OPTICAL MARK READING (OMR) SYSTEM

For evaluation of answer scripts of objective type Question Papers, Optical MarkReading System (OMR) is being used by the Staff Selection Commission in all its examinations. During 2011-12 evaluation of scripts of objective type Question Papers was done on OMR system in all major examinations. In this system, responses to questions are immediately and accurately captured and time taken for processing of results is reduced.Though short of officers qualified to perform suchanalysis, the Commission initiated the process of item analysis in objective type question papers to provide post validation of individual questions and, therefore,the role of question papers in the entire selection process. During the year, it introduced structured quality check of vendor's work through verification of work done by them on sampling basis, in accordance with statistical principles. 100% accuracy in this work is essential and quality checks have successfully ensured such accuracy.

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Courtesy : Staff Selection Commission