Government

Managing exams in centralized or decentralized government structures is made simple and efficient in Saras^TM. Multiple individuals from various Government organizations and departments can collaborate seamlessly within and across domains of responsibility.

Assessment Management System to Measure, Assess and Hire the Best

Multiple Government agencies across the Globe use Saras^TM Test and Assessment platform to manage paper and computer-based civil service examinations. Excelsoft’s unique experience serving State and Local agencies makes Saras^TM Test and Assessment an easy choice for most Government organizations to conduct online testing. Saras^TM has been implemented in highly integrated environments. It is a comprehensive online testing solution for Government agencies and has an intuitive and responsive UI design, highly configurable workflows, and multiple secure delivery options to meet your specific requirements.

Synergy between Government Agencies

Seamless Collaboration amongst Multiple individuals from various Government organizations and departments.

Diversity and Inclusion – More relevant today than

Empowers hiring managers to build a workforce representative of diverse ethnicity, gender, and experiences.

Psychometrically Sound Platform

Supports Computer Adaptive Testing(CAT), which adapts to the responses to the items by the examinee.

Security – Support for High Stakes Exams

End -to- end assessment management platform ensuring a secure and timely assessment delivery.

Exam Series Management

Conduct multiple exams for multiple job titles through a single holding.
Use similar but not identical content for exams
Combine multiple subject area for an exam
Reuse or modify the test plan for future needs
Track all activities relative to creating and holding exams

Scheduling and Exam Center Management

Exam scheduling without an end date for continuous recruitment.
Automatic allocation of nearest Exam Center based on candidate’s location.
Candidate self-scheduling or scheduling by an administrator.

Scoring and Banding

Multiple scoring plans for same exam.
Exam score banding to support Rule of 3 (or 5, etc.)
Multiple banding size options available.
“What if” scenarios supported for changing pass point.
Flexible scoring plan to support hiring needs for an individual exam (job title).
Add points for non-test attributes such as veteran’s status and seniority.

Centralized /Decentralized Exam Support

Decentralize any part of the exam – creation, scheduling, exam center management, printing, etc.
Support content request for exam materials from other groups.
Primary exam authors can request and track test materials from other groups.
Content providers can track requests for their materials.
Exam question booklets organization by subject areas for most efficient printing and shipping.

Integration Capability

Saras^TMAPI based Assessment Management System for Government agencies offers easy integration with any enterprise system conforming to the standard communication protocols.
Single Sign-on (SSO) authentication through industry identity standards such as OAuth, OpenID or SAML.

Comprehensive Reporting

Saras^TM Test and Assessment, a comprehensive Online Testing Solution has a strong and robust set of analytics & reporting capabilities to analyze the data on the platform. Get the best-in-class reports and export them in MS Excel for further analysis.

Item Analysis report to assess the quality of the item and the quality of the test as well

Report for statistical data analysis – Z-score provides the position of the raw score from a mean score through standard deviation

Report on consent decree to ensure that the agency complies with any applicable ‘consent decree’

Report on eligible list score distribution based on ethnicity

Preliminary Score Test Matrix to showcase the test score and the band score

Saras^TM empowers educators and assessment companies to cater to their unique assessment needs. Request for a personalized demo.