NEET UG 2025: Introduction of Face Recognition

NEET UG 2025, one of the most awaited examination for medical aspirants is just around the corner. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is a crucial examination conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). This test is important for students that aim to secure admission in medical colleges and pursue a career in the medical profession.

In 2024, the NTA faced significant backlash due to concerns about fairness and legitimacy in the examination process. These issues led to malpractices by both candidates and exam authorities. This resulted in frustration among parents and candidates who appeared for the examination.

In response to these concerns and backlash, the NTA has now made efforts to implement new rules and regulations. This is being done to ensure that the NEET exam offers a fair and secure environment for all candidates.

One of the key changes introduced for NEET UG 2025 is the implementation of Face Recognition Technology. We will discuss these new rules, its purpose, and how it will impact candidates during the examination.

You can also check the new updated rules for NEET UG 2025 here.

Let us understand how facial recognition will help improve security and fairness in the NEET UG 2025 examination.

What is the New Face Recognition Rule for NEET UG 2025?

The new facial recognition rule for NEET UG 2025 is an important step. This will ensure a secure and fair examination process. Facial Recognition is a biometric technology. This will be used for verification of the candidate’s identity based on their facial features.

This technology will capture a live image of the candidate during the examination and match it with the image stores in the database. This will ensure that the correct person is taking the test.

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Why has NTA Implemented This Rule?

As mentioned above, the NTA (National Testing Agency) has faced criticism in the past regarding the legitimacy of the examination. In order to address these issues and restore integrity of the examination, NTA has introduced this new rule.

By implementing this rule, the agency aims to eliminate the instances of impersonation and cheating. This will ensure a more stable and secure examination environment for all candidates.

• To Prevent Impersonations: Impersonation is one of the significant concerns in such competitive examinations. Someone else might appear for the exam on behalf of the actual candidate. Facial verification will make it a challenge for someone who would indulge in such malpractices. This new rule is a unique way to match the individual candidate with their registered data.
• To make a smooth entry process: The facial recognition will ensure a faster and smoother process as it will consume less time than manual verification of individual candidate.
• To Improvise security: The examination authorities can ensure that only the registered candidates take the test by using the biometric data. This will help improve the overall security of the examination process and maintain integrity.

How will the process of Facial Recognition work for NEET UG 2025 ??

This process will happen in two phases:

1. During the registration process

2. During verification process at the centre

• During the Registration Process: This verification will be done, when the candidates are uploading their photograph during the registration process.

• During the Verification Process: During the entrance process, the candidates are supposed to undergo facial verification. The authorities will verify the physical appearance of individual candidates with their photo printed on the admit card.

Candidates must follow these rules to prevent any discrepancies:

• The photo uploaded by the candidates should be clear, recent and with a white background.

• The image that you upload should be front-facing.

• Candidates should avoid wearing any accessories like sunglasses, or cap. If you wear glasses, make sure they are anti-glare.

• 80% of your face should be visible.

• Avoid drastic changes in your hair as well as facial hair near the time of examination.

• Kindly upload a recent photograph.

• Update your aadhar card photo if it is too old or unrecognizable to your current self.

• To prevent any discrepancies, candidates should carry additional photo ID proofs, like School ID, Voter ID, Passport, etc.,

Candidates might be denied entry in the examination centre if the photograph do not match with the candidate in real time. Therefore, they should carry an additional photo ID proof. If there is a large difference, the candidate will not be allowed in the examination hall.

Conclusion of this post:

Let us conclude the post and summarize the new set of rules of NEET UG 2025:

Name of the exam	NEET UG 2025
Conducting Body of the Examination	National Testing Agency (NTA)
Updated rule for NEET UG 2025	Face verification mandatory at exam centers
Consequences of Mismatch	Candidate might be denied entry or will be disqualified
Photo Guidelines	Photo should be recent, clear, front-facing, with 80% face visibility. (Avoid accessories)

Candidates follow the guidelines, to prevent all the challenges during the examination. You can visit our website for more news on JEE and NEET.

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