Examination Code of Conduct and Instructions

1. Code of Conduct (CoC)

These instructions and guidelines are designed to ensure the integrity and fairness of the examination process. It is imperative that all exam takers adhere to these guidelines to maintain the credibility of the examination system.

• Mode of Examination: The exam is a computer based exam which you have to attend in person at the location assigned to you. This will be monitored by your college faculty and by the NPTEL, IIT Madras team. Every click you make during the exam will be recorded and stored on NPTEL's server, which will be used for internal purposes.
• Confidentiality: Examinees must maintain the confidentiality of the exam. This includes refraining from sharing personal details with invigilators, discussing exam content with others, or disclosing any details of the exam to individuals outside the examination environment.
• Assistance: Exam takers are prohibited from providing or seeking assistance from other candidates during the exam. This includes discussing answers via passing written information on papers, email, text, seeing others machine or any other means. This will be considered malpractice, and results will be discarded for students found indulging in this.
• Use of Technology: Use only the latest version of Chrome browser (incognito mode) to access the exam. Upon logging into the exam link, exam takers are permitted to use only a single active window. Attempts to close the tab, open multiple tabs, access different Chrome profiles, or switch devices will result in disqualification and disable your exam link.
• Tab Switching: Examinees are strictly prohibited from switching tabs during the exam. Any attempt to switch tabs will be recorded and may lead to score disqualification.
• Monitoring: Actions such as resizing the tab or switching to mobile view will be monitored during the exam and will be recorded at the backend and may lead to score disqualification.
• Seeking Clarifications: If an examinee requires clarification on any operational aspect of the exam, they may direct their query to the invigilator. Invigilator will provide necessary assistance to resolve queries. Subject related queries - answer to the best of your knowledge and raise the query on the forum after the exam.
• Code of Conduct Violations: Examinees found to have violated any aspect of the Code of Conduct of the exam will be subject to disciplinary procedures. Penalties may include but not be restricted to withholding of exam results and Certificate.
• Acknowledgement: By participating in the exam, examinees acknowledge that they have read, understood, and agree to abide by the Code of Conduct governing the conduct of the exams.

2. On Exam Day

• Entry into exam hall - ID card: You will need to bring an ID card to verify that details given on the hall ticket indeed belong to you. The ID card should be a government issued ID card that shows your name, DOB, photo and signature. Without this, you will not be allowed to enter the exam hall.
• Hall ticket and signing the attendance sheet:One copy of the hall ticket needs to be brought by you to enter the hall along with the ID card. Once you are seated, the invigilator will again verify your ID card and give you an attendance sheet to sign. Do not write anything on the hall ticket and return the hall ticket to the invigilator.

3. Exam Instructions

• You will see questions that are allotted to you on the left side outline panel. Click on Q1 to access the COC and Q2 for exam questions.
• All the questions are mandatory and there are no optional sections.
• Examinees are required to explicitly agree to follow the Code of Conduct before proceeding with the exam.

Logging into the portal:

1. Use only the Latest Chrome browser (incognito mode) to login to the exam link.
2. Username: Your registered email ID (as given in the hall ticket).
3. Password: "nptel" followed by your date of birth in the format "ddmmyyyy"as given in the hallticket (e.g., if your date of birth is January 1, 1990, the password would be "nptel01011990").
4. Click continue for location access , click on "allow this time" on the top left side popup, click on allow option again on the screen.
5. Confirm your attendance by clicking on the button "Confirm Attendance"
6. Now you will have to enter the exam code.
7. Exam code: We will announce this at the time of starting the exam in the respective halls.
8. After this step, your system will be restricted to a single active window.