---
title: "Candidate results"
slug: "candidate-results"
tags: ["admin", "marker"]
updated: 2026-05-28T11:18:12Z
published: 2026-05-28T11:18:12Z
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.cirrusassessment.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Candidate Results

***The final step in the process is viewing and exporting candidate results.***

Navigate to **Reports → Results**.

This tab shows results for all individual candidates who took an exam on your Cirrus platform. Results come from exams that have been assessed, (auto)scored, submitted, and published.

- Fully auto-scored results are available immediately after the candidate submits the exam.
- Results from manually marked exams are available after the results are published, or when the schedule window ends.

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### View detailed results for individual candidates

- Select **View by Schedule**, **View by Assessment**, or **View by Candidate**.
- Click on a schedule, assessment, or candidate.

The following information is displayed:

#### Overview summary

A summary of the candidate's results:

- Percentage
- Overall score
- Percentage to pass
- Result
- Grade

#### Results

The results under Reports are for viewing only. The overview shows:

- Question
- Candidate's answer and the correct answer
- Candidate's score and maximum score
- Question type, version, and question ID (visible on hover)
- Star icon if the question has been rescored

Click on a question to view [feedback](/v1/docs/scoring#-annotationsfeedback-before-scoring-an-item-) and [annotation](/v1/docs/scoring#-annotationsfeedback-before-scoring-an-item-) in more detail.

### Score Report tab

View results per [Learning Objective](/v1/docs/working-with-learning-objectives) or [Topics](/v1/docs/working-with-topics) (if these have been used).

See the [Score report article](/v1/docs/score-reports) for more information.

### Print or save to PDF

With full access to Reports, a print icon appears when hovering over a candidate row. This allows you to print or save as PDF:

- **Print candidate results**
  - Summary: questions and the candidate's score per question
  - Detailed: questions, correct answers, and the candidate's selected answers
- **Print score report**

**Tip:** Use the print dialogue to save as PDF by changing the destination.

              Long essay answers

              

Long essay question answers are not fully shown in the printed PDF.

An add-on is available to save PDFs to an [FTPS](https://help.cirrusassessment.com/api/docs/file-transfer-ftps) server in a different format. Contact the service desk for more information.

### Multiple attempts

If a candidate has multiple attempts, the assessment author can select which attempt counts. The effect on the report is:

- **Multiple attempts, last attempt counts**: the results are overwritten each time they are published.
- **Multiple attempts, best attempt counts**: the report shows the best attempt and is only updated if a later attempt improves on the previous one.

## Troubleshooting

#### I cannot find my results

To see content in Reports, the **View reports** permission must be granted at a hierarchy level. This is configured via **Admin → Users → [user] → Hierarchies**.

Access is limited to the hierarchies specified for your account.

#### Unable to download score reports

This may occur if the **Limited Reports Access only** role permission is enabled. This restricts downloading reports and prevents printing, downloading, or viewing detailed results and score reports. Only a limited view of candidate results is available.