See what face recognition attendance changes at your institution
Before vs. after adding face recognition attendance to iVake
Where you are today
Holding you back
Queues at the scanner
Students line up at a fingerprint reader at the gate or between classes, and the first minutes of the period are lost.
Pain point
One surface touched by everyone
Hundreds of hands press the same sensor every day, and parents ask how it is kept clean.
Pain point
Proxy marks that go unnoticed
A friend answers the register or taps a card for someone who is not there, and nobody can say how often it happens.
Pain point
Enrolment week at the device
Every student is registered in person on the reader, and those whose prints will not scan are brought back again.
Pain point
- 2+Registers to reconcile, device and paper
- MinutesLost at the reader each changeover
- WeeksBefore a family hears
Your institution, transformed
Everything connected
Recognised on arrival
Students and staff are marked as they walk past a camera terminal at the gate or door, without stopping at a reader.
Solved
Nothing to touch
There is no shared sensor to clean, and no card to lend or forget at home.
Solved
Proxy attempts flagged
Terminals with liveness checks reject a photo or a screen, and unmatched faces are held for review, not marked present.
Solved
Enrolled from photos you hold
Templates are prepared from student photos already on the record once consent is recorded, and poor photos are flagged for a retake.
Solved
- 1Register for face, device and phone
- 0Registers typed up later
- Same dayParent alert on an absence
Ready to make the switch? See how it works for your institution.
No queues and no shared surfaces at the gate
Students walk through the gate or classroom door and are recognised on the way in. There is nothing to press, no line at a reader and no teaching time spent waiting for a scan.
- Camera terminals at gates, classroom doors, labs, libraries and hostels
- Arrival time recorded, so a late entry is marked late, not absent
- Staff check-in on the same terminals, recorded against payroll
Proxy attendance stopped at the door
An attendance mark should mean the student was in the room. Terminals that check for a live face reject a printed photo or a phone screen, and anything the system is unsure of goes to a person rather than into the register.
- Liveness checks on supported terminals reject photos, screens and video replays
- Faces below your confidence threshold held for review, never marked present
- Each recognition logged with the terminal, the time and the session it was matched to
Enrolment from the photos already on record
No enrolment queue at a device. Templates are prepared from student photos iVake already holds, once consent is recorded, and only the photos that are too old or too dark need a retake.
- Templates prepared from existing student photos after parental or student consent
- Old or poor-quality photos flagged for a quick retake in the app or at the office
- Students admitted mid-year recognised once their admission photo is on file
Face recognition attendance features
Everything you need to run contactless attendance effectively
Face recognition
Students and staff recognised at gates, doors and hostels.
Liveness checks
Photos, screens and replays rejected on supported terminals.
Session matching
Each recognition matched to the class the timetable has in that room.
Photo enrolment
Templates prepared from student photos already on the record.
Fallback methods
Teacher app, RFID card or manual entry when a terminal is down.
Parent alerts
Absence and late messages by WhatsApp, SMS or email the same day.
Consent & access
Consent recorded with its purpose, and face data restricted by role.
Audit trail
Recognitions, rejections and corrections logged with the previous value.
Frequently asked questions
Get answers to common questions about face recognition attendance
Can we use face recognition for children under the DPDP Act?
Under the DPDP Act your institution is the Data Fiduciary and iVake is a Data Processor acting on your instructions. For anyone under eighteen the Act expects verifiable parental consent, which iVake records with its purpose, and families who decline stay on the teacher app or an RFID card. This is not legal advice, and your institution remains responsible for its own compliance.
What happens when a student’s appearance changes?
Recognition relies on the structure of the face rather than hair, glasses or a head covering, so ordinary changes rarely matter. If a student’s matches start to fall below your threshold, they are flagged for a fresh photo and the old template is replaced.
Does it work if the network or power fails?
Supported terminals can hold recognitions and send them when the connection returns, with the original times kept. If a terminal is down, teachers mark the class in the teacher app, which works offline, and the register shows which method each mark came from.
What about a crowded gate where many students arrive at once?
How many faces a terminal handles depends on the camera, its position and the lighting, so gate layouts are planned with you before go-live. Anyone the system cannot match with confidence is held for review rather than marked present or absent.
How reliable is it across all our students?
Reliability depends on the camera, the lighting and photo quality. We recommend a trial with your own students before go-live, and the review list shows where matches are weak, so a terminal can be moved or a photo retaken.
Can it check students into the examination hall?
Yes. An exam mode can require each candidate to be recognised at the hall entrance and matched against their hall ticket and seat, with a higher confidence threshold than daily attendance.
Which cameras or terminals does it work with?
Face recognition terminals connect in the same way as other campus attendance devices. Tell us the make and model you have, or plan to buy, and we will confirm how it connects before you commit.
Where is the face data kept, and who can see it?
Face data is held in your region with the rest of your records, and access is restricted by role like other sensitive information. Templates are removed when a student leaves, following the retention schedule in your agreement.
Cloud, hosted in your region
REST API & webhooks- SSO: Google, Microsoft & SAML
Encrypted, backed up daily- Built for the DPDP Act
- Full security details
Built for your institution type
See how this feature works for your specific institution
CBSE, ICSE & state-board schoolsArrival at the gate sent to parents the same morning
UniversitiesOne attendance policy across every campus gate
Degree collegesSubject-wise attendance from classroom doors
ITIs, polytechnics & skill centresSession hours recorded as trainees arrive
Residential & international schoolsHostel entry and exit recorded without a register
Professional collegesExam candidates matched to their hall ticket at entry
Integrations, comparisons & tools
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One student record from enquiry to alumni, read by every module.
Time Table
Periods, rooms and substitutions that attendance is matched against.
Examination System
Eligibility, hall tickets and results from the records already kept.
Mobile Application
Apps for parents, students and teaching staff, with one login each.
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