Use this guide to invigilate an exam in Cirrus.
This guide helps invigilators and proctors understand the process of monitoring an ongoing exam in Cirrus.
The invigilation dashboard
- In the main menu, go to Delivery.
- Select the Invigilation tab to view all exams to which you are assigned as an invigilator.
- Open the exam you need to monitor to access the Invigilation Dashboard.
- All registered candidates are listed with their current status: started, not started, or finished.
- Use Filter by to filter by status.
- The total number of candidates for each filter is shown at the bottom of the page.
Invigilator actions
Select one, several, or all candidates, then open the Action drop-down menu. Available actions include:
- Grant extra time
- Pause assessments
- Resume assessments
- Generate a pincode
- Send a message (one-way communication)
- Void a candidate
See Invigilator Actions and Print Options for full details.
Candidate log file
Click on a candidate who has started to open their log file.
The log file provides a detailed overview of all candidate actions, time spent per item, and questions answered. This information is also useful in the event of an appeal.