Veterinary exams demand more than just multiple choice. When platforms can’t keep up with clinical complexity, security needs and distributed delivery, the risk isn’t just a poor experience. it’s reputational. Ask yourself:
Realistic scenarios, images and video are essential, rigid formats can't capture clinical skills.
Without rubrics, annotations and streamlined workflows, examiners waste time and struggle to provide fair, timely feedback.
Poor interfaces, tech glitches or clunky navigation can derail performance and increase pressure on your support team.
If it's too strict, it creates friction. If it's too lax, it undermines trust. Most tools fail to adapt to the needs of written, practical and oral assessments.
Veterinary exams require more than standard testing tools. With Cirrus, you get a platform designed to handle clinical content, support efficient workflows and deliver a smooth experience, no matter where or how you assess.
Use Hotspot, Drag and Drop, Match, Extended Match and Comprehensive Integrated Puzzle (CIP) to test clinical decision-making in context. These formats allow candidates to engage directly with images and complete complex case tasks, making exams more relevant and realistic.
Simulate staged clinical cases using Sections, each with its own timing and pass mark. Integrate images, audio and video to present lifelike scenarios, from radiograph analysis to identifying gait abnormalities, creating a more immersive exam experience.
Let candidates complete and submit files directly in Word, Excel or PowerPoint, without leaving the platform or needing an Office365 account. Ideal for practical documentation, analysis tasks or structured case reporting.
Cirrus combines secure browsers, live and AI proctoring, plagiarism detection and test centre delivery support. You have full control to tailor the level of security to the format and stakes of each exam, from low-stakes quizzes to critical professional assessments.
From exam creation to marking, access is strictly limited to authorised users. Every action is logged, so veterinary schools and boards can ensure complete traceability and accountability throughout the process.
Cirrus meets rigorous international standards, including ISO 27001, ensuring the highest levels of data protection and platform security, essential when dealing with sensitive exam content and candidate data.
With LOFT 3.0 and Blueprint, each candidate receives a unique but balanced exam. This protects exam integrity while ensuring fairness across clinical content areas and difficulty levels.
Cirrus auto-scores the majority of question types, from Multiple Choice to Hotspot and CIP. This means faster turnaround times, reduced marking effort and a better experience for candidates.
Use flexible workflows, rubrics and annotations to mark essays and case responses quickly and consistently. Track progress and apply moderation with full visibility across your team.
Speed up essay marking with AI-assisted scoring, built to support veterinary use cases. You'll be able to review, adjust and approve suggestions with complete control.
Give candidates meaningful feedback through annotations, audio or video – helping them reflect, learn and improve with every assessment.
Candidates log in easily via username/password or SSO through your LMS. Cirrus runs in any modern browser with no installation required, including Safe Exam Browser for locked-down delivery.
The user interface is clean, responsive, and WCAG-compliant. Candidates can adjust text size, use accessibility tools like ReadSpeaker and navigate freely or linearly depending on your exam design.
Enable instant results, detailed score breakdowns and rich feedback with text, audio, or video. Help candidates reflect and grow with every assessment.
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