In MICR technology the information is printed on the instrument with a special type of ink which is made up of magnetic material. On insertion of the instrument in the machine, the printed information is read by the machine. MICR system is beneficial as it minimizes chances of error, clearing of cheques becomes easy and transfer of funds becomes faster in order to facilitate operations. For details of MICR branch codes please click on the link below.
http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/content/docs/67440.xls
