For students in Grades 9–12

Ekal Career
Readiness Index

Check how ready you are to explore careers, find reliable information and plan your next steps.

30 questionsNo right or wrong answers
10–12 minutesSaved as you go
PDF reportYours to keep

How it works

Answer about what you do now, not what you plan to do.

  1. 1

    Create your account

    Register with your school details and grade, then verify your email address.

  2. 2

    Take the test

    Answer 30 questions about what you do now. Your answers save as you go, so you can finish later.

  3. 3

    See your result

    Get your overall score, a chart of six readiness areas and next steps, then download your PDF report.

Six areas of career readiness

Five questions in each area. Your result shows where you’re ready and what to work on next.

  • Career Reality & Future

    Do I understand the real work, working conditions, pathways, competition and future of careers?

  • Career Information & Opportunities

    Can I verify salary, college/course, recognition and outcome information?

  • Education & Admission Basics

    Do I understand academic mapping, entrance/cut-offs, costs and the full selection process?

  • Making Career Decisions

    Do I compare options using evidence, trade-offs and education value?

  • Career Planning & Action

    Do I plan, track, act and use relevant guidance/resources?

  • Career Understanding & Flexibility

    Can I explain evidence, identify gaps/risks and adapt when facts change?

One test, two tracks

Your grade decides which track you take. You choose your grade when you register.

Explorer Track

Grades 9–10

Check whether the student is learning enough about careers, study routes, future changes, costs, reliable information and how to make career decisions. Students in Grades 9???10 are not expected to have their final career choice yet.

Decision Track

Grades 11–12

Check whether the student is ready to make informed course and career decisions after choosing a stream. The test looks at career knowledge, future trends, colleges and courses, costs, admissions, reliable information, decision-making and next actions. It does not decide which career is the best fit for the student.

Ready to find out where you stand?

ECRI shows career readiness. It does not identify your aptitude, personality, interest type or best-fit career.

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