PATNA: In recent years, cheating in competitive examinations has gone high tech with online video broadcasting sites flaunting smart gadgets that would evade even eagle-eyed invigilators.Finally, authorities have raised their game.
On Wednesday, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated a state-of-the-art, first-of-its-kind exclusive examination complex in the capital.
Equipped with CCTV cameras, cell phone jammers and webcasting facility to check the use of unfair means, the complex cost over Rs 260 crore.
Spread over six acres, it can host over 25,000 examinees when fully ready.
Many stadiums have lesser capacity.The complex is named 'Bapu Pariksha Parisar' (Bapu Examination Complex) after Mahatma Gandhi.
"The complex has 44 halls with a current seating capacity of 20,680 examinees for offline examination.
The premise can host another 4,400 students for online examination in 20 halls which will be ready in the next phase.
In all, the complex will accommodate 25,080 examinees," a senior official of the Bihar Examination Board said on Wednesday.
"The main building has two blocks where arrangements have been made for the examinees," a communique issued by the chief minister's office said.
Soon after the inauguration, Nitish visited the six-storeyed main building of the sprawling complex.
The Bihar chief minister inquired about the arrangements made for examinees at the complex.