Orion Live Ink Explained

Developer:	Orion India Systems Pvt. Ltd.^[1]
Programming Language:	C#
Operating System:	Windows 10

Orion Live Ink is a digitisation method which uses character recognition technology and question paper rubrics to publish examination results.^[2] It is an OWASP Top 10 and CERT-IN Standards certified secure application (certificate number SB/OISPL/#3427).

Development

The solution consists of a digital pen, tablet and a special printed paper^[3] used as the top sheet on answer booklets. The digital pen is used by an examiner to write marks on the top sheet. The pen digitizes marks in real time and transfers data to the tablet. The allotted marks is displayed on the tablet in handwritten form as well as digitized format.^[4] Once the user validates marks in the tablet, the data is encrypted and transferred to the centralized server of the education board.^[5]

Features

• The tablet handles question paper rubrics application, marks totalling and captures the date and time of evaluation.
• Once the marks are validated, the tablet as well as the digital pen does not contain any residual data.
• An OLICR pen and tablet set could be shared by several evaluators at an evaluation camp since the set would be required only at the time of writing the marks on the top sheet, which would take approximately less than a minute per answer script.
• Evaluators will continue to check and correct answer sheets using traditional pen and paper method of evaluation. So, there is no additional learning cycle required while using OLICR devices.^{[6] [7] [8]}
• Once the marks data is transferred to the central servers, it is immediately available for download in the education board's server.

Board exams and entrance tests

Board examination results is a deciding factor for students who aim to apply in reputed colleges and institutes for further studies. The national and state-level competitive entrance examinations are often held at a date convenient to the respective college or institute organising the examination. One of the criteria to apply for these examinations is the board examination results. So, students wait for their tenth or twelfth board examination results to enable them to apply for entrance examinations. To make schools relevant to changing trends, school education boards and councils have started adopting new technology^[9] and methods^[10] to enable faster and accurate marks publication.^{[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]} By doing this, the boards and councils earn the goodwill of their students and also enhance their credibility in the market.^{[17] [18] [19] [20] [21]}

Reception

The Council of Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE), a premier private board of school education in India, has utilized OLICR technology for academic year 2016 to publish marks. With the use of this technology, the results was published 2 weeks earlier than expected.^{[22] [23]} The solution won the National Award for the Most Innovative Product in the Testing & Assessment Category held at the e-India Summit held at Kovalam, Kerala State, India in mid-November 2014.^{[24] [25]}

See also

• Character recognition
• Rubric (academic)
• Tablet computer
• Data encryption
• Data remanence
• List of institutions of higher education in India
• Board examination
• Matriculation

Notes and References

1. Web site: Orion India Systems Private Limited. 6 May 2016. 6 May 2016. 11 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160811150828/http://www.orioninc.com/in/. dead.
2. http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/education/icse-and-isc-results-to-be-out-on-may-6-1.1817940 ICSE and ISC Results to be out on May 6, 03 May 2016, New Delhi
3. http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/cisce-to-print-personalised-answersheets-for-board-candidates CISCE to print personalised answer sheets for board candidates, 11 January 2016, Mumbai
4. http://www.hindustantimes.com/education/icse-isc-results-2016-to-be-declared-on-may-6/story-4z4NrzrtuXFsoh6K7Pd2wI.html ICSE ISC results 2016 to be declared on May-6, 04 May 2016, Lucknow
5. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/orion-launches-digital-pen-solution/article6928474.ecE Orion launches digital pen solution, 24 February 2015, Thiruvananthapuram
6. http://www.newkerala.com/news/2015/fullnews-68674.html CISCE to Introduce Digital Tool for Faster, Accurate Results, Kolkotta, 04 June 2015
7. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/ICSE-ISC-results-to-be-declared-on-May-6-two-weeks-in-advance/articleshow/52043554.cms ICSE ISC results to be declared on May-6 two weeks in advance, 29 April 2016, Mumbai
8. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/icse-and-isc-results-on-may-6/article8539104.ece ICSE and ISC results on May 6, 30 April 2016, Bengaluru
9. http://www.cisce.org/UploadedFiles/201604291206261701730012Press%20Release%202016%20Result.pdf Press Release by CISCE, May 2016, New Delhi
10. http://www.abplive.in/india-news/icse-board-tweaks-rules-to-avoid-cheating-in-exams-answer-sheets-to-have-candidates-photograph-268073 ICSE Board tweaks rules to avoid cheating in exams answer sheets to have candidates photograph, 02 January 2016, New Delhi
11. http://www.thehindu.com/features/education/school/icse-isc-exam-results-to-be-declared-on-may-6/article8537739.ece ICSE and ISC results to be declared on May 6, 29 April 2016, New Delhi
12. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/education/icse-isc-exam-evaluations-to-go-digital-for-accurate-results/articleshow/47542499.cms ICSE ISC exam evaluations to go digital for accurate results, 04 June 2015, Kolkota
13. http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=ICSE-ISC-results-to-come-out-on-May-30 042016005021 ICSE and ISC results to come out on May 6, 30 April 2016, Delhi
14. https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/290416/icse-isc-exam-results-to-be-declared-on-may-6.html ICSE ISC exam results to be declared on May 6, 29 April 2016, New Delhi
15. http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-icse-isc-results-will-be-declared-on-may-6-two-weeks-earlier-than-usual-2207517 ICSE ISC results will be declared on May 6 two weeks earlier than usual, 29 April 2016
16. http://www.avenuemail.in/jamshedpur/icse-isc-exam-evaluations-to-go-digital-with-licr-technology/79645/ ICSE, ISC exam evaluations to go digital with LICR technology, 09 August 2015, Jamshedpur
17. http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/cisce-to-introduce-digital-tool-for-faster-accurate-results-115060400623_1.html CISCE to introduce digital tool for faster, accurate results, 04 June 2015, Kolkotta
18. http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/education/soon-cisce-school-students-in-uae-may-get-all-records-online Soon CISE school students in UAE may get all records online, 05 March 2016, Dubai
19. http://gadgets.ndtv.com/tablets/news/new-digital-pen-to-speed-up-compiling-of-mark-sheets-664061 New digital pen to speed up compiling of mark sheets, 24 February 2015
20. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/technology-for-accurate-class-x-and-xii-results/article7284039.ece Technology for accurate class X and XII results, 05 June 2015, Kolkotta
21. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/icse-isc-results/1/655670.html ICSE ISC Results, 05 May 2016, New Delhi
22. https://web.archive.org/web/20151121164136/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151121/jsp/odisha/story_54248.jsp#.Vp3i-_l97cs New tech for faster results, 20 November 2015, Bhubaneshwar
23. http://dnasyndication.com/showarticlerss.aspx?nid=Xg3dPulskCbgKNoDezT1SPCPACLjhoBsEx8fdWiehbZJ94kg= ICSE and ISC results declared, January 2016
24. http://keralaitnews.com/3072/orion-india-launches-handwritten-data-capture-device-licr Orion India launches handwritten data capture device LICR, 23 February 2015, Kochi
25. http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/education/icse-isc-results-declared-girls-outperform-boys-yet-again ICSE ISC results declared Girls outperform boys yet again, 06 May 2016, New Delhi