SAMPADA Theory ExamMarch 27, 2021 8:30 AM PDT

Getting Ready for the Exam• Make sure you are sitting in a quiet room where you

have Desktop/Laptop with good internet connection.• Keep your mobile Personal Hotspot as a backup just in

case the internet is down in the middle of the exam.• Make sure there is no background noise while the exam

is in progress.• Please understand that the background noise will cause

inconvenience for other students who logged into the same zoom call and writing the exam.

• Keep the Hall Ticket Ready(Print or Digital) to show it to the Proctor before starting the exam.

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• If you or your child is using your work laptop for any reason, make sure laptop is disconnected from VPN.

• Avoid using Internet Explorer browser. Using Chrome, Firefox or Edge is always recommended.

• Student is expected to sit little away from the computer so that Proctors can see them clearly while writing.

• Students can walk closer to the computer if they have any question for the Proctor.

• Start the zoom session 15-20 minutes before the exam start time.• This exam is closely monitored online by University Officials from

India. Please refrain talking to other students during the exam.

• Students are allowed to clarify any doubts with the Proctor while writing the exam.

• Please make sure student carry one or two nice pencils with a sharpener or Pens.

• Typing answers uisng Digital pens is not allowed.• Make sure student writes Hall Ticket Number on

each answer sheet and the sheet number (ex: 1 of 9 page, 2 of 9 pages etc.,)

• If student is appearing for more than one exam in the same Music family (example: Carnatic Vocal and Violin), write both the Hall Ticket Numbers on the answer sheets.

• If student is appearing for Vocal and Dance, this requirement doesn’t apply as there will be two separate answer sheets with two different Hall Ticket Numbers.

• Students are advised to keep something to eat and drink while writing the exam

• Student taking longer duration for bio break (more than 3 minutes) or multiple breaks is considered as red flag unless student has a medical condition that you can share the Medical Certificate as a supporting document.

• Students can’t turn off video or mute the audio for the entire Zoom session. At the same time, you need to make sure there is no background noise. We will terminate the session after two warnings as it would be a distraction for other students who are writing the exam in the same virtual exam room and consider student as absent for the theory exam.

• Dress Code: Wear simple Indian Traditional Dress.• No Dance costumes or make up is required for writing the

theory exam.• You can’t Carry the text books or any study material into

the Exam Room.• Except for scanning, Mobile Phone usage while writing the

exam is strictly prohibited.• Parents are expected to stay in the exam room only at the

beginning and end of the exam to help with setup and scanning.

• Please confirm with Proctor that uploaded answer sheet into Canvas is successful before leaving the exam room.Youcan also verify by downloading the answer sheet

Important:Do you know Student’s SAMPADA ID

which works as another gmail account?

Do you know Student’s SAMPADA ID also works as another gmail account?

Do you know Student’s SAMPADA ID also works as another gmail account?

Do you know how to turn in your completed answer sheet?

• Follow the instructions provided in next few slides. These are just recommendations helpful for parents not too much familiar with technology.

• Open one of the recommended browser.• Please logout from all your personal gmail

accounts before you prepare your system for the exam. Otherwise, you might run into login issues.

• Alternative option is to try using an incognitowindow if you are familiar about how to openand use this.

Browser - Tab 1• Type in sampada.siliconandhra.org• Click Login

Browser- Tab 1

Browser – Tab 1

Browser – Tab 1• Type in student’s SAMPADA ID (firstname.lastname@sampada.siliconandhra.org)

• Enter the Password for student’s SAMPADA ID. If you don’t remember the password use the Recover Account function highlighted in previous slide. Don’t try generic password reset option for gmail and it will not work.

Browser- Tab 1

Browser – Tab 2

Browser- Tab 2

Browser – Tab 3

• Paste the copied Zoom link or type in manually.

Browser – Tab 2• Go back to the tab where you can see the Paper for Theory test.

Browser – Tab 2

I have finished writing the exam.What is Next?

• Student can get help from parents at this point of time.• Parent/Student is expected to scan all the answer sheets

into a single file using Adobe scanner app/Cam Scanner app or physical scanner .

• Make sure Hall Ticket/ Page numbers are written on the answer sheet legibly. It is not mandatory to write HT number on each paper except on the first page, but writing the page numbers in each sheet is mandatory.

• Email the scanned answer sheet to your SAMPADA email account (first name.lastname@sampada.siliconandhra.org) and cc to te2021@sampada.siliconandhra.org as well.

Check your SAMPADA email here.

Verify you logged into SAMPADA’s email

How to submit the answer sheet?

• Download the file from your SAMPADA’s email shown in previous slide

• Upload the downloaded file to Canvas under assignment section. See the screenshot below.

How to Submit the Answer Sheet

Good Luck