LUCKNOW, Feb. 21 -- Examinations at the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) are set to go paperless. The plans have been sketched and it will be implemented as a pilot project during the next semester examinations for M Tech students of the Center of Advanced Studies, prof JP Pandey, vice-chancellor, said.

He said that the university plans to replace the regular answer booklets with digital answer books - digital slates.

"The digital slates will connect to the university's cloud, physical LAN and server, which will enable us to monitor student activities during the examination. At the same time, it will also have an inbuilt biometric and iris detection system - which will only allow the registered candidate to take the examin...