10 questions
Balanced across four areas: factual knowledge, recognising harm, spotting Brahminical patterns, and Ambedkarite vision.
An Ambedkarite measurement instrument
Where do you stand on Babasaheb's standard?
The Caste Consciousness Index measures how clearly you see caste — its history, its everyday patterns, and the Ambedkarite vision for annihilating it. Ten questions. A score from 0 to 100. The truth, named honestly.
Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.
— Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Educate Organise Agitate
What you're about to do
A measurement, not a test you can pass or fail
The CCI doesn't grade your worth. It measures distance — between where you stand today and where Babasaheb asked all of us to stand.
Score 0 to 100
Each correct answer is worth ten points. Your final score places you in one of four bands, named honestly — no euphemisms.
Every gap teaches
After you submit, every question shows the right answer with an explanation rooted in Babasaheb's writings and Indian law.
What we measure
Four domains. Four ways caste shows up in your mind.
Each of the ten questions belongs to one of four domains. The agent balances them so your score reflects more than just trivia — it reflects how you see.
Knowledge
Foundational facts. The Constitution, Babasaheb's writings, dates that matter. Has this history reached you?
Recognition
The scenario test. When you see caste harm in a classroom, hostel, or workplace — can you name it for what it is?
Patterns
The deeper read. Pure-veg rules, surname-fishing, the merit myth — do you see the Brahminical structure beneath everyday norms?
Vision
Ambedkarite solutions. Education, organisation, inter-caste fraternity, social democracy — do you know the path forward?
"Caste is not a physical object like a wall of bricks. Caste is a notion; it is a state of the mind."
— Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Annihilation of Caste
The four bands
We name what your score means. Plainly.
Many platforms soften the lowest score with words like "needs improvement." We don't. If your score is in the bottom band, you will see it named for what it is — a diagnosis.
90–100
Babasaheb Tier
You carry deep understanding of caste, Brahminism, and Ambedkarite thought. You don't just know — you can teach.
70–89
Ally
A solid grounding. You see the structures clearly and you are ready to act. Keep reading; keep deepening.
40–69
Learner
You have begun the work. There are real gaps — but the fact that you are here is what matters. Babasaheb said: 'Be educated.' Start there.
0–39
Brahminism-affected
This score reveals significant Brahminical conditioning. That is not an insult — it is a diagnosis. The instrument for change is education. Read Babasaheb. Sit with the discomfort. Return when you have done the work.
Begin
Choose your difficulty
Most people start with Standard. If you've engaged deeply with Dalit history and Ambedkarite scholarship, try Scholarly. The questions get more subtle — the patterns harder to spot.
Calibrated difficulty by CAT percentile is in development. For now, every assessment runs on the standard depth you chose above.
Sign-in required. Your score is stored against your account so that you can share, retake, and track your growth.
Why this exists
Babasaheb gave us the instrument. We are sharpening it.
Casteism is not a feeling — it is a structure. And every structure can be measured. The CCI takes Babasaheb's call to educate, organise, agitate and turns the first word into something concrete: a score, a band, a public record of where you stand.
We do not soften the names. The lowest band is called Brahminism-affected. That is not an insult. It is a diagnosis. The cure, as Babasaheb wrote, is education. Read. Sit with the discomfort. Return when you have done the work. The retake button is always here.
"Be educated, be organised, be agitated." — Dr. B. R. Ambedkar