

Patna: The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) is set to become the country’s first state exam board which will link students’ examination forms with their Aadhar numbers to avoid duplication as well as facilitate easy access of documents to students via digital lockers.

The novel initiative will be implemented soon -- from the BSEB’s compartmental exams scheduled for November. “While submitting the examination forms, students will have to specify whether or not they have Aadhar numbers. Those who have, will have to mention it on their forms. All school students who do not have, are requested to apply for it so that they can also benefit from the move,” BSEB chairman Anand Kishor told media persons on Saturday.

The decision was taken after Kishor had a talk with Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) DG Ajay Bhushan Pandey, who was in Patna on Friday. Pandey suggested the Aadhar solution not only to stop duplication of examinees but also to help students access their exam/evaluation documents via the internet. This will expedite online verification of marks and certificates.

“We will provide students having Aadhar a digital locker (government of India’s DigiLocker or “digital locker” provides secure personal electronic space for storing important documents). The students can access the digilocker from anywhere, using their passwords and the BSEB will make all correspondences through it. Their admit card, provisional certificate, marksheet and later even original certificate and migration document will be issued via the digital lockers,” Kishor said, adding the students would not be charged any additional fee for the facility.

Kishor said linking Aadhar numbers with examination forms would also ensure authenticity of the data. The Aadhar numbers will also be mentioned on the admit card, marksheet and certificate of students. “I have written a letter to the UIDAI DG, seeking details of the modalities required for implementation of the proposal,” he said.

E-tenders for transparency

Grappling with the topper scam infamy and several other irregularities that surfaced during the probe into the scam, the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has decided to float e-tenders for all works worth Rs 25 lakh or more. “All procedures will be online from next week. No one will know who has bid for the tender or what rate has been quoted till the tender deadline ends,” BSEB chairman Anand Kishor said.

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