How Can A Secure OMR Scanning Process Help In Exams?

OMR or Optical Mark Recognition has made conducting examinations significantly easier, faster, and safer. OMR also has numerous advantages over conventional handwritten answer sheets. It is no surprise that competitive exams use OMR as the primary way to conduct exams. This technology has changed a lot since its advent, and so far there have been numerous leaps and bounds in terms of OMR technology. Even then, modern workarounds have time and again challenged OMR and taken advantage of its flaws. 

Given that OMR is largely used in competitive exams, it is important to ensure a secure scanning is part of the process. Yet, a lack of observation can cause the scanning process to face problems. At Innovatiview, we understand the need for conducting exams smoothly when it involves OMR sheets and scanning. Keeping that in mind, we would like to share the different ways exam conducting bodies can benefit from a secure scanning process:

Convenient On-Site Scanning – To discourage data leakages and fudging, a secure scanning process can be conducted at the exam centre itself. The sheets stay secured while the extracted data is sent ahead to the cloud for storage. By conducting the scanning at the centre itself, an exam conducting body runs no risk of sheets being leaked or manipulated, during transport.

Deterrent Against Data Fudging – Optical Mark Recognition is usually a safer and efficient alternative to conventional methods of conducting examinations. Even so, it often sees modern workarounds to its secure process. An unsecured data extraction process might see, for instance, data fudging or data manipulation. 

A secure OMR scanning process consistently keeps a check on the OMR sheet data at various stages of the scanning process. This reconciliation helps restrict data manipulation and ensures a secure exam process.

Scalable & Encrypted Data Storage – After the scanning process, the extracted data is compared with answer keys to tally the score. But before that, if the extracted data is not secured, it can lead to data mishandling. 

Under the supervision of a secure scanning process, that data is kept under a digital lock and key using high-grade encryption online. Equipped with scalable data storage and utilizing cloud storage, a secured process can ensure the same level of security for even an increasing number of scans.

A secure scanning process can not only stop data fudging and other associated malpractices, but this also acts as a deterrent. With added supervision, the extracted data is kept consistent with the sheet, discouraging malpractices from being committed. To keep the OMR scanning process secure, at Innovatiview, we have devised a solution by the name of SCANview. By ensuring optimum security of the scanning process, our solution utilizes an instant centre-based scanning process, that exam conducting agencies can benefit from significantly.