Coloured OMR sheets are usually used by examination committees that still use the old technology for OMR sheet reading. As the name goes, coloured OMR sheet means the involvement of different colours on the printed sheet. The rest of the design of coloured OMR sheets is similar to that of the black and white sheets. Even the former is surrounded by black index points on its four corners. Take a look at some of the features of a coloured OMR sheet design.
Features of coloured OMR sheet design
• Two colours are used to create a coloured OMR sheet. While black is the primary colour that has to be used, the other colour can be pink, orange or golden yellow.
• It is best to avoid colours like green and blue in the reading area as these make scanning difficult, leading to inaccurate results. These colours can be used as header or footer.
• Earlier the coloured OMR sheets had to be printed on thick paper; however, this is no longer required. These sheets can be printed on normal white paper.
• You can print the coloured sheets using ink jet as well as laser printer. It can be printed on offset printer too.
• If using offset printing, both colours should be inculcated in the index points, and both should overlap each other exactly without any displacement.
Purpose of coloured OMR sheet design
The use of coloured OMR sheets has diminished with the emergence of black and white sheets. However, coloured sheets are still used. Here are the reasons:
• These coloured sheets can give accurate answers even if the candidates used tick mark or thin impressions to mark their answers.
• If the educational institute or examination committee does not want to change the look of the paper they have been using for several years even if they are using the latest OMR printing and reading technology.
• If the bubbles on the OMR sheets contain printed text content, it is better to choose the coloured sheet.
The design of coloured OMR is perfect for you if your purpose is one of the above. Make sure to follow the parameters provided while printing these coloured sheets.
