Kartavya-KAAMS Launched for AI-Enabled Attendance of Karnataka School Staff

Exam-focused facts from the 13 May 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) of Karnataka launched the Karnataka Advanced Attendance Management System (Kartavya-KAAMS).
The Kartavya-KAAMS is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Geographic Information System (GIS) enabled facial recognition mobile application.
It is mandatory for permanent teaching and non-teaching staff to register attendance twice a day via the app starting from the academic year 2026-27.
Employees must register using their Karnataka Government Insurance Department (KGID) number registered in the Human Resource Management System (HRMS).
The app will monitor attendance at schools, training programmes at State, District, and Block levels, and Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) evaluation centres.