MKCL’s (ERA)Online Examination

Software Installation & User Guide

For use by

Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra

Open University (YCMOU)

Hardware and Software prerequisites for the installation of MKCL’s ERA

• Server Machine • Licensed Windows Server 2003 Operating System • Service Pack 2 • Windows Installer Version 4.5 • Internet Explorer version 7.0 or later • IIS v6 • OS to be installed on default C drive • Hardware

– Processor: Core 2 Duo or above • Recommended: 2.0 GHz or faster

– RAM • Recommended: 4 GB

– Minimum HDD free space on C drive • 15 GB

Hardware and Software prerequisites for the installation of MKCL’s ERA

• Client Machine • Licensed Windows XP/Windows 7 Operating System • Service Pack 3 (XP) / Service Pack 1 (W7) • Windows Installer Version 4.5 • Internet Explorer version 7.0 or later • Hardware

– Processor: Core 2 Duo/Dual Core/P4 • Recommended: 2.0 GHz or faster

– RAM • Minimum: 1 GB • Recommended: 2 GB

– Minimum HDD free space on C drive • 5 GB

• Other most important requirements at the exam center:

• Separate Internet Connectivity on the server machine. No proxy server.

• Licensed copy of Antivirus on Server and all client machines

• UPS at least on Server Machine (Recommended for all server and client machines)

• 100Mbps LAN connectivity between Server and client machines

Hardware and Software prerequisites for the installation of MKCL’s ERA

This Presentation consists of 4 Phases:

Phase 1 begins : Download the Software

* Please ensure that you have installed Winrar Software. It is

freely available on the internet.

Enter the URL : http://fileserver.mkcl.org/erainstaller/

YCMOU_Exam_Final.rar in the internet explorer to download the

YCMOU Exam Demo Software (MKCL’s ERA)

Phase II Begins

Installation of downloaded software

Run this Setup file to start

NET-ERA installation

Click on Accept

button

Click on Next

Please go

through the

recommended

setting and click

on next

Click on next

Please wait….

NET – ERA is

being installed

Click on close

End of Phase II: Installation

Beginning of Phase III :Activation

Examination Software

(ERA) Activation

Please note that separate internet connectivity is required for this process (No Proxy Server)

Click on Activate

Click on ok

Enter your centre

code and password as

given in covering

letter.

Click on Submit

button

Click ok

End of Phase III : Activation

Beginning of Phase IV : Download Learners’ Records

Double Click on

NET – ERA Learning Facilitator

These Icons are available on your

desktop

Enter Password and click

on OK

Select the course

“Testing” and click on

Import button

Message displayed after

successful downloading

Download Assessment

Enter Password and click

on OK

Select the course

“Testing” and click on

Import button

Message displayed after

successful downloading

Download Learners (For use by Exam Centre

Supervisor/Incharge)

Please note that internet connectivity is required for this process

Double click this Icon to start

NET-ERA2 Data Traveler

Enter the same center

code and password and

click on login

Click on

Download

Learner Data

3. Select dates 1st May

to 30th May and Click on

Download

1. Select the

current year

2. Select current

Month

Click on the link below

to view list of candidates

Click on Show Report

Candidate’s

Exam Seat No.

System generated

Candidates’ password

Candidate’s PRN

Candidate’s

Name

Field to be

Ignored

End of Phase IV : Downloading Learners’ Records

Beginning of Phase V : Learners’/Students’ Practice test

Learner Exam (Practice test for use by Learners)

Student should collect the user id

and password from the Learning

Facilitator/Exam Incharge/Supervisor.

Click on NET – ERA Learner to

take the test

* Learners can be given a

practice test before the Main

Exam.

Student enter the

login id & Password

given by supervisor

Click on Course name to

take the test

Click on Practice Test

to attempt the test

Click on next

Click on

appropriate

options

Once sure the

student click on

submit answer

Once Student clicks on

Submit answer the option

cannot be changed

Browse

Questions from

here

Click on End Exam

Click on yes

Enter Student’s password and Click

on Ok

Student Marks displayed

above

End of Phase V : Learners’/Students’ Practice test

Beginning of Phase VI : Main Exam

Click on NET – ERA for

Learners’ Main Exam

Student enter the

login id & Password

given by supervisor

1. Click on Main Exam

2. Click on exam name

to attempt the examination

Click on next

Click on OK

Enter the Supervisor

Password (Center

Password to be filled by

the Supervisor)

Click on Start exam Check the box after reading

instructions

2. Click on

appropriate

options

3. Once sure the

student click on

submit answer

1. Once Student clicks on

Submit answer the option

cannot be changed

Browse

Questions from

here

After attempting all questions

Click on End Exam

If you want to end the exam

Click on yes

Enter Student’s password and Click

on Ok

1. Student Marks displayed

above

2. Click on logout

Ending of Phase VI : Main Exam

Beginning of Phase VII : Downloading the Provision Certificate

Scenario No. 2 Server is not - connected to Internet when the candidate ends the examination. In this case the result data is to be uploaded manually to the server and generate the certificates

Download Provisional

Certificate

Scenario No. 1 Server is connected to Internet when the candidate ends the examination. In this case the result data is uploaded automatically to the server hence the certificates are generated

Please note that internet connectivity is required for this process

Enter login

details

Scenario No 1

Click on Generate

Provisional Certificate

Scenario No 1

Select the course and

exam and click on Show

report

Scenario No 1

Enter login

details

Scenario No 2

Scenario No 2

Click on OK to upload the

Result Data

Click on Generate

Provisional Certificate

Scenario No 2

Select the course and

exam and click on Show

report

Click on View

Certificate

Print Certificate

Signature and Seal

of the Exam Center

Coordinator This will be replaced

by the scanned

signature of the

Controller of

Examinations

Double click this Icon to start

NET-ERA2 Data Traveler

Download Learning eContent

Enter Password and click

on OK

Select the course one

at a time and click on

Import button

Please download all available courses in the list one by one

Message displayed after

successful downloading

Download Assessment

Enter Password and click

on OK

Select the course one at a

time and click on Import

button

Please download all available courses in the list one by one

Message displayed after

successful downloading

Please Download learners

again for all the course

Thank You