Computer/LaptopNo internet in the exam hall
Offline exam software for the labs you already have.
ExamPin turns your paper into one exam file. Copy it to every computer, and students write a locked-down exam with no internet, no server and nothing new to buy. Drop the answer files into the console afterwards, and every script is marked in one click.
Free demo on your own computers · Start with a small pilot · Best price, guaranteed
How an offline exam runs, start to finish.
Four steps. Only the first and the last need the internet, and both happen in your exam cell’s office, not in the exam hall.
- Exam cell · before
Write the paper in the console
Type questions into the ExamPin console in any web browser, or import a question bank from Excel. Multiple choice, true or false, passages, descriptive questions and images.
- Exam cell · before
Build one exam file
One click builds the exam file. The answer key is sealed in the cloud at that moment, so the file holds the questions only.
- Lab · exam day
Students write, offline
Copy the file to each computer by pen drive or shared folder. Students sign in with their ID and a personal password, and the screen stays locked until they submit.
- Exam cell · after
Collect, mark, publish
Copy each computer’s answer file into one folder and drop it into the console. Every script is marked and checked, and you download one Excel sheet per subject.
Made for exam day in a real computer lab.
Labs have old machines, shared desks and the odd power cut. The exam file is built for all three.
No internet in the exam hall
The exam runs entirely on the computer. A slow or missing connection changes nothing for the students writing.
Windows, macOS or Linux
Old or new computers, as long as they have Java, a free one-time install your IT admin can do in minutes. No server of your own.
Power cuts lose nothing
Answers are saved every few seconds. Start the exam again on the same computer and it resumes where it stopped; the time away still counts.
One small answer file each
Each student’s answers are saved as one file on the computer they used. ExamPin works out which exam the files belong to and flags any that don’t.
Checked for tampering
Every answer file carries its exam’s fingerprint, which finds the exam and its sealed key. A file that was changed or belongs to another exam is flagged.
A different paper on every screen
Question and option order are shuffled for each student, so looking at a neighbour’s screen doesn’t help.
Locked down from the first question to the last click.
The exam takes over the whole computer. Every attempt to leave is blocked, recorded and shown to the invigilator.
Locked full screen
Taskbars, menus and other apps are out of reach. If anything pulls focus away, the exam takes it straight back.
Malpractice you can see from the door
The top of each screen turns amber for suspicious key presses and red for many attempts or a try to leave the exam.
No copy, paste or screenshots
Question text can’t be selected, and the clipboard is wiped every second.
Second screens go dark
Extra monitors are blanked, and only one exam can run per computer.
Every attempt on record
Answering is mouse-only. Key presses, attempts to leave and screenshots all land in the results sheet.
No answer key in the hall
The key is sealed in the cloud when the exam is built, and is used only when your exam cell marks the answer files.
Offline, online, or both for one exam.
The exam file on computers is the strongest lockdown ExamPin has: the whole computer is locked, and nothing depends on the network. It is the right choice for semester exams, entrance tests and any exam where every desk is in your own lab.
When some candidates can’t come to the lab, tick Browser or App on the same exam. They open it from a link or a QR code, in a fullscreen browser or in the ExamPin Exam app. The exam keeps one paper, one sealed answer key and one results page, however each person took it.
Not sure which fits? The online exams page compares the three ways side by side, and the FAQ answers the rest.
See an offline exam on your own computers.
A short live demo for your exam cell. No commitment, and the best price, guaranteed.
What lab and IT staff ask first.
More in the full FAQ, or ask us in your demo request.
Do we need a server or internet in the lab?
No. The exam file runs on each computer by itself, with no server and no connection while students write. Your exam cell needs the internet only to write the paper and to mark the answer files in the console, from any office computer.
What do the computers need?
Windows, macOS or Linux, and Java, a free one-time install your IT admin can do in minutes. Old computers are fine. Nothing else is installed, and nothing new is bought.
How do the answers get back to the exam cell?
Each student’s answers are saved as one small file on the computer they used. After the exam, your lab staff copy those files into one folder, by pen drive or shared folder, and the exam cell drops that folder into the console. ExamPin works out which exam the files belong to and flags any that don’t.
What if a computer loses power during the exam?
Start the exam again on the same computer. It resumes with the same answers, and the time away still counts. The restart is recorded in the results.
Can a student retake the exam?
Each computer allows one attempt per exam, so a retake needs a different computer or a new exam. Tell us the situation and we’ll help you choose.
Your next offline exam could be your first paperless one.
Tell us how you run exams today. We’ll show you the exam file running on your own computers, and the days and rupees it saves.
- See it liveA short call and a demo, so your exam cell sees every step.
- Start with a pilotRun a real test with one batch and compare it with your last paper exam.
- Go campus-wideRoll out department by department. Faculty write papers in the browser or import them from Excel.