How to create an online exam and add questions

Creating an online exam has two phases: first you define the exam settings, then you add the questions.

Step 1: Specify the exam settings

1. Go to Menu → Academics → Examination → Online Exam → New Online Exam to open the New Online Exam page.

   

2. In the Name field, enter the exam title.

3. Use the Start date and End date fields to set when students can take the exam. Students cannot access the exam outside these dates.

4. In the Maximum Time (Minutes) field, enter the exam duration. A countdown timer is shown while the student takes the exam, and the exam is submitted automatically when the time runs out.

5. In the Pass Percentage (%) field, enter the minimum score required to pass.

6. Select the exam type:

   • General – not tied to a subject. Select a batch, then select all students or specific students.
   • Subject Specific – limited to one subject. Select a batch and a subject, then select all students or specific students.

   Note: If the exam is created for an elective subject, only the students taking that subject are listed.

7. Select the exam format:

   • Objective – students choose from predefined answers, and results are shown immediately.
   • Hybrid – combines objective and descriptive questions. Results are shown only after a teacher evaluates the answers and publishes the results.

8. In the Assign Evaluators field, search by employee name or ID and select the evaluators. You can assign more than one evaluator.

   Note: This field is available only when the exam format is Hybrid.

9. Click Create. The Create Questions page opens.

Step 2: Add questions

You can add as many questions as you need.

1. Enter the question in the text field. For objective questions, enter the answer options. For hybrid exams, select the question format first. Click Add option to add more choices, or Remove option to delete one.

   Tip: You can format the text in these fields using the basic formatting options in the text editor.

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2. Select the Is answer checkbox for the correct answer. For multiple-choice questions, you can mark more than one correct answer.

3. In the upper-right corner, enter the marks awarded for a correct answer.

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4. Click Create, and continue adding questions.

5. When you have added all the questions, click Skip. A preview of all the questions is displayed.

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