Guwahati, May 23 -- The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will introduce Aadhaar-based biometric authentication and AI-powered surveillance at its examination centres starting June 2025.

However, these new measures will not affect the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2025, which is set to take place as scheduled across 80 centres for around 9.5 lakh candidates. The changes will be gradually rolled out for all future examinations.

This decision comes in response to recent impersonation and malpractice cases such as the high-profile Puja Khedkar incident which have raised concerns over the credibility of the recruitment process.

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