By: Express News ServiceNew Delhi | December 24, 2025 04:24 AM IST 2 min readacial recognition is expected to enhance security measures at exam centres.The National Testing Agency (NTA) is likely to introduce facial recognition for candidates for entrance exams conducted by it, including the upcoming JEE (Main) in January, according to a senior official in the Education Ministry.Facial recognition is expected to enhance security measures at exam centres.The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) had conducted face authentication during the NEET-UG exam in May this year. It was a “proof of concept” — a pilot — at select centres in Delhi. It involved Aadhaar-based face authentication to verify the identity of the candidates.A press note from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology after NEET-UG said the effort “indicated the potential of its future use and how it can play a role in significantly curbing attempts of impersonation during entrance exams”.In a public notice issued in September, the NTA asked JEE (Main) 2026 aspirants to ensure that their Aadhaar card is updated with correct name, date of birth, latest photograph, address and father’s name.In another notice in October, the NTA said it will obtain details like name, date of birth, photograph and address from UIDAI through Aadhaar authentication. A committee headed by former ISRO chairman K Radhakrishnan had in a report last year recommended enhanced security measures, including biometric authentication “to protect the integrity of exams”. © The Indian Express Pvt Ltd