Do's and Dont's during online examination - guidelines

 To Do

1. Use only Safe Exam Browser (SEB) downloaded from your student login

2. Ensure enough storage space in your Laptop / Mobile to ensure easy & free navigation

3. Use only mouse to answer / scroll during examination

4. Be in the camera screen throughout the entire duration of the exam

5. Be in the closed room during the entire duration of the exam

6. Well inform your family members / friends, not to disturb in between during examination at any situation.

7. Identify the place where you will receive full network coverage well in advance

8. Sit in a position or place your camera, so that your face is always clearly visible in the camera. 

9. Advisable to sit in a position, so that the wall of your room is your background

10. Make yourself free from nature's call during examination. Avoid cold places like hill stations as it may urge you to attend nature's call during examination

11. Well inform your family members not to switch on TVs, FMs or any music equipment / speaking loudly with other family members during your examination as it may create external disturbances. (You need not worry about sounds like barking dog, cattle / bird sounds which indicates warning of sounds - just ignore warning in this case)

12. Use only transparent water bottles (preferable white transparent bottles) alone if you wish to during water in between

13. Uninstall any app that uses webcam / microphone like Microsoft teams, google meet, zoom etc from your device before attending the exam

14. Identify the room in which you are attending the exam with good network connectivity, power, free from external disturbances.

15. Ensure that there is enough battery power in laptop / mobiles and UPS power supply with one hour backup if you are using your desktop for online examination

16. You will be watched at four levels of monitoring system during examination, your entire video (both your face and screen) is recorded, your credibility is analysed by Artificial intelligence software (equipped with analyzing your gestures) and a credibility score is given based on your behavior during the examination. Low credibility score may be seriously reviewed by the authorities during / after completion of examination and there is high chance to get booked under malpractice

Not to do

1. Dont minimize your screen during exams

2. Dont keep any books / study material near you. If it is captured in the camera, it will be considered as malpractice. If required online invigilators may ask you to show your surroundings in the camera (360 degree view) of your device.

3. Dont use Key boards during examination except chatting with online invigilator (proctor) and login.

4. Dont login in multiple devices

5. Dont answer / speak to somebody during examinations

6. Dont leave your place for any reason during examinations

7. Dont shift your place along with your mobile / laptop due to network issue during the online examination

8. Dont sit near open windows

9. Avoid extra lightings / light source behind you face / low light before your face.

10. Dont attend the online exam in open space like open terrace, ground, forest, agriculture fields, temples, parks etc

11. Avoid attending online exam while travelling in cars / other vehicles.

12. Avoid places with external disturbances like market area / background noises in any form ( the sound will also be recorded in the video)

13. Max avoid attending exams in browsing centers

14. Dont cover your eyes / lips using your hand / hair / anything else during examination

15. Avoid wearing masks

16. Dont Use headphones, ear buds or any type of listening materials

17. Dont bend your head or look down / sideways during examination

18. Dont wear sunglasses (can use transparent glasses)

19. Dont entertain any other person in the room in which you are attending the exam

20. Dont have any program / application currently running in the background of your screen during examination

21. Dont take screen shots / photos / record videos of the examination

22. Dont keep other mobiles / desktop / laptop near your mobile / desktop / laptop which is used for online examination. (But you can keep one mobile in camera visibility, only to call help desk in case of any technical issue)