Verity for test preparation centres

The paper had a wrong key, the hall was double-booked, and the rank list came out a week late.

A test prep centre sells a rhythm: a mock every week, marked quickly, explained clearly. It breaks when a paper is not reviewed, a hall runs out of seats, or results reach students after the next test is already on. Verity runs the calendar of papers, halls, students and results as one chain, so each link has an owner and a date.

Verity in one line

One system for the test calendar, the paper pipeline, the hall, the marking and every student’s result trend.

Free: we set up a working demo of your own business, on your own data, within 7 days. You pay only if your team decides to use it.

Your tests, papers and teaching stay yours. Verity records and chases the work around them.

Verity / Centre / Today

Test week 41

Live

Papers ready

6 of 9

for Sunday

Hall seats free

34

of 240

Sheets marked

61%

due Tuesday

Students fading

27

missed 2 in a row

Attempt rate across the 24-paper series

  • Paper 196%
  • Paper 581%
  • Paper 964%
  • Paper 1358%

Paper 14 key not checked. Printing is booked for Friday.

Assign review
  • Unmatched OMR sheets from Sunday7 sheets with no student numberMatch
  • Second instalment, 14 studentsOverdue more than 7 daysCall

Illustrative screen with sample figures. Yours is set up with your own test calendar, halls, papers, results and fees.

How it runs today

A good test series is a production line. Most are run from a WhatsApp group.

Every weekend a centre has to set papers, have them reviewed, print them, seat the students, invigilate, collect the sheets, mark them, publish ranks and explain the paper. That is eight steps with different people, and each one can quietly fail.

The tools are usually a shared drive for papers, a register for seat numbers, a spreadsheet for marks and a WhatsApp group for the teachers. Everyone knows their part. No one can say, on Thursday, which of Sunday’s ten papers is still unreviewed or whether the answer keys are checked.

What students feel is the result: a delayed rank list, a disputed question, a seat that was not there. What the owner feels is quieter: test-series students who stop attempting after three papers and do not renew.

What most test preparation centres run on

  • Shared drive for papers
  • Seat register
  • Marks spreadsheet
  • WhatsApp group of teachers
  • Enrolment forms and receipts

Each does its own job. None shows the whole chain from paper to result.

13 problems, one by one

Where a test preparation centre loses students and trust.

These are the situations centre owners and test coordinators describe. For each: what it looks like in a test week, what it costs, and what Verity does about it.

  1. 01Calendar

    The official exam date moves and the whole series has to be rebuilt

    What it looks like

    The national agency publishes a calendar, then shifts a date. Your mock series was planned around the old one. Teachers redo the schedule on paper, and students hear of changes through different groups.

    What it costs you

    Mocks that land too close to or too far from the real exam, and students who feel the centre is not in step with the exam. Calendars from the national agency are published as tentative and can change.

    How Verity fixes it

    Each exam has a date record, and your tests are linked to it. If the date moves, Verity lists the papers and halls affected and creates one task per owner to reschedule.

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  2. 02Papers

    A paper goes out with a wrong key or an ambiguous question

    What it looks like

    The paper is set on Friday night by one teacher and printed on Saturday morning. During the test a student points out a question with two correct options. The results are re-run and the rank list changes.

    What it costs you

    Students lose faith in the series, challenge the ranks, and the next week’s turnout drops. Re-marking takes a day of the coordinator’s time.

    How Verity fixes it

    Each paper moves through set, review, key check and approval, with a named person at each step and a date. A paper cannot be marked ready for print until the steps are signed, and errors found afterwards are logged against the paper.

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  3. 03Papers

    Question banks repeat, and nobody knows which questions were used

    What it looks like

    The same question appears in a Sunday test and again in a Wednesday sectional. Two teachers pulled it from the same source. Students notice before you do.

    What it costs you

    Inflated marks, wasted test slots, and parents who ask why their child saw the same question twice.

    How Verity fixes it

    Every question is recorded with its topic and the papers it has been used in. Setting a new paper shows what has been used recently, so repeats are caught at the review step.

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  4. 04Papers

    Printed papers and OMR sheets run short on test morning

    What it looks like

    A hundred and sixty students are expected. Printing was for 140 because the last count was stale. Teachers photocopy during the first ten minutes.

    What it costs you

    Late starts, unequal conditions for students, and printing at emergency rates.

    How Verity fixes it

    Expected attendance is read from the hall allotment and confirmed seat count. Paper and OMR sheets are stock with a count, a reorder point and a printer lead time, and a shortfall is flagged before the print date.

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  5. 05Hall

    Seats are given by phone, double-booked, or left empty

    What it looks like

    Sunday’s hall has 120 seats. Walk-in students, test-series students and a visiting batch are all promised seats. Eleven turn up without one, and forty seats stay empty because the others did not come.

    What it costs you

    Students sent away or seated badly, and a hall that costs the same whether full or half empty.

    How Verity fixes it

    Each test has a hall, capacity and seat list. Staff allot seats to students against their enrolment, and Verity shows free seats and the previous turnout rate so you can allot sensibly. It does not take bookings from students directly.

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  6. 06Hall

    Attendance and attempt records are written on paper and typed in later

    What it looks like

    Invigilators mark presence on a sheet. The sheet is typed in on Monday. By then the marking has started on a list that does not match.

    What it costs you

    Marks entered against the wrong student, absentees who get ranked, and rank disputes that take hours to resolve.

    How Verity fixes it

    Presence is recorded per student per test at the hall. Marking and ranks use the same list, so an absentee cannot appear in the ranking and a late arrival is noted.

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  7. 07Results

    Results arrive after the next test is already on

    What it looks like

    Sheets are collected on Sunday. Marking is shared among five teachers. By Wednesday three have finished. The rank list comes out on Friday, the day before the next test.

    What it costs you

    A mock is only useful if the student can learn from it before the next one. Late results waste the learning and give parents a reason to ask for refunds.

    How Verity fixes it

    Each batch of answer sheets is assigned to a marker with a due time. Verity shows how many are marked, how many remain, and who is slow, so the coordinator can reshuffle on Monday and not on Thursday.

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  8. 08Results

    Analysis is made for toppers and never reaches the rest

    What it looks like

    The rank list celebrates the top ten. The student at rank 340 who is losing marks in one topic every week has no one telling them.

    What it costs you

    The majority of students pay for improvement and get a number. They do not see value and do not renew.

    How Verity fixes it

    Marks are recorded by topic. Each student sees a trend and a short list of weakest topics, and a mentor task is created when a student is down three tests in a row.

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  9. 09Students

    Test-series students attempt a few papers and fade

    What it looks like

    A hundred students enrol for a 24-paper series. By paper eight, only 60 are sitting it. No one noticed who stopped, or when.

    What it costs you

    The series was paid in advance, so the revenue is safe. The renewal, and the word-of-mouth that comes with it, is not.

    How Verity fixes it

    Each student’s attempts are counted against the series. Anyone who misses two papers in a row is on the mentor’s list with their last score, and the reason for their break is noted.

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  10. 10Students

    Repeat candidates are tracked in nobody’s notebook

    What it looks like

    A student is on her second attempt at the exam. Her first-year scores, weak areas and what she tried are in last year’s register, which is in a cupboard.

    What it costs you

    The centre starts her from zero, and the parent senses it.

    How Verity fixes it

    A student stays one record across attempts and years. Previous scores, topic trends and notes show on the page, so the second year starts from what was learned in the first.

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  11. 11Fees

    Full-course, test-only and crash-course students are mixed up

    What it looks like

    Some students joined the full course and get the tests free. Some are test-only. Some joined a four-week crash course. The front desk checks a list to see who is entitled to which paper.

    What it costs you

    Free papers handed to people who did not pay, or students turned away who did. Both are expensive in a small community.

    How Verity fixes it

    Each enrolment is a plan with its entitlements and dates. Seat allotment checks the plan, and renewals and instalments appear against it.

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  12. 12Fees

    Instalments and renewals are chased by whoever remembers

    What it looks like

    The second instalment of a ₹30,000 course was due last week. The counsellor who took the admission has left. No one has called.

    What it costs you

    Cash flow delayed and relationships cooled. The Ministry of Education’s 2024 guidelines also expect a pro-rata refund within 10 days if a student who paid in full leaves midway, so records must be exact.

    How Verity fixes it

    Every plan has instalment dates and a named follow-up person. Overdue ones are on a daily list with the promise given. A refund shows attended tests and classes beside the amount due.

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  13. 13Compliance

    Advertised ranks and selections cannot be backed with records

    What it looks like

    A banner says "58 selections from our test series". Some of those students only bought one mock paper. No one asked them for written consent to use their names.

    What it costs you

    The 2024 consumer authority guidelines bar false claims about selections and ranks and expect written consent from successful candidates. A complaint costs a penalty and a good deal of reputation.

    How Verity fixes it

    Each result links to the student, the plan they bought and the dates, with a consent document. Before a claim is printed, you can check how many were enrolled in what.

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The numbers behind it

The numbers behind the test preparation business.

From published sources, with the source named under each figure. Your own numbers will differ, and showing you yours is the first thing Verity does.

  • 22 to 24 Jan 2027

    is the first proposed block of days for JEE Main 2027 Session 1, followed by 28 to 30 January, with 31 January as a buffer. The national agency calls its calendar tentative.

    Careers360 on the NTA exam calendar, 2026

  • 14 to 19 Dec 2026

    is the proposed window for the UGC NET December 2026 cycle, with 20 and 21 December as buffer days. Centres serving postgraduate exams plan mock series around dates like these.

    Careers360 on the NTA exam calendar, 2026

  • 27%

    of school students used private coaching in the 2025 national education survey, with higher use in urban areas, at 30.7%.

    Careers360 on the CMS: Education 2025, MoSPI, 2025

  • Written consent

    is needed before a coaching centre uses a successful candidate’s name, photo or testimonial in an advertisement, under 2024 consumer authority guidelines.

    DT Next, 2024

The exam dates are proposals reported by a news site and may have changed. The coaching figure covers school students, not all exam candidates. Check the agency’s own site for current dates.

What you will actually see

The screens you would use every day.

Six views, each for one job. Test names, exams and batches use your centre’s own words.

Screen 1 of 6

The coordinator’s test-week page

Papers still to be signed, hall seats, marking progress, students who stopped attempting and fees due, all on one page for the days before and after a test.

Fixes

  • 09 Test-series students attempt a few papers and fade

Verity / Centre / Today

Test week 41

Papers ready

6 of 9

for Sunday

Hall seats free

34

of 240

Sheets marked

61%

due Tuesday

Students fading

27

missed 2 in a row

Attempt rate across the 24-paper series

  • Paper 196%
  • Paper 581%
  • Paper 964%
  • Paper 1358%

Paper 14 key not checked. Printing is booked for Friday.

Assign review
  • Unmatched OMR sheets from Sunday7 sheets with no student numberMatch
  • Second instalment, 14 studentsOverdue more than 7 daysCall

Screen 2 of 6

Every test tied to the exam it prepares for

Each series is linked to its exam date. If the official date changes, the papers, halls and invigilators affected are listed and the owners get a task.

Fixes

  • 01 The official exam date moves and the whole series has to be rebuilt

Verity / Test calendar

JEE Main and CUET series

TestDateExam linkedHallStatus
Full mock 14Sun 19 OctJEE Main Jan 2027Hall AKey unchecked
Sectional: PhysicsWed 22 OctJEE Main Jan 2027Room 3Ready
Full mock 15Sun 26 OctJEE Main Jan 2027Hall ASet, in review
CUET sectional 6Sat 1 NovCUET UG 2027Hall BNot set

Exam date shifted by 6 days. 5 mocks and 2 hall bookings need review.

Review

Screen 3 of 6

Each paper through its steps, and the sheets to print it

The steps a paper has to pass before print, the questions it uses, and the stock of paper and OMR sheets against the next print date.

Fixes

  • 02 A paper goes out with a wrong key or an ambiguous question
  • 03 Question banks repeat, and nobody knows which questions were used
  • 04 Printed papers and OMR sheets run short on test morning

Verity / Papers and stock

Set, review, print

In review2

  • Full mock 15Set by Mr. Khanna. Reviewer: Dr. NairReview
  • CUET sectional 6Set by Ms. Dutta. Key check pendingKey check

Stock for Sunday2

  • OMR sheets140 in stock, 240 neededShort
  • A4 paper, reams12 in stock, 10 neededOK

Screen 4 of 6

Seats, presence and sheets for each test

Capacity, seats allotted by enrolment type, who was present and the sheets collected, so the marking list is the same list as the hall.

Fixes

  • 05 Seats are given by phone, double-booked, or left empty
  • 06 Attendance and attempt records are written on paper and typed in later

Verity / Hall and attendance

Sunday full mock

GroupEnrolledSeats allottedPresentSheets
Full course120120112112
Test series only96967169
Crash course40343131
Walk-in, paid per test181099

8 crash course students have no seat for Sunday. Hall B has 34 free.

Allot

Screen 5 of 6

Marking progress and what each student should work on

Sheets marked, sheets remaining, and each student’s score trend with weakest topics, so the results reach the many, not just the top ten.

Fixes

  • 07 Results arrive after the next test is already on
  • 08 Analysis is made for toppers and never reaches the rest
  • 10 Repeat candidates are tracked in nobody’s notebook

Verity / Results and student trend

Marking and analysis

Meera Pillai, second attempt

Test series, JEE Main. Mentor: Mr. Khanna

Papers attempted
14 of 16
Last 5 scores
162, 158, 149, 141, 139 of 300
Weakest topics
Rotational motion, Organic reactions
Last year
Final mock average 171
Status
Falling, 3 tests
  1. 15 OctMock 13: 139. Mentor task created
  2. 8 OctMock 12: 141. Missed one sectional
  3. Last yearFirst attempt: 171 average, 94 percentile in the final mock
  4. NoteSlow in calculations. Try timed sectionals.

412 of 680 sheets marked. Marker Mr. Rao has 90 left and is due Tuesday.

Reassign

Screen 6 of 6

What each student bought and what they owe

Each student’s plan with entitlements, instalments, refund workings and a consent document for any result you advertise.

Fixes

  • 11 Full-course, test-only and crash-course students are mixed up
  • 12 Instalments and renewals are chased by whoever remembers
  • 13 Advertised ranks and selections cannot be backed with records

Verity / Plans, fees and claims

Enrolments

StudentPlanInstalmentConsentStatus
Karan BhatiaTest series, 24 papers₹6,000 due 25 OctNot askedReminder
Meera PillaiTest series + mentor₹9,000 paidOn filePaid
Aditya KulkarniFull course₹30,000 due 12 OctNot askedOverdue 7 days
Pranav SethiCrash course₹12,000 paidNot askedPaid

Banner draft says 58 selections. Records show 41 on the full course and 17 test-only.

Check

Illustrative screens with sample data. Layouts, fields, names and terms are set up around how your test preparation centre works.

An ordinary day

The same test Sunday, before and after.

The tests are the same. What changes is that every step has an owner and a time, so the chain does not break at the weakest link.

WhenTodayWith Verity
Thursday TodayThe coordinator asks the group who has finished their paper. Three say yes. Two do not reply. With VerityThe papers board shows two papers still in review, with names and times, and the key check is assigned.
Saturday TodayPrinting is based on the last count. The hall has 22 seats too few. With VerityThe count comes from the allotment, and Hall B is added with a printing note.
Sunday 9 am TodayInvigilators mark presence on paper. A late student has no seat number. With VerityPresence is taken on the seat list. The late student’s seat is in Hall B.
Sunday 1 pm TodaySheets come in as a pile. No one counts them against the hall. With VeritySheets collected match presence, and 7 missing numbers are flagged before anyone leaves.
Tuesday TodayMarking is half done and no one knows who is slow. With VerityThe marking screen shows 61% done, and the coordinator moves 90 sheets to a free teacher.
Wednesday TodayResults go out on Friday, a day before the next test. With VerityResults go out on Wednesday, with topic notes for the lowest scorers, and mentor calls are assigned.

How we work with you

We set it up with you in four weeks, inside a real test cycle.

We learn how your tests run, build Verity around them, move students and papers in, and stay on through the first full series.

  1. Week 1

    Discovery and mapping

    What we do
    Sit through a full test week with you. Follow one paper from setting to printing, one student from seat allotment to rank, and one fee from admission to renewal.
    What we need from you
    Two to three hours of your time and an hour each from the test coordinator and the head marker. A sample paper and marks sheet.
    What you have at the end
    A written map of your test chain, halls, plans and roles, and the first few breaks we will close.
  2. Weeks 2 to 3

    Configuration

    What we do
    Set up exam calendars, series, paper steps, halls and seat rules, plans with entitlements, marker assignments, topic lists and stock items, and build the screens above using your terms.
    What we need from you
    Check the paper steps and entitlements. Tell us where a rule differs from how you run it.
    What you have at the end
    A working Verity with your series, halls and plans in place, ready for students.
  3. Weeks 3 to 4

    Migration and training

    What we do
    Bring in the student list with plans, past scores, question bank tags and fee status from your sheets. Train coordinator, markers and the front desk during a live test.
    What we need from you
    Your student list, scores and question bank as they are. An hour with each role, then one live Sunday.
    What you have at the end
    One full test cycle run on Verity, with results out on time.
  4. After go-live

    Operations partnership

    What we do
    Review the first series with you. Tune the reminders, set up the next exam cycle, and handle the date changes the agency announces.
    What we need from you
    A short monthly review.
    What you have at the end
    A system that follows the exam calendar and your centre’s changes, with someone responsible for it.

Bring these on day one

  • The student list with plan, series and batch
  • Hall details: rooms, seats and layout
  • Past two series of marks, even in a sheet
  • The question bank or paper folder structure
  • Your fee plans, instalment dates and marker payment rates

Your time

About 9 to 12 hours of your own time across the four weeks, mostly in week 1. The test coordinator and head marker need several more.

After go-live

Nobody is hired to run Verity. Coordinators, markers and the front desk record what they already do, and the lists come from those records.

Verity AI

Ask the centre a question. Get an answer, not a sheet to sort.

Verity AI reads your own papers, hall, marks and fee records. Ask in plain language, then turn the answer into tasks.

  • Your records only Answers come from your own test preparation centres data, not from generic knowledge.
  • Right person, right view It only shows what the person asking is allowed to see.
  • Turns into action An answer can become a task assigned to a named person.

Verity / Ask

Which test-series students have missed two papers in a row?

27 students. Eleven are on the 24-paper series and four have an instalment due this week.

  • JEE series14
  • CUET series8
  • NEET series5

Create mentor calls for each group

Verity / Ask

Which topics did students lose most marks on in the last mock?

Rotational motion and organic reactions. Average loss was 41% of available marks on each.

  • Rotational motion41%
  • Organic reactions41%
  • Probability33%

Plan a revision session for the weakest topics

Verity / Ask

Will we have enough OMR sheets for next Sunday?

No. 140 are in stock and 240 are needed for next Sunday. The printer needs three days.

Raise the order today

Sample questions and answers with illustrative figures.

Without chasing

The chasing nobody has time for.

Set once, then they run from your records. Staff still decide and send, Verity makes sure the right person knows and when.

When

An exam date changes

  • Linked tests, halls and invigilators listed
  • Task to each owner to reschedule
  • Changes recorded on the calendar

When

A paper is set

  • Reviewer and key checker assigned
  • Repeat questions highlighted
  • Print ready only after both sign off

When

A test is five days away

  • Seat count worked out from enrolment
  • Paper and OMR stock checked
  • Short items flagged with printer lead time

When

Sheets are collected

  • Matched against presence
  • Assigned to markers with due times
  • Late markers flagged to the coordinator

When

A student falls for three tests in a row

  • Weakest topics listed
  • Mentor call assigned
  • Outcome recorded before the next test

When

An instalment is overdue

  • Shown on the front desk list
  • Promise date recorded
  • Moved up if the promise is missed

Rules and paperwork

The rules a test preparation centre should keep in view.

Verity does not give legal advice and does not file anything for you. It keeps the records these rules depend on in order.

  • Ministry of Education coaching guidelines, 2024

    What is expected

    The guidelines say centres should register, should not enrol students below 16, charge fair fees with receipts, and refund unused fees pro rata within 10 days when a student who paid in full leaves midway. Coaching is mainly regulated by states, so local rules may differ.

    How Verity helps

    Dates of birth, plans, receipts and attendance are kept as records so a refund calculation or an enquiry from an authority starts from facts.

    Careers360, January 2024

  • Misleading advertisement rules for coaching

    What is expected

    Consumer authority guidelines from 2024 bar claims of 100 per cent selection and false claims about ranks, courses, faculty, fees and refunds, and expect written consent from successful candidates whose names or photos are used.

    How Verity helps

    Each result is tied to the student, the plan bought and the dates, with a consent document on the record.

    DT Next, November 2024

  • Fairness and confidentiality of papers

    What is expected

    A centre that sets papers is responsible for keeping them from leaking before the test and for correcting errors openly. Public exams have been disrupted by paper problems, so students watch closely.

    How Verity helps

    Each paper has named handlers at each step and a record of who opened or changed it, so access is traceable.

  • Students’ personal data

    What is expected

    Names, phone numbers, scores and school details are personal data, and many students are minors. India’s data protection rules notified in November 2025 start to apply in stages, so check dates with your adviser.

    How Verity helps

    Data lives in one permissioned place. Markers see sheets and not fee details, and views and changes are recorded.

Rules change and differ by state. Confirm current requirements with your legal adviser or the relevant authority.

Who sees what

Everyone sees the same records, through their own window.

A marker should not see fees. The front desk should not edit marks. Each role opens on what it needs.

  • Owner

    Is the series growing and renewing?

    Attempt rates, renewals, results turnaround, hall use, fees due and papers with errors.

  • Test coordinator

    Is the chain on time?

    Paper steps, hall seats, sheet counts, marking progress, stock for the next print.

  • Question setter or reviewer

    Which papers are waiting for me?

    Their papers to set or review, key checks, used-question history for topics they cover.

  • Marker or mentor

    Which sheets and students are mine?

    Sheets assigned with due time, and mentor calls with each student’s trend.

  • Front desk

    Who has a seat and who owes?

    Enrolments, entitlements, seat allotments, instalments due and receipts.

Straight answers

What changes, and what stays the same.

Keep using

  • Your online test platform or OMR scanner, if you use one. We agree how marks reach Verity during setup.
  • Your shared drive for papers. Verity records the steps and links to the files.
  • WhatsApp groups for students and teachers. Staff send the messages, Verity tells them what and to whom.
  • Your accountant, who still prepares your returns.

Verity does not

  • Host or proctor online tests.
  • Take enrolments or payments from students online.
  • Send messages to students or parents on its own.
  • Set papers or mark answers for you.

We bring in your students, plans, past scores and question tags from your sheets and folders, in stages, so the series continues during the move.

  • Excel
  • Google Sheets
  • Legacy ERP
  • CRM
  • One operating environment

Questions

Questions test centre owners ask.

We run tests on an online platform. Does Verity replace it?

No. Your platform keeps running the tests. Verity records the marks that come from it and manages the people, halls, plans and chasing around the test.

Can Verity set or mark the papers?

No. Your teachers set and mark. Verity tracks the steps, who is responsible, how many sheets remain and where results are late.

Can students book seats themselves?

Not through Verity. Staff allot seats against each student’s plan, and Verity shows free seats and past turnout so you can allot sensibly.

We run several exams, such as JEE, CUET and banking. Is that a problem?

No. Each exam has its own calendar, series and plans, and a student can be in more than one. The coordinator’s page shows all of them together.

How does it handle the official exam date changing?

Each series is linked to its exam date. When you change the date, Verity lists the papers, halls and people affected and gives each owner a task to reschedule.

Can I see which teachers set the weakest papers?

Yes, as numbers: errors found per paper, question repeats and student feedback on each setter’s papers. They are for a conversation, not a verdict.

Who can see students’ scores and fees?

Only the people you allow. Markers see sheets, mentors see their students, the front desk sees fees, and every view and change is recorded.

How quickly will we see something useful?

The paper steps board, the stock check and the fading-students list work as soon as your papers and students are loaded. Trends improve over the first two series.

What does it cost?

It depends on the number of halls, students and exams you want set up. Message us and we will give you a clear number after a short conversation about how your centre runs.

Where the figures come from

Sources

  1. Careers360 on the NTA calendar, September 2026
  2. Careers360 on the CMS: Education 2025, MoSPI, 2025
  3. DT Next on the CCPA guidelines, November 2024
  4. Careers360 on the Ministry of Education guidelines, January 2024

Last checked 15 October 2026. Published figures vary by region and method, so treat them as indicative, not as a promise of your results.

Start with the next test week.

Tell us how your tests run and we will show you the papers waiting for review, the seats short and the students fading, using your own numbers.

Free: we set up a working demo of your own business, on your own data, within 7 days. You pay only if your team decides to use it.