Online Examination System

A Java web application for creating, delivering, and grading online examinations. The project provides separate student and faculty experiences, reusable question banks, timed assessments, automated grading, and performance reporting.

Features

Faculty workflow

• Create and manage examinations
• Build reusable question banks
• Configure public or private assessments
• Set examination timers and availability rules
• Randomise questions
• Review student attempts and performance statistics

Student workflow

• Sign in with an institutional account
• View available assessments
• Complete timed examinations
• Receive automatically calculated results
• Review examination history and performance information

Technology

• Java EE / Jakarta-style Servlets
• JSP
• HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Apache Tomcat
• Ant / NetBeans project structure

Local setup

Prerequisites

• JDK 8 or later
• Apache Tomcat or another compatible servlet container
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server
• Ant or NetBeans

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ICARUSTUDIO/Online-Examination-System.git
   cd Online-Examination-System

2. Create a SQL Server database named ExamPortal.

3. Configure the database connection used by the application. For a production-quality deployment, move connection values out of servlet source code and load them from environment variables or server-managed configuration.

4. Add the Microsoft SQL Server JDBC driver to the project or servlet container.

5. Build and deploy the ExamPlatform application to Tomcat.

6. Open the application at a URL similar to:

   http://localhost:8080/ExamPlatform/Login.jsp
   

Roles

• Student: takes examinations and views results.
• Faculty: creates assessments, manages questions, and reviews performance.

Registration is intended to be controlled by authorised staff rather than exposed as unrestricted public self-registration.

Repository notes

This project uses an older Java web stack to demonstrate servlet routing, JSP rendering, role-based application flows, SQL Server integration, session handling, and automated assessment logic. It is presented as a portfolio and learning project rather than a production examination platform.

Before production use, add centralised configuration, password hashing with a current adaptive algorithm, CSRF protection, stricter authorisation checks, automated tests, audit logging, and a clean build pipeline.

License

This project is available under the MIT License.

Contact

Oluwatobi Obafemi — tobyfemi55@gmail.com