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ArticleJournal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine

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

Shivakumar Harti, Arun Kumar Mahapatra, Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Tanuja Nesari

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Article in Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Shivakumar HartiDept. of Swasthavritta, All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: shivakumarsharti@gmail.com.
Arun Kumar MahapatraDept. of Kaumarabrutya, All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, India.
Sanjay Kumar GuptaDept. of Shalya Tantra, All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, India.
Tanuja NesariAll India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAIAPGET 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.

objectivesThe aim of this article was to analyse the MCQs of AIAPGET 2019 of Ayurveda stream. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis 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).

resultsAIAPGET 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.

conclusionOur analysis showed that though ideal, the question paper trended towards difficulty side.

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AIAPGETAyurvedaDifficulty indexItem analysisMCQ

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PMID33752948
PMCPMC8185990

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