Video Assessment

Video Assessment — setup and candidate guide

Video Assessment lets candidates record video responses to questions instead of typing or selecting MCQs. The platform stores each recording, transcribes it, scores it with AI, and lets a human panel review playback with timestamped behavioural flags.

When to use Video Assessment

• Communication-heavy roles (sales, customer success, teaching).
• Pitch / presentation evaluation.
• Language fluency assessments (speak a passage, describe an image, narrate a scenario).
• Soft-skills / behavioural assessments where written answers don't capture the candidate's manner.
• Situational judgement responses (record a 60-second response to a scenario).

For admins — setting up

Step 1 — Create the exam

1. Log in and go to Exam → Create Exam → Video Assessment.
2. Set the title, duration, and total questions.

Step 2 — Add video-response questions

1. Click Add Question.
2. Type the question prompt (and optionally attach a reference image / video).
3. Set preparation time — seconds the candidate can think before recording starts (e.g. 30 seconds).
4. Set response time — the max recording length per response (e.g. 90 seconds).
5. Set retake limit — how many times the candidate may re-record (default 1; for practice exams set to unlimited).
6. Save the question. Repeat for each.

Step 3 — Configure scoring

1. Open Exam Settings → Scoring.
2. Add evaluation criteria: communication clarity, content accuracy, structure, confidence, language fluency. Weight each.
3. Enable AI scoring, panel scoring, or both. If both, the system shows the AI's draft score to the panel for confirmation or override.

Step 4 — Publish and monitor

1. Assign to candidates and publish.
2. During the exam, the proctoring dashboard shows real-time face presence, attention, and any AI flags.

Behavioural analysis the AI provides

Timestamped malpractice flags

For each session, the AI marks suspicious events with timestamps so a panel reviewer can jump straight to them:

• Multiple faces detected at t=01:23
• Candidate looking away repeatedly between 02:10 and 02:45
• Second voice detected at 03:02
• Object (phone / book) detected at 04:11

For candidates — appearing for a Video Assessment

1. Open the exam link from your email.
2. Complete the system check — webcam, microphone, internet.
3. Verify your identity (face + ID).
4. Each question shows on screen with a preparation timer.
5. Use the preparation time to think.
6. Click Start Recording when ready (or wait — recording auto-starts when preparation time expires).
7. Speak your response clearly. The recording timer counts down.
8. Click Stop Recording when done, or let it auto-stop at the limit.
9. Optional: click Re-record if you have retakes left.
10. Click Submit — this locks the response and moves to the next question.
11. Repeat for all questions, then click End Exam.

Tips for candidates

• Sit in a well-lit, quiet room with a neutral background.
• Look at the camera (not the screen) when speaking.
• Speak clearly and pace yourself — you don't have to fill the whole time.
• Use the preparation time to outline your answer mentally.
• If a question is unclear, address what you understand — the AI evaluates clarity over volume.

For reviewers — the panel review interface

1. Go to Reports → Video Assessment Results.
2. Click a candidate to open their full session.
3. You see: video playback per question, full transcript, AI score per criterion, AI summary, behavioural signals chart, and any flags.
4. Click any flag timestamp to jump to that point.
5. Accept the AI score, override, or add panel comments.
6. Submit your review.

Common questions

Can candidates take Video Assessment on mobile?
Yes, but a laptop or desktop is recommended for a better experience.

What if a candidate's video upload fails at the end?
The system auto-saves each response immediately after submit. Network issues during the final upload prompt a retry. Responses are not lost.

How are recordings stored?
Encrypted at rest in the Eklavvya cloud, organized by session ID, retained per your data-retention policy (default 90 days, configurable up to 7 years for compliance use cases).