The Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) Indore says the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2026 will introduce AI-based facial recognition to verify candidates’ identities at exam centres. The system is described as checking candidates against application photographs, while physical admit card checks will continue.
Outlets frame the development slightly differently. Times of India emphasises that AI face verification will operate at all centres and highlights the institute’s testing for accuracy. It also notes IIM Indore’s assurance that technical failures will not stop candidates from entering. India Today leads with the AI “face checks” component and pairs it with IIM Indore’s message that candidates will not be denied entry.
Across both reports, the common thread is that CAT 2026 adds an additional identity-check layer but keeps the traditional process in place, with the institute seeking to prevent disruptions for test-takers.
