1. The test and assessment function across sectors is driven
to achieve model standards of reliability and validity. e-
Assessments are proving to be the best way of achieving
these objectives. The key themes for testing companies
are smart analytics, test integrity and managing scale.
Excelsoft is pushing the envelope in the test and
assessments space making them more secure, user-
friendly, intelligent and analytical…
A platform for test delivery that
is smart, secure and reliable
Excelsoft provides innovative technology-based
solutions catering to the needs of educational
publishers, universities and schools as well as the
government, defense and corporate sector. We
architect, design and develop learning environments,
assessment tools and digital content solutions for
some of the best known corporations and academic
institutions world-wide. We have been a change-
agentineducationreachingoutto23millionendusers
ofourproductsworld-wide.
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2. Excelsoft's SARAS Assessment Management System (AMS) has been providing a high quality
solution across sectors from licensing, certification and high stakes examinations to
corporate assessments and test preparation. SARAS AMS has been adopted globally as a
platform to increase the versatility of test management and delivery. Computer Based Tests
(CBTs) delivered through the SARAS AMS have ensured that assessments happen as per
norms, overcome infrastructural barriers, maintain test integrity and provide extensive
analysis of test performance.
SARAS Assessment Eco-system
Author once, run on any device
PC Test Player
Basic Mobile
Test Player
WAP based (WML, XHTML-MP)
Advanced Mobile
Test Player
Android, iOS
(native and HTML5 mobile-web)
Assessment Management
Author Questions
Manage
Question Banks
Create Tests
Reporting
& Analytics
Try it out!
Trial Account
Please register for trial account of SARAS
products at the URL:
http://trial.mysaras.com/requestfortrial
Demos
Please register for demo of SARAS products at
the URL:
http://trial.mysaras.com/requestfordemo
White Papers & Benchmarks
Please download white paper and benchmark
reports of SARAS products from the following
URL:
http://trial.mysaras.com/whitepaper
Help & Support
Customer support
Customer satisfaction is of utmost importance
to us at Excelsoft. Our efficient and experience
support teams are geared to help you in any
situation. We aim to guide you through every
step on your way to a successful Learning
Experience. This is our commitment to your
continuing success, as you develop, implement
and expand our learning solutions.
Product Help
For troubleshooting, usage assistance,
mail to:
sarassupport@excelindia.com
Telephone +91 821 428 2000
or submit your problem at:
http://www.excelindia.com/reportproblem
Sales Licensing: (Reach us at
for your licensing
needs and product information)
marketing@excelindia.com
We offer comprehensive technical support
for all our implementations. Our varied
support options make it easy to access just
the right kind of support you require.
Downloads and Updates (new releases,
service packs, hot fixes etc.)
Hardware & Infrastructure Support (sizing
and capacity planning based on usage)
Implementation and Training
Maintenance Services (application
management including incident management
and change requests)
Consulting Services (ICT strategy,
development and infrastructure services to
help design, implement and deploy your
learning solutions)
Technical Support

3. Licensing/Certification:
Provides the technology backbone for
conducting global certification tests in license
to practice and IT sectors. Authorized testing
companies deploy the AMS in a hosted mode
to deliver licensing exams in secure
environments with enabled biometrics
High stake examinations:
A highly secure and stable platform for
conducting high stakes examinations for
universities and examination bodies.
Features for easy authoring and secure
administration protect the integrity of
the examinations at a high concurrency
Test publishers/Assessment
companies:
A versatile testing platform for assessment
companies designing and delivering
recruitment/employee assessments. The
platform allows for authoring various question
types and exams to suit the specific
requirements of multiple customers
Test preparation:
A quick and easy solution to host tests,
quizzes and mock examinations based on
the DRT model (Diagnostic, Remedial and
Test). The platform can be accessed
anytime, anywhere and provides granular
analytics to create personalized learning
paths
Applications
Benefits
An evolved platform that accrues cost and
administrative efficiencies to existing test
developers and publishers over current
platforms
Dedicated research on product
enhancements to build intelligent & scalable
solutions with smart analytics
Advanced Test player: Smartphones
Built in modularity to cater to the distinctive
needs of test developers, test publishers,
assessment companies, examination bodies
and test prep companies
An IRT driven reporting structure that
generates and presents critical data for in-
depth analysis of test reliability and validity
Reliable solution with experience in sustaining
scale while protecting the integrity of
examinations integrating secure features and
biometrics
SARAS AMS has been implemented for:
SARAS Testing
Server
High-level Component diagram of the SARAS
Secure mobile testing solution
SARAS
Secure mobile testing solution
Lightweight Linux OS
Secure browser
HTML5 Frontend
USB drive Boot from USB
Test center machine
network
Optional Local Server

4. Item Characteristics Curve (ICC)
Item Characteristic Curve (ICC) is the basic building block of Item Response Theory. This plot is
drawn for each item (question). Many terminologies derived in IRT depend on this curve. The x-axis
indicates examinee (student) ability and y-axis indicates probability of answering the question.
Item Information Function (IIF) Curve
Excelsoft provides a comprehensive e-Assessment solution, through SARAS AMS, to cover the entire spectrum
of testing which includes formative, summative, diagnostic, surveys and high stake examinations. Excelsoft
delivers over and with a demonstrated split-second
concurrency of 10,000 tests.
2 million high stake exams 15 million tests annually
SARAS Assessment Management System
SARAS AMS delivers an extensive
feature list - author 27 different
question types via collaborative
online authoring or offline, deliver in
secured modes online, LAN based, in
standalone offline machines, USB
drive or on pen and paper
Technical hurdles are
history with the ability
to take and resume
examinations even with
the loss of internet
connectivity and related
network issues
SARAS AMS helps
deliver tests over
handheld devices
allowing greater options
in the delivery of short
quizzes and learning on
the go
Why SARAS AMS?Customers choose the SARAS AMS platform due to its proven
success and history of innovation to meet future needs
A secure mobile test
center
a USB device which will help you scale to take tests in 3rd party/leased test
centers without the need for dry runs or worrying about security issues
Online testing
optimized
for low bandwidth and flaky network scenarios: particularly useful in
developing markets like Brazil, India & China
IRT analytics built in for auto recalibration & item analysis providing granular data to study
performance of the test taker as well as the assessment
Integration with
authentication devices
to accommodate biometrics and other security protocols for candidate
verification
Leverage cloud computing to lease server and bandwidth based on peak loads and reduce cost per test
Support for new item
types
enhancing versatility of application incorporating simulations, programming
questions & video
Delivery on any mobile
device
author once, run on any desktop, tablet or smartphone providing access to
tests anytime, anywhere
Adaptive testing IRT application to help develop computer adaptive tests in a multipurpose
environment
LMS integration plug-in with learning management systems to complete learning processes
Workflows for Collaboration easily set up workflows that can be applied to item or test authoring
Multi-tenancy administer & manage delivery of exam requirements of multiple customers
out of a single instance
License Management inbuilt license & inventory management of tests across all modes of delivery
– online, LAN based, standalone or USB