Strong Steps to Stop Impersonation in SSC Exams
Strong Steps to Stop Impersonation in SSC Exams
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is moving decisively to secure its 2025 examination process against impersonation and other frauds. According to its chairman, S. Gopalakrishnan, the Commission has introduced a layered authentication system that begins at application stage and continues through to the exam hall.
Central to the initiative is integration with the Aadhaar database. Applicants now face face-recognition and fingerprint matching, as well as pre- and post-shift photograph verification, to ensure the person who applies is the one who takes the exam. In earlier years, the same individual could submit multiple applications under different identities; the new system automatically detects mismatched details and flags them.
On the question of question-paper leaks, the SSC has shifted to last-minute printing and digital delivery to make leaks “almost impossible”. As explained by the chairman: when millions of candidates are involved, the question papers are printed only minutes before the exam start and pushed directly, reducing human touchpoints and leak risks.
Further, the Commission is monitoring exam-centres via live CCTV, and regional offices can audit footage across hundreds of rooms. Any complaint such as a candidate glancing at another’s sheet is verified through video evidence and may result in debarring those found cheating.
The chairman also noted the role of IT security and digital-footprint analysis: if a machine shows signs of remote interference during an exam, those logs are traced and the seating or attempt may be invalidated. He was candid that while frauds cannot be entirely eradicated, the level of deterrence and traceability has reached a new level thanks to technology
For students and institutions alike, this presents both reassurance and a call to caution: the chances of getting away with impersonation or irregularities are now far lower. Those planning to appear must make sure their identity verification is robust, their documentation correct, and they arrive at the exam-centre alert to surveillance and rules. The SSC’s message: integrity matters, and the tools are now stronger.