Free Exam Seating Arrangement Generator
Auto-assign students to examination halls and individual rows based on desk capacity and enrolment counts — prevent crowding and minimise scheduling conflicts.
Runs entirely in your browser · No login · No data uploaded
Add each hall with its row count and seats per row.
One student name or ID per line. Students are assigned in the order entered (sort alphabetically for best results).
Add halls, enter students, and click Generate Seating to assign seats automatically.
How to Generate Exam Seating in 3 Steps
Follow these steps to get results in under a minute
How Exam Seating Generator Compares
vs spreadsheets, manual processes, and paid platforms
| Feature | UniCloud360 Exam Seating Generator | Manual Spreadsheet | Word Table Layout | Paid Exam Management System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auto-assign across multiple halls | Instant assignment | Manual drag-drop | Manual entry | Config required |
| Alternate seat spacing option | Toggle setting | Manual skip | Not possible | Admin setting |
| Per-student lookup table | Hall + row + seat | Separate VLOOKUP | Not generated | Separate report |
| Print-ready invigilator plan | One-click | Manual formatting | Print setup | Scheduled export |
| Cost | Free forever | Manual effort | Time-intensive | Paid system |
What Examinations Offices Are Saying
Trusted by lecturers and students across Sri Lankan universities
"We run final exams for 3,000 students across 8 halls. This tool assigns every student in under a minute. The per-student lookup table means any student who can't find their seat can be located immediately without the invigilator searching through the entire plan."
"The alternate seat option is exactly what we needed for COVID-era spacing that we've kept as policy. Previously we were manually crossing out every other seat on a spreadsheet. Now it's a single toggle."
"The hall-by-hall breakdown is what we paste into our invigilator briefing packs. Each invigilator gets their specific hall's grid without seeing other halls — the print-per-hall format is exactly right for distributing to multiple rooms simultaneously."
"We were using Excel with VLOOKUP to assign seats and it would take half a day for a large exam. This takes 30 seconds. The overflow warning when students exceed total capacity has caught planning errors twice already."