A test socket comprising a guide plate with a lower surface engaged with an upper surface of a main test structure, the guide plate further including an upper surface which is parallel to the lower surface and an opening extending through the guide plate, the main test structure includes a body with one or more apertures through the upper surface and one or more probes mounted within the main test structure, the probes including a front end which extends through the apertures for engagement by a lead or terminal pad of a device to be tested, and a tail end which is secured within the main test structure by an elastomeric material.