Extracted Data Points

  • Face authentication protocol implemented during Civil Services & Indian Forest Service (Preliminary) Examination, 2026
  • System deployed across 2,072 examination venues nationwide
  • Technology developed by UPSC with technical support from National e-Governance Division (NeGD) of Ministry of Electronics and IT
  • Authentication time per candidate: 6-8 seconds
  • Peak processing capacity: approximately 12,000 authentications per minute
  • Number of invigilators using the system: more than 7,000 simultaneously
  • Total candidates processed: nearly 5.5 lakh candidates
  • Uses Android smartphones without requiring expensive hardware
  • Mobile-phone-based verification conducted by invigilators at examination venues
  • Multiple rounds of training imparted to invigilators
  • Detailed SOP developed and shared with all States, districts, and examination venues
  • System verifies that candidate appearing with admit card matches photo uploaded during application process
  • Implementation timeframe: accomplished within a short span of time