| Comparison
of Computer Based Exam Vendors |
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Vendor
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Vendor 1 |
Vendor 2 |
| Company
Details |
Is
the vendor exclusively into the business of Assessment? Or part of other
offerings? |
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| How long the vendor is in Assessment business? |
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| How many online/CBTs are conducted per year? |
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| How many centers can be handled at a time? |
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| How many candidates were handled for the
biggest client in one event? |
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| Computer
Based Testing |
online
or CBT ? |
CBT |
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| Server Requirement |
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| Client Requirement |
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| OS for Server? |
Windows
2008 |
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| Client OS? |
Wind
XP Pro |
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| Database ? |
MS
SQL Server |
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| Load balancing |
Yes |
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| Software |
Does
the vendor has own software? |
No |
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| Is a third party software used for any part of
the CBT? If so, explain. |
Yes.
Registration is done by us and the test is delivered through our partner's
software. |
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| If third party software is used, how is the
customization done? |
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| Is a Mock test given to candidates? If, so,
Please explain. |
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| Question
Bank |
Content
provided by vendor? |
No |
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| Software for Question bank provided by vendor? |
Yes |
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| Registration |
Type
of registration |
Online |
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| What kind of payment modes are supported |
Credit
card, DD |
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| Will the vendor validate the applications? |
No |
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| Photo
and signature scanning |
No |
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| Center
Management |
Takes
responsibility of fixing centers? |
Yes |
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| Who owns responsibility of managing centers?
Client/ Vendor |
Vendor |
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| Admit
Card |
How
are admit cards generated? |
Online |
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| How are the slots assigned to the candidates? |
Through
program |
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| How are the candidates informed about the admit
cards and exam schedules? |
website
/ email |
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| Candidate
Management at center |
Validation
of candidates at test center |
Check
admit card |
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| Any special registrations |
Biometric |
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| Assigning a computer - How is it done? |
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| Test
delivery |
Explain
how the test is conducted in the center. |
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| What is done if
the computer on which a candidate is taking the test fails? |
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| What is done if
the Server crashes? |
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| How are scores handled? |
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| How is log maintained? |
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| Explain how randomization is addressed in your
system. |
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| How is
the data handled? And how it is data downloaded and uploaded ? |
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| Result
Processing |
How
are scores handled? |
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| What is the mechanism to identify and
quarantine aberrant data patterns ? |
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| Can you do Normalization? How many
Psychologists are there in your organization? |
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| What is the mechanism to remove judgment
variations between scorers ? |
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| MIS |
Can
you provide a real time web based client reporting tool ? If so, explain the
features. |
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| Log and back up details |
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| Support
Desk / SLAs |
Support
Desk / SLAs |
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| Do you provide voice based support (Toll free)
and email based support ? |
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| Any other -
Limitations |
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| Any other -
Advantages |
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