What is OMR

What is OMR

Optical mark recognition is the process of technology of automatically extracting expected data from noticeable fields, Such as checkboxes and fill-in fields, on printed forms.

 

Optical mark reader is complete OMR solution, for educational institution. It is used in every normal scanner, to check the answer sheet. The answer sheet used is any normal paper.

 

OMR is a prevailing (existing) tool, which has various features. OMR solves the problems faced by educational institution.

 

  • Omr is a device to read the pencil marks in forms only.

 

  • HB pencil and black pen use for filling the OMR forms.

 

  • OMR manually helps to convert the simple pattern forms into a OMR forms pattern.

 

  • OMR helps to calculated statistical data as well.

 

  • OMR is a swift and consistent way of inputting large volume of simple data.

Broad-spectrum (general purpose):

The utilisation of OMR is not only limited to schools, colleges, coaching or data collection agencies and many more healths and business care agencies use OMR to streamline their data input processes and reduce input error using OMR, OCR, and ICR technologies all provide a means of data collection from paper forms.

 

Applications:

There are many other applications for OMR, for example:

  • Data compilation
  • Consumer surveys
  • Time sheet / inventory counts
  • In the process of institutional research
  • Community surveys
  • Product evaluation
  • Geo Coding
  • Test assessment
  • Membership subscripting forms
  • Evaluation / feedback
  • Lotteries / Voting