Online exam grading software

Streamline your online exam grading processes

Automate objective scoring, standardise manual marking and release results and certificates with a full audit trail, so your team marks faster without sacrificing fairness.

  • Automatic scoring
  • Manual marking
  • Faster workflows
On-platform marking dashboard and grading interface.

Trusted by professional organisations, awarding bodies, and universities worldwide

Why teams choose Synap for grading

Grade at scale without compromising on fairness

Automate objective marking, standardise subjective marking, and release every result with a clear audit trail.

  • Cut marking time dramatically

    Auto-mark objective questions instantly and give markers a focused on-platform dashboard for everything else, so results reach candidates faster.

  • Consistent, defensible results

    Standardise scoring with rubrics, mark schemes and grade boundaries, then use double, blind and anonymous marking to keep evaluations fair.

  • Full auditability and control

    Every manual adjustment is recorded with the user, timestamp and change, and you decide exactly when results and certificates are released.

Custom grading

Grade objective and subjective questions in one place

Efficient marking, powered by automation

Reduce your marking workload with automatic grading of objective question types, including multiple-choice, drag-and-drop, fill-in-the-blank, and more.

Automatic marking of a multiple-choice question in Synap.

Quality controls

Keep marking consistent and fair

Expert assignment for accurate marking

Assign subject-matter experts for accurate evaluations and streamline large-scale assessments. Allocate markers manually by expertise or automatically with round robin distribution to balance workloads.

Synap exam grading dashboard with candidate responses and marker assignment.

Grading roles

Configurable grading roles for rigorous QA

Provisional markers

Provisional markers provide the initial judgment that forms the basis for later review and moderation. They are the first line of grading and assign scores against the marking rubric, often working independently of each other.

Grading roles and allocation settings, including provisional, moderating, escalation, backreaders and auditing markers.

See it in action

Take the manual effort out of exam marking

Book a tailored demo and we will show you how to auto-mark objective questions, standardise manual marking and release results and certificates, all from one place.

Exam grading dashboard

Coordinate your marking team from one place

Powerful online exam grading management designed for speed, accuracy and team coordination.

  • Email notifications

    Automated emails alert markers when an attempt is ready for grading, reducing manual follow-ups and keeping marking on schedule.

  • Marker's inbox

    A dedicated workspace where markers track remaining and completed attempts, with the flexibility to grade by candidate or by question.

  • Rubric marking

    Define a custom mark scheme so scorers can consistently award credits across different criteria in subjective assessments.

  • Information for markers

    Share mark schemes, ideal responses and grading criteria so every marker works to the same standard.

  • Notes for markers

    Markers can leave private internal notes to record queries, uncertainties and reasoning, improving collaboration and accuracy.

  • Candidate feedback

    Give candidates personalised, actionable feedback to deepen understanding of their results and guide improvement.

Results management

Release results exactly when you want

Share results immediately to make learning more meaningful

Mark objective questions and share results instantly for real time feedback. Empower learners with detailed insights to reinforce knowledge and address misconceptions in real-time.

Instant exam results with grade, score, time and performance breakdown.

Digital certificates, badges & credentialing

Issue verifiable certificates and badges automatically

Deliver secure, branded certificates

Automatically email branded certificates to successful candidates using a custom design or one of Synap's templates. Add expiry dates and a QR code to verify certificate authenticity and security.

Verified digital certificate with QR code, issue and expiry dates.

Trusted to grade real exams, fairly

From awarding bodies and universities to fast-growing businesses.

  • Couldn't recommend it any higher. We've had over 500 students pass their exam as a result of Synap's platform. Top notch, students love it and the support from Synap has been invaluable.

    Driver Services Manager | FreeNow

  • I am never going back to writing a paper-based exam and I will not use another examination provider. This team got every single student through the exam with a professional attitude, support and kindness.

    Program Director | University of the Free State

  • Synap came to our rescue when we needed a platform for computer-based testing, with a short turnaround time. Readily customizable, easy to use. We are very impressed with Synap and hope to continue working with them for our annual testing needs.

    Chair | AAO

Enterprise-grade and compliant

Security and compliance built in

Mark and release results on infrastructure certified to recognised standards, so your IT and procurement teams can sign off with confidence.

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ISO 27001 certifiedGDPR compliant

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