India, Aug. 11 -- In a bid to promote punctuality, reduce absenteeism, and bring transparency and discipline to the education system, the Pune Zilla Parishad (ZP) is set to roll out a new online attendance system for teachers in its jurisdiction, replacing the earlier plan to implement a biometric attendance system.

Under the new approach, teachers will be able to mark their attendance via a mobile application (app) only when they are physically present within the geographic boundaries of their respective schools, determined through geo-fencing technology.

As per the information given by the ZP administration, the new system will use a mobile app that creates a virtual boundary, or geo-fence, around each school using GPS technology. Tea...