{"id":572,"date":"2017-06-05T06:45:32","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T06:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/?p=572"},"modified":"2026-07-28T21:15:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:45:33","slug":"define-online-exam-timer-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/define-online-exam-timer-question\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Define Online Exam Timer for Each Question"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eklavvya provides facility to define Timer for each question of the exam. In such case candidate is unable to navigate questions.<\/p>\n<p>Specific sequence must be followed while appearing for the exam. Each question would have specific time e.g. 30 seconds\/ 45 seconds\/ 60 seconds to attempt. if candidate is unable to attempt question in per defined time then system navigates to the next question.<\/p>\n<p>Following are the steps to define Per Question Timer<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Login as Admin<\/li>\n<li>Go to Exam Management<\/li>\n<li>Click on Create New Exam<\/li>\n<li>Apart from other misc parameters to define online exam there is Field to enable Timer for Each Question.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Per-question-timer.png\" alt=\"Per question timer\" width=\"674\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Per-question-timer.png 674w, https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Per-question-timer-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Per-question-timer-60x26.png 60w, https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Per-question-timer-150x65.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eklavvya provides facility to define Timer for each question of the exam. 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