{"id":13788,"date":"2025-11-25T11:19:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T05:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/?p=13788"},"modified":"2025-11-25T11:19:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T05:49:15","slug":"how-can-i-update-an-existing-subject-to-be-optional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/how-can-i-update-an-existing-subject-to-be-optional\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I update an existing subject to be optional?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You can change the subject type using Subject Setup page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to\u00a0<strong>Settings > Student > Examination > Subject Setup<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locate the subject already mapped to classes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click three dots to Edit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turn\u00a0<strong>off<\/strong>\u00a0the\u00a0<strong>Mandatory<\/strong>\u00a0toggle to mark it as\u00a0<strong>Optional<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Mandatory toggle can be disabled\u00a0<strong>only if no marks have been entered<\/strong>\u00a0for that subject.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If marks already exist, delete the mark entries first to change the status.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AD_4nXcrDoPQ7sb23FTZ-M2enklaxU28KzZgs02hD0bFNfcIG9OI40CWHzR-IAT9GYuVlGZZVHIIgiJ6-ZYsaMApHmcmmWr9g5LVAN2Z440Jl6y7qNCzpsn3L7BMga3P0ohI_yBv-EtKj3P3WPwpYt9gEQ.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AD_4nXcrDoPQ7sb23FTZ-M2enklaxU28KzZgs02hD0bFNfcIG9OI40CWHzR-IAT9GYuVlGZZVHIIgiJ6-ZYsaMApHmcmmWr9g5LVAN2Z440Jl6y7qNCzpsn3L7BMga3P0ohI_yBv-EtKj3P3WPwpYt9gEQ.png 1600w, https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AD_4nXcrDoPQ7sb23FTZ-M2enklaxU28KzZgs02hD0bFNfcIG9OI40CWHzR-IAT9GYuVlGZZVHIIgiJ6-ZYsaMApHmcmmWr9g5LVAN2Z440Jl6y7qNCzpsn3L7BMga3P0ohI_yBv-EtKj3P3WPwpYt9gEQ-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AD_4nXcrDoPQ7sb23FTZ-M2enklaxU28KzZgs02hD0bFNfcIG9OI40CWHzR-IAT9GYuVlGZZVHIIgiJ6-ZYsaMApHmcmmWr9g5LVAN2Z440Jl6y7qNCzpsn3L7BMga3P0ohI_yBv-EtKj3P3WPwpYt9gEQ-1024x502.png 1024w, https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AD_4nXcrDoPQ7sb23FTZ-M2enklaxU28KzZgs02hD0bFNfcIG9OI40CWHzR-IAT9GYuVlGZZVHIIgiJ6-ZYsaMApHmcmmWr9g5LVAN2Z440Jl6y7qNCzpsn3L7BMga3P0ohI_yBv-EtKj3P3WPwpYt9gEQ-768x377.png 768w, https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AD_4nXcrDoPQ7sb23FTZ-M2enklaxU28KzZgs02hD0bFNfcIG9OI40CWHzR-IAT9GYuVlGZZVHIIgiJ6-ZYsaMApHmcmmWr9g5LVAN2Z440Jl6y7qNCzpsn3L7BMga3P0ohI_yBv-EtKj3P3WPwpYt9gEQ-1536x754.png 1536w, https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AD_4nXcrDoPQ7sb23FTZ-M2enklaxU28KzZgs02hD0bFNfcIG9OI40CWHzR-IAT9GYuVlGZZVHIIgiJ6-ZYsaMApHmcmmWr9g5LVAN2Z440Jl6y7qNCzpsn3L7BMga3P0ohI_yBv-EtKj3P3WPwpYt9gEQ-1200x589.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video Tutorial : <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/B141-02_How-can-I-update-an-existing-subject-to-be-optional.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can change the subject type using Subject Setup page. 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