Bhubaneswar: AI (artificial intelligence)-based CCTV cameras installed in over 600 sensitive centres detected several cases of mismanagement during the Class X high school certificate (HSC) examination, which began across the state on Tuesday.
Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha, had asked district education officers (DEO)s to ensure proper checking of students while entering the exam centres and arrangement of desks for the examinees. As many as eight students were caught cheating during the Odia paper on Tuesday, official sources said.
“By installing AI-enabled CCTV cameras, we can monitor activities in examination halls and nodal centres and immediately instruct the centre superintendents if there is anything improper. The technology has made our jobs easier and the process quite hassle-free,” said Nihar Ranjan Mohanty, vice-president of BSE.
Sources said following the detection of mismanagement, the board called a meeting of all DEOs through videoconferencing and asked them to ensure smooth conduct of the examination.
Students said Odia (Modern Indian Language) paper was easy and they had written well. However, many examinees expressed their displeasure over entering the hall 90 minutes before the exam began, which was 30 minutes earlier.
“I found entering the examination hall at 7.30 am, when exam begins at 9 am, just a waste of time. We sat idle for nearly 90 minutes and we could have used that time for revision or have a last-minute look at notes. I could not understand how entering the hall early will help in checking cheating,” said Manas Ranjan Das, a student.
Some students who had to travel long distances faced problems as they had to reach the exam halls by 8.15 am, after which examinees were not allowed inside.
Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha, had asked district education officers (DEO)s to ensure proper checking of students while entering the exam centres and arrangement of desks for the examinees. As many as eight students were caught cheating during the Odia paper on Tuesday, official sources said.
“By installing AI-enabled CCTV cameras, we can monitor activities in examination halls and nodal centres and immediately instruct the centre superintendents if there is anything improper. The technology has made our jobs easier and the process quite hassle-free,” said Nihar Ranjan Mohanty, vice-president of BSE.
Sources said following the detection of mismanagement, the board called a meeting of all DEOs through videoconferencing and asked them to ensure smooth conduct of the examination.
Students said Odia (Modern Indian Language) paper was easy and they had written well. However, many examinees expressed their displeasure over entering the hall 90 minutes before the exam began, which was 30 minutes earlier.
“I found entering the examination hall at 7.30 am, when exam begins at 9 am, just a waste of time. We sat idle for nearly 90 minutes and we could have used that time for revision or have a last-minute look at notes. I could not understand how entering the hall early will help in checking cheating,” said Manas Ranjan Das, a student.
Some students who had to travel long distances faced problems as they had to reach the exam halls by 8.15 am, after which examinees were not allowed inside.
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