Railways to implement Aadhaar-based facial recognition in exams
NEW DELHI: In a move to eliminate any scope of impersonation in recruitment exams, railways will implement Aadhaar-based facial recognition in all such tests across all centres in the next four months.
The step aimed at enhancing exam integrity follows a successful pilot by UIDAI during the 2025 NEET-UG.
The system authenticates candidates through real-time facial matching at the time of registration and during the exam using Aadhaar e-KYC . Photographs captured at application, registration, and examination stages is matched for post-exam verification as well.
For smooth digital operations, the railways has deployed 500 high-capacity servers , replacing older infrastructure to eliminate download failures and glitches.
Also, over 7,000 exam centres now have jammers which have led to zero cheating cases in 2025, officials said.
The step aimed at enhancing exam integrity follows a successful pilot by UIDAI during the 2025 NEET-UG.
The system authenticates candidates through real-time facial matching at the time of registration and during the exam using Aadhaar e-KYC . Photographs captured at application, registration, and examination stages is matched for post-exam verification as well.
For smooth digital operations, the railways has deployed 500 high-capacity servers , replacing older infrastructure to eliminate download failures and glitches.
Also, over 7,000 exam centres now have jammers which have led to zero cheating cases in 2025, officials said.
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