Kolkata: An AI-powered attendance system is set to be introduced in state schools to ensure accurate and efficient tracking. A mobile app is currently being developed and is likely to be rolled out after the puja vacation.The age-old morning ritual of calling out students’ roll numbers to register their attendance in state school classrooms may soon become a thing of the past. An official said the school education department’s plan for an AI-driven automated attendance system was aimed at streamlining student tracking through the app.Under the proposed mechanism, teachers will operate the app from their smartphones. On entering a classroom, a teacher can take a photo of the seated students. The AI-integrated app, equipped with facial recognition technology, will scan the image, cross-reference student faces against a pre-existing digital database, and generate a complete attendance list.The initiative comes as part of the state efforts to restore discipline in schools, where retaining students in classrooms has become an increasing challenge.The system is likely to be launched in 100 state-aided schools as a pilot project. If successful, it will be rolled out at all schools by Jan. An official said, “This is still in the planning stage and everything depends on the trial. Technology can make the attendance tracking system seamless on a real-time basis.”
