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ADVANCED COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

KUPONDOLE, LALITPUR

APROPOSAL

ON

ONLINE EXAMINATIONFOR

B.E ENTRANCE

SUBMITTED BY: SUBMITTED TO:

Ambika Singh(505) DEPARTMENT OFManzil Bhujel(518) COMPUTER AND ELECTRONICSNikita Acharya(519) ENGINEERINGPratima Lingden(525)

10th JULY 2011


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Abstract

Today most of the universities or colleges are conducting their exams online to bea part of this fastest growing world. Online examination system is a web basedsoftware application that allows a particular institute to arrange, conduct andmanage the objective examination via online. Online examination system is helpfulfor educational purpose to conduct logic test besides the subjective on a regularbasis. It also reduces the administrators load and helps provide the flexibility toteachers need for mass evaluation. The online examination will be conducted atthe same time at different centers located at different parts of country. There willbe an invigilator at each center for the purpose of user authentication.


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Acknowledgement

We would like to express our most sincere gratitude and appreciation to ourproject teacher Er.Badri Adhikari of Department of Computer and Electronics forsupervising our work. His fruitful suggestions, friendly attitude and continuedencouragement were the sources of inspiration for us at every stage of our work.We must acknowledge our gratitude to Er.Shyan Kirat Rai and Mr.Anil K.C forgiving us valuable advices regarding our project.

We would like to acknowledge and thank our group members and seniors of ourcollege for their sincere advice and constant guidance and supervision andcontinuous encouragement throughout the preparation of the project. We wouldalso like to thank all the peoples who are directly or indirectly involved.

At last, but not the least we would like to thank the management of our college forproviding us the good environment for developing our project.


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Table of Contents

Abstract .......................................................................................................................................................... i

Acknowledgement .................................................................................................................................... ii

List of Figures............................................................................................................................................. iv

1 Introduction .................................................. ......................................................... ............................ 1

2 Objective and scope ........................................................................................................................ 2

2.1 Objectives ......................................................... ......................................................... .................. 2

2.2 Scope ........................................................ ......................................................... ............................ 2

3 Literature Review .......................................................... ....................................................... ........... 3

3.1 Background ................................................................................................................................ 3

3.2 Existing Situation ................................................................................................. .................... 3

3.3 JAVA ................................................ ......................................................... ...................................... 4

3.4 MYSQL .......................................................................................................................................... 5

3.5 JSP .................................................................................................................................................. 5

3.6 E-R diagram ..................................................... ......................................................... .................. 6

3.7 System Environment .................................................................................................. ........... 7

3.7.1 Hardware requirements ......................................................... ...................................... 7

3.7.2 Software requirements ................................................. ................................................ 7

4 Design Diagrams .............................................................................................................................. 8

4.1 Use Case Diagram ................................................... ....................................................... ........... 84.1.1 Use Case Diagram for Student ........................................................ ............................ 8

4.1.2 Use Case Diagram for Invigilator .............................................................................. 9

4.1.3 Use Case Diagram for Exam section ....................................................... ................10

5 Feasibility Study .............................................................................................................................11

5.1 Economic Feasibility ...................................................... .......................................................11

5.2 Technical Feasibility .............................................................................................................11

5.3 Operational Feasibility .................................................. .......................................................12

6 Architecture of ONLINE EXAMINATION ..................................................... ..........................13

7 Project Schedule .............................................................................................................................14

8 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................................15

9 References ........................................................................................................................................16


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List of FiguresFigure 1:-Online examination ............................................................................................................. 1

Figure 2:- Present Situation ................................................................................................................ 4Figure 3:- Mass evaluation .................................................................................................................. 4

Figure 4:- ER Diagram of Online Examination ........................................................................... 6Figure 5:-Use Case Diagram for Student ..................................................................................... 8

Figure 6:-Use Case Diagram for Invigilator................................................................................. 9Figure 7:-Use Case Diagram of Exam Section........................................................................10 Figure 8:- Architecture of web based Online Examination .................................................13Figure 9:- Gantt chart ...........................................................................................................................14


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1 Introduction

With response to the growing number of students entering universities, many

universities and colleges prefer to conduct online examinations for their entrance,which are suitable for mass evaluation. This method could evaluate studentsachievement, and helps to give fair scores. The main objective of OnlineExamination System is to efficiently evaluate the candidate thoroughly through afully automated system that not only saves lot of time but also gives fast results.For teachers, it would give flexibility to fit their needs and to the students there willbe no loss in time for the need of using extra thing like paper, pen etc. This systemalso focuses on how to provide a secure environment for Online Examination.

Institute of Engineering (IOE) is one of the top technical institutes under TribhuvanUniversity (TU) and is governing body for engineering and architecture educationunder the umbrella of TU. It was established in 1972, IOE is Nepal's oldest and thewidest engineering education consortium. IOE provides Diploma, Bachelors,Masters and Ph.D. degrees in engineering and architecture education through itsconstituent campuses and several private colleges affiliated to it.

This software is targeted for the B.E entrance. The candidates will have anindividual login. The candidates will be provided the individual login username andpassword at the centre after submission of entrance form and voucher. At eachcentres, there will be an invigilator for the purpose of identification of candidatesappearing for examination. After the completion of login process for all the

students the timer will be set and the candidates can start attempting the question.When the timer is up, there is automatic submission of answers.

Figure 1:-Online examination


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2 Objective and scopeThis encloses the needs and scope of the development of the project. Theobjectives can be explained as following:-

2.1 Objectives

To conduct the examination in an efficient manner and reduce the tediouspaper work.

To efficiently evaluate the candidate thoroughly through a fully automatedsystem that not only saves lot of time but also gives fast results.

To store the logs of appeared candidates and their marks and backup for

future use. To save the time of exam section and minimize the use of manpower.

To facilitate the examiner.

2.2 Scope

This can be used in educational institutions as well as in corporate world.

It helps to efficiently reduce the load of administrators mass educationalevaluation.

It also reduces the waste of time of candidates for using extra things likepaper, pen, scale, etc.

It gives quick result and forbids the unfair scores.

It is focused on the benefit of both the student and exam conductionsection.


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3 Literature Review

Todays world is computer dominated world. Each and every field is dependent oncomputer to perform the task ranging from simple to complex one. Computer hasbeen applied in almost every field among which Education field is one of them. Sowe intended to develop a computer based online examination system that will helpin smoothening the BE entrance.

3.1 Background

B.E entrance examination is one of the competitive exams conducted in Nepal.Many candidates target for this examination from all over the places of Nepal. Asfor this mass evaluation our proposed system Online Examination System for B.EEntrance can stand a better way. The present exam conducting format includesdifferent processes like:- Sit arrangement

Printing questions

Question/answer sheet

Admit card checking

Candidates confirmation

This process being done manually, it requires more time and manpower. For thisextra consumption of time, this system provides the better solution. Since thereare many candidates for B.E entrance, there are different centres chosen forconducting the entrance exam. The main risk in paper format is the probability oflosing the answer sheet. This system converts all the paper work into computerwork. Each candidate will be provided with a unique user-name and password forthe security while appearing the exam to prevent the unauthorized access.Regarding more security the image of the candidate is shown after the login. Thenthe timer will be set after the login and after each candidate is being sitted thequestions will be provided. So this system will stand as the helping hand for theB.E entrance.

3.2 Existing Situation

Institute of engineering affiliated to Tribhuvan University, is a leading college ofNepal. Every year many candidates apply for the BE entrance examination.Presently IOE is using the paper based system for managing BE entrance exam.

The paperwork has provided them with a lot of confusion and conflicts during thedecision making so that some of their decision remains pending and some are


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decided under bad consequences. The alternative is the online examinationsystem that has been designed especially for the purpose of BE entrance. Thepaper based works are replaced by the computerized semi-automatic systemwhich is an efficient method in under developed country such as Nepal.

Figure 2:- Present Situation

Figure 3:- Mass evaluation

3.3 JAVA

Java is great programming language for the development of enterprise gradeapplications. This programming Language is evolved from a language named Oak.Oak was developed in the early nineties at Sun Microsystems as a platform-independent language aimed at allowing entertainment appliances such as video

game consoles and VCRs to communicate. Oak was first slated to appear intelevision set-top boxes designed to provide video-on-demand services. Oak was


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unsuccessful so in 1995 Sun changed the name to Java and modified thelanguage to take advantage of the burgeoning World Wide Web.

Java is an object-oriented language, and this is very similar to C++. JavaProgramming Language is simplified to eliminate language features that cause

common programming errors. Java source code files are compiled into a formatcalled byte-code, which can then be executed by a Java interpreter.

3.4 MYSQL

MYSQL, pronounced as MY S-Q-L or MY SEQUEL is an open source relationaldatabase management system (RDBMS) that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. The SQL phrase stands for Structured

Query Language. It is used for adding, removing and modifying information in thedatabase Standard SQL commands, such as ADD, DROP, INSERT and UPDATEcan be used with MYSQL. A websites that uses may include web pages thataccess information from the database. These pages are often referred asdynamic meaning the content of each page is generated from a database as thepage loads.it is also Open Source and freely accessible. MYSQL is used to accessthe databases on the internet due to its connectivity, speed and security. It wasdeveloped to manage large databases.

3.5 JSP

Java Server Pages or JSP for short is Sun's solution for developing dynamic websites. JSP provide excellent server side scripting support for creating databasedriven web applications. JSP enable the developers to directly insert java codeinto jsp file, this makes the development process very simple and its maintenancealso becomes very easy. JSP pages are efficient, it loads into the web serversmemory on receiving the request very first time and the subsequent calls areserved within a very short period of time.

In today's environment most web sites servers dynamic pages based on userrequest. Database is very convenient way to store the data of users and otherthings. JDBC provide excellent database connectivity in heterogeneous databaseenvironment. Using JSP and JDBC its very easy to develop database driven webapplication.

Java is known for its characteristic of "write once, run anywhere." JSP pages areplatform independent.
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3.6 E-R diagram

category Question id

Choice 1

Choice 2

Choice 3

Choice 4

Question no.Question

Type

Difficulty

HasGives

DOB

Gender

Address

Image

location

Password

Username

Student

Phone no.

Exam

Exam date

centre Exam id

Invigilator

Figure 4:- ER Diagram of Online Examination


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3.7 System Environment

For design and development given system environment is required.

3.7.1 Hardware requirements

Processor: Pentium-IV 2.6 GHz or above

Hard Disk Drive: 4 GB or above

Monitor: LCD or CRT as softcopy display

Keyboard: PS/2

Mouse: Better optical

RAM: 1 GB or above recommended

3.7.2 Software requirements

Front End : JSP

Back End : MYSQL Server 2005

Operating System : Windows, Linux

Language : JAVA


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4 Design Diagrams

4.1 Use Case Diagram

4.1.1 Use Case Diagram for Student

Appear exam

AnswerProvide

question

Result

Centre/location

Image

Student

Figure 5:-Use Case Diagram for Student


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4.1.2 Use Case Diagram for Invigilator

Centre/location

Image of student

Exam date

Invigilator

Figure 6:-Use Case Diagram for Invigilator


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4.1.3 Use Case Diagram for Exam section

Centre/location

Exam date

Online Examination System

Exam section

Questions

Provide username

And password

Print result

Conduct exam

Provide question Collect answers

Figure 7:-Use Case Diagram of Exam Section


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5 Feasibility Study

Feasibility study is about the viability of a system. The proposed system has to beexamined for its technical, economical and operational feasibility. Feasibility isevaluated from developer and user's point of view. Developer sees whether theyhave the required technology or manpower to build the required system. Isbuilding the new system really going to benefit the customer? Does the customerhave the required money to build that type of a system? All these issues are

covered in the feasibility study of the system. The feasibility of the system isevaluated on the three main issues: technical, economical, and operational.Another issue in this regard is the legal feasibility of the project.

The feasibility study investigates the problem and the information needs of thestakeholders. It seeks to determine the resources required to provide aninformation systems solution, the cost and benefits of such a solution, and thefeasibility of such a solution.

5.1 Economic Feasibility

It is a process of identifying the airfare search benefits with a development project.Project is found to be economically feasible since security is the need of the time.Economic analysis is most frequently used for evaluation of the effectiveness ofthe system. This part of feasibility study gives the top management the economicjustification for the new system. This is an important input to the management,because very often the top management does not like to get confounded by thevarious technicalities that bound to be associated with a project of this kind. Asimple economic analysis that gives the actual comparison of costs and benefits ismuch more meaningful in such cases. In the system, the organization is most

satisfied by economic feasibility. Because, if the organization implements thissystem, it need not require an additional hardware resources as well as it will besaving lot of time.

5.2 Technical Feasibility

It is the process of assessing the development application ability to construct aproposed system. According to feasibility analysis procedure the technicalfeasibility of the system is analyzed and the technical requirements such assoftware facilities, procedure, inputs are identified. Test is made to see whetherreliable hardware and software, technical resources are capable of meeting the


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needs of a proposed system and can be acquired or developed by webpage in therequired time. Technical feasibility centers on the existing manual system of thetest management process and to what extent it can support the system.

5.3 Operational Feasibility

Operational feasibility study is a must, because it ensures that the implementationof the software as an application should be high . People are inherently resistant tochange and computer has been known to facilitate changes. An estimate shouldbe made of how strong the user is likely to move towards the development of

computerized system. There are various levels of users in order to ensure properauthentication and authorization and security of sensitive data of the organization.


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6 Architecture of ONLINE EXAMINATION

Figure 8:- Architecture of web based Online Examination

App DB

DATABASE

SERVER

Web and Application server

Online Exam Business Logic

1

2

3

1- Client tier2- Application tier

3- Database tier

Client Client


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7 Project Schedule

Figure 9:- Gantt chart


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8 Conclusion

Online examination system is a web based application that provides facility toconduct online examination at a certain centre. It saves time, as it allows numberof students to give the exam at a time. Administrator has a privilege to create,modify and delete the test papers and its particular questions. User can register,login and give the test with his specific id, and can see the results as well.


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9 References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_Engineering

http://www.sql-tutorial.net/

http://www.roseindia.net/jsp/jsp.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaServer_Pages

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language)

www.google.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySQL
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_Engineeringhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_Engineeringhttp://www.sql-tutorial.net/http://www.sql-tutorial.net/http://www.roseindia.net/jsp/jsp.htmhttp://www.roseindia.net/jsp/jsp.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaServer_Pageshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaServer_Pageshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language)http://www.google.com/http://www.google.com/http://www.google.com/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaServer_Pageshttp://www.roseindia.net/jsp/jsp.htmhttp://www.sql-tutorial.net/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_Engineering

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