(UTV|COLOMBO) The Department of Examinations is to launch a pilot project to disable mobile phone signals within the examination centers during the G.C.E. Advanced Level examination scheduled to be held this August.
The Signal Corps of the Sri Lanka Army and the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) is to provide the technology and the guidance for the project.
Examinations Commissioner Sanath Pujitha said the Department is to use Geo fencing Technology to disable mobile devices within the examination centers in order to curb the examination frauds.
The Department had also sought the consent of all mobile service providers to initiate the pilot project.
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