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Eklavvya support facility to define online exam<\/a> with negative marking. You can define total number of marks to be deducted for each wrong answer attempted by the candidate.<\/p>\n

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  1. Login as Admin<\/li>\n
  2. Go to Exam Management<\/li>\n
  3. While Creating new Exam there is Radio Option for Negative Marking. Enable it by selecting it as True<\/li>\n
  4. Enter Negative Marks for each wrong answer<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Following screenshot mentions details of Create Exam Step where you need to mention Negative Marks for the wrong attempt.<\/p>\n

    \"Online<\/p>\n

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    For exam with negative marking, negative marks would be deducted from the total score of the candidate. It can be seen in the result section<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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