Use this article to create a schedule for an existing assessment. It covers picking the assessment, setting the schedule window and options, and configuring remote invigilation. For the wider scheduling flow, see Quick start: add a schedule.
Open the new-schedule dialog
In the Delivery overview, select + Add schedule. The dialog has three sections:
- Select assessment
- Options
- Remote invigilation settings
Select the assessment
Tick the assessment you want to schedule. Use the search field to filter the list.
Schedulers see every assessment they are permitted to schedule, based on the assessment's Available for scheduling setting.
Check that:
- The assessment has been published by its creator.
- You are in the hierarchy or cluster listed in the assessment's Available for scheduling setting.
To preview an assessment that has not been shared with you, ask the creator to enable the Anonymous link option. A preview link then appears.
Schedule options
Schedule title
Enter the title. Candidates see this on their dashboard. A title that includes timing, location, or group is much easier to find later for marking or reporting.
Hierarchy
Pick the hierarchy this schedule belongs to. Users with that hierarchy on their profile can perform marking coordination and access reports for this assessment.
The hierarchy on a schedule controls which staff can coordinate, mark, or report on it. It has no effect on which candidates can sit the exam — that is set on the Candidates tab.
Schedule window
- Schedule opens: the start of the window in which candidates can begin.
- Schedule deadline: the end of the window. The deadline is absolute.
- Time zone: shown alongside the times. Select the link to use a different zone.
Maximum window length is 2 years.
The schedule window is the period during which the exam is available. The attempt duration is the time a single candidate has once they start. The schedule deadline always wins: if a candidate starts a 120-minute exam 60 minutes before the deadline, they have 60 minutes on the clock.
Keycode
Keycodes are a single-use login that takes candidates straight to the exam, skipping the dashboard. A system administrator must enable keycodes globally first. Once enabled, the keycode option is on by default for new schedules.
Mock exam flag
Tick Mock exam if this schedule is a practice run rather than a live sitting. Results from mock schedules are excluded from psychometric reporting and are flagged on the Assess tab and in candidate exports. Released 2025-11-25 (EU/CA/AU/SG), 2025-12-19 (EU-prem) under CR-24323.
Auto-delete
Tick Auto-delete and set a date to have Cirrus remove this schedule's data automatically after that date. Use this for tenants with a strict retention policy. Released 2026-01-20 (EU/CA/AU/SG), 2026-02-03 (EU-prem) under CR-24423. See Automatic schedule data deletion for the deletion rules.
Integration (External ID)
Optional and only visible on tenants with an integration enabled. Pre-filled when the schedule was created through your booking system; can be overridden manually.
Remote invigilation settings
If your tenant has the Proctorio add-on, enable Proctorio for the schedule by selecting a Proctorio template and adjusting any of its settings.
For Live Proctorio see Live proctoring with Proctorio.
Tips for scheduling
- Set a slightly wider window than the published exam time. For example, schedule an exam advertised as 10:00 to 12:00 from 09:55 to 12:30. The extra time absorbs late starts and lets invigilators pause the exam if needed.
- The schedule deadline is absolute and cannot be changed, including by Cirrus support.
- The candidate timer counts down to the schedule deadline. Extra time granted by an invigilator cannot push past the deadline.