The use of in-ear digital devices in primary assistant teacher recruitment exams is not new. Now a device named ‘Surokkha’ will detect that digital fraud. This machine will be used from the third phase recruitment exam on March 29. Initially, piloting of this device will be done by 5 teams with 25 devices in Dhaka, Chattogram, Comilla, Tangail and Kishoreganj.
BUET’s Institute of Information and Communication Technology (IIT) has developed this DIVT with funding from the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education.
If a candidate has a digital device inserted into the ear or other part of the exam hall, or if a candidate holds such a device to the ear, a light will flash on the BUET-invented device and a sound signal will sound.
When the device with antenna is turned on in scanning mode and held close to the ear of the examinee, it will tell if there is any device in his ear or not.
In a press conference organized in the meeting room of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education at the Secretariat on Thursday, March 21, Secretary Farid Ahmed said that the device will be used on an experimental basis in 5 districts of Dhaka and Chattogram divisions in the third phase of primary assistant teacher recruitment on March 29. He said, through detectives, the smallest device used by the criminal gang was recovered and the device was identified. It will be fully utilized soon. If successful, he hopes that other ministries, departments and offices of the government will use this device to prevent digital fraud.
The secretary said that the police will provide and install metal detectors in each examination center so that the candidates cannot enter the examination center with any kind of electronic communication and device. Female police force will be deployed in female center and male police force in male center for body search of the candidates.
Farid Ahmed said that the intelligence agencies will be active in monitoring social media and rumors of question leaks during the examination and the law enforcement agencies will be active in the field with information from the intelligence agencies.
IITC was given Tk 5 lakh under the innovation fund for inventing the device. Initially 8 thousand 500 taka will be spent to make this machine. Later, if more quantity is produced, the price will be 5 thousand 500 taka.
