The exam-first LMS that replaces LearnDash.
Turgor Exam Engine is a complete course platform with the exam tools built in: timed CBT exams with negative marking, analytics and certificates from day one, plus a guided importer that copies your LearnDash courses and students across without touching your live site.
Requirements
WordPress 6.7+ and PHP 8.1+. Works entirely standalone — LearnDash is only relevant if you're migrating an existing LearnDash site across.
New to WordPress? Read the complete beginner's guide: install, settings, courses, quizzes and selling, step by step.
Your exam site shouldn't need five plugins.
Most WordPress course plugins treat a quiz as an end-of-lesson check. Running a real mock test on them means stacking an exam plugin, a results dashboard and an import tool on top, each with its own settings and its own yearly renewal. And setup means picking through dozens of settings pages before you can publish a single paper. You didn't sign up to manage plugins — you signed up to teach.
Everything a course platform needs. Nothing it doesn't.
Student analytics that actually render.
Live Chart.js dashboards — completion trends, score distributions, engagement heatmaps — pulled straight from your course data, no CSV exports or third-party BI tool required.
Data built for exams.
Attempts, progress and results live in tables designed for them, and dashboards read summaries rebuilt in the background instead of recalculating on every page view.
Leave LearnDash in one click.
Point the importer at your existing install. Courses, lessons, quizzes, questions, and student progress come over verified — not just copied and hoped for.
Live in one afternoon.
Sensible defaults out of the box. No forty-tab settings maze before your first course goes live.
Plays well with your stack.
Works with the caching and page-builder plugins you already run — nothing to disable, nothing to work around.
100% working migration from LearnDash
A guided wizard imports everything LearnDash has, checks it against the original data, then switches every route to Turgor Exam Engine — in that order, so nothing goes offline mid-migration.
One-click import wizard
Point it at your existing LearnDash install and it imports courses, lessons, quizzes, questions, categories, and enrollments in one pass.
Progress and history carry over
Students keep their history — enrolments, completed lessons and topics, and every quiz attempt come across. Certificates already awarded stay in LearnDash; new ones are issued automatically from the switch onward.
Verified before you go live
Every migrated course is checked against the original LearnDash data, not just assumed correct.
Go live in one click
Once you're satisfied, a single button claims every route and switches LearnDash off — no manual URL surgery.
A complete course platform, not an add-on
Lessons, quizzes, and courses built natively into Turgor Exam Engine — nothing here depends on LearnDash being installed at all.
Native course & lesson builder
Sections, lessons, drip content, and prerequisites, with long courses folding into clean, collapsible sections.
Every quiz type LearnDash has, and more
Single/multiple choice and cloze fill-in-the-blank questions, per-question point values, category tagging, and question/answer shuffle.
Bulk question import
Load a question bank from Excel, Word, JSON, or a live Google Sheet — built in.
A quick look inside Turgor Exam Engine
Real admin screens — the migration dashboard and sitewide quiz defaults.
The admin overview
Migration status, course and quiz counts, and every route already served by the plugin — at a glance.
Sitewide quiz defaults
Set time limits, passing scores, retake limits, and pagination once — any quiz can still override them.
The screens your students actually use
Every screen below is native to Turgor Exam Engine — progress tracking, courses, performance analytics, and the full timed-exam experience, all in one plugin.
Your score: 58% · Avg: 52%
| Test | Date | Score | Correct/Wrong | Skipped | Class avg | Percentile | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSIR-NET Life Sci… | 4 Sept | 58% | 84 / 32 | 28 | 55% | 61st | TopicsReview |
| CSIR-NET Life Sci… | 4 Sept | 62% | 90 / 30 | 24 | 55% | 68th | TopicsReview |
| CSIR-NET Life Sci… | 4 Sept | 66% | 96 / 28 | 20 | 55% | 77th | TopicsReview |
| CSIR-NET Life Sci… | 4 Sept | 71% | 104 / 26 | 14 | 55% | 92nd | TopicsReview |
Same job, fewer plugins to buy
Everything in the left column ships in Turgor Exam Engine by default. On LearnDash, most of the right column means installing — and paying for — another plugin.
| Feature | Turgor Exam Engine | LearnDash |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | One-time, from $59 | Annual license renewal |
| Course & lesson builder | Included | Included |
| Timed, sectioned exams | Built in | Requires a separate exam plugin |
| Per-topic negative marking | Built in | Requires a separate exam plugin |
| Student score & percentile dashboard | Built in | Requires a separate dashboard plugin |
| Bulk question import/export | Built in | Requires a separate plugin |
| Certificates | Included | Included |
| Class-level reporting | Built in | Limited, often needs an add-on |
| Guided migration from LearnDash | One-click import wizard | — |
| If your update window lapses | Every feature keeps working | Varies by add-on |
Competitive-exam tooling, built in
Fullscreen lockdown and per-topic negative marking, built into the same engine and included by default.
Sectioned, timed exams
Assemble quizzes into one timed paper with topic tabs and a CBT-style question navigator.
Per-topic negative marking
Set a different penalty per section, matching how SSC, banking, and UGC/CSIR-NET papers actually score.
Student dashboard included
Scores, percentiles, streaks, and an activity heatmap — included by default.
Random question papers
Draw a set number of questions at random from a question-bank category, so every student gets a different paper.
Live tests with open and close times
Nobody can start outside the window, and anyone still sitting the quiz is stopped at closing time.
Question analysis
For each question: how many students got it right, wrong or left it blank, and the average time. Hardest question first.
Exam-by-exam setups: SSC CGL IBPS PO UPSC NEET UG JEE Main CSIR-NET GATE All exams →
Built for real exam patterns
Everything a coaching institute asks for
The checklist institutes send us before they switch, and how Turgor Exam Engine covers each item.
| Your requirement | Turgor Exam Engine |
|---|---|
| Create courses and lessons | Yes Free Drag-and-drop course builder with lessons, videos and quizzes. |
| Divide an exam into sections | Yes Free Name each section and assign questions to it. |
| Shuffle questions within each section | Yes Free Shuffling never mixes sections, so the paper keeps its structure. |
| Draw a set number of questions from each section | Yes Exam Mode Question limit per section, picked fresh for every attempt. |
| Different marks for each section | Yes Exam Mode For example +1 in one section and +2 in another. |
| Different negative marking for each section | Yes Exam Mode Turn it on or off and set the deduction section by section. The free plugin sets it per quiz or per question. |
| A separate timer for each section | Yes Exam Mode Each section closes when its time runs out, as in SSC CGL and IBPS PO. |
| Sectional cut-off marks | Yes Exam Mode A minimum score per section, in marks or as a percentage. |
| "Only the first N answers count" (CSIR NET rule) | Yes Exam Mode Set how many answered questions are evaluated in each section. |
| Section-wise results | Yes Exam Mode Score, correct, wrong and skipped for every section, plus answer-by-answer review. |
| Questions in English plus another language | Yes Exam Mode Add a second language to any question, such as Hindi, Tamil, Bengali or Marathi. Students switch between the two during the exam. |
| A real computer-based exam screen with question navigation | Yes Exam Mode Question palette, mark for review, countdown and a GATE-style calculator. |
Free in Turgor Exam Engine on WordPress.orgExam Mode needs the Exam Mode add-on (Pro)
See Exam Mode in action
- Parts A, B and C as separate tabs
- Attempt any 15, 35 and 25: only those answers count
- Different marks and negative marking for each part
- Fullscreen exam screen with question palette
- General Aptitude, Chemistry and five optional sections
- 122 questions in one full-length paper
- Question palette and mark for review
- Fullscreen exam screen with a countdown timer
Finish the loop, not just the quiz
Certificates and class-level reporting that come with the platform instead of needing a separate purchase.
PDF certificates, emailed automatically
Generated the moment a course is completed, and emailed to the student with no manual step.
Custom certificate design
Match your own branding instead of a generic template.
Class Reports
See how a whole class or cohort is doing, not just one student's dashboard at a time.
Question & answer shuffle
Randomize question order and answer order per attempt, so repeat sittings aren't identical.
No add-ons to buy. Ever.
Exam Mode, Student Dashboard, and Quiz Toolkit are built into Turgor Exam Engine, at no extra cost.
Exam Mode
Fullscreen lockdown, sectioned timers, and per-topic negative marking — the exact same exam engine, included by default.
Student Dashboard
Scores, percentiles, streaks, and an activity heatmap for every student — no separate plugin required.
Quiz Toolkit
Bulk question import and export from Excel, Word, or a live Google Sheet — built into the same install.
with every Turgor Exam Engine purchase — nothing else to buy.
Free core + Pro add-ons
Everything in Turgor Exam Engine, piece by piece
The free plugin runs courses and mock tests on its own. One Pro licence switches on every add-on and Pro feature below. Nothing is sold separately.
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Pro add-onPro
Exam Mode
The computer-based exam screen students sit on the day.
- Question palette and mark for review
- Sectional timers and cut-offs
- Partial and negative marking
- English / Hindi papers and a scientific calculator
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CoreFree
Mock tests & question bank
Timed papers built from one shared bank of questions.
- Eight question types, including numeric ranges
- Negative marking, sections and retake limits
- Random questions drawn from a category
- Live tests with open and close times
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Pro add-onPro
Quiz Toolkit
Your question bank in, in minutes.
- Import and export Excel and CSV
- Import straight from Word documents
- Sync live from a Google Sheet
- Bad rows reported, not saved
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Pro add-onPro
Student Dashboard
A reason for students to come back tomorrow.
- Scores over time
- Progress in every course
- A study streak
- Question-by-question review of any attempt
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CoreFree
Results & question analysis
Every attempt, and which questions went wrong.
- Every attempt on one Results screen
- Essay marking and re-marking
- Question analysis, hardest first
- You choose when answers are shown
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CoreFree
Courses & lessons
A full course platform around your tests.
- Drag-and-drop course builder
- Drip content by days or date
- Assignments and lesson discussions
- Lesson videos with chapters and resume
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Built into ProPro
Selling
Turn any course or test series into a product.
- WooCommerce one-time and subscriptions
- Bundles of courses at one price
- Google Play Billing for Android apps
- Access follows each order automatically
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Built into ProPro
Certificates & reports
Something to keep, and numbers you can act on.
- PDF certificate emailed on completion
- Completion rate and average score
- A roster showing where each student stopped
- Time-spent and continue-learning shortcodes
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Pro add-onPro
Login
Safer, quicker sign-in. Each switch is off until you turn it on.
- Google sign-in
- Sign in with a code texted to a mobile number
- Email verification and a captcha
- Login lockout and role-based redirects
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Pro add-onPro
Video
Lesson videos that pick up where students left off.
- Captions on lesson videos
- Resume position across devices
- Private videos on Bunny CDN with expiring links
- Chapters and speed menu Free
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Pro add-onPro
Appearance
Make the student screens look like your brand.
- One-click presets
- Success and error colours
- Corner radius and a font
- A brand colour for each course
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Built into ProPro
Student feedback
Hear about a wrong answer key before the next batch does.
- Star ratings and reviews on course pages
- "Report a problem" on any lesson
- Reports on any question in a quiz review
- One queue to work through and close
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CoreFree
LearnDash import
Move across without losing a student's history.
- Courses, lessons, quizzes and questions
- Enrolments, progress and quiz history
- Each course checked against the original
- Groups, bundles and WooCommerce productsPro
Every Pro licence includes all of it. See Pro pricing
One purchase. Every tier includes the full platform.
Every Turgor Exam Engine Pro tier includes analytics, exam tools, migration, and certificates — the only difference is how many sites you run it on. Just want to try it first? Download Turgor Exam Engine free.
Turgor Exam Engine ProSingle Site
- Full Turgor Exam Engine platform
- One-click LearnDash migration
- Updates & support included* — see offer above
- Keeps working after, no expiry
Turgor Exam Engine ProAgency Starter
- Everything in Single Site
- Use across up to 5 of your own or client sites
- Updates & support included* — see offer above
- About 63% less than 5 single-site licenses
Turgor Exam Engine ProAgency Unlimited
- Everything in Agency Starter
- Unlimited sites, including every client site you manage
- Priority support
- Renews annually
Single Site and Agency Starter are one-time purchases — no subscription. Agency Unlimited renews annually.
Questions before you install.
Do I need LearnDash installed to use Turgor Exam Engine?
No. Turgor Exam Engine is a complete, standalone course platform. LearnDash is only relevant if you're migrating an existing LearnDash site — Turgor Exam Engine reads its data during migration, then LearnDash can be switched off.
What exactly moves over when I migrate from LearnDash?
Courses, lessons, topics, quizzes, questions, categories, enrolments (including access granted through LearnDash groups), completions and quiz attempts. Certificates, assignments and essays stay in LearnDash. The importer verifies each course against your original LearnDash data before you go live, so nothing is copied and assumed correct.
Will this conflict with my caching plugin?
No. Turgor Exam Engine is built to work alongside standard page-caching setups — dynamic content like quiz results and dashboards is excluded from the cache automatically, so you don't need to hand-configure exclusion rules.
Do I need to touch server settings to install it?
No. It installs like any WordPress plugin — no special PHP configuration, no elevated hosting tier required.
What happens to my existing exams and negative marking?
They migrate as-is. Each quiz’s sections are rebuilt from the question categories it uses, and if you gave wrong answers negative points in LearnDash’s question editor, those carry over and Turgor actually deducts them in the score — something LearnDash’s own results don’t show. Per-topic negative marking can then be set in Turgor after the move.
What happens after my included updates end?
Everything you've built keeps working exactly as it does today — a lapsed update window only means new versions stop until you renew (see the launch offer above for how long your update window is). Nothing already installed is disabled.
Your students won't notice the migration. They'll notice the exams.
Pricing starts at $59, one time — see exactly what's included before you decide.
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