Comply with NMC’s biometric system, TN medical colleges told

TIRUNELVELI: The Directorate of Medical Education and Research has issued a circular instructing deans of 36 government medical colleges to ensure Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS) entry and exit for faculty members and resident doctors in line with National Medical Commission (NMC) norms.

Citing a show cause notice issued by NMC to the colleges, the directorate sought an action taken report from the deans. In a public notice dated April 16, the NMC had instructed all medical colleges to fully switch to face-based Aadhaar authentication from May 1. As per the new system, attendance can be marked only within a 100-metre radius of a designated GPS location inside the college campus.