Video Graphy Surveillance For Examinations Service

Videography is being used as a form of record creation and information gathering in the recent times by most government and private organisations for both internal and external purposes. Similar to CCTV surveillance in most functionality, it stands out in that it is mobile and can be used for manually recording important data as and when required. Most importantly, the visible videography cameras installed within the premises act like a psychological deterrent for students, and controls cheating and fraud at its first stage. Moreover, it is a cost effective solution when compared to installation of CCTV cameras within educational institutes and is thus being increasingly preferred by examination bodies to introduce higher levels of equity in results.

Challenges

Cheating and malpractices during examinations due to lack of adequate surveillance is constantly on the rise. This invokes the need for a solution which constantly monitors and captures every moment before, during and after the examination process. Following are the challenges being faced by examination conducting bodies in current times:
Monitoring And Record-Keeping

Absence of a reliable mechanism which can monitor or record live proceedings at an examination centre leads to defiance of seating plans, increases chances of impersonification and cheating and encourages practice of unfair means by invigilators such as unfair and untimely distribution of question paper and tampering of answer scripts.
No Psychological deterrent

Fierce academic competition and lack of adequate preparation leads the students to indulge in unfair means during examination. Absence of psychological deterrent in such situation is a major reason behind such occurrences. The challenge today is to set up a mechanism which ensures that the students are psychologically discouraged from indulgence in malpractices.
Lack Of Valid Proof

In case of any discrepancy or complaint against the examination-conducting organisations and/or RTIs/PILs being issued, there is no mechanism to defend the allegation and prove it false beyond doubt, as witnesses’ statements might not be taken as a conclusive evidence for the same.
Cost-Effective Service

Installation of CCTV services can be very expensive and the cost may act as a deterrent for examination conducting bodies, thus leading to a rise in cheating and malpractices both by students and invigilators.Videography monitoring in examination can effectively solve the above challenges and help the educational institutes conduct examinations in a fair and transparent manner.