Generate high-quality
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Outcome-based evaluation
Configurable repetition / history policy
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Question Bank Software for Colleges and Universities

Take Control of Your Assessments

QnSmart i is an academic tool created by academicians for academicians in higher education. This Question Bank and Question Paper Generation software focus on OBE, criteria-referenced quality control, best practices and cost savings for colleges as well as universities.

The QnSmart i question paper generation system for colleges, helps to prepare question banks during the entire semester and automatically generate question papers within minutes. The question banks prepared may be reused or repurposed for various courses and programmes.

Outcome-based Evaluation
Outcome-based Evaluation
QnSmart i has in-built Bloom’s Taxonomy Model that helps teachers design assessment strategies for desired learning outcomes. Questions can be mapped to outcomes and outcome distribution in question papers can be visually audited.
Multi-criteria Assessment
Multi-criteria Assessment
Question papers can be designed with balanced Coverage of the Syllabus and control over Difficulty levels, Importance levels and Question types. Topical repetition can be avoided and selective learning by students discouraged.
Cost-saving and Quality-assured
Cost-saving and Quality-assured
Since question banks are created and maintained by the teaching faculty, various quality factors get integrated intrinsically. Question papers can be generated anytime required, thereby ensuring huge cost savings.

Handy Features of the Question Bank Software that will improve exam quality!

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    No Topic Repetition
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    Control in historical repetition
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    Quality Standardisation
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    Any Type of Question Papers
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    Training by Expert Mentors
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    Dedicated Support
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    Question Papers generated in a minute
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    Re-usable Question Banks
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    Super Easy

Tried, Tested and Proven in many institutions of Kerala, Tamilnadu and Karnataka, including MG University, Kottayam.

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How can the QnSmart i Question Bank Software help Colleges

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A Tool for Efficiency

As an intelligently planned Question Paper Design Platform, QnSmart i leaves no room for error. It nudges question creators in the right direction so that they become singularly focused on quality during the process. This takes care of last-minute glitches and poor question bank health which makes the creation process stressful for teachers and the CoEs. And the best part, the question paper can be generated in LESS THAN A MINUTE.

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Benefit from our Academic Expertise

Our mentor panel includes Vice-chancellors, Registrars, NAAC Peer Team members, College Principals and Controller of Examinations (CoEs). The research and insights of seasoned academicians tackle most of the issues that affect question papers. QnSmart i is backed by an 18-year old IT company that has crafted solutions for more than 250 academic institutions. The learnings from these associations have crafted the technology and functionality for QnSmart.

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Uncompromised Question Paper Quality

In the QnSmart i Question Bank Software, question banks are structured based on Blooms Taxonomy and other classifications that ensure quality system checks and question bank quality. The tool shall send periodic notifications about Question Bank health. Options for Question Bank vetting by self, peers and experts make it a fool-proof process.

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Improve your Accreditation Ratings

Best Practices recommended by accreditation and assessment agencies like NAAC, NBA and NIRF have been incorporated into the QnSmart i Question Bank preparation software. Supply of question banks to students and digital repositories of old question papers are recommended practices. Implementation of this tool can contribute to various KIs for Accreditation like Student Performance and Learning Outcomes, IT Infrastructure, Faculty Empowerment Strategies and Best Practices.

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Faster and Better Question Papers

The easy-to-use, zero-stress question paper generator tool - QnSmart i - focuses on creating quality question papers from efficiently designed Question Banks. This allows colleges and universities to plan the exams ahead with no worries about question paper quality or availability.

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Cost Effective

A University or Autonomous College with 100 programmes may need to spend about ₹ 1-2 crores every year on Question Papers (@ Rs.1000/- per question paper). QnSmart i question paper generation system enables colleges to spend just a fraction of this once, and generate question papers forever.

Features

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    Support for Multi-format Question Papers - Question papers can be generated in any pattern and Parts of Question Paper and Number of Questions can be configured.
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    Focus on Curriculum - Question bank can be set against Course Syllabus.
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    Support for Blueprints and Answer Keys
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    Any type of question - Objective, One Word, Short Answer, Long Answer - can be added.
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    Supports Mathematical, Scientific and Electrical/Electronics symbols in questions
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    Questions are classified based on Bloom's Taxonomy. So skill to Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate or Create can be examined, which facilitates Outcome Based Evaluation.
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    Questions are set to different difficulty, importance and application levels.
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    Syllabus revisions and migration of questions to similar courses can be facilitated with easy copy and edit options.
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    Provision for bulk upload of questions using MS Excel
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    Question paper rules can be designed to be same or different to suit various courses.
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    Supports both mark and grade systems.
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    Visual verification options of question paper quality - distribution, repetition, difficulty/importance/application levels, Bloom’s taxonomy levels - for CoE and the faculty concerned
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    Options for teachers and Vetters to verify Question Bank quality.
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    Periodic notifications about Question Bank health.
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    Access limitation - teachers may add or edit the questions only when the portal is opened to them.
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    Different question bank export modes, for Quality Assurance checks and student use.

Benefits

Any Higher Education Institution stands to gain a lot with the implementation of the new QnSmart i question paper generation system. Some of the important benefits are:
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    Standardisation and Validation of Assessments: Bloom’s Taxonomy and difficulty levels ensure that all the question papers generated adhere to basic standards.
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    Cost-Effective: Every semester, question paper setting would require several millions of rupees. QnSmart i cuts this down to Nil.
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    Distribution of Work: Different User Roles allow sharing of responsibility and bring academic autonomy to teachers.
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    Outcome-Based Assessment: Scientifically evaluate specific skill and outcome attainment levels of students accurately
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    Quality Assurance in Assessment: Provision for online vetting of Question Banks by experts ensure the quality of assessment
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    Transparent Examinations: Random selection of questions ensures transparency
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    Controlled Repetition: Fully featured configurable history/repetition policy ensures that repetition from previous question papers is controlled to the desired minimum.
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    Coverage of Syllabus: Blueprints ensure intelligent distribution of questions across the syllabus and ensure that students are demotivated from selective learning.
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    Super Easy Assessments: CoE can generate any question paper at any time, in LESS THAN A MINUTE. Supplementary or improvement examinations could be conducted almost instantaneously.
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    Perennial Question Banks: Add the questions and answer keys once and reuse them forever
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    Confidential and Secure: Generate question papers only when required. Avoid risks of storage and confidentiality.
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    Raises Teaching Standards: When teachers are required to create the question bank, they become more creative and involved, thus leading to better teaching.
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    Accreditation-friendly: Incorporation of Best Practices during the implementations helps in national and international accreditations like NAAC, NBA, NIRF and ABET.
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    Implementation support by expert academicians: Conceptual, as well as hands-on training, is imparted by Senior Faculty Members who are well-versed in Assessments, OBE and Pedagogy.

FAQ

Yes. QnSmart i is suitable for both universities and colleges. The unique systems and best practices followed by the QnSmart i Question Bank Software ensure the highest quality standards in the question papers generated.
The QnSmart i Question Bank Software supports all types of questions - Objective, One Word, Short Answer, Long Answer - and Question Papers in any pattern. Parts of the question papers and the number of questions are configurable.
Yes. The QnSmart i Question Bank Software basically classifies questions based on Bloom's Taxonomy. Apart from this, questions may be categorized against various difficulty levels, importance levels and application levels.
Yes. QnSmart i Question Bank Software supports question papers using both mark and grade systems.
Yes. There is out of the box support for Bloom's Taxonomy, leading to the appropriate mapping of questions to skill levels and expected outcomes. This ensures that true Outcome Based Evaluation is facilitated.
Yes, security is built-in by design. The application has all the regular security features taken care of along with strong encryption practices. More than this, issues like leakage of question paper will not happen from the system, because the question paper is generated based on random selection and not stored as such within the question bank software.

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