Nikhil said, “My family is from Sheopur. I shifted to Gwalior for studies. I want to pursue engineering and then become an IAS officer. But, due to my fingerprints I cannot write competitive exams. Is it a good enough reason for not allowing me to take the exam?”
Talking about alternatives to using biometrics for identification, Gwalior collector, Rahul Jain said, “I have not come across such a case. But I will talk to the exam controller as there are many other alternative ways of verification including iris, and facial reading.” The collector said that the government has facial reading technology.
Fingerprint Expert with FSL Bipin Chandra said as of now there is only one way of verifying the fingerprints is manually. “There are certain chemicals which when applied form an impression on a piece of glass, and then we retrieve the prints through it,” he said.
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