Pre-Examination Controls
- Question paper secrecy and storage
- Hall tickets, seating and timetables
- Output: readiness score and gap report
Data-Driven N⁴ Success
PRIVATE UNIVERSITY · KARNATAKA
Auditing every exam stage, live, as it happened
How Paradigm ran a three-stage concurrent audit of Presidency University's examinations, from paper setting to results, including its digital exam and ERP systems, and shared clear findings with leadership.
3 stages
Pre-exam, live conduct, and evaluation and results
9 days
On-site audit, timed to the live examination cycle
2 systems
Exam platform and academic ERP, tested end to end
3 experts
Governance, examination and IT systems auditors
The challenge
Digital exams need digital-grade assurance
Presidency had moved its examinations onto a digital platform linked to its ERP. It wanted independent assurance that processes, data flows and controls were secure, accurate and compliant.
Our approach
Concurrent, not after the fact
We audited each stage while it was happening, combining document review, interviews, live observation, sampling and system-to-system data reconciliation.
The impact
Findings leadership can act on
The audit was completed across all three stages, and findings were shared with university leadership as scored reports, a corrective action matrix and an improvement roadmap.
What we audited
Four audit areas, one exam lifecycle
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Examination Conduct
- ID checks, invigilation and malpractice
- Script custody, scanning and allocation
- Output: integrity score and action matrix
Evaluation and Results
- Digital marking, rubrics and moderation
- Mark totals and grade conversion re-checked
- Output: evaluation assurance certificate
Digital Systems and Compliance
- Exam-to-ERP data and API reconciliation
- UGC, NAAC and DPDP Act alignment
- Output: system integrity report and roadmap
Outcome: Three-stage audit completed; findings shared with leadership
Scored reports and improvement roadmap
The journey
One exam cycle, audited end to end
May 2025
Audit mandate agreed
November 2025
Stage 1: pre-examination audit
December 2025
Stage 2: live conduct audit
January 2026
Stage 3: evaluation and results audit
February 2026
Findings shared with leadership
Paradigm's team audited our examinations as they happened, from paper setting to results. Their findings were clear, evidence-based and practical, and give us a roadmap to strengthen our systems.
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