Frequently asked questions
Short answers to the questions examination teams ask us most. If yours is not here, get in touch.
What is on-screen marking?
On-screen marking is the evaluation of subjective answer scripts on a computer instead of on paper. Scripts are scanned once, and examiners view the page images, annotate them and enter marks against a rubric in the browser.
Do examiners need to install anything?
No. Examiners work in a modern web browser on a desktop or laptop. Administrators can restrict sign-in to approved networks and devices.
Can examiners see who wrote a script?
No. Every script receives a random code before allocation. Candidate identity is visible only to authorised administrators, so marking is blind.
How are scanned pages matched to candidates?
A barcode or QR code printed on each answer sheet is read during ingestion. Pages are grouped and ordered per candidate automatically, and missing, duplicate or unreadable pages go to an exception queue for review.
Can different examiners mark different questions of one script?
Yes. Allocation can be script-wise or question-wise, so a subject expert can mark only the questions they are best placed to assess.
How is marking quality controlled?
A configurable share of scripts is marked twice. If the two totals differ by more than your threshold, a chief examiner resolves the case. Seeded control scripts with known scores also measure each examiner's accuracy.
Can objective (MCQ) scores be combined with subjective marks?
Yes. Import MCQ results from your OMR or computer-based test system, and the platform merges them with subjective totals, applies your rounding and moderation rules and validates the result before publishing.
How is answer script data protected?
Examiners never download original files. Pages are served as watermarked images over short-lived links, each user can hold only one active session, tenants are isolated at the database level and every action is written to an append-only audit log.
Does it support Indian data protection requirements?
The platform is designed around the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023: it minimises candidate data, records consent for candidate uploads and supports configurable retention and erasure.
How long does it take to go live?
A pilot with one paper can usually run within a few weeks of agreeing your workflow. Larger rollouts are planned around your exam calendar, examiner training and scanning capacity.
See it with your own answer scripts
Book a walkthrough. Bring a sample paper and we will show it moving from scan to result.