Edurena Help Centre

Complete guide for students, teachers, and school administrators.

📝Taking an Exam

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Open the exam link your teacher shared, or go to Edurena and enter your exam code.

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Enter your email address and your unique exam code. Both are provided by your teacher.

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Read the instructions on the pre-exam screen. The system will check your camera, microphone, and internet connection.

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Accept the proctoring consent. Edurena captures snapshots during the exam to confirm your identity.

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Click Start Exam. Answer all questions before the timer runs out and click Submit Exam.

Tip: You can flag questions for review using the 🚩 button and return to them before submitting.

📋Subject-Sectioned Exam Mode

When your exam covers multiple subjects (e.g. English, Maths, Physics), a subject tab bar appears at the top of the exam screen. Each tab shows the subject name and the number of questions. Click any tab to jump directly to the first question of that subject. The current question's subject is also shown as a small badge on every question card.

🔊Text-to-Speech (TTS)

If your teacher enables TTS, a control bar appears during the exam. Use Read Question to hear the question read aloud, Read Options for MCQ choices, and Stop to silence it. Adjust reading speed with the speed selector (0.7× – 1.5×).

Tip: TTS is especially useful for English/Diction questions. The voice and language are detected automatically from your device.

📡Offline Submission Safety Net

Your completed exam is saved locally in your browser the moment you click Submit. If your internet drops at that exact moment, Edurena will automatically retry up to 5 times over ~100 seconds. You will see a progress bar and a reference code (e.g. EDU-ABCD12). Keep the page open until submission succeeds. If all retries fail, you will see a recovery card — contact your teacher with your reference code.

Important: Do not refresh or close the browser while the submission progress bar is showing.

🎮Live & Challenge Modes

In Live Quiz and Challenge Mode, you compete in real time against classmates. Questions are timed — answer quickly for a streak bonus 🔥. The leaderboard updates after each question with rank movement arrows (▲▼) and score deltas.

Competition Mode is a paid, structured tournament. Register with your school email, pay the entry fee if applicable, and wait in the lobby. Once the host starts, questions are broadcast simultaneously to all participants.

⚠️Proctoring & Violations

ViolationTriggerLimit
Tab / window switchLeaving the exam windowSet by teacher
No face detectedCamera cannot find your faceSet by teacher
Multiple facesMore than one face in cameraSet by teacher
Fullscreen exitExiting fullscreen modeWarning only
Tip: Sit in a well-lit area, look straight at the camera, and keep your exam window in the foreground at all times.

🔐Teacher Login

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Go to TeacherLogin.html and enter your registered teacher email and password.

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You'll land on your Teacher Dashboard. Your assigned classes and question bank are loaded automatically.

📖Question Bank

The Question Bank tab lets you create, edit, and delete questions. Supported question types:

MCQ (Multiple Choice) True / False Short Answer (AI-graded)

Creating Questions

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Click + Add Question in the Question Bank tab.

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Select the question Type, Subject, and Week. These fields power filtering and Subject-Sectioned grouping.

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Enter the question text, options (for MCQ), and the correct answer. Optionally add an explanation shown after the exam.

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Click Save. The question is immediately available for new exams.

Bulk Import via CSV

Click ⬆ Import CSV to upload a spreadsheet. A preview table will show before anything is saved. Required columns: subject, week, type, question, option_a, option_b, option_c, option_d, correct_answer, points. Optional: explanation, instruction_text, passage_id.

Tip: Download the sample CSV from the import dialog to see the correct column order.

📄Creating an Exam

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Go to Exams tab → Create Exam.

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Fill in the exam title, select classes, set a time window (start / end date-time), and a duration in minutes.

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Set question count per subject if you want a Subject-Sectioned exam — Edurena will group questions by subject, in the order you choose, for students.

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Enable optional proctoring settings: Face Detection, TTS, max violation strikes, and show/hide correct answers after submission.

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Click Publish. Share the generated Exam Code and the exam link with students.

📊Grades & Results

The Results tab shows all submissions for your exams. You can view individual scores, time spent, violation counts, and proctoring photos. Use the 🖨 Print button on the broadsheet to generate a print-ready class report.

Short Answer (AI Grading) — AI-graded responses show a score and confidence level. A ⚠️ Review badge flags low-confidence grades. Click Override on any answer to change the score manually. All overrides are logged.

👥Student Management

Under Students, you can register students individually or import a CSV. Required CSV columns: name, email, class. A preview is shown before bulk registration runs.

🏫School Admin Dashboard

The School Admin Dashboard (SchoolAdminDashboard.html) gives you oversight of all teachers and classes in your school. You must be registered with the admin role to access it.

👩‍🏫Teacher Management

Approving Pending Teachers

New teacher registrations appear in Pending Approvals. Review and click Approve or Reject. Approved teachers immediately gain access to the Teacher Dashboard.

Assigning Classes

Click the Classes button on any teacher card to open the class assignment modal. Check the classes you want to assign and click Save. The teacher's dashboard updates instantly.

Transferring a Class

Click Transfer on a teacher card. Select which class to transfer and which teacher to transfer it to. The source teacher immediately loses access to the class; the target teacher gains it. This action logs an audit event.

Note: A confirmation dialog appears before any transfer is executed. This action cannot be undone from the UI — contact your Super Admin if you need to reverse it.

🎮Competition Mode

Admins can configure Competition Mode sessions from the admin panel. Set question sets, entry fees (via Paystack), and time limits. Bot players are automatically added to lobbies that have fewer than the minimum number of human participants, ensuring the competition always has engaging opposition.

📧Challenge Mode Notifications

When a new Challenge Mode session is created, Edurena automatically emails all registered students a notification with a join link. Notifications are throttled to once every 4 hours to prevent inbox flooding. The email is sent via BCC in batches of 50.

📝Proctored Exam

The standard exam mode with AI face detection, violation tracking, offline submission safety net, TTS support, and real-time proctoring logs. Used for formal assessments.

Live Quiz

Teacher hosts a real-time quiz session. Students join with a room code. Questions are broadcast one at a time with a countdown timer. Leaderboard updates after each question — rank arrows (▲▼), score delta, and streak bonus 🔥 make it competitive.

🏆Challenge Mode

An open, always-available competitive mode. Students can join whenever a session is active. No teacher needed to host — questions are drawn from the shared question bank. Real-time leaderboard with medals 🥇🥈🥉, rank arrows, and animated score deltas.

🏟️Competition Mode

Structured paid tournament with registration, optional entry fee (Paystack), and an admin-managed question set. Real-time leaderboard, FLIP animations, bot players to fill low-attendance sessions.

🎲Puzzle, Race, Whack-A-Mole, Penalty Shootout, Tower Defense

Gamified learning activities. Hosted by a teacher via the corresponding Host page. Students join with a shared room link. These modes are designed to reinforce curriculum content through play.

Frequently Asked Questions

I can't find my exam code. What do I do?
Your exam code is provided by your teacher. It is typically 5–8 characters (e.g. ENG401). Check your class WhatsApp group, notice board, or ask your teacher directly.
My camera isn't working during the exam.
Make sure your browser has camera permission for this site. On Chrome: click the camera icon in the address bar → Allow. On mobile, go to Settings → Browser → Camera → Allow. Refresh the page after granting permission. If the issue persists, use a different browser (Chrome or Edge recommended).
My exam submitted but I didn't see a result.
If you see a reference code (EDU-XXXXXX), your submission was saved locally and is being retried automatically. Keep the page open. If you closed the page, contact your teacher with your reference code — the submission can be recovered manually.
I got a violation warning but I wasn't cheating.
Violations are triggered automatically by camera detection and window-focus monitoring. Common false triggers include: poor lighting, wearing glasses that reflect light, or the exam window losing focus due to a system notification. Face the camera directly and dismiss all notifications before starting. Your teacher can review the proctoring log and photos and adjust your record if needed.
Can I retake an exam?
Only if your teacher enables the Allow Retakes option when creating the exam. If retakes are disabled, you will see "Already submitted" when you try to enter the exam code a second time.
The exam is showing "Exam has not started yet".
Your teacher has set a specific start time. Check the time shown and wait until the exam opens. Also verify your device clock is set to the correct time — an incorrect clock can cause this error.
I'm a teacher. How do I approve a new student registration?
Student accounts are auto-approved on first submission (no separate approval step). If a student can't log in to a live quiz, confirm their email matches what's registered in your class roster under the Students tab.
How do I change the AI grading score for a short answer?
In the Results tab, find the student's submission and click the short answer cell. Click Override, enter the correct score, and confirm. The override is recorded in the audit log.
Does Edurena work on mobile?
Yes. Exams and game modes are fully responsive. For proctored exams, use Chrome on Android or Safari on iOS. Make sure fullscreen mode is available on your device. Some anti-cheat features (fullscreen enforcement) behave slightly differently on mobile browsers due to platform restrictions.
Who do I contact for support?
Contact your school admin or teacher first. For platform-level issues, email the Edurena team via the contact form on the homepage.