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Over Three Lakh Students Join Bihar Vidya Sathi App
More than 3 lakh students in Bihar are using a new education app.
The app is called Bihar Vidya Sathi.
About 73 out of every 100 users live in rural areas.
Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari said this was encouraging.
Officials met on Wednesday to review the state examination system.
They discussed how technology could make exams safer and clearer.
They also talked about vocational education and students’ academic futures.
One proposal is to connect students’ APAAR IDs with face identification.
This system could be used at examination centres.
More than 3 lakh students are connected to the Bihar Vidya Sathi app, launched about a month ago.
Around 73% of the app’s users are from rural areas, Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari said.
A review meeting was held Wednesday at the Bihar School Examination Board auditorium.
Officials discussed making examinations more technology-based, transparent and secure.
The meeting reviewed linking students’ APAAR IDs with face identification at examination centres.
- Who
- More than 3 lakh students, Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari, and Bihar education and examination officials.
- What
- Officials reviewed the Bihar Vidya Sathi app, examination arrangements, vocational education and plans to use technology in exams.
- Where
- The meeting took place at the Bihar School Examination Board auditorium in Bihar.
- When
- The review meeting was held on Wednesday, about a month after the app’s launch.
- Why
- To review the board’s functioning and make examinations more technology-based, transparent and secure.
Key facts
- App users
- More than 3 lakh students
- Rural users
- Around 73% of connected students
- App timing
- The figure was reported about one month after launch
- Meeting location
- Bihar School Examination Board auditorium
- Meeting chair
- Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari
- Technology plan
- Link students’ APAAR IDs with face identification at examination centres
Sources
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