Can we use our existing past questions?

Yes. Upload a Word document and Egold CBT splits it into questions with their options and answers, or keeps a theory paper exactly as typed. You can also import a spreadsheet, type questions in, or generate them with AI.

What question types can teachers use?

Nine: multiple choice, select all that apply, true/false, fill in the blank, several blanks in one sentence, number answers, matching, put in order, and theory/essay. The first eight are marked automatically, with part marks for the multi-part types. Teachers mark theory answers and can use an AI score suggestion as a guide.

When should I use each question type?

Use multiple choice for broad timed tests, select-all-that-apply when more than one answer is right, true/false for quick concept checks, fill in the blank for short recall, number answers for calculations, matching for pairs such as states and capitals, put-in-order for processes and sequences, and theory questions for explanations, workings and essays that need teacher review.

How are theory and essay answers marked?

Objective questions are marked instantly. Theory answers go to the teacher's Grading screen, where AI can suggest a mark and feedback. The student's result updates once marking is done.

Which classes and subjects does it support?

Primary 1 to SS 3 and any subject. Questions can include comprehension passages, tables, diagrams, chemical formulas and maths notation (superscripts and subscripts).

What do students need?

Any computer, laptop or tablet with an up-to-date browser such as Chrome or Edge. Nothing to install on student machines.

CBT software for Nigerian schools. Online or offline.

Egold CBT helps primary and secondary schools in Nigeria and West Africa set computer-based tests, monitor exams and mark results. Use it online for free, or run it on your own school network when internet is unavailable. Every answer is saved the moment a student picks it, so a power cut doesn't wipe out the exam.

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The Egold CBT exam screen on a phone — Students write smoothly on phones, tablets or old laptops. No app download needed.

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Everything from setting the paper to printing results.

1

Before the exam
- Upload past questions from a Word document, or type them in.
- Add comprehension passages, tables and diagrams.
- Pick questions from your banks and set the date, class and duration.
2

During the exam
- Every student gets the questions in a different order.
- Watch every computer live: progress, time left and warnings.
- Add time, pause the hall, or message a student from your desk.
3

After the exam
- Objective answers are marked the moment students submit.
- Positions and WAEC-style grades (A1 to F9), ready for Excel.
- See which questions were too hard or had a wrong answer key.

Made for real school conditions.

Light goes off. Wi-Fi drops. Thirty students share one lab. Egold CBT was designed around all of it.

Power cuts: Answers are saved on the server as each one is picked. Students sign back in and continue, and the invigilator can give back lost time.
No internet: Run it on one school PC. Every computer in the lab connects to it over the school network.
Weak internet: Online, answers wait on the student's computer and upload when the network returns. Submitting keeps retrying until it succeeds.
Cheating: Answer keys never reach the student's computer. Tab switching, copying and leaving full screen are flagged to the invigilator.
Theory papers: Students type their answers; teachers mark them on screen, with an AI-suggested mark if you want one.

Nine question types

More than multiple choice.

Matching, put in order, number answers, several blanks in a sentence and select-all-that-apply sit alongside multiple choice, true/false, fill in the blank and theory. Eight are marked automatically, with part marks where a student gets some of it right.

Multiple choice
Select all that apply
True or false
Fill in the blank
Several blanks
Number answer
Matching
Put in order
Theory / essay

See every question type with examples

A matching question: mixtures matched to separation methods

A put-in-order question: elements in order of atomic number

Built for the tests schools actually run.

All use cases

CA tests & terminal exams

Weekly CA tests and end-of-term papers, set once and marked automatically.

Entrance exams

Screen applicants with a timed, shuffled test and get a ranked list the same day.

CBT practice for SS 3

Get final-year students comfortable with timed computer-based tests before external exams.

Import from Word or Excel

Turn existing Word papers and spreadsheets into a reusable question bank.

Automatic marking

Objective answers marked instantly, part marks where they are deserved, teachers keep the final say on theory.

Exams without internet

One school computer runs the whole exam hall over the school network.

Two ways to run it.

Egold CBT online compared with running it on your own server
	Online	Your own server
Price	Free	300000
Internet during exams	Needed	Not needed
Where data lives	Our secure servers	Your school PC
Set up	Sign up and start	Install on one PC with XAMPP
All exam features	Yes	Yes

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Questions schools ask

What happens if the light goes off during an exam?

Every answer is saved on the server the moment a student picks it. When power returns, the student signs in again and continues where they stopped. The invigilator can add time or reopen the attempt from the Live Monitor.

Do we need internet to write exams?

Not with the self-hosted version: one school computer acts as the server and students connect over the school network. The online version needs internet, but it tolerates weak connections — answers wait on the student's computer and upload when the network comes back.

Is it really free?

Yes. Any school can register and use Egold CBT online for free. A paid licence is only needed if you want to run it on your own offline server.

How do you stop cheating?

Each student can get the questions and options in a different order. Leaving the exam screen, switching tabs, copying or pasting and exiting full screen are recorded and shown to the invigilator live. Answer keys never reach the student's computer.

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