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| Getting Started : |
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How to get started?
Pretty simple, you just
1. register an account with us.
2. enter your profile.
3. upload your test/s from your account.
4. and start earning. |
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Who can be an author?
Anybody who can frame good questions for any of the competitive exam patterns can submit his/her tests at tcyonline.com. |
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Can I write on multiple subjects? If yes, how would I be paid?
Yes, you can write for multiple subjects. All payments are based on how many users use your tests. |
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Can I have a co-author(s) working on a test?
Definitely, you can have a co-author but the payment would be made only to the primary author. You can have your own financial arrangement with your co-author. |
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Would the author name be mentioned along with the tests ?
Yes, the tests would appear in the author's name, but the questions drawn from these may be used to
generate other tests and this additional usage will add on to your revenue. |
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What advantage do I get by associating with TCY?
TCYonline is arguably the fastest growing portals in online education. We expect to touch 1 million enrolment mark by the end of this year. TCYonline is not only the most preferred source for Indian
students but is equally popular in South East Asia, Middle East, Europe and North America. We have
the capability to assure a good income to potential authors based on a large student base and sound
financial model. |
| Financials : |
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How do I earn money?
Great! Now that your attention is focused, here is how you can do it:
(1) Upload your tests
Get paid Rs 100/- for every test you upload as soon as this test exceeds 100 attempts/downloads, i.e. when the test is attempted or downloaded by at least 100 unique users.
Plus
(2) Attract Students When any student attempts/downloads your test, you get paid an additional depending upon the rating given by the students.
If your overall rating is 5, you get Rs. 60 per 100 such ratings
If your overall rating is 4, you get Rs. 50 per 100 such ratings
If your overall rating is 3, you get Rs. 40 per 100 such ratings
If your overall rating is 2, you get Rs. 30 per 100 such ratings
If your overall rating is 1, you get Rs. 20 per 100 such ratings
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How much money can I earn?
There is no limit on how much money you can earn at tcyonline, it all depends on how many students take your test. |
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After submission of tests how long can I expect revenue from it?
It may take a little longer than expected to start receiving payments as it varies from one exam category to the other. You will continue to receive your payment as long as the content is relevant and users
keep using it. So it is a good idea if you can update your content on regular intervals. |
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How and when shall I get paid?
As soon as the earning in your account exceeds Rs. 1000/- the amount will be credited to your account
as per the arrangement worked out in advance. |
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How payments work?
All payments are made on a monthly schedule. If your account balance reaches Rs 1000/-in any month, we'll send your payment in the first week of the following month, provided there are no holds on your account. For example, if your account balance reaches the payment threshold during November, we'll send you a payment in the first week of December. |
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What level of tests are you looking for?
We are looking for tests related to any topic that you feel can attract wide student interest in the internet space. The level of questions may range from grade 3 to grade 12 and competitive exam(Indian and Foreign) practice tests.Each test must contain at least 25 questions. Format of the test must be a word or a text document.You can upload your lecture/tutorial (word/rtf/ppt) too. |
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What are the criteria for any questions to be accepted?
There are 2-3 parameters for the questions to be selected. Our editors would screen tests based on
language appropriateness and other aspects. It will be the users who would actually rate your
questions .Based upon their feedback, the questions may be accepted or rejected. All the questions are
required to be original and the author bears the responsibility for the same. |
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What if I just submit low quality questions?
Here rating or our experts decision will be final i.e. whether these questions are required or not. |
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What is the minimum number of questions one can submit?
For a beginning even a single test of 25 questions should do. But you need to add in more tests to
increase your income. |
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Do I need to give answers and explanations also?
Yes, questions must have proper explanations. The more explanatory your answer is, the easier it is for the student to understand. Students may recommend your tests to others also. |
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Different tests are rated differently, would the author get any advantage for the same?
Rating affects the number of attempts/downloads. The tests with maximum rating will be placed first and will be more visible to the students. So there will be high chances of getting attempted or downloaded. |
| Copyrights : |
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Can I use my content for other sources too in addition to submitting on tcyonline?
Yes, you may. However, we won't remove the content once it's submitted on tcyonline. So, you may have your other commitments with any other parties keeping this condition in mind. By submitting the content, you hereby grant tcyonline.com the right to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly display this content worldwide. |
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Can one pick questions from different books?
All the questions are required to be original. |
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What will happen if I upload infringing content?
Anytime we become aware that any part of content on our site infringes the copyrights of a third party, we will remove it. If you believe that content on the site infringes your copyright, please send us a copyright notice and we'll remove it. |
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Can I be barred from uploading?
Yes, if you generate fake traffic or upload vulgar content or third party content, or otherwise do not comply with terms, you can be barred. In such a case, you will also not be paid the amount you have earned. |
| Miscellaneous : |
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How do I upload a test?
You can register for free, log on to upload page and start uploading tests. It's very simple and just takes a couple of minutes. |
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What if a student downloads my test and shares it with others?
Firstly, have no worries about it as a student gets the real value from the detailed analytics of the test and not merely from the raw content. Tcyonline helps you and the student by providing him benchmarking solutions.
Secondly, if we choose to give a part of your material in downloadable form temporarily, it will help you gain more popularity in the beginning. |
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What do you mean by unique downloads?
We have an intricate system to filter out fake traffic and to determine if a test view is unique. If the same person keeps on taking your test again and again, all the attempts will be considered as one attempt/download only. |
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Are you crazy? Why would you pay me?
No, we are not crazy. We share with you the revenue earned from the website. |
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| If you have any other query or any point is not clear from above, please feel free to email us at tcy@tcyonline.com |
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