From question paper to locked marks — every exam, one system

Exams are rules. SSMS keeps them as rules, not formulas in Excel.

Periodic tests worth 10, notebook submission worth 5, the best two of three tests, half-yearly scaled to 30, practicals for Science only, a minimum of 33% in theory and practical separately, grace up to five marks in one subject... Every school's scheme is different, and most keep it in an Excel workbook that only one teacher understands.

SSMS stores the assessment scheme as data for each board, session, class and stream: terms and their weights, components with maximum marks, how they combine (sum, average, best-of-N, scaled), grading scales such as the CBSE 9-point and co-scholastic 3-point scales, pass rules, grace limits and moderation caps. Ready-made patterns cover common CBSE structures for VI–VIII, IX–X and XI–XII, which you adjust instead of starting from scratch.

A question bank teachers actually use

Questions are stored by subject, class and topic with their type (MCQ, assertion–reason, case-based, short, long and more), marks, difficulty, Bloom level and outcomes. Every question is reviewed by someone other than its author before it can be used. A paper is generated from a blueprint — marks by unit, Bloom level, difficulty and type — in sets A and B without repeats, printed on your template with an answer key, and approved before the exam.

Marks you can trust

Teachers enter totals or question-by-question marks only for the sections they teach, with codes for absent, medical and exempt. Objective answers are marked automatically against the key. A second person verifies each mark sheet, then it is locked; unlocking needs a reason. Hall tickets respect fee blocking, so students with dues are held with the reason shown.