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The CBSE has started the preliminary work for the Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations scheduled to be conducted next year. As part of its pre-examination activities, the Board has invited tenders for scanning flying slips and compiling the candidate data collected through them.
A flying slip contains important candidate details such as the student’s name, identification number and roll number. The agency selected for the task will scan these slips using ICR, OCR and OMR scanning technologies.
Once the slips are scanned, the information will be converted into digital data files. This data will then be matched with the candidate information available in the CBSE’s official records, as explained by a Board official.
According to a CBSE official, flying slip scanning is part of the Board’s regular pre-examination activities and is intended to help digitise the large volume of student data.
The official explained that examination-related work is broadly divided into three phases: pre-examination, examination and post-examination activities. Flying slip scanning falls under the pre-examination stage.
As part of this process, CBSE collects candidate information and asks schools to submit the required details through an online system. Earlier, schools were required to complete this data-entry work manually. The move towards digital processing is aimed at making the collection and management of candidate information more efficient.
Once the required information has been entered, schools print a copy of the submitted details and contact the parents and students to verify the information. If any corrections are identified, the updated details are uploaded again after completing the verification process, according to the official.
The official further explained that CBSE is collecting and organising the information of candidates who will appear for the upcoming board examinations. For this purpose, the vendor will print the flying slips, process the information and enter the data into the system for verification. Digitising the information before the examinations has become necessary because of the large number of students involved.
Around 18 lakh students appear for Class 12, while approximately 25–26 lakh candidates register for the Class 10 board examinations. Managing such a large volume of information manually could be extremely difficult and could increase the possibility of errors.
According to the official, CBSE has therefore completely digitised its pre-examination activities over the past two to three years to streamline the process and reduce mistakes.
The assignment includes scanning and finalising candidate data at CBSE regional offices located in:
Ajmer, Prayagraj, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Ludhiana, Dehradun, Delhi (East), Delhi (West), Gurugram, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Noida, Panchkula, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram and Vijayawada.
According to the tender documents, the agency appointed for the project will be responsible for scanning the flying slips, matching candidate information, generating reports and correcting discrepancies in the database.
The tender specifies that the work will include preparing, processing and printing slips containing details such as:
Centre number
Roll number
Subject code
Candidate name
Identification number in barcode format
The agency will be appointed for a two-year contract period. It will scan each flying slip using ICR/OCR or OMR scanners, prepare printed copies containing the scanned number and generate a raw data file for every slip.
The selected agency will also be responsible for identifying and correcting errors related to the centre number, roll number, subject code, candidate name and identification number.
An edit list will be prepared for invalid or duplicate records, which will then be checked individually. The database will continue to be updated until all identified errors have been resolved.
Following this, the scanned information will be compared with the admission master data supplied by CBSE. Any mismatch will be identified and the database will be corrected until the information is properly matched.
The tender document states that discrepancies between candidate details in the database and the information provided in the Board’s documents will be treated as errors and will remain the responsibility of the appointed agency.
Officials said that the flying slip scanning activity is generally carried out two to three times a year. The process is undertaken for the main board examinations, which are now conducted twice and generally take place between February and June. A separate exercise is conducted for the compartment examinations, usually held during July and August.
According to the bidding documents, approximately 29.89 lakh students from Classes 10 and 12 are expected to appear for the 2027-28 CBSE board examinations across 24 zones.
The bidding papers indicate that Delhi (East) has the highest number of candidates, followed by Noida, Prayagraj, Ludhiana and Delhi (West).
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