Registration Procedures - YAEL Test following the Psychometric Entrance Test

General Information

Anyone with an Israeli identity document or valid passport who has taken the Psychometric Entrance Test in a language other than Hebrew is entitled to take the YAEL test.

There is no limit to the number of times an examinee can take the test, even on consecutive test administrations. However, you must wait at least 35 days between taking the YAEL test (either between two administrations of YAEL, or between two administrations of YAELNET, or between administrations of YAEL and YAELNET or vice versa). If you take a test less than 35 days after taking a previous test, the test will be invalidated and you will not be entitled to a refund. If your test is invalidated, you will have to wait at least 35 days from the date of the invalidated test before taking another Hebrew proficiency test.

You do not need to have applied to an educational institution in order to take the test. You need take the test only once, even if you are applying to multiple educational institutions. Your scores will be reported to the institutions of your choice (see below for more details).

NITE reserves the right to pursue any course of action it deems appropriate in cases where it suspects that an examinee has registered for the test for a purpose other than that for which the test was designed and/or because of external motivations.

It is forbidden to register for the test in order to infringe on NITE's proprietary rights. This includes copying, disclosing, or conveying test items, whether to provide instruction and preparation for the test or for any other purpose.

Test Scores

The scores of the YAEL test are used by educational institutions for placement of students in Hebrew preparatory courses, or as a part of their entrance requirements. For more details, refer to the institutions’ own handbooks and websites.

Typically, educational institutions will use a candidate’s highest score, but you should confirm that this is the case for the institution of your choice.

Registration Procedures

You do not need to register separately for the YAEL test. Every candidate who registers for the Psychometric Entrance Test in a language other than Hebrew is automatically registered for the YAEL test administered immediately following the Psychometric Test. In this case no extra fee is charged for the YAEL test. Any change of date, change of location or cancellation relating to the Psychometric Test will be applied to the corresponding YAEL test.

About the Test

Test Administration Dates

The YAEL Test is administered four times a year (winter, spring, summer and fall) immediately after the Psychometric Test at that season. The test dates are published on the website.

You should ascertain that the test date does not clash with other commitments you may have, such as matriculation (Bagrut) tests, travel abroad, or army reserve duty.

For your information: Test scores are not affected by test date, or form, or by the population being tested in any particular test administration. Scores are comparable across all test dates, languages and forms.

Test Locations

The test is administered at several locations around the country. You will be allocated to the same location for both the Psychometric test and the YAEL test immediately following it. The YAEL Test is administered in several locations outside Israel (depending on the number of applicants). Those wishing to take the test outside Israel must contact the Overseas Tests Unit at NITE. Special test accommodations are not available outside Israel.

Testing Conditions

The test is usually administered in university lecture halls. As at any university, these halls vary in terms of size, seating facilities, etc. You are required to take the test in the lecture hall to which you are assigned.

During the test, use of the following is strictly prohibited: calculators (including those on wristwatches), clocks (including stopwatches) that produce sound, cellular telephones, other communication devices, laptops and electronic instruments of any kind, dictionaries, books, papers or any other study aids.

Smoking is prohibited in all the examination halls.

Registration Procedures - YAEL Test following the Psychometric Entrance Test

Special Test Accommodations

Examinees who are granted special test accommodations for the Psychometric Entrance Test (PET) in languages other than Hebrew will not be permitted to take the YAEL Test on the same test date as they take the PET. Taking the PET in languages other than Hebrew with special test accommodations entitles the examinee to take the YAEL Test with special test accommodations one time at no extra charge on a subsequent test date. After they have taken the PET with special test accommodations, eligible examinees will receive a letter explaining how to register for the YAEL Test with special accommodations.

Note: Submitting a request to take the PET (in a language other than Hebrew) with special accommodations covers special accommodations for the YAEL Test as well. Information on the prerequisites and criteria for submitting a request for special test accommodations, and the processing of applications, is available here. Failure to meet the prerequisites and criteria for special accommodations will result in the application being denied. It is therefore imperative to read the guidelines carefully and follow them closely. Examinees who received approval for special test accommodations for the YAEL Test and who wish to change their test date or who intend to retake the test on another date must submit an additional request for special accommodations for the new test date, following these instructions. This request too, must reach NITE no later than the registration deadline.

Additional Information

The educational institutions that receive your test scores are entitled to receive information regarding the conditions under which the test was administered. Your application for special accommodations constitutes permission for NITE to disclose such information.

Reporting Test Scores

Reporting Test Scores to the Educational Institutions

Your scores will be reported directly to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Bar-Ilan University, Haifa University, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv University, the Technion, Ariel University and the Open University of Israel within 45 days of the test date. Your scores will also be reported to the other institutions that you selected on the registration form. The institutions to which NITE can report scores are listed here. NITE does not report test scores to educational institutions other than those listed, or those specified on your registration form. All of the institutions guarantee that the scores will be used solely for their own admissions purposes. The educational institutions process candidates' applications on the basis of the scores reported directly to them by NITE. Candidates cannot report their scores themselves.

Reporting Test Scores to the Examinee

Within 45 days of the test administration, around the same time the scores are reported to the institutions, your scores will be available on the NITE website. To access your scores, you will need the ID number or foreign passport number with which you registered for the test, and associated password. Your scores will also be emailed to you.

Please note the following points before contacting NITE with regard to your scores:

• All scores for examinees tested on a particular test date are calculated on the same day and no individual score can be issued in advance of this date.
• NITE does not release test scores by telephone or fax.
• An additional copy of test scores can be mailed to examinees at no extra charge for a period of three months following the test administration.
• NITE does not commit to reporting scores to institutions or examinees before the registration deadline for the next test date.

Requests for Changes to Score Reporting

If, after registration, you wish your scores to be reported to different institutions from those indicated during registration, or wish to prevent your scores from being reported to one or more of the institutions, or do not wish to receive them via email, you may request this via NITE's website (recommended) or by sending an email to the Scoring Department. There is no fee for this service. It is your responsibility to ensure that you receive written confirmation of the request from the Scoring Department.

Requests for Reevaluation of the Test Answer Sheet

Test answer sheets are read by an optical scanner. This method is extremely accurate. Nevertheless, you have the right to request that your answer sheet be reevaluated. The reevaluation is conducted manually. The reevaluation does not include a reassessment of the writing task, but only verifies that all of the scoring details were recorded accurately.

A fee is charged for this procedure. However, if it is discovered that an error did occur in processing the answer sheet, this fee will be refunded.

A request for reevaluation can be submitted via the website or by sending an email to the Scoring Department. You are entitled to request a reevaluation for up to three months after the test date. The results of the reevaluation will be sent to you within seven working days after receipt of the request and payment.

Registration Procedures - YAEL Test following the Psychometric Entrance Test

Inquiries and Complaints

Any complaint regarding the test should be addressed in writing to the Customer Relations Bureau via the form available on the website, or by fax or mail within one week of the test date. A complaint received later than this will not be processed. Among other reasons, this is because concerns about the test administration can only be investigated in close proximity to the event.

All correspondence with NITE should specify your name, the ID or foreign passport number with which you registered for the test, type of test and test date.

Compromising the Integrity of the Test and Cheating

NITE views very seriously any attempt to compromise the integrity of its tests, including any behavior that infringes on the confidentiality of the test or the use of its results. We also view very seriously any attempt to obtain a score by illegal means, such as copying during the test or impersonating someone else. Among other things, cheating may lead to situations in which unsuitable candidates are accepted, sometimes even at the expense of candidates who are better qualified for the study program in question. The National Institute for Testing and Evaluation has methods for detecting cheating and attempts to compromise test integrity, and reserves the right to react to such situations using all means at its disposal and at its discretion. These may include:

1. Invalidating the test
2. Prohibiting an examinee from taking any test administered by NITE for a period of 12 months
3. Filing a civil suit
4. Submitting a complaint to university or college disciplinary committees

Please note: Impersonating another person (such as sending someone to take the test in your place) is a criminal offense. If someone is suspected of committing such an offense, a complaint will be filed with the police and with university disciplinary committees.

Summons for Retesting

During the scoring process, NITE conducts routine checks to ensure that each examinee's scores accurately reflect his or her ability. One such procedure is comparison of the examinees' answer sheets. Sometimes these procedures indicate problems such as irregular or inconsistent test results or technical problems.

In the event that the reliability of any test or score is in doubt for any reason, the examinee will be summoned to retake the test at NITE's offices in Jerusalem, and his or her test scores will be withheld until the matter has been resolved. Only after the examinee is retested will NITE make a decision how to proceed.

A written summons for retesting is generally sent to such examinees within six weeks of the test date; however, it may also be issued at a later date.

Furthermore, in any case where additional information of any kind is discovered or brought to NITE’s attention, which casts doubt on the reliability of any score issued to an examinee, including data relating to subsequent tests taken by the same examinee, and information conveyed to NITE by third parties, including educational institutions, NITE reserves the right to withhold or annul the said score at any time and to summon the examinee for reexamination and investigation (and, if relevant, to inform the educational institutions to which the score was previously reported that it has been annulled).

In addition, in response to any attempt at cheating, copying, or receiving a score through illegal means, NITE has the authority to prohibit the examinee from taking any test it administers for a period of 12 months.

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