Government Notifies Voluntary Use of Aadhaar Authentication by IBPS for Candidate Verification in Examinations conducted by it

The Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, has issued a notification published in the Gazette of India vide S.0.837 (pg.1614-15/c), authorising the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) to use Aadhaar authentication using Yes/ No or/and e-KYC authentication facilitates, on voluntary basis, for verifying the identity of candidates during ex-

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aminations and recruitment processes conducted by it. IBPS is a designated 'Public Examination Authority' under 'Public Examination(Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024'. The notification has been published under Rule 5 of the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020, read with the relevant provisio