A complete examination management system that implements the PARAKH 7-step framework โ from assessment design and blueprint creation to question writing, paper assembly, and secure printing. Supports AI-powered and manual generation in 16 languages.
PARAKH's study of question papers across Indian school boards identified critical gaps that undermine educational equity and assessment validity.
Marks are not aligned to the cognitive demands of content, leading to papers that fail to accurately measure student learning across different abilities.
No systematic approach to distributing marks across objective, short answer, and long answer questions relative to their difficulty levels and content weight.
Without structured blueprints, paper setters create assessments that vary widely in content coverage, ability testing, and difficulty โ compromising equivalence across boards.
PARAKH ITMS solves this by digitising the complete PARAKH 7-step framework โ ensuring every question paper is balanced across abilities (Awareness, Sensitivity, Creativity), content areas, question types, and difficulty levels, with full blueprint traceability.
PARAKH ITMS implements each step from the official "Guidelines for Setting Balanced Question Papers to Promote Equivalence in Assessment Practices of School Boards."
The PARAKH guidelines define three primary abilities that every question must assess. Our system enforces this mapping at the point of question creation, ensuring no question enters the bank without proper classification.
Questions testing factual recall, conceptual understanding, and procedural fluency
Questions testing interpersonal skills, ethical reasoning, and collaborative thinking
Questions testing higher-order thinking, innovation, and original application of concepts
From building a competency-mapped question bank to generating balanced papers in 16 languages โ AI-powered and manual, all in one system.
Create and manage questions with PARAKH-defined ability categories (Awareness, Sensitivity, Creativity), sub-abilities, three difficulty levels, competency codes, estimated answering time, and stimulus material โ authored simultaneously in multiple languages with live preview.
Create structured blueprints specifying sections, chapter-wise weightage, ability-to-question mapping, mandatory vs optional questions, marks distribution, and language-specific instructions. The system validates that sufficient questions exist in the bank.
Select a blueprint, define the Easy / Moderate / Difficult distribution percentages, choose the number of sets, and generate. The AI engine picks questions satisfying the blueprint's ability mapping, chapter coverage, and difficulty balance.
For paper setters who want hands-on control: select a blueprint, then pick questions chapter-by-chapter. The system shows available questions per section, lets you review each before selection, and validates picks against blueprint requirements.
For boards running combined papers โ merge Botany + Zoology into Biology, Commerce + Accountancy into a single paper. Define the part ordering, and the system generates a unified paper with combined instructions and correct numbering across all language versions.
Monitor everything: question distribution by class, subject, language, and difficulty; Class XI vs XII comparisons; AI vs Manual paper generation trends; blueprint usage tracking; recent paper history with status; and user activity metrics.
A streamlined five-stage process from user setup to secure paper printing.
Admin assigns subject-specific logins with role-based access
Add competency-mapped multilingual questions
Structure sections, chapters, abilities, marks
AI or Manual โ balanced papers in all languages
Print directly โ zero database storage, zero leak risk
Watch how state boards build question banks, design blueprints, and generate secure competency-mapped papers โ all in one platform.
Generate the same question paper simultaneously across all configured languages โ each with its own instructions, content, and formatting. Supporting India's linguistic diversity for true assessment equivalence.
Every layer of the system protects question paper integrity.
Papers are printed directly without database storage โ eliminating digital leak risks entirely.
Admin, Question Bank Editor, and Paper Setter โ each user sees only what they are authorised to access.
Each paper setter accesses only their assigned subject โ complete isolation at the login level.
The PARAKH Guidelines for Standardisation of Question Paper Templates have been endorsed at the highest levels of the Ministry of Education.
The design of a question paper must reflect not only curricular intent but also a calibrated balance of cognitive demand, item diversity, and inclusivity. The PARAKH Guidelines offer a blueprint-driven approach to harmonise assessment design across Boards, promoting structural equivalence while preserving contextual flexibility.
These Guidelines for Standardisation of Question Paper Templates provide a robust mechanism to support School Boards in constructing balanced, outcome-aligned question papers. By institutionalising blueprint-based design, the guidelines enable structural parity across diverse Boards and enhance the credibility of student performance data.
Every generated paper follows a standardized format with QR code, registration fields, section-wise instructions, and proper question numbering โ ready for secure printing.
Yes. Every feature maps directly to the 7-step framework โ from Assessment Design (Step 1) through Moderation (Step 7). The system enforces ability mapping (Awareness, Sensitivity, Creativity), difficulty classification, blueprint validation, and competency codes at every stage.
Absolutely. PARAKH ITMS is fully configurable โ you can add your board's subjects, chapters, languages, and blueprint structures. The AP Board of Intermediate Education currently runs it with 20+ subjects across 16 languages.
Currently English, Telugu, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Punjabi, Assamese, Konkani, Meitei, Mizo, and Nepali. Additional languages can be configured during deployment.
Secure Print mode generates the paper directly in the browser and sends it to the printer without ever saving it to the database. Once printed, no digital copy exists in the system. This eliminates the primary vector for question paper leaks.
Yes. AI generation auto-assembles papers based on difficulty distribution and blueprint rules. Manual generation gives paper setters full control to pick individual questions chapter-by-chapter, with the system validating against the blueprint in real-time.
Both options are available โ cloud-hosted SaaS solution or on-premise installation within your board's data centre. We recommend discussing your security requirements during the demo.
Schedule a live walkthrough of PARAKH ITMS with your team. We'll show you how the system maps to your board's specific needs.
Whether you're exploring options or ready to deploy, our team will walk you through the entire system โ from question bank setup to your first generated paper.
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PARAKH ITMS is deployed on-premise within your board's infrastructure โ ensuring maximum examination security with zero external data exposure.
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