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The government on Wednesday authorised the Union Public Service Commission to perform Aadhaar authentication of candidates for the 14 examinations conducted by it, including the Civil Services Examination.
Last month, the UPSC had floated a tender for “Aadhaar-based authentication and facial recognition of candidates, QR code scanning of e-Admit cards and live AI-based CCTV surveillance”. The move came in the wake of the controversy surrounding former IAS trainee Puja Khedkar, who allegedly faked her identity for the 2022 Civil Services Examination.
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) Wednesday said: “…Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training, having been authorized by the Central Government, hereby notifies that the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is allowed to perform Aadhaar authentication, on voluntary basis, for verification of identity of candidates at the time of registration on ‘One Time Registration’ portal and various stages of examination/recruitment test, using Yes/No or/and e-KYC authentication facility.”
“In its endeavour to fulfil these objectives, the Commission intends to make use of the latest digital technology to match and cross-check the biometric details of the candidates and to monitor various activities of the candidates during the examination to prevent cheating, fraud, unfair means and impersonation,” the tender document said.
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