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Practice tests for SSC, bank, railway and state commission exams all share one demand: the marking has to follow the real exam’s rules, or the practice score means nothing. That includes negative marking, decimal marks and, for some state commissions, an “unattempted” option. ScanScore handles each of these on the phone.
Check the current official notification before you build a series — patterns change.
Ready-made exam patterns
The question paper writer has patterns for CBSE, NEET, JEE, SSC, Railways, state PSC, CSAT, SAT and AP. Pick one and every section gets its own marks and penalty, then turn the paper into an exam with a matching OMR sheet. See the MCQ generator guide.
Typical penalty fractions
| Exam type | Right | Wrong |
|---|---|---|
| SSC CGL / CHSL Tier 1 | +2 | −0.5 |
| Bank prelims | +1 | −0.25 |
| RRB NTPC / Group D | +1 | −0.33 |
| UPSC Prelims GS Paper I | +2 | −0.66 |
These are the figures used in the negative marking guide; verify against the current notification. Try your own numbers in the negative marking calculator.
The state commission “E” rule
Some state commissions print a fifth bubble, E, for “I am not attempting this question”. On a five-option sheet ScanScore can score E as unattempted (no marks, no penalty), penalise questions left completely blank, and disqualify a candidate who leaves more than a percentage you set blank. It can also stop a total going below zero.
Long papers on one page
A single A4 sheet holds up to 200 questions, which covers most of these papers. See the 200-question sheet guide.
A practice-test workflow
- Create the exam with the pattern and penalty.
- Print sheets (free PDFs or app-generated).
- Conduct the test; students fill the sheet (student guide).
- Scan the stack with ScanScore, free with no limit.
- Review the rank list and weak topics (class analysis).
Keep reading: Negative marking calculator guide