About OMR Scanner

OMR Software & OMR Sheet

Complete OMR Solution >>> OMR Scanner

Regular ADF Image Scanner
Recommended Image Scanner for fast OMR Sheet Scanning scans 10 Sheet per minute

10-15 Sheet/min.
INR. 5000-8000/-*
Recommended

Hi-Speed ADF Image Scanner
Recommended Image Scanner for fast OMR Sheet Scanning scans 10 Sheet per minute

40-80 Sheet/min. INR 25000-90000/-*
Recommended

Flatbed Image Scanner
Flatbed Image Scanner scans 2 Sheets per minute

2-3 Sheet/min.
INR 2000-4000/-*
Works slow

All about OMR Scanner for OMR Sheet Scanning

Addmen OMR Software simply needs scanned images of OMR Sheets. Reading, Evaluation and Data processing of OMR Sheets is performed by OMR Answer Sheet Checker Software and OMR Form Reader Softwares.

So any scanner model with good speed of scanning can be used for OMR Sheet Scanning. Any ADF (Automatic Document Feeder) or flatbed image scanner can be used.

OMR Software needs no integration with the OMR image scanner. So sheets can also be scanned on any PC even if it does not have OMR Software.

For high speed scanning use ADF Scanner. The effort in placing each sheet to the flatbed scanner is minimised as you can put 30-50 sheets in ADF scanner pocket.

( * All figures given below are approx. and may change as per discretion of the manufacturer)

Image Scanner Model for OMR Sheet Scanning in India

Few Scanner Models commonly used for OMR Scanning are given below:

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Manufacture / (ADF Model)	Category	Speed (ppm)	Price (INR)	Features	Website
Most Commonly used ADF Image Scanner Models for OMR Sheet Scanning in India
HP J 3508 Officejet All-in-one	Regular Office Use	10	5500/-	Single side scan (25-30 Sheet ADF Only) B/w Inkjet Printer + Copy + FAX	Web Page Link
HP J 3608 Officejet All-in-one	Regular Office Use	10	6500/-	Single side scan (25-30 Sheet ADF Only) Colour Inkjet Printer + Copy + FAX	Web Page Link
HP 4500 Officejet All-in-one	Regular Office Use	12	7500/-	Single side scan (30-50 Flatbed + ADF) Colour Inkjet Printer + Copy + FAX	Web Page Link
Fujitsu Fi6130	Professional High Speed	40	45000/-	100 Sheet ADF Scanner Pocket	Web Page Link
HP Scanjet 7500	Professional High Speed	40	50000/-	100 Sheet ADF Scanner Pocket	Web Page Link
HP Scanjet 8750	Professional High Speed	40	50000/-	100 Sheet ADF Scanner Pocket Available in DGS&D Rate Contract	Web Page Link
Canon IR 3300,5000,6000 Ricoh, Xerox, Sharp or equivalent	High Speed Multipurpose Office Use	50-60	Few Lacs	Big Copier machines with network printer and ADF pocket used in offices. Can be used for scanning sheets larger than Legal size.
Other ADF Image Scanner Models used for OMR Sheet Scanning in India
Avision Av121	High Speed	18	17000/-	ADF Scanner	Web Page Link
Cannon Dr2010	High Speed	20	28000/-	ADF Scanner	Web Page Link
Kodak i 1210	High Speed	30	28000/-	ADF Scanner	Web Page Link
Fujitsu 6125LA	High Speed	30	28000/-	ADF Scanner	Web Page Link

How to scan OMR Sheets ?

OMR Sheet Scanning is usually done with following parameters:

Scanning Mode: OMR Sheet can be scanned in RGB Colour, Greyscale or B/w(1-Bit) mode.

OMR Software mostly uses B/w mode as it is quickest to scan and file size is less.

Image File Type: OMR Sheet images are saved in either TIFF or BMP Format. Both formats are available in any image scanner. TIFF format is still very small as compared to BMP format.

OMR Sheet scanned image size is around 40-50 KB in TIFF format which makes it easy to upload on internet for Online Result.

Several other models from Panasonic, Xerox, Epson are also available which can be used.

OMR Scanner Price in India

Regularly available ADF Scanner used for OMR Sheet Scanning are priced between Rs. 5000 to Rs. 8000/-. These ADF Scanners scan at an approx. speed of 10 pages per minute. These are good and durable machines. We have a track record of many such economic scanner models through our 700+ users or OMR Software.

High speed ADF Image scanners or Document Scanners for OMR Sheet Scanning have a price range of Rs. 40,000/- to Rs. 90,000/-. Lower end scanners scan at a speed of approx. 40 pages per minute while high end scanners scan at a speed of around 80 pages per minute.

OMR Image Scanner v/s OMR Scanning Machines

	OMR Sheet Scanning - OMR Sheet Scanner Video

	See also : OMR Software Video

Addmen OMR Software does not need costly OMR Sheet Scanning Machines.

Two types of OMR Solutions exist in the market today :

Based on OMR Software (New Process - Recommended)
It uses regular simple Image scanner to scan OMR Sheets and later the processing is done by OMR Software. Flatbed or ADF Image scanners are available everywhere and very reasonably priced.
Based on OMR Scanning Machine (Conventional Process - Obsolete)
It uses high speed OMR Machine which has a built-in scanner and data processing software. These are very costly Machines available on order in big cties only and also requires special sheets.