Aadhaar Will Now Be Mandatory For Open School Exams, Says Nirmal Singh Lotus


The National Institute of Open Learning will now make Aadhaar a mandatory requirement for candidates who wish to appear in the examinations. The step was taken after the HRD ministry’s approval.

This is a major and a positive change in the open exam structure as there were many cases involving people using a proxy. They would pay someone to sit in the exams for them and due to lack of security; the proxy would give exams instead of the real person. With the involvement of Aadhaar, this would not be a problem anymore.

Nirmal Singh Lotus said that during the previous exams, there were many proxy candidates who were found sitting in the exam halls. This has made Aadhaar mandatory. He also stated that new scanners will be put in the halls that will check the thumb prints of the candidates and will match with the ones on their admit cards and exam forms.

NIOS was established in 1989 and is known for providing courses on both secondary and senior levels. Besides the academic and general courses, NIOS also provides vocational, community-oriented and life enrichment courses as well.

There was also news that video cameras will also be installed in the exam halls and there will be video recording at different stages of the exam to ensure that the same candidates are appearing in the exams. The footage will be monitored before releasing the results and if any suspicious activity is recorded, the result of the candidate will be held back. It will be released only after the necessary actions are taken, said Nirmal Singh Lotus.

With thee strict changes being brought in; let us hope that things will work with a more stringent approach, especially in the NIOS exams from next year.

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