It was announced this week by the owners of the GMAT test – the Graduate Management Admissions Council – that high levels of security will be used in the fight against the cheats. Students taking the test will have their palms read by biometric technology to confirm the identity of the person taking the test.
The new palm scanning technology is considered far superior to the previous fingerprint scanners used previously, highlighting the GMAC’s dedication to preventing GMAT cheating. The palm scanning technology is certainly sophisticated. Students will be required to place their hand in a scanner which will take an infrared picture. The blood in all the tiny veins in your hand will show up, in what is called a “palm vein pattern”. This is unique to every individual and will be compared against a database holding biometric details of people who registered for the test.
You’d imagine that this technology would be expensive and that it would have a limited role out, but you’d be wrong. The units are produced by imaging experts Fujitsu and cost less than $1,000 to make. In a strong sign of defiance against GMAT cheats, the GMAC will install the palm scanners at 450 GMAT testing centres worldwide. Despite this costing millions of dollars, the majority of you who would never dream of cheating will not have to foot the bill; the GMAC confirmed there would be no increase in the test registration fee.
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