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Review documents and OCR

Check transcription, reading order, tables, and unclear fields without silently inventing text.

Starting level
New learner
Time
22 minutes
Public lesson guide
EN + हिंदी

You will learn to

Correct OCR while preserving reading order and uncertain characters.

Why this matters

One invented digit or misplaced table cell can make a clean-looking dataset unusable.

Three things to remember

  • Transcribe what is visible, not what seems likely.
  • Keep headings, rows, and columns in order.
  • Escalate illegible fields using the task convention.

See one example

Task

Review a stamped invoice total.

Weak approach

Fill the hidden digit using the subtotal.

Stronger approach

Mark the digit unclear, preserve visible characters, and send the exact crop for review.

Why the stronger approach works

The reviewer protects source fidelity instead of silently reconciling the document.

Make something yourself

Create a four-row OCR checklist for text, layout, tables, and uncertainty.

A useful starting pointAdd one example of when an item must be escalated.
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The source is optional. The complete teaching and practice are available inside AI2Bharat.

Read the primary or official source: Bhashini