Irregular and non-punctual staff will be dealt with an iron hand if they fail to be in Karnatak University (KUD) on time, thanks to biometrics fingerprints attendance system which has been installed at all the departments.
Hundreds of employees work at various sections of 52 departments at KUD. The manual attendance system is said to be a cause for concern among the heads of various departments to keep track of the attendance of their subordinates. Their not being punctual was adding to the problem.
The biometric system is expected to instil discipline among the employees so their efficiency is increased. KUD has also installed IP-based CCTV at libraries, administration building, examination building and the main annex to keep a watch on the behaviour of students in libraries and the movement of employees elsewhere.
R M Vatnal, chairman of IT department, which designed and implemented the system, told `The Times of India' that biometric system is being used in important departments like finance, administration and examination. The biometric devices installed at all other departments are yet to be activated. "The biometric system is being run on a trial basis in some departments. It should be in place at all the departments in the next two months," he added.
WHAT'S NEW
Instead of signing in the register, the employees will have to put the impression of their fingers on the device to register their attendance daily. The fingerprints of all employees have been uploaded in the system. The fingerprint-specific system also checks registration of proxy attendance.
The biometric devices will be operated from the main server located at the IT department. "We will send attendance report of each department to the heads concerned everyday so they can know the regularity/ punctuality of their subordinates," Vatnal said, and added that the new system has cost KUD around Rs 5 lakh.
Hundreds of employees work at various sections of 52 departments at KUD. The manual attendance system is said to be a cause for concern among the heads of various departments to keep track of the attendance of their subordinates. Their not being punctual was adding to the problem.
The biometric system is expected to instil discipline among the employees so their efficiency is increased. KUD has also installed IP-based CCTV at libraries, administration building, examination building and the main annex to keep a watch on the behaviour of students in libraries and the movement of employees elsewhere.
R M Vatnal, chairman of IT department, which designed and implemented the system, told `The Times of India' that biometric system is being used in important departments like finance, administration and examination. The biometric devices installed at all other departments are yet to be activated. "The biometric system is being run on a trial basis in some departments. It should be in place at all the departments in the next two months," he added.
WHAT'S NEW
Instead of signing in the register, the employees will have to put the impression of their fingers on the device to register their attendance daily. The fingerprints of all employees have been uploaded in the system. The fingerprint-specific system also checks registration of proxy attendance.
The biometric devices will be operated from the main server located at the IT department. "We will send attendance report of each department to the heads concerned everyday so they can know the regularity/ punctuality of their subordinates," Vatnal said, and added that the new system has cost KUD around Rs 5 lakh.
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