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Limits to know when using Bút Nghiên
A summary of the numbers you'll often run into: file upload sizes, OTP codes, password length, exam time limits and number of attempts.
Published August 29, 2026 · Last updated October 15, 2026
Steps
- Before uploading a file, check the maximum size for that type of file in the table below.
- When you create an exam, check that the time limit and number of attempts are within the allowed range.
- If a file is too large: compress the images, split it into several smaller files or save it in a more compact format, then upload it again.
Options and limits
- Avatar
- PNG or JPEG image, up to 2MB.
- Assignment files
- Up to 15MB per file, for both student submissions and teacher attachments.
- Importing an exam from a file
- Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx) or a text-based PDF, up to 20MB, uploaded on the “Upload exam document” page.
- Uploading files in the advanced editor
- Word (.docx) or Excel (.xlsx), up to 10MB. PDF isn't accepted here.
- Student lists
- CSV file up to 2MB and 200 students per import.
- Password
- From 8 to 100 characters.
- Email OTP code
- 6 digits. After each send, you have to wait 60 seconds before you can send it again.
- Exam time limit
- From 1 to 1440 minutes (24 hours) when you create an exam or change its settings. When you generate an exam from a blueprint: from 1 to 360 minutes.
- Number of attempts
- In step 1 of the exam builder: 1–10 attempts, 1 by default. In step “3. Exam room settings” and the exam's “Settings” box: 1–20 attempts.
- Points per question
- In the exam builder: from 0.25 to 10 points, in steps of 0.25, 1 point by default.
- Assignment maximum score
- From 1 to 100 points.
- Bút Nghiên can't read text inside images: scanned PDFs or image-only PDFs can't be imported. Use a PDF with selectable text, or a Word/Excel file.
- The create exam page has no AI feature for writing exams automatically.