INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE FINAL ONLINE TEST BEING CONDUCTED

FOR THE INTERNSHIP AT IBAB/SHODHAKA

  1. Connect your computer to internet and a web camera (if the web-cam has not been installed, please install).
  1. Install adobe flash plugin for your browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox etc). Detailed installation guide is at http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/productinfo/instructions/
  1. Click the URL link provided here: http://www.shodhaka.com/sots .This link opens the login page. Use the login information given in the mail.

a)  Your user-name

b)  Your password

  1. Please exit all other applications and any other browser-tabs, before logging in. You might otherwise loose precious time due to low speed of the computer!
  1. Towards the end, there is a 'Start Camera' button. Click on this button. A popup window appears. This small window looks as in the figure shown here. Please click on 'Allow' radio button inside this window, and then click 'close' button at the bottom.
  1. You will then see a 'Take Exam' button. When you click this button, the application will go full-screen and the exam starts.
  1. It is also recommended not to use keyboard while going through examination, because certain system shortcut keys 'esc' or 'windows' or 'prt scr' etc., will abort the examination.
  1. On full-screen, in the right-bottom corner video will be shown. Make sure that you are visible clearly in that.
  1. Please start your final test between 9.30 am and 10.30 am on 18th September 2010 for final exam.
  1. Some questions require studying a figure, table or reading paragraphs before answering. In such cases you have to move the mouse over a small region as shown in the snapshot below.


Move the mouse outside the region to return to the question (do NOT press escape button).

  1. We recommend the use of Mozilla firefox as the brower. You may have problems if you are using Internet Explorer. For example, after answering/submitting the first question, it might again show up. Please answer again (i.e., the first questions has to be answered twice). This might repeat whenever you choose a new category (Biology, chemistry etc.) of questions.

Similarly, if there is unexpected break, the Internet Explorer has to be closed and re-opened. Otherwise, it will show that you have answered 0 of 25 questions (indicating that the exam has to start all over again). In reality, if you have answered 10 questions when you were interrupted, say a power failure occurred, they will be saved in our server here . Mozilla firefox, for e.g., will show at the left bottom corner that 10 of 25 questions are answered – even when you log in after the break.

  1. In case of any query, please email or . For emergency needs please call Mr. Dileepa-9008514036 or Mr. Arun-7676146107.

13.  The total duration will be 50 minutes for trial-test and 90 minutes for final-test.

14.  Some questions can be answered faster than othersYou may need calculators / mobile phones.

15.  But you CAN NOT use the mobile phones for any purpose other than calculating or calling Shodhaka for any clarifications.

16.  The computer access (movement of mouse) cannot be inactive for more than 4 minutes.