AI-aided technology to monitor SSLC exams in Karnataka this year
Bengaluru: The class 10 (SSLC) exams in Karnataka will reportedly be monitored using Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powdered CCTV cameras, which is designed to detect any malpractices or irregularities at examination centres.
The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) has decided to install AI-powered CCTV cameras at select centres deemed "sensitive" and "hypersensitive" across the state, as well as at all centres in the Bengaluru North and South Educational Districts, as reported by The Hindu on Wednesday.
KSEAB director H.N. Gopalakrishna said that they will take up a pilot project in collaboration with Microsoft, which will provide customised software for monitoring the exam centres.
Over sixty invigilators were suspended and many students were debarred for engaging in various forms of malpractice during the 2023 SSLC exams. Following this, the KSEAB introduced webcasting across all exam centres in 2024, leading to a severe drop in the results pushing the board to provide grace marks, indicating how prevalent irregularities were in these exams, the report mentioned.
However, the manual process of live monitoring through webcasting was resource-intensive and prone to errors. To address these challenges, the KSEAB is turning to AI to monitor the webcast.
The AI software will flag malpractices, fed to the software earlier, from the video feed. If it detects any irregularities, it will immediately send detailed reports, including photographs and video clips, to the examination centre chief, district Deputy Commissioners, chairman of KSEAB, among other officials, the report added.
Karnataka’s SSLC examinations are scheduled to be held from March 21 to April 4, 2025.
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Three arrested for obstructing police while escorting Mahesh Shetty Timarodi
Udupi, Aug 21: Police have arrested three persons for allegedly obstructing duty and ramming a car into a police vehicle while officers were bringing accused Mahesh Shetty Timarodi to the Brahmavar Police Station in connection with a case registered there.
The arrested have been identified as Srujan L., Hitesh Shetty, and Sahan, all residents of Ujire. They were produced before the court, which remanded them to judicial custody. Police said the car used in the incident has also been seized.
According to police, when Timarodi was being escorted from Ujire to Brahmavar, a group of his supporters followed the convoy in their vehicles. Despite repeated warnings not to interfere with police movement, the supporters allegedly continued to obstruct the vehicles. Near Hosmar, under Karkala Rural Police Station limits, they allegedly rammed their car into an official vehicle (bearing registration number KA 20 G 0669) belonging to the Udupi District Additional Superintendent of Police, in an attempt to prevent the police team from taking Timarodi to Brahmavar.
Following the incident, a case was registered at Karkala Rural Police Station. The three accused were later arrested and their car was seized. They have now been placed under judicial custody.
