Centre allows UPSC to perform Aadhaar-based authentication for candidates' verifications
New Delhi, In a first, the Centre on Wednesday allowed the Union Public Service Commission to perform Aadhaar-based authentication to verify candidates' identity on a voluntary basis, both at the time of registration and during various stages of examinations and recruitment. Centre allows UPSC to perform Aadhaar-based authentication for candidates' verifications The move assumes significance as the commission last month cancelled the provisional candidature of probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar and debarred her from all future examinations for fraudulently availing attempts in the civil services examination beyond eligibility. In a notification, the personnel ministry said the 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". Through a tender document, it invited bids from experienced public sector undertakings to devise two tech solutions "Aadhaar-based fingerprint authentication and facial recognition of candidates and QR code scanning of e-admit cards" and "Live AI-based CCTV surveillance service" to be used during the examination process.
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