All India Competitive Examination for Admission to ICAR AICE-JRF/SRF(Ph.D) - Procedure For Appearing In CBT

Sample/mock tests will be available on the NTA website: www.nta.ac.in for hands-on practice. A computer terminal (node) indicating the roll number will be allocated to each candidate. The Candidate has to sit before his/her allocated computer only. Any candidate found to have changed room/hall or the computer on their own other than the one allotted would lead to cancellation of candidature and no plea in this regard would be entertained.

For login, the candidate will have to enter a login ID and password. The computer terminal allotted to the candidate will display the Welcome login screen, Candidate’s photograph, and subject opted by the candidate.

After login, the candidate shall be able to see the detailed instructions for the examination. The candidate is advised to go through the instructions carefully regarding the type of questions and marking scheme. At the designated time of the start of the examination, the candidate will be able to proceed and see the questions on the computer screen.

The question(s) “Answered and Marked for Review” status for a question indicates that the candidate would like to have a relook at that question again. A candidate has the option of answering a question and simultaneously “Marked for Review”, these answers will be considered for evaluation. However, if a candidate has simply put “Marked for Review” for a question without answering it, the corresponding question marked for review without an answer will not be considered for evaluation. It may be noted that a candidate can return to any “Marked for Review” question at any time during the Examination by clicking on the corresponding question number icon displayed on the Question Palette of the corresponding section.

Candidate can click on the “>” arrow which appears to the left of the question palette to collapse the question palette thereby maximizing the question viewing window. To view the question palette again, the candidate can click on “<” which appears on the right side of the question window. Candidates can click on to navigate to the bottom and to navigate to the top of the question area, without scrolling. Using the computer mouse the candidate can scroll up and down the question viewing area for viewing the entire question.

The full paper can be viewed by clicking the “Question Paper” icon on the top right corner of the screen. Blank Sheets for doing rough work/calculations shall be provided to the candidates. The Blanks Sheets would have a header page for the candidates to write down his/her Name and Roll Number. All calculations/writing work are to be done only in the Blank Sheets provided at the center in the Examination Room/Hall and on completion of the test candidates must hand over the rough sheets to the invigilator on duty in the Room/Hall.

Navigating a Question To navigate between questions within a Paper, the candidate needs to do the following: Click on the question number in the Question Palette at the right of the screen to go to that numbered question directly. Note that using this option does NOT save the answer to the currently displayed question. Click on “Save & Next” to save the answer to any question. Clicking on “Save & Next” will save the answer for the current question and the next question will be displayed on the candidate’s computer screen. Click on “Mark for Review & Next” to mark a question for review (without answering it) and proceed to the next question.

Candidates will have the option to change previously saved answers to any question, anytime during the entire duration of the test. To change the answer to a question that has already been answered, first select the corresponding question from the Question Palette, then click on “Clear Response” to clear the previously entered answer and subsequently follow the procedure for answering that type of question.

All Rough calculations/writing work are to be done only in the rough sheet provided at the Centre in the Examination Room/Hall and on completion of the test candidates must hand over the rough sheets to the invigilator on duty in the Room/Hall.

The total duration of the Examination is 60 minutes. The clock will be set on the server. The countdown timer in the top right corner of the screen will display the remaining time available for you to complete the examination. When the timer reaches zero, the Examination will end by itself. You will not be required to end or submit your examination.

You can click on the ">" arrow which appears to the left of the question palette to collapse the question palette thereby maximizing the question window. To view the question palette again, you can click on "<" which appears on the right side of the question window.

You can click on your "Profile" image on top right corner of your screen to change the language during the exam for the entire question paper. On clicking on the Profile image you will get a drop-down to change the question content to the desired language.

To answer a question Click on the question number in the Question Palette at the right of your screen to go to that numbered question directly. Note that using this option does NOT save your answer to the current question. Click on Save & Next to save your answer for the current question and then go to the next question. Click on Mark for Review & Next to save your answer for the current question, mark it for review, and then go to the next question.

Procedure for answering a multiple-choice type question: To select your answer, click on the button of one of the options. To deselect your chosen answer, click on the button of the chosen option again or click on the Clear Response button. To change your chosen answer, click on the button of another option. To save your answer, you MUST click on the Save & Next button. To mark the question for review, click on the Mark for Review & Next button.

To change your answer to a question that has already been answered, first select that question for answering and then follow the procedure for answering that type of question.

Sections in this question paper are displayed on the top bar of the screen. Questions in a section can be viewed by clicking on the section name. The section you are currently viewing is highlighted. After clicking the Save & Next button on the last question for a section, you will automatically be taken to the first question of the next section.

You can shuffle between sections and question anything during the Examination at your convenience only during the time stipulated. Candidates can view the corresponding section summary as part of the legend that appears in every section above the question palette.

The keyboard attached to the computer, if any, will be disabled during the entire duration of the examination. Depending on the type of question, the answers to questions can either be entered by clicking on the virtual on-screen keyboard (numeric or otherwise) using the computer mouse or by clicking the chosen option(s) using the computer mouse. Candidates will have the option to change/modify answers already entered anytime during the entire duration of the examination.

In case the computer/mouse allotted to any candidate malfunctions anytime during the test, he/she will be immediately allotted another computer system and the time lost due to this will be adjusted in the server so as to give the candidate the full allotted time.

The on-screen computer clock counter of every candidate will be set on the server. The countdown timer in the top right side of a computer screen will display the time remaining (in minutes) available for the candidate to complete the examination. When the timer reaches zero, the Examination will end by itself. Candidates will not be required to end or submit the examination.