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Free OMR sheet generator

Generate printable OMR answer sheets for your own test series: set the question count, options per question, roll-number digits, booklet set code and the marking scheme printed in the instructions. The sheet lays out in millimetres and carries corner registration marks, then prints or saves as PDF from your browser.

Print at 100%. Any OMR reader must be shown this template once before it can process sheets in bulk — no generated sheet is automatically readable by arbitrary software, and anyone claiming otherwise is describing their own reader.

Written by Checked by Syed RuheeLast reviewed

Most centres buying pre-printed OMR sheets are paying for paper and a layout they could produce themselves. The sheets are not complicated; what matters is that they print at exactly the right size and that the roll number field is unambiguous.

Cost
Free, no sign-in, nothing stored
Configurable
Up to 200 questions, 2–5 options, set code
Geometry
Millimetres throughout, four corner fiducials
Critical
Print at 100%, no page scaling
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The three things that make sheets scan badly

  • Page scaling on print. "Fit to page" shifts every bubble by a few millimetres, and the whole batch fails to read. Print at 100% and check one sheet against the on-screen dimensions before running two hundred.
  • Ambiguous roll number entry. A bubbled roll number scans reliably; a handwritten one does not. If students write it, expect to resolve unmatched sheets by hand.
  • Poor paper or light pens. Thin paper shows bubbles from the reverse side; a pencil that is too hard reads as blank. Both are cheap to fix and expensive to discover after the test.
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What to do about unmatched sheets

In any batch of two hundred, a few will not match a student — a misfilled roll number, a smudge, a student using last term’s number. The temptation is to discard them and publish.

Do not. Every unmatched sheet is a student who will ask why they are not on the rank list, and resolving four sheets takes ten minutes against a conversation with four parents that takes considerably longer.

FAQ

Questions people ask

Phrased the way they arrive, answered so each one stands on its own.

Do I need a special OMR scanner?

Not a dedicated OMR machine — an ordinary document scanner handles coaching-scale volumes. You do need OMR reading software, and it needs to be shown this template once. A sheet is not self-describing; every reader matches against a template it has been given.

Why did my sheets fail to scan?

Almost always page scaling on print. "Fit to page" shifts bubble positions; print at 100% and verify one sheet before printing the batch.

Can I print the marking scheme on the sheet?

Yes — it goes into the instructions block, so a candidate deciding whether to guess can see what a wrong answer costs. The scheme is still applied at evaluation; printing it is about the candidate, not the reader.

What are the black squares in the corners?

Registration fiducials. A reader uses them to establish the page origin, rotation and scale, which is what lets it cope with a sheet fed slightly crooked. They are solid rather than outlined so they survive photocopying.

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Checked by the Implementations desk on 1 September 2026. Corrections go in the page, dated, rather than quietly.

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