FAQ
Common questions.
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01
The product
What is Assessly?
A platform where engineering colleges train, test and place their students. Students practice, take proctored tests and apply to placement drives. The placement cell and faculty run all of it from one place.
Who uses it?
The placement cell, faculty, heads of department, the principal and students. Companies hiring from campus run their drives through the college.
What's included?
Learn: 50 modules, 970 practice problems and weekly leagues. Assess: proctored tests graded on hidden test cases. Place: drives, eligibility, applications and offers. Pulse: announcements and class groups. Interview: AI mock interviews. Ace, the AI tutor and staff assistant, works across all of them. Speak, for spoken English and group discussion, is in development.
Which programming languages can students use?
Python, JavaScript, Java, C++ and C are switched on today. The code runner behind them supports more than 40 languages, and we switch on others for a college that needs them.
Is there a phone app?
Yes, on Android. The app is in beta. Students can also use the web. Tests that need a locked-down computer run on the Assessly desktop app.
How do students join?
From their college's roster. There is no open sign-up. Staff join when their college invites them.
Is Assessly connected to other products called Assessly?
No. Assessly at assessly.in is made by Assessly Technologies Private Limited in Belagavi, India, for engineering colleges. It is not affiliated with other businesses that use the name Assessly.
02
Scores
How is code graded?
We run it in a sandbox against the problem's visible and hidden test cases. The score is the share of tests it passes. If the test asks for it, the student also explains their approach, and AI grades that against a rubric and writes down why.
Who has the final say on a score?
Faculty. Every AI score shows its reasons, and faculty can change any of them. Assessly keeps the original beside the change.
Can we weight code against the explanation?
Yes, for each test. The default is 70% code and 30% explanation. Set the explanation to zero for a code-only test.
Can students retake a test?
Only if you allow it. You then choose which attempt counts: the highest, the latest, or the average.
03
Taking a test
What happens before a test starts?
Students read the instructions, pass a system check, test their camera and microphone if the test needs them, and agree to the anti-cheat checks. Then the test opens in fullscreen.
What if the internet drops?
Their work saves as they type, and the test pauses until they reconnect. The timer runs on our server. Staff can extend the deadline while the student is still taking the test.
Can a student get extra time?
Yes. Staff set the time limit, allow late joiners a grace window, and can extend one student's deadline without restarting their attempt.
Can students practice first?
Yes. Learn has 970 practice problems across 50 modules.
04
Cheating and privacy
What anti-cheat checks are there?
Thirteen, which you switch on for each test: fullscreen lock, tab-switch tracking, paste blocking, DevTools detection, browser fingerprinting, single-device and single-tab locks, paste and typing analysis, network and IP checks, webcam proctoring with face detection, audio monitoring, short video clips when something unusual happens, and custom rules. Nobody can change them once a student starts.
What does proctoring record?
Only what each check needs. Tab switches and fullscreen exits are counts. Pastes keep a length and a fingerprint, and never the text. Typing analysis keeps timing, and never keystrokes. The webcam saves a frame only when something looks wrong. Audio monitoring notes whether someone spoke and records no sound.
Does Assessly fail a student it suspects?
No. Assessly flags what happened and when, and faculty review each flag and decide.
Do you detect answers written by AI?
We don't use AI-text detectors, because a probability can't prove anything. The explanation score shows whether a student understands their code, and paste tracking shows how the code arrived.
How do you protect our data?
It's encrypted in transit and at rest, stored in Mumbai, and each college sees only its own. Code runs on separate servers. Security researchers test us through our bug bounty.
Can a student delete their account?
Yes, from their settings. Test scores and submissions belong to the college's academic record, and we keep them for as long as the college's agreement says.
05
Buying
Do students pay?
No. The college holds the licence.
How much does it cost a college?
One licence a year, sized by your placement batch and how many drives you run. We send a written quote after a short call.
What do companies pay?
Nothing for the first campus drive. After that, per drive or per hire.
Can we try it first?
Yes. We set up one batch from your roster and they take real tests before you sign for the year.
How do we add a whole batch?
Upload your roster as a spreadsheet. Students on it claim their seat when they sign in. You invite staff by email, and staff seats come with the licence.
Does it work with our single sign-on or LMS?
Tell us what you use on the demo call, and we'll tell you how it connects before you sign anything.
Is AI use capped?
No. AI grading, feedback and Ace come with the licence. AI mock interviews are an add-on, sold in blocks of sessions. No limit ever stops a student during a test.
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