Test settings

Test settings allow you to customize your test based on your requirements. For example, you can control the look and feel of your test, add multiple proctoring mechanisms, restrict IP addresses from which the test can be taken, etc.

Where can I find the test settings?

You can find the test settings in the Test Details section by clicking Overview.

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What settings can you make here?

Cut-off settings

Here, you can make settings related to the cut-off score of the assessment.

For more information, see Question settings.

Proctoring settings

These settings enable you to supervise candidates during an online test. In this section, you can make various settings, such as confirming the identity of the candidate who is taking the test while ensuring the integrity of the test environment, requiring a candidate to remain in the test environment, etc., to ensure that the test is fair for all candidates.

For more information, see Proctoring settings.

Candidate settings

This section allows you to select the details you want the candidate to provide before starting the test.

By default, the product provides a list of the most common details gathered by recruiters.

For more information, see Candidate settings.

Email and Report settings

This section allows you to make the report settings needed for your assessments. It also allows you to select the option to get a candidate’s detailed assessment report and auto-reminders for the assessment invite to every candidate at regular intervals. You can also choose to send the assessment report to the candidate. To learn more about auto-reminders, read this article.  

Advanced settings

This setting allows candidates to use ChatGPT in their assessments. 

Other details

You do not need to make any settings here. This section is just for your information and provides the following:

  • Test link: The long URL of your test.
  • Short link: The short version of your test URL.
  • Test ID for Recruiter API: This ID defines which test is used for actions like inviting candidates, viewing reports, etc., when using HackerEarth Recruit’s APIs.

Here, you can set the start and end dates, time, and test duration. This section also allows you to disable or enable access to a test.

For more information, see Time settings.

Test admins

In this section, you can do the following:

  • Add or remove administrators from the test
  • Manage permissions that each administrator is given
  • Set a point of contact whose email ID will be used to send emails to candidates and receive emails from candidates

For more information, see Managing admins.