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Can Psychological Deterrents Be Used To Reduce Cheating In Examination?

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Presence of Anti-Cheating Devices in the examination hall has a huge impact on the mental state of a student. Student’s awareness about being caught through these devices in case of attempt to cheat can prove to limit his/her actions a great deal. It has been established that these psychological deterrents can be used to reduce cheating during the examinations quite effectively. Let’s find out how well they do so: Manual Frisking of Students : Manual frisking of every student by the security personnel leaves a huge impact on them. This will discourage them from stealing chits or carrying non-permissible gadgets within the examination hall with the purpose of cheating. Biometric Devices Outside Examination Halls - Impersonation control through biometric device is a must at the examination centre. The presence of iris and finger print checker will bar the entry of any impersonator. The measure will ensure entry of students whose credentials m...

Reasons Why Students Opt for Proxy Attendance during Examination?

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Now-a-days, students do from anything to everything to get good grades in exams, whether it means to carry chits within the examination hall or to hire a person to give exams instead of them. This gives them a huge advantage over the hard-working and bright students, which of course is totally unacceptable. As a consequence, many cases of impersonation have been reported in respected exams of the country like SSC exams, Medical entrance exams and school board examinations.  T here are many reasons why proxy attendance is becoming a popular choice among students which also states why impersonation control through biometric device has become inevitable to control such cases: 1.    Excessive pressure from parents and guardians : In a survey, students revealed that family pressure is one of biggest r easons behind the increase in anxiety and stress during the exams . Parents put undue pressure on their child to not only pass the examination but to get g...

Is Biometric Recognition System a Smart Way to Control Impersonation in Examinations?

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How secured is the future of Indian youth with respect ti the examinations conducted by the institutions and education bodies? The recent incidents of impersonation and cheating during exams have been a reason for huge distress to the students as well as their parents. Although, examination conducting bodies ensures that exams are being conducted under strict surveillance, the rising cases of impersonation are a matter of worry for all.  Despite various measures taken by the examination conducting bodies, ten cases of impersonation were reported in SSC CHSL examination, 2017. The SSC CHSL exams were conducted across various states of the country, of which 5 proxies were caught in Patna. Two candidates were caught in Delhi and one each at Chandigarh, Gorakhpur and Allahabad. Also, nearly eight Incidents of cheating attempts were detected at various  examination centres of Delhi University during entrance examinations of MA (Political Science) and LLB. Here, ...