The standardised approach enables an objective and thus fair comparison of the performance of all test takers. Through a careful, theoretically and empirically tested selection of test tasks, TestAS reflects abilities directly related to academic success in an undergraduate degree programme in Germany.
The results provide both participants and universities with information as to whether individual abilities match the requirements of the degree programme. Through TestAS, test takers also learn about the typical requirements of the course they are aiming for.
A global network of test centres allows for world-wide accessability of the test: Prospective students may take the TestAS several times a year in most countries in the world. The results are available digitally after three (digital TestAS) or four (paper-based TestAS) weeks.