Transforming National Digital Assessments with a Unified Hybrid-Resilient Platform

The Client 

The Examinations and Assessment Board, operating under a national Ministry of Education, manages high-stakes examinations across 400+ schools, supporting over 80,000 candidates annually while ensuring fairness, inclusivity, and accessibility for all learners.

Business Needs

The client required a resilient, scalable, and secure digital assessment ecosystem. Legacy deployments created heavy IT overhead, while fully online delivery struggled in low-connectivity environments.

A modern platform was needed to:

• Deliver uninterrupted exams despite connectivity or power disruptions
• Support large-scale national concurrency
• Enable multiple assessment types including written, oral, listening, and coursework
• Improve operational efficiency and marking turnaround
• Maintain strict government security, audit, and compliance standards

Solution Highlights

Excelsoft Technologies implemented a unified SARAS-based hybrid digital assessment platform enabling end-to-end exam delivery:

• Hybrid Digital Delivery: Browser-based exam launch with full online, offline, and hybrid capability, eliminating local installations.
• Resilient Exam Continuity: Automatic response synchronisation with multi-layer storage across device, centre, and cloud to prevent data loss.
• Multimedia & Practical Assessments: Support for simulations, listening tests, and interactive computer-based practicals.
• e-Oral Assessments: Recorded oral exams with asynchronous examiner evaluation and faster completion cycles.
• e-Marking Workflow: Centralised digital marking with annotations, audit trails, examiner monitoring, and quality assurance controls.
• Coursework & Moderation Workflow: Integrated coursework submission and moderation workflows with multi-level review, authority validation, and structured feedback.
• Accessibility & Compliance: WCAG-aligned accessibility features and government-grade security aligned with national cloud regulations.
• Monitoring & Reporting: Central dashboards providing operational visibility, performance tracking, and exam lifecycle reporting.