University question paper OCR

A question paper is not prose. It is a numbered structure with sub-parts, marks in the margin, options labelled A to D, equations, diagrams and often two languages on the same page. Generic OCR flattens all of that into a paragraph. Content Factory rebuilds the structure, so the paper comes back as a question paper.

The structure is the deliverable

Accuracy of the words is the easy half. The part that decides whether the file is usable is whether the numbering still holds.

• Question and sub-question numbering, exactly as printed
• Marks allocation kept against the question it belongs to
• Multiple-choice options A, B, C, D kept as options
• Section headings and instructions blocks
• Mathematical and chemical expressions, as editable equations
• Tables, matched-pair questions and fill-in-the-blank rules
• Diagrams and figures kept as images in position
• Regional-language and English halves kept in parallel

Printed, handwritten and photocopied

Formats a question paper is actually reused in

• Editable Word with styles, ready for re-typesetting
• Searchable PDF with the original page image kept
• Excel or CSV, one row per question, with marks and options in columns
• JSON or XML against your own schema, for a question-bank system
• MathML or LaTeX for the equations
• Folder structure by year, semester and subject

Live papers and NDA

Unreleased papers are handled as confidential material. An NDA is signed before anything is sent, access is limited to the readers on the job, and files are deleted on your instruction after delivery.

• NDA signed before the first sample page
• Named readers only, no open pool
• No subcontracting of unreleased material
• Files deleted on written instruction after handover
• Delivery to your own storage if you prefer

Only languages we can verify

Fifteen languages are read natively in house, and a page is only signed off by someone who reads it. Where a script is outside that list we say so before you commit rather than returning machine output.

Language pages: Tamil, Urdu, Arabic.

What question paper OCR costs

Printed papers are priced as printed OCR with structured formatting. Handwritten papers are priced as handwriting work.

Indicative sample rates. The firm price is fixed in writing after we have seen ten sample pages. See the full OCR price list.

Frequently asked

OCR, image to text and PDF to text, language by language

Pick the language and the job. Each link either opens that language’s service page or starts a WhatsApp message already filled in — send ten sample pages and you get a fixed price back within one working day.

These are the fifteen languages read natively in house. Other scripts are taken on only when a native reader is available for them, and we say so before you commit.