Aadhaar-based biometric authentication will be applied for recruitment assessments from May 2025.
Aadhaar-based biometric Authentication in SSC Examination 2025: SSC, i.e., the group of workers choice commission (SSC), is one of the most important recruitment bodies of the central authorities that is responsible for deciding on applicants for non-gazetted posts in various ministries and departments.
Each 12 months, several recruitment examinations are carried out with the aid of SSC, in which lakhs of applicants participate. The ultra-modern replacement is that the team of workers choice commission has announced the use of Aadhaar-based biometric authentication for all its upcoming recruitment examinations starting from May 2025. SSC officials stated that this step is being taken to bolster the identification verification of the applicants and scale down fraud, with a view to being applied voluntarily.
In step with the latest public awareness issued by SSC, candidates appearing for the SSC examination will now have the option to confirm their identity using Aadhaar in 3 steps. For the first time, the candidate will have to affirm his identification during online registration, the second time at the same time as filling out the application form, and the third time at the exam center.
The SSC said, "The commission has determined to put in force Aadhaar-based totally biometric authentication in its upcoming examinations." It emphasized that the manner is absolutely voluntary and is geared toward simplifying the exam procedure for the applicants.
Aadhaar is a 12-digit specific identity range issued by way of the particular identification authority of india (UIDAI), based totally on biometric and demographic data of a person. Officers stated that this authentication mechanism will assist in decreasing cases of impersonation and different fraudulent activities in recruitment examinations.
In a notification issued on september 12, 2023, the Union employees ministry legally allowed the SSC to voluntarily use Aadhaar authentication, provided it complies with the provisions of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits, and Services) Act, 2016, and all of the related guidelines and instructions issued by the UIDAI.
Several recruitment examinations are conducted by means of the SSC. It consists of SSC Stenographer, SSC GD, SSC JHT, SSC CHSL, SSC CGL, SSC JE, and so on. Every degree of numerous SSC assessments, i.e., CGL, CHSL, or JE, is conducted as soon as 12 months.
listing of SSC exams
SSC CGL (blended graduate degree)
SSC CHSL (blended higher secondary degree)
SSC Multitasking (Non-Technical)
SSC Stenographer Grade 'C' & 'D'
SSC CPO (primary police company)
SSC JE (Junior Engineer)
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