Understanding the various statuses of the Test-taker
This will help you understand the various statuses a test-taker can fall under throughout their test taking journey
Overall Status | Detailed Status | Description |
Yet to Start | Mapped | Test-takers have been added to a test-link via candidate banks or manual entry, but an email hasn’t been sent. |
Yet to Start | Invited | Test-taker has been invited for the test via email. |
Yet to Start | Registered | Test-taker has registered by clicking on proceed/submit button on the test-taker portal. |
Not Started | Access Expired | 1-Test-taker didn't start the test and access time elapsed. 2- Test-taker has registered by saving registration fields on test-taker portal but didn’t start the test and access time elapsed. 3- In case of deadline-based assessments, this status will be displayed when submission date is elapsed. |
In-progress | In-progress | Test –taker has started the test |
In-progress | Awaiting Resume Permission | Test-taker got disconnected and is awaiting resume permission from admin (if Supervised resume is enabled). |
Completed | Test-taker completed | Test-taker clicked on the Finish button to submit the test. |
Completed | Time Over | The test was auto-submitted as the test-taker ran out of time. |
Test Stopped | Mic Mute Limit exceeded | The test was stopped because of exceeding mic mute count. |
Test Stopped | Browsing Tolerance Limit Exceeded | The test was stopped because of exceeding Browsing Tolerance. |
Test Stopped | Proctor Stopped | Proctor stopped the test. |
Test Stopped | Suspicious Software Detected | The test was stopped because of suspicious software. |
Test Stopped | Multiple Screen Detected | The test was stopped because of multiple screens detected. |
Test Stopped | Prohibited Apps Running | The test was stopped because of prohibited apps running. |
Test Stopped | Screen Capture/Recording Detected | The test was stopped because of screen capture/recording. |
Test Stopped | Screen Sharing/Remote Access Detected | The test was stopped because of screen share/remote access. |
Blocked | Authorizer Blocked | The authorizer blocked the test-taker from starting the test. |
Disconnected | Disconnected from Server | The test-taker got disconnected because of power failure/bad internet and couldn't resume within 30 minutes. |
Disconnected | Test Window Closed | Test-taker closed the window and navigated away from the screen. Test-taker didn't resume the test in 30 mins. |
Disconnected | Awaiting Test-taker Resume | The test-taker got disconnected and admin resumed the test (normal resume). |
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