--- title: "Binet-Kamat Test (BKT): Indian Intelligence Scale" url: "https://www.ellomind.com/ai-tools-for-psychologists/tests/binet-kamat-test/" description: "A clinician's overview of the Binet-Kamat Test (BKT), the Indian adaptation of the Stanford-Binet: what it measures, how it gives a mental age and IQ, and its use in India. Educational only." --- Intelligence (India) # Binet-Kamat Test of Intelligence (BKT) Individually administered intelligence test · Roughly 3 to 22 years A clinician's overview of the Binet-Kamat Test of Intelligence (BKT), the classic Indian adaptation of the Stanford-Binet scale. What it measures, how it yields a mental age and IQ, and its place in Indian practice. [Try the Case formulation (5Ps and CBT) tool](/ai-tools-for-psychologists/case-formulation/) [All tests](/ai-tools-for-psychologists/tests/) **Educational overview only.** The Binet-Kamat Test is a published, restricted instrument obtained through its publisher and administered by qualified professionals. ElloMind does not provide the materials, items or scoring; this page is educational only. ## What it is The Binet-Kamat Test is an Indian adaptation of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, developed by V.V. Kamat in the 1930s and 1940s for Indian children. It uses an age-scale format: a graded series of tasks arranged by the age at which most children pass them, yielding a mental age and, from that, an intelligence quotient. It covers verbal and non-verbal tasks such as vocabulary, memory, comprehension and reasoning, and remains one of the long-established Indian intelligence tests. ## Who it is for It is used with Indian children and young people, for questions about intellectual functioning and developmental level, including assessment of intellectual disability and giftedness. It is administered individually by a trained psychologist, following the standardised order and stopping rules of an age-scale test. ## How it is administered The examiner establishes a basal age where all tasks are passed, then continues until a ceiling where tasks are consistently failed, deriving a mental age. IQ is calculated from mental age relative to chronological age. The materials and manual are obtained through the publisher; the specific items are not circulated openly. ## Use in India The BKT was one of the first intelligence tests standardised for Indian children, originally in Kannada and Marathi, and is still used in Indian clinical and educational settings, especially where an Indian-normed, age-scale measure is preferred. Clinicians consider the age of the norms when interpreting results. ## Related free tools [Formulation Case formulation (5Ps and CBT)](/ai-tools-for-psychologists/case-formulation/) [Report writing Referral letter](/ai-tools-for-psychologists/referral-letter/) ## Citation and sources Kamat, V.V. (1934, 1967). Measuring Intelligence of Indian Children. Oxford University Press. * [Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales (overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford%E2%80%93Binet%5FIntelligence%5FScales) — Wikipedia ## Frequently asked questions What is the Binet-Kamat Test? + An Indian adaptation of the Stanford-Binet intelligence scale, developed by V.V. Kamat, that gives a mental age and IQ for Indian children using an age-scale format. What age range is the Binet-Kamat Test for? + It is used across childhood and adolescence, roughly ages 3 to 22, with tasks graded by the age at which they are typically passed. Is the Binet-Kamat Test still used in India? + Yes, in clinical and educational settings, particularly where an Indian-normed, individually administered intelligence test is preferred. 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