IIM Indore Introduces AI Facial Recognition for CAT 2026 Candidate Verification
· Technology · Hindustan Times, Indian Express
IIM Indore director Himanshu Rai announced on November 12, 2026, that CAT 2026 will use AI-based facial recognition as an additional verification layer at examination centres across 170 cities. The system will run alongside physical verification of admit cards and will not deny entry if recognition fails. Candidates will be tested on November 29 during three sessions in over 350 centres. Results are expected in the first week of January 2027, leading to admissions at 22 IIMs and business schools. The institute will analyse accuracy against human officials before wider deployment.
Why it matters
This introduces a new digital verification layer for over 200,000 management aspirants, potentially streamlining centre access while raising data privacy questions.
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