig.com/skilltest

There are over 200 skill tests to choose across the areas of general programming, internet programming, web designing, database management, project management, operating systems, IT security, mobile technology, ERP, PHP, .NET, ASP, ERP, google technologies, six sigma and testing. (A list of the tests available on TechGig.com Skill Test are appended below)

Amit Gupta the Product Head of TechGig.com said, "In continuation of the extremely successful coding contests run by us, TechGig Skill Tests have been launched to provide these benefits to the wider IT community and give our users a great way of benchmarking their IT skills and developing their personal brands."

TechGig Skill Tests provide an apt platform for ambitious technology professionals to know their standing with respect to their peers. They also serve as exceptional self-assessment tools to understand current levels of competence, strengths and shortcomings in chosen areas of expertise.

TechGig Skill Tests are completely free of cost and available to any technology professional or enthusiast who wants to test and assess their understanding and knowledge in a particular skill. With only 40 questions to attempt in 40 minutes, each of these tests is short and does not require an extensive time commitment from users.

An example -> http://www.techgig.com/skilltest/Windows

Under the category -> Operating System Technology

You have the Skill Set -> For Windows

In which you can take a Test -> On Windows NT

Each skill has multiple tests catering to techies in various specific domains.

Skill Test takers score out of 40 marks is available on the specific Top Performer's Rank Page and their public profile on completing the test. They also get a personalized Test Result Scores Analysis Reports of their performance highlighting the sections of the skill they covered in the test and their strengths and weaknesses in the same.

TechGig Skill Tests provide a quick assessment of where you stand in a particular skill, instant scores as well as detailed analysis of the results. These tests are free of cost and all the techies need to do is register with TechGig to be able to take the test and get instant results.

Some users have provided their feedback:

"Skill Tests has been a great help to me in mounting my technical knowledge in various technical domains. It truly was an experience that I found thoughtful and worthwhile." -Ravi Kukreja, Web Designer at Sapient Corporation

"Thank you so much for this outstanding attribute of Skill Test. I like your way of serving techies with such innovative endeavor." -Tina Kapoor, Project Leader/ Project Manager at IBM India Pvt Ltd

The Skill Tests:

C Basic, Objective C, Programming with C, Programming with C#, C++ Basic, Programming with C++, Java Basic, Enterprise Java Beans 2.0, J2ME, Java, JDBC 2.1, Advanced Java, PHP Basic, Advanced PHP, PHP4, PHP5, Regular Expressions with PHP, VB.Net 2003, ASP.Net 3.5 using C#, ASP.Net 3.5 using VB, ASP.Net with SQL Server, ASP.Net, .Net Fundamentals, .Net 3.5 using C#, .Net 3.5 using VB, ASP 3.0, Perl 5, Visual Basic 6, Google Android Programming, LAMP, Python 2.x, Ruby on Rails, MySQL 5.0, Oracle 10b Database Administrator, Oracle 8 DBA, Oracle 9i Administration, Oracle Forms 9i, Oracle PL/SQL 10g, Oracle , PL/SQL 9i, Oracle SQL 9i, Oracle OCP 10g Administration, Oracle OCP 9i Fundamental, Oracle OCP 9i SQL, Oracle OCP, Performance Tuning, Network Administration Basic, Windows Network Design Infrastructure, Windows Network Infrastructure, Windows Server 2003 , Networking, Windows XP Networking, Advanced Networking with Windows 2000, Networking Concepts, Networking Server 2003, Networking XP, TCP/IP, Virtual Private Network, Linux, Linux Basic, RedHat Linux 9.0 Admin, RedHat Linux 9.0 General, Windows Server 2008 Basic, Windows Server Basic, Windows NT, Windows Vista Administration, Windows 95/98, Windows NT, SQL Server Windows 2008 Basic, SQL Server 2008, PostgreSQL 8.1.3,  SQL, ERP, Peoplesoft, SAP ABAP, Project Management, Project Management Professional, Action Script 3.0, Coldfusion MX 7, Visual Studio, Jsharp 2003, Kernel Programming, Google AdSense, Google AdWords, Google Analytics, Google App Engine, Google Web Toolkit, Google Webmaster Central, Google Website Optimizer, Amazon Web Services, eBay Web Services, Search Engine Optimization, AJAX, DHTML, XHTML 1.0, HTML 4.01, Macromedia Flash 8, SOAP 1.2, Symbian Platform Python, Symbian C++, XML 1.0, Microsoft Access 2010, Microsoft Office SharePoint Workspace 2010, Microsoft Outlook 2007, Microsoft Excel 2010, Microsoft Outlook 2010, Microsoft Visio 2007, Microsoft Word 2010, Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, MS Access 2007, MS Excel 2007, Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, MS Access 2007,  MS Excel 2007, MS PowerPoint 2010, MS Word 2007, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, iPhone Programming OS 4.0, Checkpoint Security, Firewall Concepts, Information Security, Internet Security, IT Security, CISCO, Mac OS X 10.5, Unix, Unix Shell Script, Mastering Lean Six Sigma Business Improvement, Mastering Lean Six Sigma Business Scorecard, Mastering Lean Six Sigma in Services, Six Sigma Black Belt, Six Sigma Black Belt Business Process Management, Six Sigma Green Belt, Six Sigma Green Belt Lean Management, Six Sigma Green Belt Process Management, Six Sigma Implementation in IT, Six Sigma Green Belt Team Management, Six Sigma Black Belt Chi Square Analysis, Six Sigma Black Belt DFSS, Six Sigma Black Belt Control Phase, Six Sigma Black Belt Improve Phase, Facebook Connect, Facebook Open Platform Development, Software Testing, CSS 2.0, CSS 3, Adobe After Effects 7.0, Adobe Flex 3.0, Adobe Flex Builder 2, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, Dreamweaver 8, Principles of Web Graphics Design, General JavaScript, JavaScript 1.8, 3GSM, CDMA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM, Mobile Web Authoring, Windows Mobile Skills, Drupal 6.14, MS SQL Server 2005, DB2 Admin DB2 Programming

Please visit www.techgig.com/skilltest

About TechGig.com:
TechGig.com is a culmination of everything related to technology, a platform exclusively for IT professionals to synergize, share, exchange ideas, facts and information as well as showcase their work and express their views on the vast repertoire that the IT industry encompasses. Garnering cutting edge views, reviews and news, jobs as well as providing a podium for connecting with your colleagues, peers are the mainstay of Techgig.com.
 
TechGig.com is launched by Times Business Solutions Limited (TBSL) which is the "life interactive" arm of The Times Group. TBSL believes in the power of internet and seeks to harness the impact that internet can create through providing global internet users innovative platforms for support and assistance in every aspect of their lives. Techgig.com is another such innovation from TBSL that believes in empowering the IT community.

Primary Media Contact: Aseem Seth, TBSL, aseem.seth@timesgroup.com, 91-99102 73367