Remote exams
Run secure exams anywhere, on any device
Deliver proctored, high-stakes exams to candidates wherever they are — on their own device or an institutional one. Configure proctoring to the risk, verify identity, and stay resilient on real-world networks.
- BYOD or institutional
- Flexible proctoring
- Identity verification (soon)
Camera ready
- Camera & microphoneReady
- Network connectionStable
- Screen sharingEnabled
- Second screenNone detected
- Virtual machineNot detected
- ScreenshotsBlocked
- BrowserCompatible
- LockdownActive
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The challenge
Remote doesn’t have to mean less secure
Moving an exam online used to mean giving something up — control of the room, confidence in who’s sitting, or the reliability of a supervised venue. For high-stakes assessment, that trade-off isn’t acceptable.
Synap closes the gap. The same proctoring infrastructure that secures a locked-down lab works in a candidate’s living room — configured to the risk, on whatever device they bring, and resilient when their network isn’t.
Unsupervised remote testing
- ✕ No control over the candidate’s environment
- ✕ Integrity left to trust
- ✕ One-size proctoring — or none at all
Remote, fully under control
- Any device — BYOD or institutional
- Proctoring you configure to the risk
- Verified identity and locked-down sessions
Why it matters
What makes remote exams hard
Once candidates leave the exam hall, three things you used to take for granted disappear.
Every setup is different
BYOD laptops, institutional machines, mixed operating systems, corporate firewalls — remote means you can’t assume anything about the device.
You’re not in the room
Without an invigilator present, integrity has to be built into the software — supervision, lockdown and verification that travel with the candidate.
Home networks drop
Domestic Wi-Fi and mobile connections wobble. An exam that can’t recover from a dropped connection isn’t fit for high stakes.
“The same infrastructure that secures a locked-down lab secures a candidate’s living room.”
Proctoring, your way
Configure proctoring to the risk
Synoptic Proctoring runs on the same infrastructure whether candidates are remote or on-site, with configuration options for every scenario — from a frictionless zero-install check to a fully locked-down desktop session.
Zero-install is ideal for institutional, controlled devices behind firewalls and restrictions. For BYOD, desktop lockdown is easy to install, and candidates are guided through the whole process.
- Detects a second screen
- Confirms a real machine — not a VM or thin client
- Disables screenshots
Zero-install
Nothing to download — perfect for locked-down, firewalled institutional devices.
Browser extension
A lightweight extension for a balance of security and convenience.
Desktop lockdown
Full lockdown for BYOD, with candidates guided through a simple install.
Coming soon: automated identity verification — facial liveness and biometric checks to confirm the right person is sitting. Identity verification
Any device, any network
Ready before the exam starts — and resilient during it
Before candidates begin, a comprehensive system check confirms their device, camera, network and browser are compatible — so problems surface ahead of time, not mid-exam.
If something does go wrong, network resilience is built in at every layer, and you set flexible rules for how and when candidates can re-enter after an unexpected interruption.
BYOD or institutional
Works on the candidate’s own device or a managed one.
Pre-exam system check
Candidates confirm compatibility before the exam opens.
Flexible re-entry rules
Decide how and when candidates can rejoin after a drop-out.
Network resilience
Automatic recovery keeps wobbly connections from ending an exam.
Flexible by design
Everything a remote exam needs
The controls that let one platform cover formal finals, rolling certifications and everything in between.
Static or dynamic exams
Fix one paper for everyone, or generate a unique paper per candidate from your banks.
Randomise to deter cheating
Shuffle questions, answer options and sections to make pseudo-dynamic papers from a static set.
Results on your terms
Release results instantly, or hold them for manual approval and review.
Hybrid delivery
Run some sittings in person and others remotely — from the same exam.
Flexible enrolment
Enrol via API, vouchers, secure links, SSO or the admin UI.
Accessibility on the fly
Candidates can adjust language and font size during the exam.
Part of one platform
Everything a remote exam needs
Remote delivery is one part of Synap. Combine it with the rest of the platform, or explore the full overview.
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Secure remote exams, without the compromise
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