# Unable to view timed exam from student account

**URL:** <https://discuss.openedx.org/t/unable-to-view-timed-exam-from-student-account/17368>\
**Category:** Tutor Help\
**Tags:** tutor, teak\
**Created:** [October 13, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/unable-to-view-timed-exam-from-student-account/17368 "2025-10-13T14:24:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![chrisahedge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/87869e/32.png) [@chrisahedge](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/chrisahedge)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/unable-to-view-timed-exam-from-student-account/17368/1 "2025-10-13T14:24:36Z")

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Hi,

I am new to tutor openedx and trying to setup a timed exam in my course. Listing what i have done:

1. In Advanced tab, set Enable timed exams: true
2. Created a subsection with 3 questions inside a unit
3. In the course subsection, added a grade and enable timed inside special exam section for 30 minutes(00:30)
4. Published the section, subsection, unit

Now when I go to student account and enrol and go to the timed course, I am seeing a blank page.

Tried reinstalling the openedx and configuring again but no use. Any help is appreciated!

tutor version 20.0.1, Openedx: Teak.2

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**Author:** ![sarina](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/sarina/32/2308_2.png) [@sarina](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/sarina)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/unable-to-view-timed-exam-from-student-account/17368/2 "2025-10-14T21:13:03Z")

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@chrisahedge hello and welcome to the community 🙂

@dave do you know anything about timed exams? Is there additional setup required?

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**Author:** ![dave](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/dave/32/263_2.png) [@dave](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/dave)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 2:01pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/unable-to-view-timed-exam-from-student-account/17368/3 "2025-10-15T14:01:30Z")

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@chrisahedge: Do you see any error messages in either the application logs or the browser console? If so, what are they?

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**Author:** ![chrisahedge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/87869e/32.png) [@chrisahedge](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/chrisahedge)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 5:53am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/unable-to-view-timed-exam-from-student-account/17368/4 "2025-10-21T05:53:36Z")

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Hey Dave! I dont see any errors. But I could figure out that the ENABLE\_TIMED\_EXAM config was not getting set. So after running a patch, it started working. Is it the right way or am I missing something?

from tutor import hooks hooks.Filters.ENV\_PATCHES.add\_item( ( “common-env-features”, “”" “ENABLE\_SPECIAL\_EXAMS”: true “”" ) )