The new digital attendance mechanism will bring transparency and accountability in higher education. The pilot project will begin from August 25.
Odisha Rolls Out Pilot Digital Attendance System: The Odisha Higher Education Department has launched a pilot Student Biometric Attendance System through the Higher Education Information Management System (HIMS). The system will use to record and verify student attendance digitally. The pilot project will begin from August 25 in ten selected higher educational institutions.
The new digital attendance mechanism will bring transparency and accountability in higher education. The move aligns with the Operational Guidelines of the ‘Gyanodaya – Shikshya Ru Samruddhi’ scheme, under which students are required to maintain a minimum of 75% classroom attendance.
The ten pilot institutions are:
1. MPC Autonomous College, Mayurbhanj
2. Vikram Dev University, Jeypore
3. Utkal University, Vani Vihar
4. Model Degree College, Boudh
5. Government Degree College, Tentulikhunti
6. Udayanath Autonomous College, Adaspur
7. B.J.B. Autonomous College, Bhubaneswar
8. Kantabanji Vocational Degree College, Balangir
9. Bhadrak Autonomous College, Bhadrak
10. Prananath Autonomous College, Khordha
Under the HIMS Mobile Attendance Module, colleges must first complete one-time geo-tagging of their campus by the College Administrator. Staff (teaching and non-teaching) can mark their own attendance only when physically present on campus, verified by live GPS location and a real-time photograph. Teaching staff can then mark student attendance for scheduled classes after completing their self-attendance. They have to select the relevant timetable details, marking Present (P) or Absent (A), capturing a classroom photograph, and submitting the record.
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