The invention discloses a paper front page automatic recognition system and method based on OCR. The system comprises a module designing module and a paper front designing model. The paper front designing module provides information to the module designing module. An image processing module utilizes OCR to process images. A character data acquiring module utilizes the OCR to extract information of words on the paper front page and provides data support to corresponding subjects in a positioned area. A data positioning module processes the information acquired from the character data acquiring module and converts the word information into title information. A recognition module recognizes the title information filtered away by the character data acquiring module. The title information comprises punctuation marks and space. According to a data organizing module, the title information is filtered and reorganized. For the six modules mentioned above, all required information on a paper front page can be automatically found, therefore achieving an automatic processing effect. In this manner, people do not have to do a lot of manual work and therefore, their working efficiency improves accordingly.