It was developed by selecting 17 test items from BSID (Baroda Norms).
[2] It was validated both at the hospital and the community level against the standard Denver Developmental Screening Test.
[2] With a sensitivity of 66.7% and specificity of 78.8%, it can be used even by community level health worker for mass screening and takes around 5 minutes to complete.
[2]Includes adequate mental and motor development milestones spread over the first 2 years.
Requires only a pencil and a bunch of keys as test items.