Managing Exams

The Exams page is your central hub for creating and managing all timed assessments, practice exams, and offline paper-based exams in your organization.

Navigating the Exam List

Step 1: Click Exams in the left sidebar to open the exam management page.

Screenshot of the left sidebar with the Exams menu item highlighted

Step 2: The table shows all your exams. Use the Search exam by name or slug... input to filter them.

Step 3: Use the Sort by dropdown to reorder the list:

Last added (newest / oldest)
Last updated (newest / oldest)
Time per question (high to low / low to high)

Step 4: Click Show Filters to reveal advanced filters. You can filter by:

Course — Show only exams linked to a specific course.
Education Hierarchy — Filter by Level → Group → Subject → Chapter → Topic.

Screenshot of the advanced filter panel with course and hierarchy dropdowns visible

Creating a New Exam

Step 5: Click the Create Exam button at the top right.

Step 6: In the Create New Exam dialog, fill in:

Exam name * — The display name for the exam (e.g., "HSC Physics Model Test 1").
Practice Exam Mode — Toggle ON if this is an untimed practice exam (no merit list, solutions shown immediately).
Education Level (Optional) — Use the hierarchy selector to tag this exam to a specific Level, Group, Subject, Chapter, or Topic.
Course Assignment (Optional) — Filter by tag, select a course, then select the module(s) to assign the exam to.
Assign to Batches (Optional) — Select specific batches from the chosen course.
Exam Start Time / End Time — Set the date and time window (in your organization's timezone).
Time Per Question (seconds) — Default is 60 seconds per question.
Reduced Mark Per Question — Marks deducted per wrong answer (negative marking), default 0.25.
Total Mark — Maximum achievable score, default 100.

Step 7: Click Create Exam.

Screenshot of the Create New Exam dialog with all fields visible

Exam Actions

For each exam in the table, click the ⋮ (More) actions button to:

Edit — Modify the exam settings.
View Questions — Navigate to the questions management page for this exam.
Open Test Link — Copies the public exam URL to the clipboard and opens it in a new tab.
Delete — Permanently delete the exam.

Generating a Merit List

Step 8: Check the checkbox next to one or more exams.

Step 9: Click the Merit List Exporter (N) button at the top right and follow the export dialog.