EXAMINATION CANDIDATE

VERIFICATION SYSTEM
USING BIOMETRIC
(A CASE STUDY OF KOGI STATE POLYTECHNIC
ENTRANCE EXAM)

IBITOLA GLORIA OMOLARA

2014/HND/CPS/019
 Abstract
The issue of examination misconducts and malpractices that has been a pain of Nigeria for
decades despite the visible efforts by scholars is examined in this paper. The main fundamental
problems are identified as the absence of a credible identity verification system. This has an over
bearing effect on knowing who should be where and at what time. Biometrics is considered as an
adequate solution, with its proven achievement level in identification and verification of
identities effectively answering the question- who you are. But given the standard of Nigeria,
there are general and solution specific requirement to be met for a successful implementation of
biometrics in Nigeria. The proposed malpractice solution; a scanner based fingerprint verification
technology incorporating the security strength of scanners and the accuracy and speed of
fingerprint biometrics is presented. A case for it is made, discussing the choice of technologies,
cost and the views of the stakeholders. This project concludes by looking at limitations of the
presented solution and necessary future work if examination malpractices will be absolutely
defeated. the program is developed using Visual Basic .Net and Microsoft Access for its database.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
1. Student impersonation
2. Insecure authentication of candidates
3. Manual verification of candidates
AIM AND OBJECTIVES
The aim of this project is to automate the enrollment and verification system of
entrance examination undergo in Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja.
The objectives include:
1. Tracking impersonators in examination system.
2. To reduce rate of corruption in the educational sector and increase the rate
of self-confidence on candidates.
3. To enforce strictly security measures that ensure unregistered candidate do
not write exams for the other registered candidates.