Islamabad, March 20 2025: The Sindh Education Department has announced plans to introduce a mobile app to modernize Teacher attendance tracking for teachers and staff, as well as to digitize student enrollment records.
Step towards Digital Education Management
The initiative is part of an effort to enhance transparency and efficiency by introducing a digital system that will monitor staff and Teacher attendance.
Directly link records to the Accountant’s Office, and create an automated student enrollment system. Development of the application is already underway.
Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah stated, “We are moving towards a digital transformation to ensure performance monitoring and transparency, allowing data-driven decisions for better resource utilization.”
The decision was finalized during a meeting in Karachi, attended by Secretary of School Education Zahid Ali Abbasi.
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Biometric and Location-Based Attendance System
A new biometric attendance mechanism was presented at the meeting, which includes an Iris Recognition System to verify teachers’ identities.
This technology analyzes unique eye patterns, making it a secure and precise method for marking attendance.
Additionally, the mobile application will integrate Geofencing Technology, ensuring teachers can only mark attendance within school premises.
The app will work both online and offline, automatically syncing data when an internet connection is available.
Leave & Attendance Management
The system will record check-in and check-out times, monitor late arrivals, early departures, and absences, and send automated alerts in case of frequent tardiness or unapproved leaves.
To streamline the leave process, an in-app leave request feature will be introduced, allowing teachers to apply for leave digitally. Daily, weekly, and monthly attendance reports will also be generated.
Student Enrollment & Payroll Integration
The mobile app will also digitize student enrollment, linking records with B-Form (child registration certificate) to ensure accurate data for future planning.
These reforms aim to increase accountability, efficiency, and transparency in the education sector.
