Exam Management System

A simple MERN-style exam management system (backend + frontend) for creating exams, submitting answers, and viewing results.

Repository structure

• backend/ — Node/Express server and models
• frontend/ — React app

Features

• Create and manage exams
• Student submissions and result viewing
• Simple authentication

Tech stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express, Mongoose
• Frontend: React

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16+ recommended)
• npm or yarn
• MongoDB (local or Atlas)

Setup

1. Backend

cd backend
npm install
# create a .env with variables (example below)
node server.js

Environment variables (example .env):

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/examdb
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

2. Frontend

cd frontend
npm install
npm start

By default the frontend runs on http://localhost:3000 and will talk to the backend at the backend PORT configured above.

API

Basic routes live under backend/routes/ (/auth, /exams, /submissions). See the code for request/response shapes.

Contributing

Feel free to open issues or PRs. Keep changes focused and add tests where appropriate.

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