Special TET was completed peacefully under AI monitoring: A total of 93,681 candidates appeared, face recognition tightened the noose on Munnabhais.

In order to make the Teacher Eligibility Test system transparent and completely free from cheating, the Examination Regulatory Authority and the Education Department have implemented stringent technical security arrangements this time. The Special Teacher Eligibility Test (Special TET) conducted at designated examination centers across the state was conducted peacefully amid modern Artificial Intelligence (AI) based monitoring mechanism. A total of 93,681 registered candidates from across the state appeared in this important examination. With the help of AI cameras installed from the main gates of the examination centers to the examination rooms, live webcasting and state-of-the-art surveillance system, the entire examination process was monitored real-time from the central control room located in Lucknow, thereby completely eliminating the scope for any kind of unfair activity or cheating.

For the first time, advanced AI face recognition technology and biometric fingerprint authentication were used on such a large scale to prevent the intrusion of dummy candidates i.e. solver gang in the examination. At the time of entry at the centre, the photographs uploaded on the original application form of the candidates were matched through live camera. The system immediately issued an alert when minor facial changes or suspicions were found, following which center administrators and police officials conducted a thorough verification of the documents. Due to this multi-layered technical security cover, no gang installing solvers got a chance to enter the examination centers and the examination was conducted with complete cleanliness.

Integrated Command and Control Centers remained active at the district and state levels during the examination. Jammers were installed at each examination center so that no attempt at paper leak or copying could be made through mobile phone, Bluetooth or any other electronic device. Apart from this, special flying squads and zonal magistrates under the leadership of District Magistrates and Police Captains conducted surprise inspections of sensitive centres. The entire process from distribution of question papers to sealing of OMR sheets and sending them to the safe Strong Room was videographed.

After the exam, the candidates who came out from various centers described the difficulty level of the exam as balanced and as per the syllabus. Many candidates said that the questions from Mathematics, Child Development and Pedagogy and Language section were conceptual, in which time management was very important. After the peaceful completion of the examination, now the eyes of the candidates are fixed on the official Provisional Answer Key. The examination regulatory authority will seek objections from the candidates by releasing the answer key on the official portal in the next few days, after which the final result will be declared.