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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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
