Saras Assessments in a Box is a small, ready to use device that lets you set up a secure exam centre quickly. There’s no need for servers or complicated IT work, just switch it on, connect it to your centre’s Wi‑Fi or LAN, load the exam packs, and you’re ready to deliver tests.

SARAS Assessments in a Box is designed for any organization that needs reliable, secure exam delivery across multiple locations. This includes exam boards, universities, certification bodies, recruitment teams, government departments, and corporate learning groups.

SARAS Assessments in a Box removes the biggest challenges in running exams at test centres:

• Complicated setup: No servers or heavy IT work, everything is pre‑configured and easy to deploy.
• Internet dependence: Exams run fully offline on the local network, so poor or unstable internet doesn’t interrupt test sessions.
• Performance issues during peak load: Instead of relying on one large system, the solution uses a scale‑out model, where you can add more boxes to increase capacity smoothly without slowing down.

• Ready-to-use appliance: Just plug it in and start delivering exams.
• Supports 100+ candidates per box: Suitable for small and mid‑sized test centres.
• Works on Wi‑Fi or LAN: Flexible for different centre setups.
• Fully offline exam sessions: Internet issues won’t affect candidates during the test.
• End‑to‑end encryption: Both exam content and candidate responses stay fully secure.
•  Easy to scale: Add more boxes to increase capacity or support multiple locations.

You can set up a test centre within minutes. Just:

1. Power on the box
2. Connect it to your centre’s Wi‑Fi or LAN.
3. Pull exam packs (QPack/LPack) into mobile App.
4. Push the exam packs to the box via Bluetooth.
5. Load the exam packs (QPack/LPack).
6. Let candidates connect through their browser at the scheduled time.

It’s designed to be fast, simple, and hassle‑free

No installation is needed on candidate devices; they simply join the centre’s Wi‑Fi, open the exam link in a browser or lockdown browser, take the test offline under proctor supervision, and submit their answers before leaving.

You only need power for the box, a basic local network (LAN or Wi‑Fi), and candidate devices; internet is optional based on how you choose to operate.

Yes. It’s recommended to run a mock test to check the venue’s network, devices, and overall flow before the real exam

• QPack (Question Pack): Encrypted package containing the test content to be delivered
• LPack (License Pack): Encrypted package containing scheduling details, accommodations, and delivery rules.
• RPack (Response Pack): Encrypted package containing candidate responses + schedule/audit metadata for sync and processing

You can use the offline pack workflow: Turn on the box → load QPacks/LPacks using the mobile app → candidates take the exam offline → responses stay on the box → upload RPacks later when you have internet.

Candidates join the local network (Wi-Fi/LAN), open a browser, navigate to the local exam URL (or local portal), log in using assigned credentials, and take the exam, without needing public internet.

High‑stakes exams often require controlled, proctored test‑centre environments to ensure fairness, security, and consistency. In this context, distributed exam delivery’ means each test centre runs exams locally on its own LAN/intranet, while the central system handles packaging, distribution, monitoring, and post‑exam sync. This improves reliability, reduces bandwidth dependency, and strengthens security by limiting exposure to public networks.

A central environment can use a distribution mechanism (often described as a distribution server that connects with local centre systems) to send encrypted exam packages and receive encrypted response packages, including audit information, after the exam.

• Consistent performance (no “internet bottlenecks”)
• Designed to scale out test‑delivery capacity across centres and ability to function during outages
• Less attack surface vs. continuous public internet dependency
• Better control at the venue (device + seating + proctor workflows)

Yes. Each centre can run exams locally and later synchronize securely—especially valuable for geographies with intermittent connectivity.

The box is purpose-built to be:

• Easier to carry and deploy (appliance-style)
• More operationally consistent (standardized configuration)
• Simpler to run (single device control, fewer moving parts)
• Typically, more cost-effective at scale vs. repeatedly provisioning and maintaining
  laptops/servers across centres.

Yes—the “distributed” part is the local centre execution over LAN with central packaging/management and secure post-exam synchronization. The box simply makes the local centre node far easier to deploy and operate.

Yes. Both exam packs and response packs are fully encrypted, both in transit and at rest, ensuring content and responses remain protected throughout the entire process.

Yes. All critical information stored inside the box, including PII data, exam content, and candidate responses is encrypted at rest. The system also uses secure credential handling (such as hashed passwords) and controlled access to ensure strong protection of sensitive data.

Exam delivery always follows the schedule. In distributed delivery, candidates can start the exam only at or after the scheduled start date and time defined in the LPack. The exam will not open before the scheduled window, ensuring controlled and secure access.

Yes. Biometric or advanced verification can be supported, but it requires integrating the biometric device with the SARAS Box as part of the centre setup. This allows stronger identity checks during high‑stakes exams.

Yes distributed models commonly provide dashboards showing node status and package movement (delivered/downloaded/dropped), with notifications for corrective action (like resending).

Up to 100 concurrent test-takers per box (typical configuration). For larger centres, deploy multiple boxes or use a scaled centre architecture. Each box works as an independent node connected to the central system, and all nodes appear individually on the dashboard for monitoring and scale‑out delivery.

Internet bandwidth does not impact the test session, as the exam runs entirely on the local LAN. External connectivity is not required during delivery.

Yes. That’s the core value of distributed delivery; each centre runs locally while remaining centrally manageable through packaging and synchronization.

In test-centre, deployments, prerequisite checks (OS/browser/plugin readiness) and readiness validations are typically part of the setup approach.

Not necessarily. The box is designed to reduce local IT complexity. A centre admin with basic computer and network familiarity can operate the box using standardized procedures, while central support handles complex issues.

All candidate responses and audit logs are securely packaged and stored on the SARAS Box itself. The device retains this data locally until it is successfully synchronized with the central environment. When connectivity becomes available, either through the network or via the companion app, the box uploads the response pack along with all required audit information. This ensures no data is lost, even if uploads are delayed.

Typically yes. Saras deployments can be integrated with upstream scheduling, candidate identity, and downstream scoring/reporting flows, depending on your implementation.

• National/state-level entrance exams
• University/college exams
• Recruitment & certification tests
• Remote/rural programs
• Temporary pop-up centres (events, emergency scenarios)
• Corporate skill assessments

Choose the box when you need:

• Reliable delivery with unreliable internet
• High concurrency through a scale‑out model, each box supports 100 candidates, and centres can simply add more boxes to increase total capacity without creating bandwidth bottlenecks.
• Controlled exam environments (centre-based)
• Faster setup with minimal infrastructure

The SARAS Assessments in a Box function as the local delivery engine for the entire test‑centre workflow. It sits between the central exam management system and the candidate devices, enabling secure, high‑reliability at the centre.