prayagraj forget biometrics or antediluvian attendance registers now artificial intelligencedriven facial recognition technology used for seamless passage at international airports will be introduced for marking attendance at 20 kasturba gandhi awasiya balika vidyalayas kgbvs from next week the technology which is also in vogue in advanced schools in the us and japan will be implemented for the first time in prayagraj districtbasic education department officials said the facial recognitionbased attendance system will be rolled out through a mobile application which has photographs and student details embedded in the databasethe attendancetaking authority will click a picture of students and the app will recognise and mark their presence and shoot details to a computer server the new technology will ensure transparency which clocking attendance of over 2000 girl students and teaching staff at 20 kg awasiya valika vidhyalayas each system costs around rs 12000basic shiksha akhikari prayagraj praveen kumar tiwari told toi that the aibased system involves a server with student details a facereader mobile app and a message delivery setup it usually takes 15 minutes for authorities to complete the attendance process of students and teachers every day but the app will be able to seamlessly scan faces of each student when they attend morning prayers and will be through in seconds he saidthe facereader app recognises the student and marks the attendance on a digital sheet and the list of absentees is automatically generated once the app is shut finally a text message is sent to block education officers on their registered mobile number he said these cards fitted with microchips contain students personal details including name date of birth parentsguardians names emergency contact number and blood groupthe bsa told toi that besides the aidriven attendance infrastructure the education department has been providing other resources including smart tv potable water inverter and batteries and better sanitation at schools the new technology will also help maintain discipline on the campus he said