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Mark attendance through face, not biometrics: SPPU tells staff

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Press Trust of India Pune

The Savitribai Phule Pune

University (SPPU) on Thursday advised teachers and other staff to use face-recognition method to register attendance instead of contact-based biometric system to prevent spread of the coronavirus.

So far nine persons have tested positive for the coronavirus in the city.

"The attendance system is equipped with bio-metric as well as face-recognition systems. In view of COVID-19 outbreak, faculty and non-teaching staff have been advised to use face-recognition instead of biometric system," said a varsity official.

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First Published: Mar 12 2020 | 11:22 PM IST

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