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Beating the cheating: CBSE to introduce metal detectors at JEE-Mains exam centres to frisk students

• IndiaToday.in | New Delhi | March 25, 2018

The Central Board of Secondary Education has set up metal detectors for students appearing for the prestigious Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains, which will take place on April 8, 2018 all over India.

According to CBSE coordinator Balvinder Singh, the stringent system is introduced in order to prevent candidates from carrying electronic devices which are being used for cheating and wrong deeds.

What all will the metal detectors detect?

The bug or metal detectors provided for frisking should be able to detect any prohibited metallic or electronics devices, copper, aluminium, silver, wire, cell battery, watch battery, miniature electronic gadget or photovoltaic equipment, etc.
"The banned items include mobile phone, electronic watch and calculators," Balvinder said.
Earlier, several students have been found using Bluetooth devices in different examination centres across the country. Such electronic devices help candidates to stay connected with people outside the exam hall and seek answer for the questions.

Students must carry proper identification documents

CBSE has also directed examinees to carry their admit cards, Aadhar cards, passport or any other identification document in order to be allowed in the examination centres.
Over 1.3 million students have registered their names for JEE Mains 2018.
This is the first stage for gaining entrance to the top most engineering institutes in the country.

Source : https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/beating-the-cheating-cbse-to-introduce-metal-detectors-at-jee-mains-exam-centres-to-frisk-students-1197600-2018-03-25