> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://academy.synap.ac/doc/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://academy.synap.ac/doc/exams/create-and-manage-exams/2.-build-exam/exam-sections.md).

# Exam sections

Sections help you organise an exam into structured parts, allowing you to group related questions and control how candidates progress through an assessment. By default, sections are used for organisation and reporting, but they can also support more advanced assessment models such as section-level grading or additional pass requirements.

Sections let you split up questions in to distinct parts of an exam, key features for sections are: 

1. Once a section has been submitted, users **cannot** go back to the section to change their responses.
2. EMQ Groups **cannot** be split across sections 

There are two types of sections on quizzes and exams on Synap which can be configured from the experience page. If you're creating a static exam, titles, timers, instructions and instruction timers will be copied over from the source quiz but can all be modified in the exam

See our detailed guides below on how to build and use sections, grades and advanced grading criteria 

{% content-ref url="/pages/B5Idpot7Ag70R02B4CBy" %}
[Sections](/doc/quizzes/creating-a-quiz/sections-1.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/nWwuLsNb9NBdwGUWsE1Z" %}
[Exam grades](/doc/exams/create-and-manage-exams/2.-build-exam/exam-grades.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% hint style="info" %}
See the Dynamic exams page for information on [sections in Dynamic exams](https://academy.synap.ac/doc/exams/create-and-manage-exams/creating-an-exam/dynamic-exams#sections-in-dynamic-exams).
{% endhint %}


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