CBSE introduces ‘Facial Recognition System’ to access digital documents.

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has introduced the ‘Facial Recognition System’ to access the digital documents. This system has been launched for classes 10th and 12th.The system has been launched amid the Covid-19 situation in order to make things easier for students.

About Facial Recognition System

It is a computer based application which will allow the user to download scorecard, passing certificate, migration certificate and other important documents for students of class 10th and 12th. The application is based on the facial recognition method. The app scans the student’s face and match it with the  images in the board’s repository. It recognises the facial features of an individual giving up to 99% correct results.

How the system works?

The system matches the facial features of the students with the image stored in the database. After that, the required documents are sent to the student’s registered E-mail Id. In order to get their documents students are required to fill the application on “Parniaam Manjusha” and Digi Locker at website “digilocker.gov.in”. Mobile version of the system is also there so students can also access their documents on their mobile easily.

Challenges

Though the system will help the students and they will not face much difficulty in getting enrolled with any other institutions by accessing their documents easily. However, there will be challenge of wrong details and mismatch of data that are being uploaded on the system. It can trouble the users later.