[Tex/LaTex] How to change position of marks in a question paper template

exam

I am using {exam} document class for question paper setting. In the generated pdf marks are almost on the right boundary as I take printout. Can I shift it slightly left or at least at right-aligned with the text? MWE is given as:

\documentclass[12pt]{exam}
\usepackage[margin = 2.2cm]{geometry}
\linespread{1}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{enumerate}
\begin{document}
\begin{center}
\textbf{Name of Institution}\newline
\textbf{Name of Department}\newline
\textbf{Name of Examination}\newline
\end{center}
\textbf{Course Code:XXX (YYYYYY) }  \hspace{1cm} \textbf{Semester: 4th} \newline
\textbf{Time: 2 Hrs \hspace{3cm}  \hspace{7cm} \ \  Max. Marks: 50}\newline

\begin{questions}
\pointsdroppedatright
\question
\begin{parts}
\part[3] Type question here. Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here  \textbf{\droppoints}
\part[7] Type part 2 of question here. Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here 
\begin{enumerate}[i.]
        \item Type question here  XXXXXXX.
    \item YYYYYY.
    \item Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here 
\end{enumerate}
\textbf{\droppoints}
\end{parts}
\question 
\begin{parts}
    \part[5] Type question here. Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here  \textbf{\droppoints}
    \part[5] Type part 2 of question here. Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here 
    \textbf{\droppoints}
    \end{parts}
\end {questions}
\end{document}

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a variation of nice Jesse op den Brouw's answer (+1):

different position of \droppoints

some off-topic changes of code

\documentclass[12pt]{exam}
\usepackage[showframe,   % in real document remove this option
            margin=22mm]{geometry}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\setlist[enumerate]{label=\roman*.,after=\vspace{-0.5\baselineskip}}
\makeatletter
\def\droppoints{%
  \leavevmode\unskip\nobreak\hfill
        \rlap{\hskip\marginparsep\padded@point@block}%
                }
\makeatother

\begin{document}
\begin{center}\bfseries
Name of Institution\\
Name of Department\\
Name of Examination
\end{center}
\textbf{Course Code:XXX (YYYYYY) }  \hfill\textbf{Semester: 4th}    \\
\textbf{Time: 2 Hrs                 \hfill  Max. Marks: 50}         \\

\begin{questions}
\pointsdroppedatright
\question
\begin{parts}
\part[3] Type question here. Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here
\textbf{\droppoints}
\part[7] Type part 2 of question here. Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here
\begin{enumerate}
    \item Type question here  XXXXXXX.
    \item YYYYYY.
    \item Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here
\end{enumerate}
\textbf{\droppoints}
\end{parts}
\question
\begin{parts}
    \part[5] Type question here. Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here
    \textbf{\droppoints}
    \part[5] Type part 2 of question here. Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here Type question here
    \textbf{\droppoints}
    \end{parts}
\end {questions}

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[Tex/LaTex] Customising question number position in exam document class

In order to achieve what you want:

To move the question number to the left:
- modify the length leftmargin of the questions environment.
More horizontal space between the question number and the actual text of the question.
- modify the length labelsep of the questions environment.
Parts left justified instead of right justified.
- redefine the command makelabel that is inside the parts environment.
  - This trick was taken from this answer made by egreg: https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/285767/5185
Have the question part numbers aligned with the left part of text of the question above.
- modify the lengths leftmargin and labelsep of the parts environment.

The lengths for parts 1 and 2 can be modified setting the variable questionshook, and for part 3 and 4 that command and those lengths must be set with the variable partshook (see section 4.10 "Customizing the list parameters" of the exam class manual).

So, your MWE should be the next one:

\documentclass[a4paper]{exam}
\renewcommand{\thepartno}{\roman{partno}}

%% For task 1 and 2
\renewcommand{\questionshook}{\setlength{\leftmargin}{2.5em}\setlength{\labelsep}{1.5em}}
%% For task 3 and 4
\renewcommand{\partshook}{\renewcommand\makelabel[1]{\rlap{##1}\hss}\setlength{\leftmargin}{2em}\setlength{\labelsep}{0.5em}}

\begin{document}
\firstpageheader{\large\textbf{Pure Mathematics: Number theory}}{}{\thepage}
\runningheader{}{}{\thepage}
\vspace*{0cm}

\begin{questions}

\question
For positive integers $a$, $b$ and $c$ \ldots

\begin{parts}

\part
For positive integers $a$, $b$ and $c$ \ldots

\part
For positive integers $\alpha$, $\beta$ and $\gamma$ \ldots

\end{parts}

\question
For positive integers $a$, $b$ and $c$ \ldots

\begin{parts}

\part
For positive integers $a$, $b$ and $c$ \ldots

\part
For positive integers $\alpha$, $\beta$ and $\gamma$ \ldots

\end{parts}

\end{questions}

\end{document}

And this is how it looks like:

[Tex/LaTex] How to make the Question Paper in LaTeX

Use tabular; I set a 1cm separation between the image and the header, adjust it to suit you.

Note that the header is centered, because the image is included in a zero width box.

Please, use boldface or italic for emphasis, not underlining. Also avoid $$ in LaTeX; I showed the usage of gather* in the second question.

\documentclass[11pt,paper=a4,answers]{exam}

\usepackage[
  paperheight=10.5in,
  paperwidth=8.27in,
  bindingoffset=0in,
  left=0.8in,
  right=1in,
  top=0.7in,
  bottom=1in,
  headsep=.5\baselineskip
]{geometry}

\usepackage{amsmath,graphicx,lastpage}

\usepackage{upgreek}
\usepackage{censor}
\censorruledepth=-.2ex
\censorruleheight=.1ex

\flushbottom

\usepackage{cleveref}

\pagestyle{headandfoot}
\headrule
\newcommand{\continuedmessage}{%
  \ifcontinuation{\footnotesize Question \ContinuedQuestion\ continues\ldots}{}%
}
\runningheader{\footnotesize Mathematics}
  {\footnotesize Mathematics --- Differential Geometry}
  {\footnotesize Page \thepage\ of \numpages}
\footrule
\footer{\footnotesize Student's name:}
  {}
  {\ifincomplete{\footnotesize Question \IncompleteQuestion\ continues
   on the next page\ldots}{\iflastpage{\footnotesize End of exam}
  {\footnotesize Please go on to the next page\ldots}}}

\crefname{figure}{figure}{figures}
\crefname{question}{question}{questions}
%==============================================================
\renewcommand\thequestion{Q.\arabic{question}}
\renewcommand{\questionlabel}{\thequestion)}
\renewcommand{\questionshook}{%
  \setlength{\leftmargin}{0pt}%
  \setlength{\labelwidth}{-\labelsep}%
}


\pointsinrightmargin
\pointsdroppedatright
\marksnotpoints
\marginpointname{ \points}
\pointformat{\boldmath\themarginpoints}
%\bracketedpoints

\begin{document}

\thispagestyle{empty}

\begin{center}
\makebox[0pt][r]{%
  \begin{tabular}{@{}c@{}}
  \includegraphics[width=1cm]{example-image-9x16}
  \end{tabular}%
  \hspace{1cm}% <----- CHANGE HERE THE SEPARATION
}%
\begin{tabular}{@{}c@{}}
\bfseries Name of the University\\
\itshape Campus name \\
\bfseries Mid term examination -- Spring 2013 \\
\bfseries SUBJECTIVE
\end{tabular}
\end{center}

\begin{tabular}[t]{@{}l@{}}%
Degree Program: Mathematics \\
Course Title:  Course Title\\
Date of Examination: 9.6.2014 \\
Teacher's name: ABCD \\
Student's name: \makebox[1.5in]{\hrulefill} \\
Course Code: Math-506
\end{tabular}\hspace{\stretch{2}}%
\begin{tabular}[t]{@{}l@{}}
Class: BS \\
Semester: 2nd \\
Time duration: 3 hours \\
Total Marks: 60 \\
Roll No: \makebox[1in]{\hrulefill}
\end{tabular}\hspace*{\stretch{1}}

\bigskip


\begin{questions}

\question[6]
\label{Q:perunit}
For a surface $\vec{r}= \vec{r} (u \cos v, u \sin v, f(u))$. Write down the first fundamental form of 
the surface. Show that the parametric curves are orthogonal.
\droppoints

\question[10]
\label{Q:zbus}
Prove that necessary conditions for the curve $u = u(t), v = v(t)$ on a surface $\vec(r) = 
\vec(r)(u,v)$ to be geodesic is that
\begin{equation}
U \frac{\partial T}{\partial \dot{v}} - V \frac{\partial T}{\partial \dot{u}}
\end{equation}
where
\begin{gather*}
U = \frac{d}{dt} \Bigl(\frac{\partial T}{\partial \dot{u}}\Bigr) - 
    \frac{\partial T}{\partial u} = \frac{1}{2T}\frac{dT}{dt}\frac{\partial T}{\partial \dot{u}}
\\
V = \frac{d}{dt} \Bigl(\frac{\partial T}{\partial \dot{v}}\Bigr) -
    \frac{\partial T}{\partial v} = \frac{1}{2T}\frac{dT}{dt}\frac{\partial T} {\partial \dot{v}}
\end{gather*}
\droppoints

\end{questions}

\end{document}

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