AI-aided technology to monitor SSLC exams this year

In 2024, the KSEAB introduced webcasting of the examination from all centres.  
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The class 10 (SSLC) exams in Karnataka this year will be held under the surveillance of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered CCTV cameras, which will flag any malpractices or irregularities at exam centres. This is a step ahead from webcasting of the examination process taken up in 2024. 

However, not all examination centres will be watched over by AI-powered CCTV cameras. The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) has decided to install them in centres identified as “sensitive” and “hypersensitive” across the State and all centres in Bengaluru North and South Educational Districts. 

“KSEAB will take up a pilot project soon in collaboration with Microsoft, which will provide a customised software for surveillance of exam centres looking for malpractices,” said H.N. Gopalakrishna, Director, KSEAB. 

The SSLC exam-1 of the year 2024-25 will start on March 21, 2025. Compared to previous years, the number of students who have enrolled for the exams – over 9 lakh this – is more. 

During the SSLC exams of 2023, many students were debarred and over 60 invigilators suspended for malpractices. In 2024, the KSEAB introduced webcasting of the examination from all centres, which was said to have led to a severe drop in the results pushing the board to provide grace marks, indicating how prevalent irregularities were in these exams. 

However, the board had to appoint staff to monitor the webcast live to flag malpractices, which is not only tedious and cumbersome but also requires huge human resources. The process is also manual, allowing for errors and discretion. To remove this from the monitoring process, KSEAB is opting for AI to monitor the webcast. 

The AI software will flag malpractices or any irregularities, fed to the software earlier, from the video feed. If the system recognises any irregularity, a report on the same with photographs and video clippings will be immediately sent to the chief of the examination centre concerned, the Deputy Commissioners of the districts, and the chairman of KSEAB, among other officials. Officials can immediately rush to the spot, prevent irregularities and take appropriate action against the guilty.

Published – February 05, 2025 07:13 am IST

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