NTA seeks biometric agencies for exams, EOI deadline March 5
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is seeking to empanel agencies to provide impersonation control through biometric authentication and attendance marking services for examinations across Indian states and union territories.
Agencies must be Indian-registered companies (consortiums not allowed), have at least 3 years of experience in thumb impression capturing and face authentication services, own 5,000 fingerprint machines with required software/hardware, have a minimum average annual turnover of Rs 10 crore from such services over the last 3 financial years, and be profitable in at least 2 of the last 3 financial years (FY 21-22, FY 22-23, FY 23-24).
- Estimated value: Not stated
- EMD/security amount: Not stated
- Tender type: Expression of Interest (EOI)
- Bid submission deadline: 2025-03-05
- Bid validity: Not stated
- Contract duration: 1 year
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The original document
Document details
| Official title | EOI Biometric |
| Source body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Reference number | NTA/2025 |
| Status | closed (active) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 2 · changed 1× after publishing |
Observations & questions a citizen might ask
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- The department changed this document 1 time after first publishing it.
- It is among the most-amended tenders for this body in our archive (2 corrigenda recorded).
- What prompted each amendment, and was the closing date extended to give bidders time to respond?
- Do the eligibility and scope requirements match the stated purpose and estimated value?
- Were all amendments published on the portal before the deadline?