SSLC exam: OMR sheets to be pre-printed and colour-coded

They will also have the student’s photograph, which will be verified by invigilators

SSLC students, who will appear for their final examination next week, will get OMR sheets with their names and register number printed on it. It will also have a photograph of the student, which will be verified by the examination staff. SSLC students who appear for the examination will only have to sign on the OMR sheets. V. Sumangala, director of Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board, said the OMR sheets will be of different colours so that there is no confusion among students. “First language and mathematics OMR sheets will be pink, second language and science sheets will be orange, while third language and social science OMR sheets will be green,” she said. As there will would be no conventional method of evaluation this year, the time taken to evaluate and announce the results will would be faster. “The machine will read the OMR sheets. So students who will get multiple choice questions will have to carefully shade the right option in the OMR sheet. They also have to ensure that they do not scratch or shade on the OMR sheet unnecessarily,” a KSEEB official said.