Powerful Digital Examinations. No Internet Required to Run Them.
SmartExam is an offline-first Computer Based Testing platform built for schools that want to conduct digital examinations without depending on continuous internet connectivity. Import questions, manage exams, automatically mark objective questions, and conduct examinations locally. Connect compatible devices over your local network and keep your examination data on your own system. Internet access is required for licence activation or reverification, importing questions from SmartSchool, and software updates.
Examinations that keep running when the internet does not
Everything you need to plan, deliver, mark and store examinations — on your own computers, on your own network.
- Conduct digital examinations even in schools with unreliable or expensive internet connectivity.
- Reduce dependence on printed question papers and manual objective marking.
- Keep examination records on your own designated computer.
- Connect compatible student devices locally without requiring every device to have internet access.
- Prepare examinations using questions imported from the SmartSchool portal.
- Choose an annual licence with clearly defined activation and usage limits.
- Reduce repetitive examination administration and simplify result processing.
- Maintain control of local examination files and your school's backup process.
What SmartExam does
Built for real school examination days: unreliable networks, shared devices, and results that must be produced on time.
Conduct Exams Offline
Run supported examinations without an active internet connection after the required setup and licence validation. Keep teaching and assessment moving even when internet connectivity is unreliable.
Automatic Objective Marking
Automatically score supported objective questions and reduce the time spent marking scripts and calculating results manually.
Local Examination Storage
Keep examination packages, student responses, and results on your designated local computer rather than relying on continuous cloud access.
Local Network Examination
Use a designated host computer to deliver supported examinations to compatible devices connected through your local network. Internet access is not required for normal supported local examination activity.
Import from SmartSchool
Connect to the SmartSchool portal to import supported examination questions and prepare them for offline use. This import process requires internet access.
Generate and Export Results
Manage examination outcomes locally and export supported results for school records and further processing.
Licence and Activation Management
Use a valid annual licence with defined limits for computer activations, stored examinations, connected devices, and concurrent sessions according to your purchased plan.
Software Updates
Connect to the internet when checking for and downloading available software updates so your installation can receive supported improvements and fixes.
Provider Activation Pool
Authorised providers generate licence keys or configuration templates and manage allocated activation slots. Each activation consumes one slot and is not returned by deleting a client or installation.
How SmartExam works
Six steps from choosing a licence to backing up your results.
Choose Your Licence
Select the annual SmartExam plan that matches your school's computer activations, connected devices, stored examination needs, and concurrent sessions.
Install and Activate
Install SmartExam on a compatible computer and activate it using your valid licence. Internet access is required for activation and may be required for licence reverification.
Prepare Your Questions
Import supported questions from the SmartSchool portal while connected to the internet, or use examination materials already available to your installation.
Connect Your Devices
Where supported, configure the host computer and connect compatible student devices through your local network.
Conduct Examinations
Run supported examinations locally without continuous internet access. Objective questions can be marked automatically according to the application's capabilities.
Review and Back Up
Review and export available results. Create and verify your own backups of examination packages, responses, and results before deleting files or allowing retention rules to remove eligible records.
Built around the realities of examination day
These are the problems schools bring to us most often — and how SmartExam answers them.
Unreliable Internet During Examination Periods
SmartExam supports local examination delivery so supported exams can run without continuous internet access after setup and required licence validation.
High Printing Costs
Deliver supported examinations digitally to compatible devices and reduce dependence on printed question papers.
Time Consumed by Manual Objective Marking
Automatically score supported objective questions and simplify result processing.
Difficulty Conducting Exams Across Multiple Devices
Use supported local network functionality to deliver examinations from a designated host computer to connected student devices.
Dependence on Cloud Storage for Exam Day
Keep supported examination data locally so normal examination operations do not depend on continuous cloud connectivity.
Unclear Software Licensing Limits
Choose a plan with a defined validity period and specified limits for activations, stored exams, LAN devices, and concurrent sessions.
Manual Transfer of Questions from the School Portal
Import supported questions from SmartSchool while online, then prepare and conduct compatible examinations locally.
Provider Activation Slots Lost by Accident
Verify client details before activation. Each activation consumes a slot permanently, and deleting a client or installation does not restore it.
Choose the plan that fits your institution
Every plan is an annual licence with a defined validity period and clearly stated limits for activations, LAN devices, stored examinations, and concurrent sessions. Schools buy directly; providers contact us for provider pricing.
Starter
Single campus or small examination centre
- Licence duration: 365 days
- Computer activations: 1 computer
- Maximum LAN devices: 50 devices
- Stored examinations: 30 stored exams
- Concurrent sessions: 1 concurrent session
- Data retention: 720 hours (30 days)
Standard
Growing schools running regular CBT
- Licence duration: 365 days
- Computer activations: 5 computers
- Maximum LAN devices: 200 devices
- Stored examinations: 150 stored exams
- Concurrent sessions: 3 concurrent sessions
- Data retention: 720 hours (30 days)
Institution
Large schools and multi-campus deployments
- Licence duration: 365 days
- Computer activations: Custom
- Maximum LAN devices: Up to 500 devices per installation
- Stored examinations: Custom
- Concurrent sessions: Custom
- Data retention: Configurable
Provider / Reseller
Authorised partners who issue licences to schools
- Licence duration: Agreed term
- Computer activations: Allocated provider pool
- Maximum LAN devices: Per client plan
- Stored examinations: Per client plan
- Concurrent sessions: Per client plan
- Data retention: Per client plan
info@smartexam.com.ng
Need more than 500 connected PCs at a time? We recommend deploying an additional SmartExam installation with the necessary supporting infrastructure. Contact us for capacity planning. Activation slots are consumed on activation and are not automatically returned by deleting a client or installation. Provider and reseller pricing is quotation-based — write to info@smartexam.com.ng.
Made for schools and the partners who serve them
Frequently asked questions
Licensing, offline operation, storage, and support.
What is SmartExam?
Does SmartExam require internet access?
Can we conduct examinations when there is no internet?
How does SmartExam work offline?
Does every student's device need internet access?
What requires internet data?
Does SmartSchool back up our examination data?
Can SmartSchool access the examinations we conduct?
Where are our examination records stored?
What does licence duration mean?
What does maximum activations mean?
What does maximum LAN devices mean?
What does maximum exams mean?
What does maximum concurrent sessions mean?
What does data retention mean?
What happens when our licence expires?
Can we move our licence to another computer?
Are examination results automatically uploaded to SmartSchool?
Who is responsible for data security and backups?
Does SmartExam guarantee that data will never be lost?
How much does SmartExam cost?
How can we get help?
Provider Licence Terms & Conditions
SmartExam serves both direct school users and authorised providers. If you generate licence keys or configuration templates and distribute licences to schools, these terms apply to you.
Become an authorised SmartExam provider
Provider pricing is quotation-based. It depends on the size of your activation pool, the number of client schools you serve, and the plan limits you intend to distribute. Tell us what you need and we will send a provider pricing schedule and agreement.
What to include
- Your organisation name and contact details
- Region, state or countries you cover
- Expected number of client schools
- Expected number of activations needed
- Any existing SmartSchool relationship
Activation slots are consumed permanently
Each activation consumes one available slot. Deleting the activated licence, removing a client, or deactivating an installation does not return the slot to your pool. Verify your client’s details and intended installation before activating a licence key.
Data Collection and Privacy
When you use our add-on and licensing services, we may collect basic account information required to create and manage your account, school information for which you generate a licence or configuration template, and non-personal usage statistics such as the total number of examinations administered and the total number of students who participated. We collect only numerical counters and do not collect individual examination questions, answers, student names, or examination results through this usage tracking feature. We use this information for account management, licence administration, usage monitoring, software improvement, and compliance with our licensing terms.
Licence Protection and Anti-Piracy
SmartExam uses licence protection mechanisms to prevent unauthorised use, copying, distribution, or circumvention of its licensing system. If we detect repeated suspicious attempts to bypass licence verification, manipulate activation codes, or engage in software piracy, we reserve the right to suspend or revoke the affected licence, subject to our applicable terms and verification procedures. Where a licence is revoked due to confirmed unauthorised activity or a material breach of these terms, no refund will ordinarily be provided, except where required by applicable law or expressly stated in our refund policy. If you wish to continue using SmartExam following a valid licence revocation, you may be required to purchase a new licence, subject to our approval and applicable licensing conditions.
System Capacity and Performance
SmartExam is designed to support up to 500 connected PCs at a time under suitable system, hardware, and network conditions. Actual performance may vary depending on hardware specifications, network configuration, examination settings, database operations, and other factors. Connecting more than the recommended capacity may result in slower performance, increased response times, or temporary interruptions. For institutions that require more than 500 connected PCs simultaneously, we recommend deploying an additional SmartExam installation with the necessary supporting infrastructure. Please contact our support team for guidance on larger deployments and capacity planning.
Provider Licence Activation Policy
As a SmartExam provider, you are responsible for managing your licence activation pool carefully. Each activation consumes one available activation slot. Once a licence key has been activated, that activation slot cannot be restored simply by deleting the activated licence, removing a client, or deactivating the installation. Example: if you have 100 available activation slots and activate two client installations, you will have 98 remaining slots. If you later delete one of those installations, the consumed activation slot will not automatically be returned to your pool. You are therefore advised to verify your client's details and requirements before activating a licence key, and to ensure that each activation is assigned to the correct client and intended installation before proceeding.
Software Updates and Maintenance
During the active validity period of your provider licence, you and your eligible clients are entitled to access the software updates released for your licensed product and plan. Updates may include new features, performance improvements, bug fixes, security enhancements, and compatibility updates. Access to updates is subject to the applicable licence plan, product compatibility, and the availability of the relevant release. Once your licence expires, access to new updates may be restricted until the licence is renewed or extended. Installing an update does not automatically extend the validity period of your licence.
Provider Responsibilities
As an authorised SmartExam provider, you are responsible for managing your activation pool and licence keys responsibly; providing accurate information when generating licence keys or configuration templates; ensuring that clients understand the applicable licence restrictions and system requirements; preventing unauthorised redistribution, duplication, or resale of licence keys outside your permitted provider rights; advising clients to maintain appropriate backups of examination data; and contacting SmartExam support when technical issues or suspected licence compromises arise.
Direct School User Responsibilities
Direct school users are responsible for examination administration, authorised user access, student data handling, required notices and permissions, device security, and backups. Use the software only under the purchased licence, within the permitted duration and plan limits, and in compliance with applicable law. Do not redistribute or resell the software or licence keys, tamper with licence or update mechanisms, or bypass technical restrictions except where applicable law permits.
Fair Usage and Acceptance of Terms
SmartExam must be used for legitimate educational assessment and other authorised institutional purposes. Do not share licence keys outside the licensed institution, exceed plan limits through circumvention, interfere with licensing or update services, attempt unauthorised access, distribute modified or unauthorised copies, or use the software for unlawful activity. By activating, distributing, or using a SmartExam licence, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to these licence terms. SmartExam reserves the right to update these terms when necessary; material changes will be communicated through appropriate channels where applicable.
How much does provider / reseller pricing cost?
How do I become an authorised SmartExam provider?
What are the SmartExam provider licence terms?
How does the provider activation pool work?
What happens if a provider attempts to bypass licence verification?
What data does SmartExam collect from providers?
What is the system capacity for SmartExam?
Do software updates extend the provider licence?
How are provider terms accepted?
Provider enquiries and pricing: info@smartexam.com.ng · School support: Support@smartschool.sch.ng
Run your examinations on your terms
Bring digital examinations to your school without depending on continuous internet connectivity. Choose an annual SmartExam licence, prepare your questions, connect compatible devices locally, and conduct supported examinations with greater flexibility.