Aadhaar-linked attendance likely to be introduced in JEE-Main

Aiming to end possibility of impersonation in the JEE (Main) examination, candidates are likely to be marked by an Aadhaar-linked biometric attendance system from next year.
Few cases of impersonation are detected every year during the examination, sources said.
With these issues in view, the CBSE, which conducts the examination, has decided to use the Aadhaar-based biometric attendance machine at the examination centres, they said.
Joint Admission Board (JAB), a high-level body which oversees the exam, had reviewed the system in a meeting today.
However, there will be some relaxation for candidates from some areas of the states like J&K, Assam and Meghalaya where the permeation of Aadhaar card is not upto the same level as other states.

While the aim is to ensure proper and transparent conduct of the exam, it is also intended that the process is inclusive and no eligible candidate is left out, the sources said.
The CBSE is also expected to use a new advanced image technology-based method - Digi Scoring - to capture responses marked on OMR sheets in examinations.