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NEET and JEE preparation runs on mock tests. A coaching teacher or school may set one every week, and each test needs the same things: a sheet that looks like the real exam, the real marking scheme, and results the same evening. A phone OMR scanner can do all three without a machine.

Patterns change between sittings, so always confirm the current scheme in the official notification before you set up a series.

Match the real marking scheme

NEET UG and the JEE Main multiple-choice section are commonly marked +4 for a correct answer and −1 for a wrong one, with nothing for a blank. ScanScore applies the penalty as a fraction of each question’s marks — ¼ here — and keeps decimal scores exact. Setup is in the negative marking guide, and you can check a sample score with the negative marking calculator.

One sheet for a full paper

A 180-question paper fits on a single A4 side. See the 200-question sheet. Students get used to marking the same layout every week, which is part of exam practice.

Find the weak chapter, not just the weak student

A total says how a student did; section tags say why. Tag ranges of questions as Physics, Chemistry and Biology (or by chapter) and every sheet shows a per-section score. The class view then shows where the whole batch loses marks. See subject-wise result analysis.

Different papers, same room

Use Set A, B, C and D to stop neighbours copying. Each set has its own key, and the printed set code makes sure a sheet is marked against the right one. Read multi-set question papers.

Running a weekly series

  1. Plan the series with the mock-test planning pack.
  2. Set the key using any of four ways.
  3. Print and conduct the test.
  4. Scan the stack with ScanScore — free, no scan limit.
  5. Publish ranks and analysis the same day.

More on the series approach in OMR test series for coaching institutes, and see how to plan a mock test.

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